Houston Sierra Club Outings

Link to register:
Meeting Registration - Zoom

Plans are advancing for border wall construction and related infrastructure across parts of West Texas, including areas that affect the Greater Big Bend region. For many of us, Big Bend is one of the most extraordinary places in Texas—wild, remote, and deeply personal. That landscape, its wildlife, and access to it are at risk.
Join us for this special All-State Sierra Club Zoom meeting.

Hear from two outstanding speakers:
Bob Krumenaker (former Superintendent of Big Bend National Park; President, Keep Big Bend Wild) on what makes Big Bend unique—and what could be lost
Christina Hernandez (Executive Director, Big Bend Conservation Alliance; Native American leader with deep generational roots in West Texas) on what’s happening on the ground—and how we can respond

Together, they’ll cover:
1. What’s actually planned across the Big Bend region
2. Impacts on wildlife, ecosystems, and access
3. What you can do now to help protect this landscape

Why attend:
Get a clear, current picture of what’s happening
Connect with Sierra Club members across Texas
Learn practical ways to take action
Help us build momentum for future statewide programs

Photo courtesy of Al Braden

A Sierra Club sign-in agreement/liability waiver must be signed by all participants. The link below has the participant sign-in agreement/liability waiver. Please read this before the outing so we sign-in quickly and begin the outing. Sign-Up Sheet 2-2020.pdf (sierraclub.org).

If you have COVID symptoms or are sick don’t come! We want everyone to be safe. We’ll be with individuals who are vaccinated or unvaccinated so it’s your choice to participate on this outing.

For voluntary carpools and a caravan to BCSA meet in Houston on the W side of Starbucks in Meyerland Plaza at 7:30 am sharp! Look for a gray Honda CRV hybrid (WMP 3632). We’ll meet at the BCSA parking lot in SHNF at 9 am. Directions to BCSA are:

1. From Hou, 50 miles N on I-69 to Cleveland;
2. Exit FM 2025, turn lt onto FM 2025, go N 10 m to FM 2666;
3. Turn rt onto FM 2666, go E 2.5 miles, and turn lt onto Forest Road (FR) 221;
4. Go N on FR 221 about 1.5 m to FR 217, turn rt;
5. Go E on FR 217 1 m, turn lt into BCSA parking lot.

Contact Brandt Mannchen via the Houston Sierra Club Outings Meet-up site, 281-570-7212, or brandt_mannchen@comcast.net.

Sierra Club: Water for People & Environment Committee
Webinar: Water Use at Coal-fired Power Plants
Monday, May 11, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Link to register:
Meeting Registration - Zoom

This is the Water for People & Environment Committee's meeting for all Texans interested in water issues, advocacy, organizing and networking.
May 11 Topic: Water Use at Coal-fired Power Plants

Speaker & additional program details to be posted when available.

Link to register:
Meeting Registration - Zoom

This week, Clean Coast Texas invited representatives from the City of Houston to discuss their newly adopted Green Infrastructure Guidebook. Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is an alternative or addition to traditional detention and drainage techniques and integrates different tools to manage stormwater runoff. The City of Houston has recently created a locally tailored Green Infrastructure Guidebook to help designers, developers, and residents educate themselves on the benefits of Green Infrastructure. The guidebook describes several Best Management Practices (BMPs) and includes details on what sites they are applicable on, as well as pros and cons of each practice. Don’t miss out—register now and join us in May to dive into this engaging topic!

Tanzeem Chowdhury is a Senior Staff Analyst at the City of Houston. He started his career as a Civil Engineer in the Energy sector and worked in 4 different states. He was an engineer and a construction project manager prior to his current role. He started working for Houston Public Work’s Stormwater team during Hurricane Harvey and took part in the rebuild effort. Tanzeem is a proud graduate of University of Houston.

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Clean Coast Texas webinar recordings: Clean Coast Texas Webinars - YouTube and for 2025 also here: Harte Research Institute - YouTube