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March 4, 2013

ECONOTES 2013-03-04: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. Group effort helps native habitat at Terry Hershey Park (Flori Meeks – Houston Chronicle, 2/26/2013)
    The Bayou Preservation Association has been working hard to remove invasive species at Terry Hershey Park. Common invasive species at Terry Hershey Park include Chinese tallow, Chinaberry, Chinese privet, tree and wax-leaf ligustrum, nandina, elephant ears and Japanese honeysuckle. Removing the invasive species only is part of the job. Teams also plant native plants that help provide animal cover and erosion control once the exotics are removed.
    http://www.chron.com/
  2. H-GAC to update transportation plan, projects Houston population increase of 3.3 million by 2040 (Shawn Arrajj – Community Impact Newspaper, 2/22/2013)
    The initial demographic analysis performed by the Houston-Galveston area council as it considers future transportation projects indicated that the population in the eight county Houston region is likely to increase by 3.3 million by 2040. The analysis also found the number of registered vehicles in the state is likely to double within that time frame. The growth Houston is facing has made mobility planning a critical priority, said Roland Strobel, chief transportation planner with H-GAC.
    http://impactnews.com/
  3. Galveston’s Oppe Elementary Writes a Resolution! (Guidry News, 2/27/2013)
    Texas has a state bird, flower, song, small and large mammals, fish, shell, tree, insect, plant, fruit, stone, shrub and many other symbols, but no official sea turtle! The Fourth Grade Green Team at Oppe Elementary in Galveston hopes to solve this problem! Carole Allen, Gulf Offices Director of the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, asked fourth grade teacher Katie Pistone of Oppe Elementary if her students would be interested in writing a resolution to make the Kemp’s ridley the official sea turtle of the state of Texas. The students were excited and got to work researching and writing.
    http://www.guidrynews.com/

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