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.

This month we are taking a break from a live Zoom presentation. Instead of a Zoom event with speaker at our usual designated time, we are posting links to access recent webinar video recordings on various aspects of plastic and microplastic...

On June 13, Leo Brito, owner and founder of Zero Waste Houston will discuss climate action and social justice through composting.