By Brandt Mannchen - In 1994, the TRNWR was established when 4,400 acres were acquired along the Trinity River. The purpose of the TRNWR is to protect the Lower Trinity River bottomland hardwood forest ecosystem and the migratory birds.

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for October 2023. Click the title to see the news this month.

Houstonians have long desired a hike & bike trail that would connect Buffalo Bayou Park to Memorial Park. Funding announcements in September should now help make this 'missing link' project a reality.

Marianna Wright, Executive Director of the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, will provide an update on conditions at the Center. Drought, warm nights, and future aerial applications of pesticide are some of the current challenges.

Climate change is working its physical alterations on forests in East Texas and other places via drought, high temperatures, and intense rainstorms.

Fair For Houston, is a grassroots campaign to secure more equitable representation for the citizens of Houston on the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC), the regional planning authority.

On October 12, our speaker will be Stephen Benigno, Conservation Director at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, who will present on maintaining prairie habitat.

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for September 2023. Click the title to see the news this month.

This summer has certainly made Houston area residents aware of the issues related to extreme heat! But some neighborhoods deal with higher heat impacts than others.

On August 17, 2023, the Texas Conservation Alliance and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club) met with the U.S. Forest Service, National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, to continue a discussion about collaboration and other issues.