Houston Sierra Club Outings

Sierra Club: Water for People & Environment Committee
Webinar: Discussion of Prop 4 & Texas Water Development Board
Monday, February 9, 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.
February Topic:
Prop 4 and Implications for the Texas Water Development Board
Speaker: Bryan McMath, Executive Administrator of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), to discuss Prop 4 and the implications for TWDB priorities and projects.

Further detail will be posted when available.

Saturday, February 14, 2026, 9 am to noon, the Houston Sierra Club will work with the Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC) at its’ Indian Grass Prairie Preserve (IGP) for a service outing. We’ll enjoy camaraderie and have lunch in the City of Katy. The Sierra Club gives back so that the Katy Prairie is protected for wildlife, solitude, quiet, and enjoyment.

Bring a daypack, 2 qt water, snacks, lunch money, camera, and clothes for the weather. It’s usually cold in February so wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt, and closed-toed shoes. No pets, firearms, or radios. Put cell phones on vibrate and enjoy the solitude, quiet, and natural sounds of the Katy Prairie.

A Sierra Club sign-in agreement/liability waiver must be filled out/signed by all participants at the IGP. Group size is 20 participants, plus your leader. The following link has a participant sign-in agreement/liability waiver. Please read this before the outing so that you know what it says, we can sign-in quickly, and proceed with the outing. Sign-Up Sheet 2-2020.pdf (sierraclub.org).

Before the outing, you must sign the CPS’s “Stewardship Saturdays” volunteer application and waiver of liability at their website: www.coastalprairieconservancy.org, where you click on “Get Involved”, “Volunteer”, “Stewardship Saturdays”, and “Go to Event Calendar”.

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/unvaccinated. It’s each person’s choice to participate in this outing.

For voluntary carpooling from Houston, meet on the W side of Starbucks in Meyerland Plaza, 7:30 am, sharp! Look for a gray Honda CRV hybrid (WMP 3632). Directions to the IGP are:

1. W from Hou on I-10 to Pederson Rd.
2) Exit Pederson Rd, turn rt, go N to US Hwy 90.
3) Turn lt on Hwy 90, go W 100 yds, turn rt on Morrison Rd/FM 2855.
4) Go N on Morrison Rd, past FM 529, to Pattison Rd.
5) Turn rt on Pattison Rd, go N to Herbert Rd.
6) Turn lt on Herbert Rd, go W 1 mile, turn lt into entrance for IGP, 31975 Herbert Rd, Waller, Tx 77484.

Sierra Club: Water for People & Environment Committee
Webinar: The Nurdle Patrol Citizen Science Patrol
Monday, March 9, 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.
March 9 Topic:
The Nurdle Patrol Citizen Science Patrol

Speaker: Jace Tunnell of the Harte Science Research Institute at TAMU Corpus Christi. Nurdle Patrol is a citizen science project founded by Jace Tunnell in November 2018 after a large number of small plastic pellets (nurdles) washed up on Mustang and North Padre Islands in Texas that September. A nurdle is a plastic pellet which serves as raw material in the manufacturing of plastic products.

NOTE: This is an Austin Sierra Club organized trip. Any interested participants MUST sign up via the Austin Group Meetup notice linked below. Trip details and contact information are posted at the Austin Group Meetup notice.

Go to this Austin Sierra Club Meetup notice for info:
Service Project - Brazos Bend State Park, Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup