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October 15, 2012

ECONOTES 2012-10-15: Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region

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  1. Trees For Houston … ISD (Pat Hernandez – KUHF News, 10/12/2012)
    Trees for Houston and HISD have partnered up to plant trees at new and refurbished campuses in order to promote green schools and eco-friendly environments. The trees will provide an aesthetic benefit as well as a financial benefit. Trees can help structures save 5-10% of their energy bill.
    http://app1.kuhf.org/
  2. There’s a bumper crop of abandoned baby squirrels (Kyrie O’Connor – Houston Chronicle, 10/09/2012)
    The Wildlife Center of Texas has been busy, taking in about 400 squirrels since the beginning of September. Mother squirrels seem to be abandoning their babies, a sign of stress. This stress is likely due to a number of factors including the human development, drought, and the loss of trees suitable to hold nests.
    http://www.chron.com/
  3. New way suggested to count Texas whooping cranes (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 10/12/2012)
    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a new way to survey Texas Whooping Cranes, replacing a frequent count with science-based estimates that federal biologists say provide a more realistic view of the endangered population. The count surveys the last migrating flock in the wild, which returns each winter to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, 170 miles southwest of Houston.
    http://www.chron.com/

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