GALVESTON BAY PROJECT WINS GULF GUARDIAN AWARD

The Gulf of Mexico Program announced that the East Bay Wetland and Water Quality Protection Project has received a first place Gulf Guardian Award for 2007 in the Partnership Category. The project is series of plantings and barrier placement to protect and restore habitats along the East Bay shoreline at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. Groups working on the program include Gulf of Mexico Program, USFWS ANWR and Texas Coastal Program, Galveston Bay Foundation, EPA, NRG Texas LLC, National Fish and Wildlife Federation, Shell Oil, NOAA, Restore America’s Estuaries, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, USDA/NRCS and TCEQ.Also, Port of Houston Authority will receive a third place award in the same category for its “The Beneficial Uses Group (BUG)”. This is a committees formed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ to address environmental issues associated with the Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels expansion project.

The Gulf of Mexico Program is underwritten by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is a non-regulatory, inclusive consortium of private and public entities and individuals from all five Gulf States. For more information, see the program’s website.