By Brandt Mannchen - I like to visit City of Houston and Harris County Parks and enjoy the adventure of never having been before or in welcoming back an old friend (park) that I haven’t seen for a long time.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a community public meeting to report on the status of the clean-up of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site on September 8, 2026.

By Brandt Mannchen - It’s a delight to find places during our increasingly long summers (May through September) where you can stay cool and find and enhance your connection to Nature.

By Brandt Mannchen - Roy Campbell Burroughs Park (Park) is a Harris County Park in Precinct 3 in the extreme north of Harris County. 

By Brandt Mannchen - Most of the protected “Katy Prairie” exists on the north side of I-10, and is owned and or managed by the Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC). However, there is a rare, unplowed prairie that the CPC owns on the south side of I-10...

By Brandt Mannchen - The E.R. and Ann Taylor Park, 1850 Reed Road, is unique because of its history, which tells how we can make mistakes but correct them over time. Hill at Sims Park, 11808 Scott Street, is found in a Harris County Flood Control...

On August 23, 2026, the Golden Triangle Sierra Club and the National Park Service, with other organizations, enjoyed “The Neches River: Wild Heart of East Texas”, in Beaumont, Texas at the historic Jefferson Theatre.

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