Calendar

Jun
2
Sat
Public Meeting for Coastal Heritage Preserve @ Galveston Country Club
Jun 2 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

On June 2, 2018, from 9-10:30 a.m., Artist Boat will share the full vision for the Coastal Heritage Preserve and the Gulf Coast Educational Center.  Artist Boat will present the public education and access plan, habitat management plan, and accomplishments to date of the Coastal Heritage Preserve.  Learn more about the status of the remaining acreage of Marquette and Anchor Bay still at stake for future development. The meeting will take place at Galveston Country Club, 14228 Stewart Road. A light breakfast will be served. RSVP to Candace Jones, executiveassistant@artistboat.org or 409-770-0722.

Wellness Walk at Buffalo Bayou Park @ The Water Works
Jun 2 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership on a Wellness Walk led by Laura Conely, founder of Urban Paths Wellness Coaching. Anyone and everyone is invited to walk through the paths of Buffalo Bayou Park while discussing topics including mental and physical health as well as the benefits of being exposed to nature. Walks depart at 9 am and cover 3 miles in 1.5 hours.

Jun
5
Tue
Lessons from a Storm: Public Ed and Hurricane Harvey @ HCC West Loop Campus
Jun 5 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

The event is free, open to the public and includes a light lunch.

BIG Spring Meeting @ Houston-Galveston Area Council
Jun 5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Don’t forget to let us know you plan to attend the Bacteria Implementation Group (BIG) Spring Meeting on Tuesday, June 5 at the Houston-Galveston Area Council.

The BIG meets twice a year to assess plan implementation, review progress on improving water quality in the region, and consider changes to the BIG Implementation Plan.

Please RSVP below if you plan to attend: constantcontact.com.

Learn more about the BIG online. If you have any questions about the meeting or agenda, please contact:

Steven Johnston
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Steven.Johnston@h-gac.com
832-681-2579

EPA San Jacinto River Waste Pits public meeting @ The Highlands Community Center
Jun 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), federal, state and Harris County agencies, local officials and industry, invites area community members and stakeholders to attend the community meeting for the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site.

This meeting will provide the opportunity to ask questions about site activities, the remedial design, the selected remedy, and the remediation process.

The meeting is being held in a fully accessible facility. For specific needs or questions about the facility, please contact EPA Community Involvement Coordinator, Janetta Coats, at 1-800-533-3508 (toll-free).

Additional information is also available on the following EPA website:
https://www.epa.gov/tx/sjrwp

Para informacion en espanol, comunicase con la Agencia de Proteccion Ambiental de los Estados Unidos (la EPA) a 1-800-533-3508 (llamada gratis).

San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site Community Meeting @ The Highlands Community Center
Jun 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
World Oceans Day Lecture: “Texas’ Own Coral Reefs: Weathering the Storm” @ Houston Museum of Natural Science
Jun 5 @ 6:30 pm

Hurricane Harvey dumped 13 trillion gallons of rain on southeast Texas in August of 2017. Do extreme storm events like Harvey impact the coral reefs off Texas’ coast in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary? Dr. Correa shares ongoing research connecting the Gulf Coast, extreme weather, and reef ecosystems.

HMNS Members $12. Tickets $18.

Jun
9
Sat
Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. Monthly Meeting @ Houston Community College Conference Center
Jun 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. for their “Vegan 2nd Saturdays” Monthly Meetings, Presentations & Vegan Potlucks

Held on the “2nd Saturdays” of each month, they will enjoy a delicious vegan potluck and meeting, along with a discussion, film screening, food demo or speaker presentation on intersectional issues of veganism, animal rights, environmentalism, nonviolence, health and more. Each month will be something new! Their new venue is at the HCC Conference Center.

They are asking for a donation of $5 per person to help cover our facility rental expenses. All attendees must bring a vegan entree to share at the potluck (serving size to feed 10 people)!

Please remember to bring a vegan dish to share with the group! Their events are always vegan, so please only vegan or raw vegan foods (no animal-derived ingredients). Also bring reusable dinnerware and plates to keep the event earth-friendly. If you have questions on ingredients, feel free to contact them.

They will also feature a new discussion topic on inter sectional issues each month, such as: animal rights, ethical vegan living, vegan health & nutrition, cooking, world hunger solutions, eco-friendly living, nonviolence and more! Some months will also include film screenings and/or guest speakers and food demos.

Houston Community College Conference Center is located at 3100 Main St, 3rd Floor, Houston, TX 77002. See below for map. Free Parking is available on level 7 & 8 of the HCC Administration parking garage at Main & Elgin. Use elevator from parking garage to 3rd floor breezeway, which leads to the Conference suites. You must enter the building through the parking garage and not street-level.

All attendees must sign in at the Security Desk.

RSVP is appreciated for seating!

Jun
10
Sun
Walk Gently on Earth @ Emerson Unitarian-Universalist Church
Jun 10 @ 1:30 pm

Last fall, world religious leaders presented the interfaith climate declaration,
Walk Gently on Earth, to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Bonn. The Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston invites you to a talk about the declaration by Imaad Khan, of the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy (TICPP), who was there.
Imaad will discuss the presentation of the declaration, its message, and how houses of worship and their members can leverage this initiative. Walk Gently on Earth invites people of faith to lead the world in adopting a sustainable lifestyle. The focus for 2018 is in transforming three areas of our lives: energy use; food consumption; and travel. This talk takes place at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in Houston and online via a simultaneous web meeting.
Please register for this event. Texas Interfaith Power and Light, the environmental program of TICPP, has joined this initiative. For more information on the Walk Gently on Earth initiative, see their site at: http://www.txipl.org/content/walk-gently-earth.  For more information about this talk, please contact Lisa Brenskelle.
Walk Gently on Earth @ Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church
Jun 10 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

This talk takes place at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church and online, via a simultaneous web meeting.

Please register for this event;