By Tom Douglas - Kudos to the Big Thicket Association, who organized the 2026 Neches River Rally on September 12.

By Tom Douglas - After a break of several years, the Medina River Cleanup is back.

President Donald Trump, as a way to cripple federal public lands protection, has ordered the closure of a U.S. Forest Service (FS) research station in Nacogdoches, Texas

Our federal public lands should not be treated as subsidies for privatized industrial parks.

The Big Thicket Association and National Park Service recently celebrated 20 years of support and operation of the Thicket of Diversity program.

On a halcyon day, October 10, 2026, 9 am to 3 pm, bright, breezy, and cool, the Sierra Club joined the Big Thicket Association (BTA) for the 62nd annual “Big Thicket Day” celebration at Collier’s Ferry Park in Beaumont, Texas.

Access to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletters have been paused.

Our clean water is at risk. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with gutting the Clean Water Act by further limiting which waters are protected at the federal level. Submit your comment now before the October 9 deadline!

On September 17, a plug-in solar event was held at IKEA in Houston.

By Brandt Mannchen - I visited Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve (KMP), 20215 Chasewood Park Dr., 77070, and was pleasantly surprised by what I found.