It took more than 6 years for Artist Boat and partners to protect the 360-acre Coastal Heritage Preserve on West Bay in Galveston, but thanks to a grant from NFWF, they have the last piece of the puzzle. Other news: struggling sea turtles, graywater, HARC’s new building, Keystone, and the pros and cons of the Clean Energy Plan.
Featured U.S. and China Reach Agreement on Climate After Months of Talks China and the United States made common cause on Wednesday against the threat of climate change, staking out an ambitious joint plan to curb carbon emissions as a way to spur nations around the world to make their own cuts in greenhouse gases.The landmark agreement, jointly announced here…
Featured Conservancy worries power lines could harm Katy Prairie (Rebecca Elliott – Houston Chronicle, 11/6/2014) Before the population boom, before Katy Mills and the multiplying subdivisions, much of the land surrounding this Houston suburb looked as protected swaths of the Katy Prairie do now: sweeping grasses interspersed with wetlands, birds, and wildflowers. The latest threat, some say, is a proposed…