By Brandt Mannchen - Cullinan Park serves as a great place to go when you want a park that’s more natural but has a plethora of easily followed trails.

By Brandt Mannchen - Recently, I visited Jesse Jones County Park, in Harris County Commissioner Precinct 3.

By Brandt Mannchen - Recently, I visited two of my favorite places in Sam Houston National Forest: Little Lake Creek Wilderness Area and Big Creek Scenic Area.

By Brandt Mannchen - December 13, 2025, the Sierra Club along with many other concerned citizens met with the National Park Service in the Big Sandy Creek Unit of Big Thicket National Preserve for a service outing to restore an area so that the...

By Brandt Mannchen - Recently, I visited Mercer Arboretum, which is a Harris County Precinct 3 Park in North Harris County next to Cypress Creek. There are two parts of Mercer, the Botanic Gardens, and the wilder part.

By Brandt Mannchen - My November 2025 visit to the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary brought back pleasant memories.

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for December 2025 - January 2026. Click the title to see the news this month.

Recent assessments of City of Houston curbside recycling have reported a contamination rate in the range of 40%. This largely has to do with many residents not understanding what is accepted for curbside recycling, or 'bagging' items inappropriately...

Arrowwood Preserve is a 117-acre nature preserve that is owned by Bayou Land Conservancy and fronts Spring Creek near Decker Prairie in Montgomery County.

On September 29, Tom Douglas received the WISE Award for Individual Excellence for Protecting Water Quality.