Longest Day Hike. The Longest Day Hike will take place on the Turkey Creek Trail in the Big Thicket on June 25th at 8am. The trail is 15 miles, but shorter segments are also available. If interested, RSVP to Kathryn Walker at 782-3485 or kwalker@gt.rr.com. For more information, visit http://www.bigthicket.org/sierra-club. Help the Thirsty Trees. Trees for Houston is asking communities…
Climate Protection Award. Houston’s Mayor Annise Parker received the 2011 U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Award for implementing the Houston Green Office Challenge. The Green Office Challenge encourages commercial building managers and tenants to reduce energy consumption, water usage and waste production by 10 to 50 percent. This is only one of many ways that Houston is encouraging sustainability…
Title: Michael Pollan at the Progressive ForumLocation: Wortham Center, Cullen TheaterLink out: Click hereDescription: One of the top ten “New Thought Leaders” named by Newsweek, Michael Pollan is leading the American conversation about the places where the human and natural worlds intersect: food, agriculture, and gardens. He is the author of the bestseller The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of…