The 2018 Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) Gala will be taking place on Thursday, November 8 from 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Historic Sabine Street Bridge. This year, BBP is honoring the many contributions of Judy Nyquist and Geraldina Wise to Buffalo Bayou Partnership and to the vitality and creativity of Houston.

Proceeds from this important fundraising event allow Buffalo Bayou Partnership to continue transforming, activating and maintaining Buffalo Bayou along the 10-mile stretch from Shepherd Drive to the Port of Houston Turning Basin.

Tables for ten guests are: $25,000; $15,000; $10,000 and $6,000. Individual tickets are:  $1,500; $1,000 and $600.

Come celebrate Artist Boat’s 15th birthday! Artist Boat is thrilled to have served over 100,000 participants and to have conserved 669 acres of land on Galveston Island. At the annual Float the Boat Fundraiser and Gala, Artist Boat will honor Sheridan Mitchell Lorenz. The fundraiser will also feature a kayak raffle, auction, and more.

Donation and sponsorship opportunities available.

Saturday, November 10th the Bayou Land Conservancy (BLC) will celebrate 22 years
of preserving Texas, for Texans, at a Land Lover Gala hosted by Southwestern Energy
at 10000 Energy Drive in Spring, south of The Woodlands. SWN is providing space for the event and also a Lake Houston sponsorship to support the mission of BLC.

Keynote speaker will be acclaimed Director of the Center for Texas Beaches and Shores, Dr. Sam Brody, a Regents Professor and holder of the George P. Mitchell Chair in Sustainable Coasts in the Department of Marine Sciences and Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University.  Dr. Brody’s research focuses on coastal environmental planning, spatial analysis, flood mitigation, climate change policy, and natural hazards mitigation. He has published numerous scientific articles on flood risk and mitigation, and recently authored the book, Rising Waters:
The causes and consequences of flooding in the United States.

If you are interested in a sponsorship or purchasing a table for the Gala, contact Melissa Carter at mcarter@bayouland.org.

Join American Institute of Architects, Houston chapter, for this annual fundraiser benefiting the Architecture Center Houston Foundation. Your support will enhance the foundation’s continued efforts to bring awareness, understanding, and appreciation of architecture and urban design to the community. For more information, visit aiahouston.org.

Chairs: June Deadrick and Barbara Friedman
Honoring: Terrylin Neale

2018 Gala Recap: On Friday, April 27, 2018, more than 505 guests coolly collected in their California casual attire in the heart of Hermann Park for Hermann Park Conservancy’s annual Evening in the Park gala. Accompanied by spectacular weather, co-chairs Bonner and George Ball, Janet Gurwitch and Ron Franklin, and Dancie and Jim Ware, evoked serious beachy-vibes for their “California Dreaming” themed evening, which far surpassed the evening’s fundraising goal, ultimately bringing in $525,450 to support the Conservancy’s stewardship and improvement efforts for Houston’s 445-acre Hermann Park.

This year, Katy Prairie Conservancy will honor Mr. Forrest Wylie, an avid conservationist whose passion for preserving the outdoors led to his donation of a conservation easement on the 5,332-acre Spread Oaks Ranch. The opportunity to preserve coastal prairie on this scale is significant, and the Katy Prairie Conservancy is thrilled to recognize this important contribution which preserves the Spread Oaks Ranch for present and future generations.

The Texas Environmental Excellence Awards honor achievements in environmental preservation and protection. As the state’s highest environmental honor, the Office of the Governor and commissioners from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recognize outstanding projects from ten diverse categories. To learn more about how winners are recognized and for a list of categories, visit the Texas Commision on environment  About TEEA page.