Featured Scenic Galveston plans 3,200-acre face lift (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle, 11/29/2015) “The emerald expanse of wetlands that line each side of Interstate 45 on the approach to the Galveston Causeway was once a forest of billboards, litter and junk. The eyesore turned into a verdant marsh populated by fish, crab and other wildlife through the efforts of a…
Featured Metzger, Smith: Our water infrastructure isn’t up to task to handle pollution (Luke Metzger and Sara Smith – Houston Chronicle, 11/20/2015) “Last month, more than 2 million gallons of raw sewage overflowed across Houston, the result of Halloween weekend rains swamping the sewage system. The sheer volume of stormwater transmitted by roads and parking lots into sewers overwhelmed the…
Featured Conservation efforts extended on almost 2,000 acres of Galveston Bay coastal habitat (Marissa Barnett – The Galveston County Daily News, 11/21/2015) “A local environmental group successfully protected more than 1,700 acres of wetland and prairie habitat near Smith Point in an effort to provide habitat for bird species, fish and certain Gulf crustaceans. The Galveston Bay Foundation purchased a…