BROWNFIELDS 2009 CONFERENCE Date: November 16-18 Location: New Orleans . Contact: http://www.brownfields2009.org. Complete Description: Brownfields are rural or urban industrial sites that are abandoned or underused because of real or perceived contamination. Through redevelopment and reuse these sites can be returned to productive properties in the community. While the Brownfields conference focuses on cleaning up and redeveloping these properties, it…
NATIVE PRAIRIE PLANT-A-THON AT SHELDON LAKE STATE PARK Date: November 14, 2009 Time: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Location: Sheldon Lake State Park Contact: sheldonlake@tpwd.state.tx.us Volunteers are needed to plant 2,500 native coastal prairie grasses. this event will aid ongoing efforts to restore approximately 400 acres of farmland to native prairie habitat and reestablish the diverse wildlife that it once…
Each year, the CEC hosts the Synergy Awards to recognize local individuals and organizations for their notable environmental projects and achievements. The winners are chosen from nominations made by the environmental community at large. Here are this year’s honorees.