After hurricane Beryl, many folks, including Texas politicians, complained about the slow progress, and lack of information, about getting customers’ power back on. In the summer heat, we sweated and complained, and some people died from the heat.

By Brandt Mannchen - It’s crazy to visit Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in July. Hotter than hot and humid as a rainstorm. But that’s what I did.

By Brandt Mannchen - The first unit acquired for the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge was the Butler Unit, which is 4,400 acres.

The Houston Regional Group sent the U.S. Forest Service a letter that asked questions and provided concerns/issues about a “briefing” that doesn’t provide a protected corridor for the Lone Star Hiking Trail.

The Coastal Prairie Conservancy will provide natural burials, conserving the prairie as a memorial to the departed.

By Brandt Mannchen - On June 8, 2024, the Houston Sierra Club celebrated Summer via a two-mile hike at Hudson Woods, part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in the Columbia Bottomlands

On August 21, the speaker will be Wendy Reistle, Environmental Education Program Coordinator at the Environmental Institute of Houston, University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for June and July 2024. Click the title to see the news this month.

Houston already experiences hot summers, and climate change is predicted to bring even hotter and longer summers. Protecting and increasing the regional tree canopy, particularly in neighborhoods identified as 'heat islands' will be a crucial...

In May 2024, Sam Houston National Forest (SHNF) had heavy rains, which created heavy run-off flooding, and had winds from the straight-line windstorm that hit Southeast Texas in the middle of May with 70-100 mph winds.