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Houston Sierra Club (local branch of the Sierra Club) holds outings for outdoor activities: hiking, camping, bicycling, backpacking, kayaking, etc. These include local one-day events, weekend trips, and week long trips to National Parks and other destinations.
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Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter: Legislative Action Team Virtual Meeting
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION TEAM MONTHLY MEETING
Thursday, November 12, 2026; 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Central)Link to register: Legislative Action Team Meeting: November Election Debrief
This meeting will discuss the implications of this year's state election and how those results may impact future state legislation. Early next year, Texas legislators will be debating the state budget, deciding how your taxpayer dollars will be spent for the next two years.
Public hearings on the budget began last month with each agency making their requests to the Legislative Budget Board to fund the two-year budget in 2028 and 2029. The Sierra Club is supporting many of these requests, but also calling for specific investments to better protect our communities and environment.
Join us on Thursday, November 12 to learn how to get involved in advocacy that directly impacts how the state invests our money. From public testimony to written comments, to sending messages to targeted legislators, there are so many ways to make a difference.
Our 2027 Legislative Policy Platform makes it easy for you to contact your state legislators and tell them that these issues are important to you. We outline four key areas that we believe will make life a little easier, and a lot safer, for all Texans:
Clean, Reliable & Affordable Energy for All Texans
Clean Air, Water & Healthy Communities
Protecting Texas Lands, Wildlife & Coasts
Sustainable Water & Climate ResilienceThere's a lot to talk about, so here is a blog about it:
Texas Legislature Heats Up with New Charges and Upcoming Hearings | Sierra ClubPhoto Texas State Capitol courtesy of Al Braden
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Visit to Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge for Fall Birding
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge - Discovery Center, 2072 Hoskins Mound Rd, Angleton, TX 77515, USA, Angleton, TX, USSaturday, November 14, 2025, 8:30 am., join the Houston Sierra Club (HSC) for a tour of Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge (BNWR). We’ll look for American Alligators, ducks, wading birds, shorebirds, songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, other native wildlife.
Lunch will be a “bring your own” and we’ll eat at the covered pavilion next to a wetlands pond. This federal wildlife refuge is managed for us by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The BNWR is located on 44,000-acres of wetlands/prairie in southeastern Brazoria County.
The link below has the Sierra Club participant sign-in agreement (liability waiver). Please read this before the outing so you know what it says. We’ll sign-in quickly at BNWR and proceed with the outing. Sign-Up Sheet 2-2020.pdf (sierraclub.org).
If anyone has COVID symptoms or is sick don’t come! We want everyone to be safe. We’ll potentially be with individuals who are vaccinated/unvaccinated. It’s each person’s choice to participate on this outing.
Bring water (2 qts), snacks, lunch, hat, bug repellent, sunscreen, binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, field guides, and weather appropriate clothes. We’ll bird from our cars on the auto-tour and from short trails. This outing is limited to 20 people. No pets/firearms/radios. Put cell phones on vibrate so we enjoy the solitude/quiet/natural sounds at BNWR.
Meet your leader (gray Honda CRV hybrid) at 7:30 am, just W. of Starbucks in Meyerland Plaza, in the parking lot (4700 block of Beechnut) if you want to carpool/caravan. Be on time so we can get to BNWR by 8:30 am!
If you have questions, contact Brandt Mannchen at the HSC Meet-up site, 281-570-7212, or email: brandt_mannchen@comcast.net. Directions to BNWR are:
1. S on SH 288 to Business SH 288 (BSH)/Spur 300, Angleton.
2. Exit SH 288, turn lt onto BSH 288.
3. S on BSH 288 to FM 523.
4. Turn lt onto FM 523 and 5.5 miles past FM 2004 turn lt onto Hoskins Mound Rd (CR 227).
5. Go 1.7 miles, BNWR entrance is on rt. Meet at Discovery Center/pond/parking lot.8 attendees
2026 Houston Community Climate Summit: The Water Challenges We Face
Shrine of The Black Madonna Cultural and Event Center, 5309 Martin Luther King Blvd, Houston, TX 77021, USA, Houston, TX, US2026 Houston Community Climate Summit: "Water is Life,
Focusing on the Water Challenges We Face Across Texas"
The Summit is an in-person and virtual/hybrid event.
Saturday, November 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Address: Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural & Events Center
5309 Martin Luther King Blvd, Houston, TX 77021Link to register for in-person summit: 2026 Houston Community Climate Summit - In-person Summit Registration
Link to register for the virtual/hybrid summit: 2026 Houston Community Climate Summit Registration - Virtual/Hybrid Summit
This is the 4th Annual Houston Community Climate Summit.
This is a free, one day gathering of students, artists, activists, community organizers, nonprofits, faith leaders, academia, and climate and environmental experts from across the State of Texas, to discuss issues affecting their communities, gain information, connect with others, and find solutions.We will discuss climate justice issues, with a special focus on the water challenges we face across Texas, such as flooding, drought, water usage, data centers, drainage, desalination, and Fracking.
The event includes time for community, networking, tabling, and special workshops on art, activism, food, and other fun aspects of climate advocacy. Houston Sierra Club is one of the many local sponsoring groups for this event.
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December 2026 Big Thicket Plantings
Location not specified yetOne of the tenants of the Houston Sierra Club (HSC) is to provide our members and the public with environmental information and encourage them to follow through based upon the information provided.
The outing described below which plants native trees/plants in Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) isn’t a Sierra Club sponsored service outing. The HSC encourages our members and the public to participate and give back to our National Park public lands via participation in this service outing.
On Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 9 am to noon, the National Park Service (NPS) and others will plant Longleaf Pine tree seedlings/native plants in the Big Sandy Creek Unit to restore the Longleaf Pine Forest Ecosystem.
The location of this planting is the Big Sandy Creek Unit of BTNP, just west of FM 1276, between US 190 and Dallardsville. Informational packets will be sent to all volunteers prior to the event. This information will give the planting location and how to get there.
You must sign up at Volunteer.gov (search for Big Thicket). For information call Nathan Pattee (nathan_pattee@nps.gov) at 409-554-9027 or Megan Urban (megan_urban@nps.gov) at 409-554-9016.
People of all ages are welcome! Planting will occur, rain/shine, so dress for the weather. Wear cold weather clothes, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, hat, and close-toed shoes. Bring water, bug spray, and sunscreen.
Snacks, water, and lunch will be provided along with planting/safety equipment. You will hike from the parking area to the planting area and then back to the parking area over uneven terrain.Come participate and protect BTNP with the NPS and make it better!
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