Trail Between the Lakes Workday
February 13 (Sat) - Here is an opportunity to help the Sierra Club maintain one of East Texas’ long distance hiking trails. The Trail Between the Lakes is a 28 mile hiking trail in the southern portion of the Sabine National Forest and extends from Lakeview Recreation Area on Toledo Bend Reservoir to US 96 within sight of the easternmost point of Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The Trail was planned and constructed as a joint effort of the Golden Triangle Group of the Sierra Club (Beaumont area) and the US Forest Service. The Golden Triangle Group continues to schedule workdays to maintain and monitor the trail, which was heavily impacted by hurricanes Rita and Ike.  MORE==>

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Pyramid Magnolias Need Protection – How You Can Help
The Big Thicket of East Texas has been called the “Biological Crossroads of North America.” Now you can help save some of that “diversity of life” by helping buy one of the last known sites of the rare Pyramid Magnolia (Magnolia pyramidata) in Texas. The “Flora of North America” says that this tree is “very local and nowhere abundant.” Other scattered populations exist in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The “Center for Plant Conservation” states that the Pyramid Magnolia is threatened but there is no formal conservation plan to protect the species. There are no Pyramid Magnolias protected in Big Thicket National Preserve.  (January 2010)

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February Program:  Go Solar Texas

Alejandro Savransky, the State Field Organizer for Environment Texas, will talk about the potential for solar energy to become our leading energy source, past failures of our legislature, and current opportunities to unleash the sun's potential in Texas.

Texas has the "right stuff" to become a world leader in solar energy development – reaping the benefits of cleaner air, a robust economy and reduced dependence on fossil fuels.

Decisions made by policy makers in the next year will determine whether Texas can ride the solar wave, capturing the vast potential of solar power for our state. Texas has the best solar potential in the nation and we could power the entire state many times over with our abundant sunshine. In fact, according to the State Energy Conservation Office, the energy from sunshine falling on just one acre of land in West Texas is equal to 4000 barrels of oil each year. Solar panels lining an area thirty miles by thirty miles in West Texas could power the entire state.

Mr. Savransky has worked various environmental issues. He directed a citizen outreach and fundraising campaign for the Fund for the Public Interest in Flordia. There his activities included successful campaigns to protect the Florida Everglades from development, increase the CAFE standard, and prevent oil spills from tankers. He also worked on a voter mobilization effort with MoveOn Political Action.

Join us for a brief social period at 7:00 p.m.  Our program begins at 7:30.  Pecore Hall of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1805 West Alabama.  Houston, TX.

Big Bend State Ranch
March 31 to April 4 (Wed-Sun) - This ranch has perhaps the most unique geology in Texas. A feature known as the Solitario is a combination of Paleozoic, Cretaceous, and more recent igneous events. Most of Texas' mountains can be seen from this one place on a clear day. We will leave Houston via our own transportation Wednesday evening, drive to Sonora and catch some sleep before finishing the drive. We will have most of three days of hiking and three nights of camping on primitive tent sites before driving back to Houston on Sunday.

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February Bayou Banner
Our newsletter - available on-line.  

This issue:
- Bayou Banner Distribution Changes
- Update About Katy Prairie Protection Fight: Grand Parkway Segment E
- Katy Prairie Legal Fund Appeal and Challenge Grant
- and more...

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