September 10, 2025 Club Meeting
Houston Canoe Club General Meeting - 9/10/2025
7:00pm Wednesday
Bayland Community Center
If you cannot join in person, use the information on the event calendar for the online meeting.
Come join us on Wednesday October 8 at 7:00 PM at the Bayland Community Center to hear Joanie Steinhaus from Turtle Island Restoration Network.
Joanie is the Ocean Program Director for TIRN. She has worked at informal education and environmental sites including the Houston Zoo, the Lower Colorado River Authority and Turtle Island Restoration Network. Joanie has extensive experience in the education of youth and adults about stewardship and conservation of our natural resources.
Joanie has worked with a variety of organizations, both locally and state-wide, to advance conservation and sustainability issues. She has shared her diverse knowledge and passion about the environment in the Texas area in her outreach work to local politicians, community groups, homeowner associations and the general public to help them understand the value of protecting the local flora and fauna, addressing climate change and the reduction and elimination of single-use plastics.
Joanie will be talking about the importance of protecting our oceans and how you help! The ocean covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and plays an important role in the health of the planet. It provides us with more than half of the world’s oxygen, sequesters 29% of the world’s carbon, and provides livelihood for about 12% of the world’s population. A surprising 94% of the Earth’s species are aquatic and this includes the five species of sea turtles. Climate change and human impacts are causing the ocean’s health to diminish, and that is why we are calling on you to help us protect the ocean. Learn a few simple ways to start making a difference for the ocean today!