By Tom Douglas This outing was originally planned for the Cypress Wonderland, but when the lowest water level of the year was recorded at the Lake Charlotte gauge on December 2, our advance river scouts reported their findings, and adverse...

By Cheryl Conley, TWRC Wildlife Center As a child, I enjoyed having Ladybugs crawl on my hand. I’d try to count the black spots. Women in the Victorian era believed that if a Ladybug landed on them, they would get something new.... (Read...

We are fortunate that East Texas has conditions that allow for the growth of many kinds of forests. Many of these conditions are created by the geology of the area and the diverse array of soils that have been formed by that geology.

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

By Brandt MannchenWe all must move on, eventually. This thought came into my head recently when I went to the funeral of my cousin, Jarvis Jenkins, who died at 92. I was surprised at the funeral to see a Sierra Club membership renewal form...

In the past year steady progress has been made in planning, designing, and building out a number of Houston Bikeway projects.... (Read more)

Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Tour, January 28 and 29, 2020. Support this year's Wild & Scenic Film Festival, one of the largest environmental film festivals in North America.... (Read more)

On January 15, join the Bay Area Sierra Club to hear Clayton Greenbaum, volunteer Director for the Texas Citizens' Climate Lobby, talk about the carbon fee and dividend policy.... (Read more)

On January 9, Amanda Hackney of Black Cat GIS & Biological Services, will talk about the Galveston Bay Watershed Trash Action Plan and ongoing efforts to reduce waterborne pollution from the bayous to the bay.... (Read more)

By Brandt Mannchen Whenever I turn onto County Road 306, in Brazoria County, I know I am not far from San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge. I begin to slow down and look for jewels on the power-line poles and lines. ... (Read more)