"Father, grandfather save boy in alligator attack"

"A father saved his 13-year-old son from an alligator attack during a family fishing trip this weekend, only to get bit by the reptile himself.  James Hurley, 42, quickly ran into the bank of Lake Charlotte just outside of Houston when his teenage son, Kaleb Hurley, was bit on the arm by an alligator and taken underwater on Sunday.  Hurley, along with help from his wife and the boy's grandfather, Mark Ford, jumped into the waist-deep water at Cedar Hill Park to save the boy..."

"City votes to spend $250K to pull vehicles from Houston bayous"

"The city of Houston appears to be ready to radically change it's policy regarding the removal of more than 100 flooded cars and trucks sunken in Houston's bayous. With recent bayou flooding as a backdrop, this week, the city of Houston approved unanimously the expenditure of up to $250,000 for the removal of the cars..."

"What Flood Control is not Telling Us"

"The Harris County Flood Control District is planning to create a 12-foot wide pathway for maintenance vehicles along the graded bank of Buffalo Bayou in Memorial Park. The maintenance road parallel to the bayou is not included in the plans to “restore” the wild banks of the bayou submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers by the flood control district..."

"Opponents of the Memorial Park Demonstration Project say Buffalo Bayou is fine post flood"

"The flood waters haven't fully receded yet, but both those in favor of the project and those against it have been out on the bayou looking for anything to back up their arguments. Project proponents point to signs of erosion on the soggy banks as evidence that we need this project. Those against it argue that the banks are showing signs of only minor erosion and that the evidence so far shows the natural system of the bayou - even during a record-setting flood - is working perfectly, meaning the Memorial Park Demonstration Project is unnecessary..."

"Work underway to bring Lake Livingston's fishery back to life"

"The future of Lake Livingston's largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish and the dozens of other aquatic wildlife species dependant on healthy, robust shallow-water habitat may be brighter because of what's growing in almost two-dozen tanks scattered on school campuses around the sprawling reservoir. The tanks hold scores of submerged pots from which sprout stems of American water-willow - a native aquatic plant that thrives in shallow water. It is the kind of vegetation that provides crucial habitat for many freshwater game fish and the food web that supports them. Lake Livingston desperately needs such vegetation..."

"Effects of Flooding at Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge"

"Without a doubt, the flooding has proven to collect tremendous tolls on everyday life across the city. But beyond the city limits and suburban neighborhoods, the flooding poses an entirely different set of issues, particularly within the confides of the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge in Liberty County, TX..."

"Big Bend National Park: Temporary Closures"

"The management of Big Bend National Park is initiating temporary closures of the following park areas: Cottonwood Campground car and group campsites; all but the first loop of the Rio Grande Village Campground; all Rio Grande Village group campsites; and the Old Maverick Road backcountry car camping sites..."

"Man stole, pawned 4 kayaks"

"A 26-year-old St. Charles man has been charged with stealing four kayaks from Lakeside Park. The kayaks are owned by the city of St. Peters and were available for rent. The kayaks were found at two different pawn shops. Pitchford admitted he bought drugs with the money he got from selling the kayaks..."

"Mokai Boats"

"Oh the possibilities with one of these... Mokai boats are designed, engineered, and manufactured in the U.S. The Mokai is essentially a jet propelled kayak. It comes with a removable 4 stroke Subaru engine. The average speed is 15-17 mph. This thing will get you to fishing spots no one else can get to..."  

"Birch bark canoe from 1800s fails to excite museum community"

"The canoe is around 195 years old, and it has been stored upside down in Richard Paul's garage. It is wrapped carefully in plastic to keep its fragile web of ribs and birch bark intact. And even though this piece of history dates back to the 1820s, confirmed by carbon dating, and is a marvel of early cultural heritage, likely built by Maliseet hands, it doesn't appear to able to find a home in national or regional museums..."

"Houston Native Gives Life to Save Another"

"For Memorial Day, Sjon (pronounced Shawn) Johnson, wife Hannah, and their extended family set out on a canoe trip down the Snake River, just outside Rexburg, Idaho. Just 15 minutes into the trip at Henry’s Fork, Sjon and Hannah’s canoe hit a rough patch of river. Their canoe capsized when it hit a partially submerged log. Sjon rescued his nine-year-old cousin, Olivia, who had also been in the boat, before he became entangled in a logjam and got pulled under water..."

"Lawyer: Kayak death was accident after drinking, not murder"

"A woman accused of killing her fiance on the Hudson River by sabotaging his kayak is a victim of an accident that occurred on the chilly water after they had a couple of drinks, her lawyer said Friday. Angelika Graswald pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and manslaughter charges..."