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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.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- HC Flood Control: Public Meetings on Large-Scale Flood Reduction StrategiesLink visible for attendees
Harris County Flood Control District:
Two Virtual Public Meetings for a major effort called the "Solutions for Advancing Floodplain Evaluation and Resilience Study" (SAFER Study)Virtual Meeting Schedule, Two Events:
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, from 6 – 7 p.m.
Zoom Meeting RegistrationWednesday, August 20, 2025, from 12 – 1 p.m.
Zoom Meeting RegistrationHelp Shape Large-Scale Flood Reduction Strategies for Harris County.
Join upcoming virtual public meetings on flooding and be part of transformational solutions. Flooding impacts us all, and now is your chance to make a difference.The Harris County Flood Control District invites you to public meetings for a major effort called the Solutions for Advancing Floodplain Evaluation and Resilience Study (SAFER Study). This landmark effort, conducted in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), aims to identify large-scale ways to reduce flood risk in Harris County.
Offer your input from home! The live virtual meetings will include a presentation and an opportunity to submit written comments or questions. Please click the links above to register and access the live virtual meetings.
- Austin Sierra Club Camping Trip: Colorado San Juan Mtns., Aug. 19-24Molas Lake Park and Campground, Silverton, CO
Note: This camping trip is organized by the Austin Sierra Club Group.
Go to their Meetup notice (link below) for details and sign-up information.
This is a base camping trip with day hikes. It's not a backpacking trip.VISIT THIS LINK FOR ITINERARY AND ALL RELATED INFO:
Four Days, Five Nights Hiking & Camping, in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 8:00 PM | MeetupLink to Molas Lake campground: MOLAS LAKE PARK AND CAMPGROUND: Home
Please go to the Austin Meetup notice to ask questions, etc.
Deadline to sign up is August 13.NOTE: signing up via this notice does NOT get you in contact with
the Austin trip leaders. You need to go to the Austin Group Meetup notice linked above and sign up there.Photo courtesy of San Juan National Forest.
- N.M. Sanctuaries WEBINAR: Sunflower Sea Star Conservation & Kelp Forest RecoveryLink visible for attendees
National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar:
Sunflower Sea Star Conservation and Kelp Forest Recovery
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 5:00 pm CSTRegister for Webinar: Registration
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.Featured Program:
Shooting for the Stars: Sunflower Star Laboratory’s community-based approach to Pycnopodia conservation and kelp forest recovery.Sunflower Star Laboratory (SSL) is a conservation aquaculture nonprofit dedicated to restoring the critically endangered Sunflower Star and saving California's kelp forests.
In part because of the loss of this keystone urchin predator, over 96% of Northern California's kelp forests have disappeared in the last decade. In this talk, learn about how SSL is currently raising part of the first cohort of human-reared juvenile Sunflower Stars in California, conducting scientific research, and coordinating Sunflower Star recovery with partner institutions across North America.
Great Photo Gallery:
Sunflower Star Gallery — Sunflower Star LaboratoryPast NMS webinars are archived at this site:
For Teachers - Webinar Series Archive | Office of National Marine SanctuariesPhoto courtesy of National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series.
