The Houston-Galveston area has 16,000 miles of streams and shoreline providing a network of valuable habitat and ecosystem services for the region, connecting freshwater streams to productive coastal estuaries and connecting us to nature and to each other. Clean water is a foundation for our regional economy, contributing $4 billion annually through ecotourism, oyster harvesting, and commercial fishing. However, more…
If you haven’t done so already, please make plans to join us tomorrow, July 14, from 4-7 pm, for an informal celebration of CEC’s 45th anniversary. We’ll have libations, snacks, and, of course, cake to celebrate. Even better, you’ll have a chance to mingle with some of the most interesting and committed members of our environmental community. Our office is…
CEC would like to extend congratulations to Artist Boat, which, last week on June 30, 2016, became the owner of 548 acres of land! 216 acres donated in fee title with a stewardship trust fund from The Preserve at West Beach, $7 million in grants paid for the balance of 306 acres, and Moore’s Island donated, too! What an accomplishment…