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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.
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SC Water for People & Env. Comm: Environmental Flows & River Ecosystems
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Virtual: Environmental Flows and River Ecosystems
Monday, November 9, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Link to register: Water for People & the Environment: Environmental Flows and River EcosystemsThis is the Water for People & Environment Committee's meeting for all Texans interested in water issues, advocacy, organizing and networking.
Speaker: Collin Garoutte, Wildlife & Fisheries Biologist, Ecological Research Group, Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
Given the diversity of hydrological sensitivities and growing populations across Texas, it is increasingly important for resource professionals, policymakers, and citizens to understand the demands placed upon aquatic resources so that riverine systems can be managed in a manner that supports ecological resilience while meeting the growing social and economic needs of the state.
Although Texas has enacted legislation aimed at improving scientific understanding of environmental flow requirements, challenges remain that involve a variety of competing socioeconomic interests, the stochastic nature of fluvial processes, and the ecological responses to changing flow regimes. This presentation provides an overview of environmental flow concepts, discusses challenges associated with implementation, and highlights field-based observations from the San Antonio and San Marcos Rivers that illustrate relationships between hydrologic and ecological processes.
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Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter: Legislative Action Team Virtual Meeting
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION TEAM MONTHLY MEETING
Thursday, November 19, 2026; 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Central)Link to register:
To be posted when availableThe topic for November meeting will be posted when available.
Early next year, Texas legislators will be debating the state budget, deciding how your taxpayer dollars will be spent for the next two years.Public hearings on the budget began this month with each agency making their requests to the Legislative Budget Board to fund the two-year budget in 2028 and 2029. The Sierra Club is supporting many of these requests, but also calling for specific investments to better protect our communities and environment.
Join us on Thursday, September 17 to learn how to get involved in advocacy that directly impacts how the state invests our money. From public testimony to written comments, to sending messages to targeted legislators, there are so many ways to make a difference.
Our 2027 Legislative Policy Platform makes it easy for you to contact your state legislators and tell them that these issues are important to you. We outline four key areas that we believe will make life a little easier, and a lot safer, for all Texans:
Clean, Reliable & Affordable Energy for All Texans
Clean Air, Water & Healthy Communities
Protecting Texas Lands, Wildlife & Coasts
Sustainable Water & Climate ResilienceThere's a lot to talk about, so here is a blog about it:
Texas Legislature Heats Up with New Charges and Upcoming Hearings | Sierra ClubPhoto Texas State Capitol courtesy of Al Braden
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Past events
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