Join Transition Houston for their first meeting of 2019, “Climate Change: It’s Warming, It’s Us, We’re Sure, It’s Bad, We Can Fix it!” The meeting will feature a presentation and Q&A by Dr. Larry Kremer from the Citizens’ Climate Lobby. Dr. Kremer will present the findings of the Fourth National Climate Assessment report, which draws a direct connection between the warming atmosphere and the resulting changes that affect Americans’ lives, communities, and livelihoods.

Socializing will start at 6:30 p.m., and the meeting will soon follow at 7 p.m.

Eligible applicants include:

• Local Governments
• Businesses & Industry
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Universities and Educational Institutions
• Utility Districts

The Water Innovation Strategies of Excellence (WISE) Awards recognize innovative strategies and projects in the Houston-Galveston region that serve as models for improving water quality. Joint applications for larger, collaborative projects are encouraged. Winning projects must exhibit efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation and serve as models to improve surface water quality. Applications must be completed online by Feb. 6, 2019, at noon. For more information, visit h-gac.com.

The 2018 Southeast Mobility Plan is the City of Houston’s multi-modal mobility study (inclusive of vehicular, transit, pedestrian, bicycle and freight) in the area bounded by Interstate 610 to the north, State Highway 288 to the west, Sam Houston Toll Road to the south, and Interstate 45 and Galveston Road to the east.

Please attend the Southeast Houston Mobility Plan meeting. The City of Houston wants your feedback on plan draft recommendations to improve how you get to work, school and other key destinations in your community. The meeting is kid-friendly, and refreshments will be provided.

Houston Audubon Nature Photography Association (HANPA) is an informal photo club for Houston Audubon members. They hold meetings monthly, September through May, on the first Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary headquarters library.

Learn what’s next for the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan at one of their upcoming public meetings. They will highlight an expert panel featuring “Transportation 101: What You Need to Know.” During the public meetings, expert transportation panelists will discuss future transportation projects in your area selected from the recent “2018 Call for Projects” application process. The panel will also talk about air quality and transportation conformity, transportation performance measures, regional resiliency efforts, and when the 2045 RTP draft plan will be unveiled. H-GAC will be collecting public comments about the “2018 Call for Projects” selection; the draft plan of the 2045 RTP; and, transportation conformity.

Come give the Hermann Park Conservancy your ideas and feedback on the Commons at Hermann Park. The Commons is an exciting new addition located at the corner of Cambridge and Fannin Streets that will include a unique play area and plenty of gathering space for all Houstonians. Their goal for every project is to get feedback from those who use the Park the most: you.

The meeting is free and open to the public. No registration necessary.

Save the date for H-GAC’s first Parks and Natural Areas Summit and Awards Ceremony from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, February 8, 2019, at H-GAC Conference Room B, Second Floor. The Summit will include presentations about various H-GAC programs that can provide goods, services, technical assistance, and funding for parks and natural areas projects.

The event will also include the annual Parks and Natural Areas awards recognition ceremony. These projects serve as models for planning and project implementation for parks and natural areas in the region. Projects will be honored in three categories: Planning Process, On-the-Ground Projects Over $500,000, and On-the-Ground Projects Under $500,000.

A light breakfast will be served. Registration will open in late December or early January. Registration and breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the H-GAC program showcase at 9 a.m. The awards program will be followed by networking with H-GAC staff and other parks professionals.

The Summit will include presentations about various H-GAC programs that can provide goods, services, technical assistance, and funding for parks and natural areas projects. These projects serve as models for planning and project implementation for parks and natural areas in the region. Projects will be honored in three categories. The event will also include the annual Parks and Natural Areas Awards recognition ceremony. The awards program will be followed by networking with H-GAC staff and other parks professionals.

The 2018 Southeast Mobility Plan is the City of Houston’s multi-modal mobility study (inclusive of vehicular, transit, pedestrian, bicycle and freight) in the area bounded by Interstate 610 to the north, State Highway 288 to the west, Sam Houston Toll Road to the south, and Interstate 45 and Galveston Road to the east.

Please attend the Southeast Houston Mobility Plan meeting. The City of Houston wants your feedback on plan draft recommendations to improve how you get to work, school and other key destinations in your community. The meeting is kid-friendly, and refreshments will be provided.

Learn what’s next for the 2045 Regional Transportation Plan at one of their upcoming public meetings. They will highlight an expert panel featuring “Transportation 101: What You Need to Know.” During the public meetings, expert transportation panelists will discuss future transportation projects in your area selected from the recent “2018 Call for Projects” application process. The panel will also talk about air quality and transportation conformity, transportation performance measures, regional resiliency efforts, and when the 2045 RTP draft plan will be unveiled. H-GAC will be collecting public comments about the “2018 Call for Projects” selection; the draft plan of the 2045 RTP; and, transportation conformity.