NATURE DISCOVERY CENTER HAS SCIENCE CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS

Elementary school children wishing to attend the Nature Discovery Center’s summer science camps may be able to obtain a scholarship. The ACME Party & Tent Scholarships and the Tilman & Paige Fertitta Scholarship pay for children of needy families to participate in weeklong summer science camps.

Environmental Headlines, April 29 – May 5, 2006

NO QUICK EXIT DURING DRY RUN Houston Chronicle 5/5/06 With predictions that the hurricane season starting next month might produce nearly double the storms usually seen, authorities staging a statewide mock evacuation this week acknowledge they cannot prevent lengthy evacuation times. HARRIS COUNTY OFFICIALS VOW THEY’RE MORE PREPARED FOR STORMS RESCUERS TREAT ‘EUNICE’ LIKE THE REAL THING HURRICANE DESTRUCTION POWERS…

Annual Galveston Bay Watershed Academic Partnership Youth Summit

Date: Friday, May 5, 2006 Time: All Day The Galveston Bay Watershed Academic Partnership puts students in leadership roles in the monitoring of local waterways, restoring habitats, and participating in other environmental service-action projects. At this summit, GBWAP partner campuses and guest classes will set up interactive learning/exhibit booths that highlight their studies and action projects conducted over the past…