News & Current Events

The Great Hardwood Tree Lover Leaves Us

February 20, 2024

By Brandt Mannchen - Dick Donovan, a real East Texas denizen, died recently. I was lucky to get to know Dick and to share adventures and stories with him.

Your Response Needed About TXDOT Road Widening in Sam Houston National Forest

February 17, 2024

The Sierra Club needs your help to protect trail users (hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and motorized riders) and wildlife from more traffic traveling at higher speeds in Sam Houston National Forest.

Sierra Club and TCA Meet U.S. Forest Service and Improve the Proposed Geneva Thinning Project

February 17, 2024

On February 7, 2024, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club and the Texas Conservation Alliance met with the U.S. Forest Service about the proposed Geneva Thinning Project (GTP, 7,014 acres) in Sabine National Forest.

History of the Sierra Club and East Texas Wilderness Designation

February 17, 2024

To obtain wilderness in the National Forests and Grassland in Texas (NFGT) took more than 12 years.

Little Lake Creek Wilderness Area in Sam Houston National Forest

February 17, 2024

Five wilderness areas were established in the National Forests in Texas in 1984. Little Lake Creek Wilderness Area was one of those wilderness areas.

Let's Talk Bugs

February 17, 2024

By Cheryl Conley - Bugs bug me. They give me the creeps whenever I see one. Sometimes it feels like I have one crawling on me and I immediately freak out.

Bayou Banner February 2024

February 1, 2024

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

Online Houston Monthly Meeting: Updates from THEA on Houston Area Superfund Sites

January 24, 2024

On February 8, our speaker will be Jackie Medcalf, Founder and CEO of Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA). Jackie will report on THEA's ongoing work to address Houston area superfund sites.