The Houston toad was discovered in the late 1940’s but wasn’t named until 1953. John Wottring, an amateur herpetologist, heard an unfamiliar, high-pitched trill-sounding nighttime call in South Houston and it was discovered that the toad belonged to...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for February 2019. Click the title to see the news this month.

In December 2018, Houston Sierra Club members voted for the first time online, via the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, for new Executive Committee (Ex. Com.) members.... (Read more)

The Sierra Club has long fought for clean air, water, and waste practices. One of the ways the Club has done this is by support for implementation of the “precautionary principle” (PP). Historically the PP parallels statements like “an ounce of...

New Houston Recycling Facility: Last year the City of Houston signed a new recycling contract with FCC Environmental, and their new MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) is under construction and expected to open this spring. Recycling and...

Two significant new bike lane projects are in the final months of development and are expected to begin construction by early summer 2019. These bike lanes will tie into existing bike lanes and help create a more viable network.... (Read more)

At our Bay Area Sierra Club’s monthly meeting on Wednesday February 20, Amanda Daly, the Houston Zoo’s Supervisor of Natural Encounters, will speak on the Prairie Pollinator Pathways program. First, she will cover pollinator information.... (Read...

The 86th Texas Legislature is in session. Our state lawmakers meet for only 140 days every other year, so there is a lot at stake and little time to do something about it. With legislative committees being formed, and budget hearings set to begin,...

By Brandt Mannchen Implementation in Region H, a state water planning area for the Houston Area, of massive water projects will provide water for growth but will cause environmental impacts. These impacts will affect rivers, lakes, wetlands...

My all-time favorite cartoon character is Pepé LePew (pronounced pā-pā luh pū). For those of you who don’t know who I’m talking about, Pepé is a French skunk that is in constant pursuit of love but because he doesn’t smell very good, he often comes...