Houston Sierra Club Outings

The link below has the Sierra Club participant sign-in agreement/liability waiver. Read this before the outing. We’ll sign-in quickly at Exploration Green 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. Going on this outing you’ll be with individuals who are vaccinated or unvaccinated. It’s your choice to participate on this outing.

Bring your daypack, 2 qts of water, umbrella (it will be hot), lunch money, hat, sunscreen, camera, and field guides. Wear clothes and shoes that are comfortable and cool. We will eat lunch at a nearby restaurant after we finish walking. This outing is limited to 20 people. No pets, firearms, or radios. We’ll put cell phones on vibrate and enjoy the solitude/quiet/natural sounds of Exploration Green.

For those who want to carpool/caravan we’ll meet at 7:30 am in the parking lot just west of Starbucks in Meyerland Plaza. I have a gray Honda CRV hybrid (WMP 3632) and will be parked just west of Starbucks. My phone number is 281-570-7212. Don’t’ be late!

Contact your leader, Brandt Mannchen, if you have questions, at the Houston Sierra Club Outings Meet-Up Site or at brandt_mannchen@comcast.net. Directions to Exploration Green are:

1. Go S on I-45 and exit at Bay Area Blvd.
2. Turn lt (east) onto Bay Area Blvd and go to El Camino Real.
3. Turn lt (north) onto El Camino Real and go 1 block to Ramada Dr.
4. Turn rt onto Ramada Dr, go 2 blocks, turn lt onto Diana Ln.
5. Go about 1 block and turn into the parking lot at 16306 Diana Ln.

The meeting will be conducted via Zoom.
Starts 6:30 pm for social time; 7:00 pm for program.
Here is the link for the meeting on Zoom:
[https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4168201898?pwd=MzBpZ2hvUVFMckw4anlldTh6Tkh3dz09]

Meeting Program:
Principles of Environmental Ethics

Guest Speakers: Elizabeth Spike, Clean Air Patterns, and
Jeffery Spike, George Washington University

Urgent, complex and challenging choices on environmental policies must be made;
most choices involve conflicting goals. The authors introduce specific set of four
well-established principles to form a framework to help us develop a reasonable and
reasoned answers. These principles represent a complete picture of the ethical territory, clarifying why disagreements happen and what is at stake when trade-offs must be made.

Bay Area meetings are usually on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Meetings start at 6:30pm for social hour; speaker and discussion from 7-8:30 pm.

Link to register:
How to Meet with Your Texas State Legislators

Join the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter for an online discussion about priority issues for the Texas Legislature in 2027.
After months of waiting, the Speaker of the House and Lt. Governor have both released their “interim legislative charges” - issue areas they have asked legislative committees to assess for potential recommendations.

There's a lot to talk about, so here is a blog about it:
Texas Legislature Heats Up with New Charges and Upcoming Hearings | Sierra Club

Long story short, there are some really important issues being discussed ahead of the 90th Legislative Session. And, while we don't officially gavel in until January, it's vital that the Sierra Club and our members and supporters get involved now to build momentum.

We want to hear your thoughts, and strategize together about how we can center affordable, reliable, clean energy, intelligent water usage, and protect the state's environment in the public conversation. These are the issues that matter to Texans, and we have to make sure they are on the table.

Photo Texas State Capitol courtesy of Al Braden

This is the Water for People & Environment Committee's meeting for all Texans interested in water issues, advocacy, organizing and networking.

Speakers:
Rachel Hines, Policy Director, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance; Annalisa Peace, Executive Director, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance.

Discussion will focus on this report issued by the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance:
Data-Centers-in-Texas-A-Review-and-Call-for-Innovation-and-Regulation-GEAA-April-2026.pdf

Additional program to be posted when available.