By Ken Kramer, Water Resources Chair, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club As we enter the 2020 hurricane season (officially June 1 through November 30), memories of the extensive flooding in the area during Hurricane Harvey are fresh in the minds...

Our Bay Area June Program is A Trip to Antarctica. Marion and Harry Hulen will share photos and lore learned from their trip to Antarctica in 2019.... (Read more)

Harris County could see a potential release of genetically modified mosquitoes next year, in 2021. On May 1, 2020 the EPA approved the Experimental Use Permit for British bio-tech company Oxitec to release these in the Florida Keys and the Houston...

The Matagorda Bay Foundation (MBF) is a non-profit dedicated to the wise stewardship of central Texas’ estuaries and the coastal watersheds that sustain the natural resources of the Matagorda, Lavaca, Espiritu Santo and San Antonio Bays.... (Read...

In Houston, and the Texas Coast, we are fortunate to have a fresh supply of Galveston Bay, other bays, or Gulf of Mexico seafood that we can eat at home or when we go out. In fact, this is one of the benefits for our community in living near the...

The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is located in the northern Gulf of Mexico, approximately 115 miles from the Texas & Louisiana coast, and an expansion proposal is currently being considered.... (Read more)

By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center A few years ago, when I took my dog out for her last potty of the night, I heard the most beautiful bird singing. Just a few seconds later, another bird responded with the same beautiful song.... (...

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

By Ken Kramer The Region H Water Planning Group held a public hearing via webinar and telephone conference call on April 23 on the draft revised Region H water plan (known as the Region H Initially Prepared Plan or IPP). ... (Read more)

By Tom Douglas Welcome to our virtual tour of a spectacular wetland forest. I’m Tom, and, along with several other experienced paddlers, I’ll be your guide today.... (Read more)