The Wild & Scenic Film Festival, hosted by the CEC, was such a big success last week that we are already planning for next year. Mark your calendars for January 28, 2016! Next up: the Greater Houston Environmental Summit on March 3, 2015. We’ll have a trifecta of awesomeness, with amazing speakers, fabulous networking, and scrumptious food. Read on for…
“Elk” is the legislative word of the week, with two bills filed relating to elk. Other legislation relates to water loss, water conservation districts, stormwater, graffiti, landfill gas, air quality, electronic waste, the GLO, a new “County Park Beautification and Improvement Program,” electric utilities, salvage yards, supplemental environmental projects (SEP), and motor buses. Also, the senate has begun referring bills to committees.
Featured Four Fort Bend park projects win regional recognition (Houston Chronicle, 1/26/2015) “Fulshear’s first butterfly and pollinator garden at the Irene Stern Community Center earned honorable mention from the Houston-Galveston Area Council in the Projects under $500,000 category. The regional group selected four Fort Bend County projects as part of the 2014 Parks and Natural Areas Award competition. These projects…