Houston METRO has posted draft plans for METROnext, the plan it is developing for future area transit projects. These draft plans will be the basis for further discussion and future public meetings, where citizens can ask questions and get...

For me, everyday at TWRC is a learning experience. I recently saw a post on our Facebook page about a Cowbird and a Cardinal hatchling sharing a nest. I was intrigued so did some research on this and I think you’ll find it as fascinating as I do...

The Attwater Prairie Chicken is a critically endangered subspecies of the Greater Prairie Chicken. The only place where you can see this bird roaming wild is at the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge.... (Read more)

Twenty-four Sierrans and friends visited Seabourne Creek Nature Park in Rosenberg on August 11, 2018. Seabourne Creek Nature Park covers 164 acres and is dedicated to wildlife and nature. The park has walking and hiking trails, a restored prairie...

Recently, two people who were very important to the Sierra Club in Texas died. ... (Read more)

President Donald Trump has pushed forward to reduce the time it takes to conduct environmental reviews with the aim to “fast-track” their completion. This new mechanism to “stream-line” and “hurry-up” crucial environmental analysis is called FAST...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for August 2018. Click the title to see the news this month.

Since its founding in the late 1960’s, the Houston Sierra Club (Sierra Club) and its more than 5,000 members have been interested in and advocated for flood management that not only “Keeps people out of harm’s way” but also “Works with and not...

Back in 2007, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission took the important and necessary step to prohibit the commercial collection of all freshwater turtles in Texas EXCEPT for four species. Unfortunately, the red-eared slider... (Read more)

This is a basic primer on U.S. Forest Service (FS) timber management on the federal National Forests and Grasslands in Texas (NFGT), the Sabine, Angelina, Davy Crockett and Sam Houston National Forests.... (Read more)