Community Notes 01-11-2012

Adopt-A-Beach Marine Debris Summit. The Adopt-A-Beach Marine Debris Summit brings together the best ideas on preventing litter from entering our coastal waterways. The conference takes place on January 13th from 10am-3:30pm at Moody Gardens Convention Center on Galveston Island. The conference is free and open to the public. More at http://www.glo.texas.gov/adopt-a-beach/. ROGC Sadie Gwin Blackburn Environmental Seminar: J. David Bamberger. J….

ECONOTES 2012-01-11: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

Featured Re-Plant Houston Begins Reforestation (Pat Hernandez – KUHF News, 01/06/2012) “Re-plant Houston” is a program that will use the help of volunteers to plant over 25,000 trees in four Houston parks: Memorial, Hermann, MacGregor and Mason Parks. These four parks have removed an estimated 10,000 trees due to the drought. The Houston Parks Department has started by replanting a…

Texas Public Input Meeting – Deepwater Horizon Trustees

Title: Texas Public Input Meeting – Deepwater Horizon TrusteesLocation: Texas A&M University Ocean and Coastal Studies Building, 1001 Texas Clipper RoadLink out: Click hereDescription: Texas Meeting Jan. 26 – Deepwater Horizon Trustees Call for Public Input on Gulf Early Restoration As a courtesy reminder, below we are sharing last month’s news release seeking public input on early restoration of the…