There are fourteen trail head parking lots serving the Lone Star Hiking Trail in the Sam Houston Forest. The volunteer work to improve the parking lots began in June 2021, and was recently completed.... (Read more)

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for March 2022. Click the title to see the news this month.

On March 16 we will feature a video presentation with Doug Tallamy, a noted entomologist and professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.

Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is a unique non-profit that helps individuals or neighborhoods go solar by forming local co-ops, which are free to join. SUN will be organizing the 2022 Houston Solar Co-op in collaboration with the Mayor's Office of...

On March 10th, Meredith Stroud on the staff at the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will update us on the current status of the critically endangered Attwater's Prairie Chicken and the Wildlife Refuge itself.... (Read more)

By Tom DouglasIn an earlier article, Kristy Key described what can be seen during a visit to the boardwalks and observation platforms on the east side of the 2,800-acre Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center. Here, I will...

Volunteers from East Texas met on February 21, 2022 and planted thousands of Longleaf Pine seedlings in Big Thicket National Preserve to assist the National Park Service and National Parks and Conservation Association in restoration of this...

Your presence and comments are needed to protect Sam Houston National Forest, local farms (Wood Duck Farm), and ground/surface waters used by the City of Houston, Harris and Montgomery Counties, and individuals from contamination due to the proposed...

Trash Bash® 2022 Returns to On-Site Cleanups! The River, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash® is excited to welcome back volunteers to the 28th annual cleanup of our Galveston Bay watershed on Saturday March 26, 2022! ... (Read more)

By Cheryl ConleyBecause I live in the suburbs just north of Houston, I feel fortunate to be able to observe many native species of wildlife. One of my favorites is the bobcat.... (Read more)