Sierra Club 2022 Wall and Engagement Calendars will be available for purchase locally through the Houston Group. Proceeds from local calendar sales benefit the Houston Group.... (Read more)

Sierra Club, Bayou City Waterkeeper, and seven other community and non-profit partners urge the federal agencies to take into account the special nature of our local wetlands and barriers to their protection, as they work to redefine the scope of...

On September 13, 2021, the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club withdrew its objection to the Angelina/Sabine Prescribed Fire Project after the U.S. Forest Service (FS) made changes to the proposal.... (Read more)

On September 5, 2021, Leo Alton Reitan died. Most people have not heard of Leo, but he did more with his individual work ethic and his money, which he used to do the most for conservation, than scores of people do during their lives.... (Read...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for September 2021. Click the title to see the news this month.

Your virtual presence/questions/oral/written comments are needed on September 28, 2021, 7 pm, to protect from contamination, Sam Houston National Forest, local farms (Wood Duck Farm,), and ground/surface waters used by the City of Houston and Harris...

Both the Resilient Houston Plan and the City's Climate Action Plan include planting many new trees as a key strategy to mitigate the effects of climate change and address carbon emissions. Trees provide many environmental and ecosystem benefits...

On September 9, join Bill Rodney, Coastal Ecologist at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Coastal Fisheries Division, as he discusses the Galveston Bay oyster reef restoration projects undertaken in recent years. ... (Read more)

On September 15, Kelly Langston, owner of Blue Mist Landscaping, will present on pollinator gardens and plants. And Sandy Anderson, a leader with the Bay Area Sierra Club members, will present on eco friendly yards.... (Read more)

There is continued concern about wildfires in the United States. This year in the Western U.S., particularly in California, Oregon, and Washington, forest, chaparral, and grassland landscapes have burned. ... (Read more)