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January 19, 2015

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: January 20, 2015

Featured Newly Acquired Conservation Easement Protects 1,100 Acres in Brazoria County (Trey Bartsch – Galveston Bay Foundation News, 1/13/2015) “The Galveston Bay Foundation partnered with a private landowner in Brazoria County to permanently protect a 1,100 acre working farm by purchasing a conservation easement. This easement allows the landowner to continue ongoing farming and ranching operations while restricting future subdivision,…

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January 12, 2015

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: January 13, 2015

Featured Terry Hershey’s environmental activism changed Houston and sparked conservation in Texas. (Lydia Saldaña – Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine, 1/6/2015) “One cause. One woman. Indomitable energy. It was enough to jump-start the Houston environmental movement in the mid-’60s and lay the groundwork for a generation of activists. Terese “Terry” Tarlton Hershey first got involved in what would become her…

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January 5, 2015

Environmental Headlines for the Houston Region: January 6, 2015

Featured Nature preserve on Galveston Island closer to fruition (Harvey Rice – Houston Chronicle, 12/29/2014) “A few years ago, wetlands that provided a home for coastal wildlife faced destruction to make way for a marina. Now an environmental group has carved out a preserve on Galveston Island that could eventually offer hiking and kayak trails. After more than six years…

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