While the Perseids meteor shower is an annual occurrence, the display this year should be especially dazzling, with about 160-200 meteors–rather than the 80-100 of a regular Perseid shower–igniting in earth’s atmosphere each hour on Thursday night and Friday morning, according to the New York Times. We’ll be seeing debris left behind by the Comet Swift-Tuttle during orbits in 1862,…
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…