Native Plant Society of Texas Annual Symposium. The Native Plant Society of Texas Annual Symposium will be held from October 13th-16th at the Omni Houston Hotel at Westside. The theme of the symposium is: Habitat CPR: Creating, Preserving, and Restoring Native Habitats in a Changing World, Featuring the Coastal Prairies and Marshes of Texas. The dual purpose theme will explore…
Featured We must protect our prairie potholes (Bob Stokes – Houston Chronicle, 09/23/2011) In April, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Corps of Engineers issued issued draft guidance for determining whether a waterway, water body or wetland is protected by the Clean Water Act (CWA). This wetlands guidance is important because several recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings have removed certain…
FarmFest 2011. The Last Organic Outpost, a non-profit that focuses on creating an urban green belt in low income areas throughout the city of Houston will be hosting FarmFest 2011 at Emile Community Farm (711 N. Emile) from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, November 5th. This is a free festival. There will be many demonstrations; seed saving, bee…