In 2018: 6,902 volunteers removed 212,376 lbs of Galveston Bay beach trash! That’s over 30 lbs per person! (source: Adopt-A-Beach for Galveston County only; Trash Bash – only 3 clean ups) 208 volunteers (over 769 hours) used 132,340 lbs of recycled oyster shells to build oyster reefs! They helped create 557 linear feet of […]
Author: Erin Kinney
From Restaurants to Reefs: Galveston Bay Foundation’s Oyster Shell Recycling Program…coming soon to Houston!
Oyster reefs are a very important habitat in many estuaries, particularly Galveston Bay. They provide a unique suite of benefits as both a fishery and habitat for other aquatic species. Oyster reefs filter contaminants from the water, protect shorelines, stabilize sediment, and provide food and shelter for over 300 different species. One adult oyster can […]
Local Business & Local Bay: Growing a Conservation-Based Community at Penny’s Beer Garden
October’s Galveston Bay Report Card Cover Story spotlights a local sustainable business whose actions benefit the community as well as the Galveston Bay watershed. “That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology… That land yields a cultural harvest is a fact long known, but latterly often forgotten.” ~ Aldo LeopoldWhen Kristal and […]
Fall into Action for the Bay!
The 2019 Galveston Day Report Card is here! As you explore the grades, also explore the ways that you can continue to positively impact the Bay. There is not a “What You Can Do” that is too small! If everyone does a little bit each day, we can see improvements over time that lead to […]
The 2019 Galveston Bay Report Card
How resilient is Galveston Bay? Every year brings new challenges: floods, storms, oil spills, fisheries closures, and habitat loss have all threatened Galveston Bay in the past. A healthy, well-rounded ecosystem is a robust ecosystem that can recover from setbacks. Photo taken by Galveston Bay Foundation volunteer, Gene Fissler perfectly captures the importance of the […]
Is It Safe to Swim In Galveston Bay?
Summers in South Texas can get hot! It’s no wonder so many people in the Houston/Galveston region choose to cool off with outdoor activities on the water, such as swimming and boating. Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) often gets asked if the water is safe to swim in, and fortunately, we have the answer! GBF’s Water […]
Bird Friendly Communities
In 2018 the Houston Zoo joined forced with Houston Audubon to learn more about what Houstonians are doing to help native and migratory bird species at home. They pinpointed the top behaviors that individuals can take to have the largest influence on creating natural spaces to provide suitable habitat and resources for birds in the […]
Update to Seafood Consumption Advisory in response to Bayport Channel Spill
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has updated the seafood consumption advisory for Galveston Bay to state that no persons should consume any species seafood caught in Galveston Bay or Trinity Bay north of a line from the end of Texas City Dike to Smith Point. While the spill is not affecting the […]
Volunteer to Make Straight A’s for the Bay!
Volunteer to Make Straight As for the Bay! The mission of the Galveston Bay Foundation Volunteer Program is to support the preservation, protection, and enhancement of Galveston Bay through hands-on incorporation of the local community and general public into vital restoration, research, education, administrative, and fundraising projects. Volunteers are vital to the success and continuation […]
Update to Seafood Consumption Advisory
The Texas Department of State Health Services has updated the seafood consumption advisory for the Houston Ship Channel to state that no persons should consume any species of fish or blue crab caught in the the Houston Ship Channel and all contiguous waters north of the Fred Hartman Bridge, State Highway 146 including the San […]