With more people staying at home these days, more people are realizing the importance of the bits of nature in their neighborhoods. Galveston Bay Foundation has received more questions than usual about how to reduce trash, save water, and help water quality in different communities. This is great news! It means people are noticing how […]
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Galveston Bay Shoreline Sets National Record for High-Tide Flood Days
If you feel like the Houston-Galveston region has had to deal with more coastal flooding in the last few years, you are not imagining it. Living in midtown Galveston, I can remember more than a few days this past fall that flooded my street, at times with over 15 inches of water. I stood out […]
Join Us in the Plastic Free July Challenge!
Have you ever heard of Plastic Free July? It is a free, worldwide challenge to avoid single-use plastics during the month of July, and hopefully for longer. That may sound overwhelming but it’s easier than you think! You can start with just one goal, like choosing package-free products or ones packaged in glass, tin, or […]
How Do Native Pollinator Plants Help Galveston Bay?
In our last cover story we mentioned the many great ways you can help the Bay from home. One of those was planting a native garden. Since it’s National Pollinator Week we figured we would talk a little bit about how native pollinator plants can protect wildlife and the Bay! Nitrogen and phosphorus amounts in […]
What You Can Do To Keep the Bay Safe While You’re Staying Safe
We are all spending more time at home, ordering take-out in place of sitting in a restaurant, and buying extra cleaning products these days. We are likely using more energy and water in our homes, and creating more trash with to go boxes, plastic grocery bags, and extra paper towels. It’s ok, we are all […]
Connecting with Galveston Bay from Home
It can be hard to feel connected these days, despite having more time to be on social media. It’s not quite the same seeing faces through a screen. Although our staff can’t be out in the community in person, we are still here to keep you connected to Galveston Bay. Even at home, you are […]
A Local Surfer Dedicated to Keeping Galveston Shorelines Clean
Austen Anderson is 27 years old and grew up in Deer Park, TX. While his ill father worked tirelessly in industrial facilities, Austen developed a passion to protect the environment around them. He learned about many environmental issues while earning his Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology at Texas A&M University in Galveston. He became more […]
How Community Gardens Protect the Bay
Keeping the water of Galveston Bay clean is the most important thing we can do to protect it. That seems like a big task, and it is. But the good news is there are many local people, just like you, working together to protect the water quality and they may not even know it! Last […]
Need a Resolution? Help Us Fight Pollution!
Looking for a New Year’s resolution that is good for you AND doesn’t require giving up cake? Join Galveston Bay Foundation in the “No Bay Pollution Resolution” to reduce litter and trash in the Houston-Galveston area! It’s easy, and we’re giving away a Sustainability Starter Pack, full of useful products, to whoever takes the most […]
International Volunteers Day is December 5!
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 […]