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Clear Creek Watershed
Partnership Kickoff – March 3
Photo by Tom Douglas
The number one water quality issue is Contact Recreation due to an excessive level of fecal waste/indicator bacteria.
Other impairments are Excess Nutrients (Nitrogen/Phosphorus), Sediment, Flooding, Trash/Dumping, and Habitat Loss.
Nominations (including self-nominations) are open for the Partnership’s Steering Committee.
Next meeting will be in April.
This is a good time to get involved.
Learn more Here
https://clearcreekpartnership.weebly.com/
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San Marcos River Cleanup – March 5
Photo from Annual Great Texas River Clean Up
Team HCC cleaned up 4 miles of the San Marcos River, between the San Marcos River Retreat and Sculls Crossing.
Our team’s coordinator was Christy Long. Read trip report here.
Learn more about the world’s longest river clean up here.
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Buffalo Bayou Community Plan Roundtable – March 8
Photo from Houston Stronger
The second meeting of the Environmental Roundtable focused on the topic of flood tunnels.
Litigation over damages from Hurricane Harvey will affect financing of the project.
Next meeting of the Environmental Roundtable will address issues farther upstream in the Addicks Watershed and the Upper Cypress Creek Watershed.
When the work of the Environmental Roundtable is complete, a series of meetings for the broader community is planned.
Read more about this in a separate article in this issue of the HCC Waterline.
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Cypress Creek Watershed
Implementation Program – March 9
Harris County Flood Control District Community Engagement Meeting
Photo from Harris County Flood Control District
A Regional Drainage Study has been conducted. Stormwater detention is the recommended path forward → prioritize 49 potential basins → 22 recommended.
Prioritize projects into Tier 1 and Tier 2, based largely on the number of structures protected.
Top-rated Stormwater Detention Basins (SDBs) are: Cypresswood @ Jones SDB; Cypress Hill, Cypress Spring, Ella and Westador SDBs; T.C. Jester SDB; Mercer SDB; Cypress Park SDB Extension.
Read more at https://www.hcfcd.org/Activity/Active-Projects/Cypress-Creek
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Trash Bash – March 26
Photo by Natalie Wiest
Team HCC was well represented at Armand Bayou during this year’s Trash Bash event.
Thanks to Natalie Wiest for organizing registration, T-shirts, lunch, and trip logistics. Read trip report here.
Learn more about Trash Bash at https://www.trashbash.org/
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Regional Conservation Initiative – March 30
Photo by Tom Douglas
Participants heard presentations about three of the projects from the Regional Conservation Initiative's priority list: Tree Planting Initiative, Vince Bayou Greenway, and Turtle Bayou Nature Preserve.
To learn more, see the current list of Priority Projects here.
To learn more about the Regional Conservation Framework click here.
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Texas Watershed Steward Training – April 5
Photo from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
What: A day of beneficial and applicable watershed education with an emphasis on the
Clear Creek watershed.
Where: Either Online or In-Person at the Delores Fenwick Nature Center in Pearland, TX.
Sponsored by: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Texas State Soil &Water
Conservation Board.
Cost: FREE
Materials Provided to Participants: A copy of the Texas Watershed Steward Curriculum Handbook, tote bag, and other goodies.
Register + Get More Details: https://tws.tamu.edu/workshops/.
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Bayou Wonderland Gala – April 27
What: Annual gala to support the work of Bayou Preservation Association
Where: Houston Botanic Garden
When: Wednesday April 27 at 6:30 PM
Theme: Alice in Wonderland
Reservations and Tickets: Contact Ryan Francisco, Outreach and Engagement Manager, at rfrancisco@bayoupreservation.org.
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Viva Texas Rivers! – Exhibit Open Through May 31
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The Book
New from Texas A&M Press
Over 90 contributions from Texas writers – songs, poems, recollections of river trips, essays, fold-out maps, and more.
The Exhibit
Now open on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos.
Among many other objects, it features the canoe paddle that was used by John Graves during his epic three-week paddle down the Brazos River, as chronicled in his book Goodbye to a River.
Links to both are posted on the HCC General Forum.
The Book
The Exhibit |
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