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Registration for job seekers registration will open on March 5.
Further details can be found at https://www.spegcs.org/events/6015/
Cost: $125; FREE for funders and collaborating NGOs.
$75 for NAHMMA and STAR members.
For more information and/or receive the discount, please email jordan@nsaction.us
No returns or refunds.
GET HEALTHY AN AMAZING WEBINAR!
Ticket Prices:Â
OHBA members: $25
Non-OHBA members: $50
Dr. MAYA SHETREAT
THE DIRT CURE
Maya Shetreat M.D. is author of New York Times Best Selling Book, The Dirt Cure: Healthy  Food, Healthy Gut. She is a pediatric, neurologist, herbalist, and urban farmer. Learn from her how to heal ourselves and family through how we eat.
ZOOMINAR TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Why so many people are chronically ill
- Learn how to heal yourself and your family
- You are what you eat: Healthy soils, Healthy food, Healthy People
Presentation: 6pm – 6:45pm
Q&A: 6:45pm – 7pm
Register by visiting ohbaonline.org/register
Are you interested in learning more about Open Ocean restoration and providing your insights on topics for future public engagement? The Open Ocean Trustees are hosting a webinar on April 29, 2021 where they’ll give updates on their work, including the recent call for project ideas for Birds and Sturgeon, and ask for feedback on ways to help improve their public engagement around their activities.
The webinar is open to everyone!
During this meeting, the NOAA will present updates and ask for feedback on several topics for the Open Ocean Restoration Area including:
- Deepwater Horizon Natural Resources Damage Assessment basics
- Restoration projects
- Restoration planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Public engagement and outreach
Date, Time and Registration:
- Date: April 29, 2021
- Time: noon – 1:00 p.m. CT
- Please register for the webinar through GoToWebinar here
- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join. We recommend doing a GoToWebinar system check before attending.
Following the meeting, the webinar presentation and feedback received will be posted, and available through the Open Ocean Restoration Area page, and the Open Ocean story archive.
Please contact openocean.TIG@noaa.gov by April 19, if you need special assistance due to a hearing or visual impairment.
The Woodlands G.R.E.E.N. is sponsoring a Going Green Sustainability Lecture titled “The Quiet Invasionâ€-Taking Action to Remove Invasive Plants From The Woodland’s Open Spaces- to be held via Zoom at 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Teri MacArthur, Environmental Education Specialist with the Environmental Services Division of The Woodlands Township will be our guest speaker.
Access to the meeting can be made by clicking on the following address:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88577860128
The link to the presentation can also be found at the Woodlands G.R.E.E.N. Lecture Section on the front page of the web site: www.thewoodlandsgreen.org
Topic: Does it matter where a plant grows as long as it’s green? You might find the answer surprising in this discussion of invasive plant species and the damage they do to our local ecosystems. Some of the killers on our pathways and in green spaces degrade and destroy valuable native species. Air potato vine, Japanese climbing fern, nandina, privet… the list goes on. Learn about the worst, and ways to take action starting in your own landscape and helping on pathways through the collaborative efforts of local organizations
Speaker: Teri MacArthur serves the community in her role as Volunteer Coordinator and Water Conservation Specialist with The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department, and is a Lifetime member of The Woodlands G.R.E.E.N., as well as a Texas Master Naturalist in the Heartwood Chapter, and Native Plant Society of Texas – Pines and Prairies Chapter member.
Hope you’ll join us for this important and informative conversation.
On June 24, 2021, from 9-10 a.m., the NASEM Gulf Research Program will present a webinar with members of the newly appointed White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council — including Texas Southern University professor Dr. Robert D. Bullard — to discuss equity and resilience. They will discuss critical steps that are being taken or that need to occur to advance climate and environmental justice for all those who call the Gulf of Mexico region home. Audience members will gain insight into complex issues and learn about opportunities to equitably improve conditions in the Gulf of Mexico region, particularly within Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. For more information and to register, visit eventbrite.com.
Christ the King Lutheran Church hosts a webinar featuring Dr. Bruce Race, FAIA, FAICP, Professor of Architecture at the University of Houston, as he considers how Houston could transition to a low carbon future. Texas is the historic global epicenter for the carbon economy. Oil and gas represent over one third of the state economy. Texas’ $1.9 trillion GDP, if a country, would make us the 9th largest in the world. We have over 50 Fortune 500 companies, including ExxonMobil (2nd) and ConocoPhillips (4th). Is Houston the next Detroit, or can we diversify our way to continued prosperity in a low-carbon economy? Dr. Bruce Race, FAIA, FAICP from the University of Houston will share his research on how energy conservation and shift to renewables will reshape Houston’s economy, development patterns, and mobility systems. Time will be provided for discussion with the audience after his talk. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.
Join Jeff Lindner, Director of Hydrologic Operations, Harris County Flood Control District, as he discusses how to stay safe in a natural disaster. Jeff’s presentation will cover the various hazards that impact a region during a hurricane landfall, including wind, rainfall and storm surge flooding. Jeff will then go on to address how to prepare for these hazards so that you and yours can stay safe. Time will be provided for discussion with the audience after his talk. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions.
The Houston Botanic Garden presents Pat Hudnall, vice president of the Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society, who will introduce participants to 12 ferns often available in Houston nurseries that are well suited for, and typically not difficult to grow in, the Gulf Coast climate.
Garden members receive a $5 discount off registration.
*Non-member price ($15) covers the workshop but does not include general admission to the Garden on July 31, which is an additional $15 for adults, $10 for children and students.
Event page:Â https://hbg.org/events/a-dozen-ferns-for-houston-gardens-2021-07-31-10-30/
5:30 PM -Â 7:00 PMÂ CTÂ on Zoom
After years of steady growth, Houston METRO’s bus and rail ridership has experienced a sharp drop since the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic in Harris County in March of 2020.
They listened to transit-reliant Houston communities hit hard by Covid-19 to better understand the pandemic’s effect on Houstonians’ relationship with public transportation (access, utilization, future plans) in order to inform what local, state and federal policy proposals and/or investments should be prioritized moving forward.
Please join Air Alliance Houston on Wednesday, October 6th at 5:30 PM CT via Zoom as they release the findings of our new report “COVID and Public Transit in the Houston Region,†discuss how federal legislation may impact Texas transportation, and share recommendations for the transportation policy agenda.
Current speaker lineup:
- David Robinson, Chair of Houston City Council Transportation, Technology and Infrastructure (TTI) Committee and Vice Chair of H-GAC Transportation Policy Council
- Dr. Letitia Plummer, Houston City Council At-Large Position 4, Vocal equitable transportation advocate
- Community research team members
Moderator: Dr. Denae King, Interim Associate Director of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, TSU
This event will be held in English. Spanish interpretation will be provided.