Have you noticed posted warnings about contaminated water at your local creek, bayou or beach? After heavy rains, it is not uncommon for our local waterways and beaches to experience impaired water quality. State agencies monitor water quality to ensure it is not a threat to humans and aquatic life. Bacteria can cause health concerns […]
Author: Erin Kinney
2015 Galveston Bay Report Card Released
On August 12, 2015, the Galveston Bay Foundation and HARC announced the premier of the Galveston Bay Report Card, a citizen-driven scientific analysis of the health of Galveston Bay. The goals of the Galveston Bay Report Card are to Promote conservation of Galveston Bay’s natural resources Increase public awareness and participation in management strategies […]
Wetland functions: Flooding and freshwater wetlands
As we have witnessed in the past month, Texas weather can change from extreme drought to torrential rain in the blink of an eye. The vast amount of water that landed on southeast Texas seemed to have almost nowhere to go. In spite of the lessons learned from Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, Houston still […]