Title: Sheldon Lake State Park Native Prairie Plant-a-thonLocation: Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center Link out: Click hereDescription: Volunteers are needed to plant native coastal prairie grasses. This annual even aids the efforts to restore approximately 400 acres of farmland to native prairie habitat and reestablish the diverse wildlife that it once had. Volunteers should be at least…
Pelican Release. The Wildlife Rehab & Education Center, Houston’s only trauma hospital that accepts all injured, ill, and orphaned wildlife, would like to share a moment with the public that all wildlife rehabilitators and volunteers cherish – the successful release of rehabilitated wildlife. Join WR&E in the release of 8 brown pelicans back into the wild! Saturday October 22nd at 10…
Featured Drought causing unusual aquatic behavior in bay (Shannon Tompkins – Houston Chronicle, 10/17/2011) The Texas drought has had a major impact on coastal marine environment. The drought has caused an outbreak of red tide along the coast. Red tides most often occurs along the Texas coast when environmental conditions combine to bring together high water temperatures, high salinity levels…