Forest Ecology and Advocacy in Southeast Texas

Note: This will be an IN-PERSON event! Thursday, Feb 12, 2026
Location: United Way of Greater Houston; 50 Waugh Drive (parking garage is off of Feagan St).
Doors open at 7:00 pm for social time, meet & greet. Program presentation begins at 7:30 pm.
Everyone is welcome.

Free parking in the garage. Enter the garage from Feagan St.
Please do not park in any of the reserved spots in the garage and do not park in the lot across the street. There are four levels in the UW parking garage. Enter from the first level through the glass doors to the main entrance and reception area.
There is Metro bus access via the #40 bus o Waugh Dr/ South Heights Blvd. or the #85 bus on Washington Ave.

This will be a very brief overview of forest ecosystems, forest ecology, and natural and human impacts on forests in Southeast Texas including the Houston Area.

Do you enjoy getting back to nature and going for hike or stroll in one of our many public parks/ lands? If we don’t fight for them, they’ll disappear.

Did you know that the idea of having a 100 mi hiking trail across Sam Houston National Forest in TX (Lonestar Hiking Trail) was that of the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, and they worked with the Forest Service to create it?

Why does natural fauna and tree species matter?

Come find out the answers to these questions and what forest advocacy looks like at this presentation.