On September 10 our program topic is the Don Greene Nature Park. Friends of Don Greene is a nonprofit dedicated to the memory of Don Greene, who was a local environmental activist and outdoor educator who took many Houstonians on the rivers of West...

By Tom Douglas Back in June, Linda Shead and I paddled through the cypress swamp at Lake Charlotte with the idea of making a video that might fit into the “Moment of Zen” series being run by KHOU Channel 11.... (Read more)

By Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club The Houston area does not lack for flooding challenges, and a multitude of new funding sources are potentially available to meet some of these challenges.... (Read more)

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for August 2020. Click the title to see the news this month.

At our Bay Area Zoom meeting on August 19, Dr. Shahir Masri will talk about climate change and environmental racism. He is the author of Beyond Debate: 50 Misconceptions on Climate Change.... (Read more)

By Evelyn L. Merz A major change is planned in the near future for the Harris County Flood Control Task Force. The change is that it is being replaced by the Harris County Community Resilience Task Force (CRTF). ... (Read more)

Water Rising: Equitable Approaches to Urban Flooding webinar on August 11. From localized flood events to extreme storms, hurricanes, and rising sea levels, floodwaters are rising around the nation. Water knows no jurisdictional boundaries, but...

Please help save the Turtle Science and Recovery Program at Padres Island National Seashore. Link to the online petition is in the article.... (Read more)

On August 20th the Houston environmental community will host a virtual candidate forum with Tom Ramsey (Republican) and Michael Moore (Democrat), the two candidates for Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 3.... (Read more)

Our speaker will be Molly Cook of the Stop I-45 Coalition. This meeting will be conducted using Zoom. Everyone is welcome.... (Read more)