Featured Huffman: Nature’s canopy is vital to Houston region (Laura Huffman – Houston Chronicle, 7/13/2013) Laura Huffman, state director of The Nature Conservancy in Texas, shares information about the tree canopy in the Houston region. In the past several years, Houstonians have watched as millions of trees across the city, including more than 50 percent of the trees in Memorial…
Houston Environmental News Update July 9, 2013 CEC NOTES CEC to Host Global Community Leader Sophany Touch COALITION NOTES Lunch Bunch at Mercer Arboretum Summer Science Nights 2013: Catching Wildlife My Houston 2040 Monthly Happy Hour Ales and Tails II Unplugged Adventure: Night Sight The Original Classroom Series: Night Flight A Walking Tour of White Oak Bayou Construction Prairie Restoration…
Featured Galveston County Public Water Systems Face Restrictions (Elizabeth Koh and Ian Floyd – The Texas Tribune, 7/8/2013) Galveston County could face water shortages in the next few months as its public water systems begin to feel the stress of the summer heat, though the most likely cuts will be to outdoor watering. The Gulf Coast Water Authority, which serves…