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The Big Bend Region: Worth Saving and Protecting
April 19, 2026
By Brandt Mannchen - If you haven’t contacted your Texas U.S. Representative and two U.S. Senators to let them know that a border wall isn’t needed or wanted in this wild, rugged, country, do so today.
2026 Trash Bash at Armand Bayou
April 13, 2026
By Tom Douglas - Our group of determined paddlers met new friends and cleaned up trash along Armand Bayou and Big Island Slough during the 2026 Trash Bash event.”
No Kings Rally, Protest, and March Sets the Record Straight
April 6, 2026
By Brandt Mannchen - On March 28, 2026, I attended the “No Kings” rally, protest, and march at Houston City Hall, along with thousands of other concerned citizens.
Upland Island Wilderness Area Wildfire Monitoring
April 6, 2026
In late February 2026, there was a wildfire, probably caused by a prescribed fire or the burning of trash on private land, that burned into Upland Island Wilderness Area.
Bayou Banner April 2026
April 3, 2026
Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for April 2026. Click the title to see the news this month.
Paddlers Celebrate our City’s Best-Known Waterway during the 2026 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta
March 25, 2026
The 54th Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta showcased Houston’s best-known waterway on Saturday March 21.
Big Bend Needs Help Against Border Wall
March 22, 2026
Big Bend National Park and surrounding areas need your help today to avert a tragic proposal to bulldoze and blast a border wall through these natural, diverse, iconic, scenic, and rugged landscapes.
Observations in Sam Houston National Forest at Big Creek Scenic Area and About the Sabine Wake-Robin
March 16, 2026
By Brandt Mannchen - At the end of February, on behalf of the Sierra Club, I visited Big Creek Scenic Area and Compartment 96 where a unique and rare plant, the Sabine Wake-robin (Trillium gracile), lives.
Peckinpaugh and Spring Trails Preserves Have Nature as Its Key
March 16, 2026
By Brandt Mannchen - In February, I hiked the 25-acre Peckinpaugh Preserve and the 2,100-acre Spring Trails Preserve in Montgomery County, Texas.
Jones State Forest Hike a Success!
March 16, 2026
On March 14, 2026, the Houston Sierra Club hiked 2 miles in Jones State Forest. This 1,700-acre state forest was created in 1926 and is managed by Texas A&M University (Texas Forest Service).