November 19, 2025, with the release of H.R. 718, “Public Lands in Public Hands Act”, the Sierra Club’s support for this bill is clear.

By Brandt Mannchen - On Saturday, November 15, 2025, the Houston Sierra Club visited Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge for birding, stress relief, nature study, and scenic appreciation.

Recycle your old holiday string lights at the Houston Zoo until Sunday, Jan 4. Recycling helps keep unwanted items out of landfills.

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for November 2025. Click the title to see the news this month.

The next Water for People and the Environment Committee will take place virtually on Monday, November 10, and the topic will be 'Coastal Groundwater Flooding'.

The amazing, family-friendly, 45-minute film, The Arctic, Our Last Great Wilderness captures the 19.6 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

By Brandt Mannchen - Recently, I visited with a friend, two nature preserves that the Bayou Land Conservancy protected in Montgomery County: the Lake Creek Preserve and the Montgomery County Preserve.

By Brandt Mannchen - Saturday, October 11, 2025, the Houston Sierra Club met at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area on Smith Point in Chambers County on a coastal outing.

When is a loss, a win? It’s hard to tell with the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, but it appears via Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club efforts this has occurred with the proposed Harmon...

By Brandt Mannchen - Democracy is about resistance to tyranny and the demand for rights of people to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.