Featured This flood-control project needs further discussion – Opinion (Houston Chronicle, 9/24/2013) The Harris County Flood Control District’s job is to control flooding. Sometimes the district does that job in ways that allow detention ponds or bayou banks to double as parks or wetlands; we love some of those projects. But the flood-control guys’ expertise isn’t really in ecology, park…
Houston Environmental News Update October 2, 2013 CEC NOTES New subscribers Upcoming CEC Events We moved! COALITION NOTES RSA/RDA Fall Lecture Series – RE:Architecture [NSFW] Bayou Greenways 2020 Groundbreaking Bayou Preservation Association’s 10th Annual Symposium: “A Decade of Significant Change.†2013 Baytown Butterfly Count The Progressive Forum: Lester Brown Blanket Bingo benefiting BBP Galveston Bay Foundation Rain Barrel Workshop Music…
Houston Environmental News Update September 24, 2013 CEC NOTES Environmental Forum for Houston City Council Candidates with League of Women Voters Additional CEC Events New subscribers We’re moving! COALITION NOTES RSA/RDA Fall Lecture Series – RE:Architecture [NSFW] CWI: Electricity Production Through Wastewater Bikes, Bats, and Brew The 2013 Houston Tomorrow Catalyst Awards Collaborative Access Meeting: Regional Ecotourism Roundtable Discussion H-GAC…