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Exploration Green is a Neat Place to Walk

March 16, 2026

The Houston Sierra Club and its Bay Area Sierra Club subgroup visited and enjoyed wetlands, wildflowers, ponds, and walking trails at Exploration Green.

Peach Creek Woods Becomes Houston Audubon Society Sanctuary

March 16, 2026

Peach Creek Woods has become the Houston Audubon Society’s 18th nature sanctuary. One of our own, Tom Maddux, has come through again.

Barges Create Air Pollution Problems That Are Not Easy to Fix

March 16, 2026

By Brandt Mannchen - On March 5, 2026, a town hall meeting in the Channelview area was about barges and air pollution: The San Jacinto Pollution Town Hall: Chemical Barges.

Bayou Banner March 2026

March 5, 2026

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for March 2026. Click the title to see the news this month.

Houston Sierra Group Political Team Action in 2026!

February 26, 2026

Join our Political Team to meet other people like you, to work together and turn the tide back from the current chaos. We are working together to attend and create events, reach out to build teams, communicate issues and solutions.

Regional and State Flood Plans Begin Revisions With Public Participation Meetings

February 24, 2026

By Brandt Mannchen - On February 17, 2026, I attended a Regional Flood Plan meeting sponsored by the Texas Water Development Board and the San Jacinto Regional Flood Planning Group (Region 6).

Exploring the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge by Water – Feb. 7, 2026

February 24, 2026

The weather in the week before our trip had been harsh at times, but February 7 turned out to be a sunny, delightful day outdoors. The venue was the Champion Lake Unit of the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge