Galveston City Council unanimously passed an ordinance that will ban the open release of latex and mylar balloons. When balloons are released they fall back to the environment and litter beaches and ocean habitats. Deflated balloons and string can...

By Cheryl ConleyNot the prettiest of birds, but vultures serve a very important purpose. They eat the carcasses of dead animals.... (Read more)

Please vote on Tuesday, November 2, or vote early. To vote in the November 2 general election, you must register to vote by October 4.... (Read more)

Election time is near for our Houston Sierra Club Executive Committee members. In December, annual elections for our Executive Committee will happen and we need candidate nominations now.... (Read more)

By Brandt MannchenIt had been a long time, almost two years, but now I was going to visit the Big Thicket, regardless of the COVID situation, come hell or high water! Friday the 13th or not, I was going to the Big Thicket!... (Read more)

On August 5, 2021, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club met with the U.S. Forest Service District Ranger and his staff for field trip to Compartment 47, Stand 1, which is part of the proposed Patroon First Thinning Project in Sabine National...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for August 2021. Click the title to see the news this month.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is being petitioned to amend Permit #2406 for the Peach Creek Landfill, which is next to and near over 4,000 acres of Sam Houston National Forest, and Wood Duck Farm.... (Read more)

This past May, Bike Houston organized the online Houston Bike Summit 2021, which featured five separate speaker and presentation events covering various aspects of building out bike infrastructure in the Houston area. ... (Read more)

On August 18, join Jaime González, Houston Healthy Cities Director for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, for a dialog about urban heat, the community science heat mapping process, and the new H3AT coalition working to develop science, communications...