Featured Nature reveals a better way to battle erosion (Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle, 06/19/2011) The Galveston Bay Foundation has been creating “living shorelines” to better prevent erosion. Living shorelines involve sloping the land toward the water’s edge and growing marsh grasses and native plants. This method should prevent land loss better than using concrete or boulders. The Galveston Bay…
Featured Giant Inconvenience: Salvinia (Shannon Tompkins – Houston Chronicle, 06/09/2011) Salvinia is a fast-growing, easily spread invasive aquatic plant that can smother life in freshwater ecosystems. Lake Raven in Hunstville State Park is one of the last Texas areas to battle the Salvinia. On Saturday, a handful of volunteers helped to remove the floating vegetation from the lake. http://www.chron.com/ Some…
Featured Record heat amid warnings that global warming will increase smog hazards (Texas Climate News, 06/07/2011) Houston hit a record high 105 degrees on Monday, June 6th. It was the highest temperature ever seen in June in Houston. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a research and advocacy organization, released a study on June 2nd that Texas will be one…