H-GAC Parks & Natural Areas Awards

Title: H-GAC Parks & Natural Areas Awards
Location: H-GAC Conference Room B, 3555 Timmons, Houston
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Description: The H-GAC Board of Directors will honor the winners of the 2009 Parks and Natural Areas Awards on Tuesday, January 19, following the regular board meeting at 3555 Timmons Lane, Houston, Texas 77027.

Award recipients include Creating Connections – The Sugar Land Hike and Bike Trail Master Plan, winner in the Planning category. Planning Honorable Mention project is Houston Parks and Recreation Department’s (HPARD) Linear Forest.

HPARD Urban Gardening Program – Growing Green in Our City, is the winner in the Policy Tools category. Policy Tools Honorable Mention projects are the Harris County Commissioner’s Court Resolution Requiring that all Facilities Meet LEED Requirements and The City of Sugar Land’s Hunter’s Glen Sprayground.

Friends Park, a small lot in the heart of West University Place, is the winner in the On-the-Ground Projects Under $500,000 category. The Honorable Mention project is the HPARD Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Tribute Planting.
The Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Greenway is the winner in the On-the-Ground Projects Over $500,000 category. The Honorable Mention project is The City of Missouri City’s Buffalo Run Park.
Start Time: 10:45 am
Date: 2010-01-19
End Time: 12:00 pm