Texas is home to tens of thousands of native animal and plant species. These species form the fabric of over 800 habitat types, from bottomland hardwood forests, big tooth maple canyons, to black grama grasslands.... (Read more)

In February 2022, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club) commented on the draft environmental assessment for the Beaver Creek Wildlife Improvement and Ecosystem Enhancement Project in Davy Crockett National Forest.... (Read more)

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

Please vote on Tuesday, March 1, or vote early. Early voting is February 14-25, 2022... (Read more)

The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, founded in 1992, is the only U.S. marine sanctuary site located in the Gulf of Mexico, situated 80 to 125 miles off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana.... (Read more)

By Tom DouglasOn January 18, the Katy Prairie Conservancy convened an Environmental Roundtable to receive input on the Buffalo Bayou Community Plan that it is developing in cooperation with the non-profit Houston Stronger to address flooding...

On February 10th, Bruce Dvorak, a professor at Texas A&M University College of Architecture, will be discussing living roofs for living cities.... (Read more)

By Cheryl ConleyThis is a bird I’ve never had the good fortune to see even though their range is limited to Texas, Arizona and Florida.... (Read more)

The Sierra Club heard great news recently! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has acquired 4,628 acres of Columbia Bottomlands Forest to add to the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge.... (Read more)

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