April 2, 2023

Houston Parks and Recreation Department seeks Natural Resources Technician

Houston Parks and Recreation Department is hiring a Natural Resource Technician (Semi-skilled Laborer) in our Natural Resources Division. This full-time position will perform field-based work including planting, mechanical and chemical invasive species removal, mowing, mulching, and staking trees. This work will be focused in habitat restoration sites including coastal prairie and riparian forest ecosystems. The Natural Resource Technician will gain…

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April 2, 2023

Houston Parks and Recreation Department seeks Natural Resources Specialist

Houston Parks and Recreation Department is hiring a Natural Resource Specialist (Park Naturalist). This position will oversee field-based aspects of our habitat restoration projects, including supervising field staff, tracking project goals and outcomes, and conducting field-based data collection. Field work will include mechanical and chemical invasive species removal, tree planting, mulching, and other habitat restoration tasks. Preferred candidates have experience in field…

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March 29, 2023

The border crisis may be tied to the climate crisis

by Eduardo de la Garza Brooks County, one of the poorest counties in Texas, sits little more than an hour away from the Mexican border. Southwest of Corpus Christi, Brooks County is home to Falfurrias, with a population just less than 4,800. Less than 10 percent of the county is considered farmable and much of the area is dry, brushy,…

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