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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]