On July 21, Amanda Hackney of Black Cat GIS and Biological Services, will explain the goals and activities of SPLASh, Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines... (Read more)

Houston starts programs to improve the quality and quantity of recyclables collected at the curbside. A regional coalition of groups is SPLASh (Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines).... (Read more)

Sometimes we overlook the natural riches that are right here in our own back yard. Because they have become familiar to us, we sometimes forget that they are also worthy of notice by a much wider audience.... (Read more)

On July 8 join Jaime González, Houston Healthy Cities Director for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, for a dialog about urban heat, the community science heat mapping process, and the new H3AT coalition working to develop science, communications,...

In late May 2021, the Houston Regional Group and Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club met with the U.S. Forest Service in Sam Houston National Forest for a field trip in Compartments 109/110/111.... (Read more)

By Cheryl ConleyAmerican tree frogs can be found around just about any body of water from Delaware to Florida. The most interesting thing about the American green tree frog is that they can change color.... (Read more)

By Brandt MannchenIt was a beautiful Western (Louisiana) Milksnake, probably about 6 or 8 inches long, perhaps a young one from the past year. It moved around in my hands and the red, black, and cream colors were dazzling.... (Read more)

By Tom DouglasOn May 9, a group of 15 paddlers explored one of the units of the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, which was established to protect a remnant of that river’s bottomland hardwood forest. Rising water levels, caused by...

By Brandt MannchenJune wildflowers are blooming at Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, and the wildlife (deer, birds, and turtles) are out, too.... (Read more)

Last summer, Bayou City Waterkeeper sued the Corps, challenging its decisions to allow development over wetlands and increase flood risk for residents in the Bayou Brae neighborhood of League City, Texas. ... (Read more)