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EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, & TRAINING
H-GAC Bringing Back Main Street Workshop
Please join H-GAC for our next Bringing Back Main Street Revitalization roundtable in Friendswood.
Meeting Details:
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
9:30 a.m. to noonFriendswood Public Library
416 S. Friendswood Drive
Friendswood, TX 77546
Speakers include the Honorable Mike Foreman, Mayor of Friendswood; Brett Banfield, President of Friends of Downtown Friendswood Association; Ron Cox, Past President of Friendswood Economic Development Corporation; and Isaac Perez, Senior Business Developer at H-GAC. Registration is requested.
Please join H-GAC for our next Bringing Back Main Street Revitalization roundtable in Friendswood.
Meeting Details:
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
9:30 a.m. to noonFriendswood Public Library
416 S. Friendswood Drive
Friendswood, TX 77546
Speakers include the Honorable Mike Foreman, Mayor of Friendswood; Brett Banfield, President of Friends of Downtown Friendswood Association; Ron Cox, Past President of Friendswood Economic Development Corporation; and Isaac Perez, Senior Business Developer at H-GAC. Registration is requested.
Rural Recycling Workshop
H-GAC and Cooperative Teamwork & Recycling Assistance (CTRA) are hosting a rural recycling workshop to discuss issues and brainstorm potential ways to work together to enhance rural recycling centers and programs in the region. After conducting an initial round of needs assessments with several rural recycling operations, we would like to share what we have heard and tap your expertise to shape future programs to keep rural recycling successful during uncertain times and in the future. Registration is requested.
Meeting Details:
Thursday, July 25, 2019
1 to 3 p.m.
George Memorial Library
1001 Golfview Drive, Richmond, TX 77469
This workshop will focus on the following:
- Current state of recycling in Texas and beyond
- How to best educate the public on recycling do's and don'ts
- Combating negative press and communicating why recycling is important
- Hard-to-recycle commodities
- HGAC & industry resources for solid waste funding
- Networking with communities in the region
Everyone attending the workshop will be entered in a drawing for a complimentary full registration to the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) Summit in San Antonio in October!
For more information about the workshop, contact Becki Begley (713-993-2410) or Rachel Hering (512-236-1134).
H-GAC and Cooperative Teamwork & Recycling Assistance (CTRA) are hosting a rural recycling workshop to discuss issues and brainstorm potential ways to work together to enhance rural recycling centers and programs in the region. After conducting an initial round of needs assessments with several rural recycling operations, we would like to share what we have heard and tap your expertise to shape future programs to keep rural recycling successful during uncertain times and in the future. Registration is requested.
Meeting Details:
Thursday, July 25, 2019
1 to 3 p.m.
George Memorial Library
1001 Golfview Drive, Richmond, TX 77469
This workshop will focus on the following:
- Current state of recycling in Texas and beyond
- How to best educate the public on recycling do's and don'ts
- Combating negative press and communicating why recycling is important
- Hard-to-recycle commodities
- HGAC & industry resources for solid waste funding
- Networking with communities in the region
Everyone attending the workshop will be entered in a drawing for a complimentary full registration to the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) Summit in San Antonio in October!
For more information about the workshop, contact Becki Begley (713-993-2410) or Rachel Hering (512-236-1134).
H-GAC Clean Waters Initiative Workshop Field Trip
Join the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Save Water Texas Coalition for a Clean Waters Initiative Field Trip
to learn more about the coalition's programs and tour its brand new Water Quality Mobile Teaching Lab.
Meeting Details:
Thursday, August 8, 2019
10 a.m. to noon
North Harris County Regional Water Authority
3648 Cypress Creek Parkway
Houston, TX 77068
The meeting and tour will be at the North Harris County Regional Water Authority. Please dress in cool, comfortable, casual clothing appropriate for outdoor weather. Parking is available but carpooling would be helpful if several folks from one organization are attending. Transportation will not be provided to the meeting location.
The Save Water Texas Coalition’s mission is to promote public understanding and discourse about the challenge and opportunity to secure the state’s water future.Coalition focuses include water conservation, water reuse, and water pollution education and outreach to assure sustainability of groundwater and surface water resources for our state. Examples of resources include PattyPotty.com, SunflowerSuzie.com, TexasWaterHog.com, and much more.
Registration is requested. For more information about the field trip or the Clean Waters Initiative workshop series, please contact Brian.Sims@h-gac.com or 713-993-2438.
Join the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Save Water Texas Coalition for a Clean Waters Initiative Field Trip
to learn more about the coalition's programs and tour its brand new Water Quality Mobile Teaching Lab.
Meeting Details:
Thursday, August 8, 2019
10 a.m. to noon
North Harris County Regional Water Authority
3648 Cypress Creek Parkway
Houston, TX 77068
The meeting and tour will be at the North Harris County Regional Water Authority. Please dress in cool, comfortable, casual clothing appropriate for outdoor weather. Parking is available but carpooling would be helpful if several folks from one organization are attending. Transportation will not be provided to the meeting location.
The Save Water Texas Coalition’s mission is to promote public understanding and discourse about the challenge and opportunity to secure the state’s water future.Coalition focuses include water conservation, water reuse, and water pollution education and outreach to assure sustainability of groundwater and surface water resources for our state. Examples of resources include PattyPotty.com, SunflowerSuzie.com, TexasWaterHog.com, and much more.
Registration is requested. For more information about the field trip or the Clean Waters Initiative workshop series, please contact Brian.Sims@h-gac.com or 713-993-2438.
H-GAC Disaster Debris Management Workshop
Meeting Details:
Friday, August 16, 2019
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8 a.m.)
Houston-Galveston Area Council
2nd Floor Conference Room B/C
3555 Timmons Lane
Houston, TX 77027
This half-day workshop, guided by a multimedia presentation and available via webinar, will focus on the following topics:
*Findings from the Hurricane Debris and Impacts on Landfills Report
*Findings and recommendations regarding debris management from the Report of the Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas
*Lessons learned and trends in disaster debris management
*Recent changes in regulations, guidance, and legislation
The workshop will provide participants an opportunity to discuss concerns and share best practices and lessons learned from past debris management response and recovery efforts.
Register to Attend the Workshop.
Register to Attend via Webinar.
Meeting Details:
Friday, August 16, 2019
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8 a.m.)
Houston-Galveston Area Council
2nd Floor Conference Room B/C
3555 Timmons Lane
Houston, TX 77027
This half-day workshop, guided by a multimedia presentation and available via webinar, will focus on the following topics:
*Findings from the Hurricane Debris and Impacts on Landfills Report
*Findings and recommendations regarding debris management from the Report of the Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas
*Lessons learned and trends in disaster debris management
*Recent changes in regulations, guidance, and legislation
The workshop will provide participants an opportunity to discuss concerns and share best practices and lessons learned from past debris management response and recovery efforts.
Register to Attend the Workshop.
Register to Attend via Webinar.
On-site Sewage System Education Program
Regular maintenance and inspection of a system can protect public and environmental health, increase system longevity, and protect private property use and value. H-GAC frequently offers a homeowner education course designed to reduce the number of failing on-site sewage systems in the Houston-Galveston region and improve overall water quality.
During this free three-hour course, participants will receive an overview of the two types of systems, information on system maintenance and inspection, and details on available resources to maintain, repair, and replace aging systems. This course is designed to instruct and educate homeowners on the basics of onsite sewage system (OSSF) maintenance and visual inspection. It does not provide for or allow homeowners to inspect their own aerobic system in place of a maintenance contract.
Classes will be offered through the Brazosport College Community Education Program at the Lake Jackson campus.
Thursday, September 26
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 12
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Get more information in August online.
H-GAC has funding available to help with repair and/or replacement of failing septic or aerobic systems and is actively seeking potential applicants and qualified installers for the program. Applicant must be the homeowner and income restrictions do apply.
Contact ossf@h-gac.com or visit the H-GAC website for more information about the course or the funding.
Regular maintenance and inspection of a system can protect public and environmental health, increase system longevity, and protect private property use and value. H-GAC frequently offers a homeowner education course designed to reduce the number of failing on-site sewage systems in the Houston-Galveston region and improve overall water quality.
During this free three-hour course, participants will receive an overview of the two types of systems, information on system maintenance and inspection, and details on available resources to maintain, repair, and replace aging systems. This course is designed to instruct and educate homeowners on the basics of onsite sewage system (OSSF) maintenance and visual inspection. It does not provide for or allow homeowners to inspect their own aerobic system in place of a maintenance contract.
Classes will be offered through the Brazosport College Community Education Program at the Lake Jackson campus.
Thursday, September 26
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 12
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Get more information in August online.
H-GAC has funding available to help with repair and/or replacement of failing septic or aerobic systems and is actively seeking potential applicants and qualified installers for the program. Applicant must be the homeowner and income restrictions do apply.
Contact ossf@h-gac.com or visit the H-GAC website for more information about the course or the funding.
Texas Stream Team Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program
Texas Stream Team is a network of trained volunteers and supportive partners working together to collect information about the natural resources of Texas and to ensure the information is available to all Texans. Volunteers complete three phases of training using a test kit that measures physical and chemical parameters in water.
Currently more than 400 Texas Stream Team volunteers, including about 100 in the Houston-Galveston region, collect important water quality data on lakes, rivers, and streams as part of this statewide program.
Phase I and II training will be offered through the Brazosport College Community Education Program at the Lake Jackson campus.
Saturday, September 14
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Get more information in August online.
If you are interested in the H-GAC Texas Stream Team program to become a certified Water Quality Monitor in the H-GAC Region, please contact us at stream.team@h-gac.com.
Texas Stream Team is a network of trained volunteers and supportive partners working together to collect information about the natural resources of Texas and to ensure the information is available to all Texans. Volunteers complete three phases of training using a test kit that measures physical and chemical parameters in water.
Currently more than 400 Texas Stream Team volunteers, including about 100 in the Houston-Galveston region, collect important water quality data on lakes, rivers, and streams as part of this statewide program.
Phase I and II training will be offered through the Brazosport College Community Education Program at the Lake Jackson campus.
Saturday, September 14
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Get more information in August online.
If you are interested in the H-GAC Texas Stream Team program to become a certified Water Quality Monitor in the H-GAC Region, please contact us at stream.team@h-gac.com.
River, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash®
Every year, thousands of volunteers gather to clean up trash and debris along area waterways by participating in the largest, single-day waterway cleanup in Texas, the River, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash®. Join us next year on March 28, 2020 for Trash Bash.
What is Trash Bash®? This video recognizing Trash Bash®'s 2018 Texas Environmental Excellence Award illustrates the mission of the event. Over 26 years, 113,711 volunteers have cleaned 1,758 miles of shoreline, gathering 2,331 tons of trash and 11,578 tires.
With locations across the Galveston Bay watershed, there's a cleanup location near home, work, or school. An educational area offers opportunities to learn more about protecting water quality. Participating in Trash Bash® is free, with supplies, t-shirts, lunch, and door prizes provided. Scouts and students are encouraged to participate.
Get information about Trash Bash's coastal county locations online: Bastrop Bayou-Marlin Marina * Baytown Nature Center * Dickinson Bayou * Galveston Bay-Seabrook * Galveston Bay-Virginia Point Peninsula * Oyster Creek-Lake Jackson
Learn more about becoming a volunteer or sponsor for Trash Bash® 2020. Donate online to support Trash Bash®.
Every year, thousands of volunteers gather to clean up trash and debris along area waterways by participating in the largest, single-day waterway cleanup in Texas, the River, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash®. Join us next year on March 28, 2020 for Trash Bash.
What is Trash Bash®? This video recognizing Trash Bash®'s 2018 Texas Environmental Excellence Award illustrates the mission of the event. Over 26 years, 113,711 volunteers have cleaned 1,758 miles of shoreline, gathering 2,331 tons of trash and 11,578 tires.
With locations across the Galveston Bay watershed, there's a cleanup location near home, work, or school. An educational area offers opportunities to learn more about protecting water quality. Participating in Trash Bash® is free, with supplies, t-shirts, lunch, and door prizes provided. Scouts and students are encouraged to participate.
Get information about Trash Bash's coastal county locations online: Bastrop Bayou-Marlin Marina * Baytown Nature Center * Dickinson Bayou * Galveston Bay-Seabrook * Galveston Bay-Virginia Point Peninsula * Oyster Creek-Lake Jackson
Learn more about becoming a volunteer or sponsor for Trash Bash® 2020. Donate online to support Trash Bash®.
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Texas Watershed Steward Course
The Texas Watershed Steward (TWS) program was initiated to provide science-based, watershed education to help citizens identify and take action to address local water quality impairments. Texas Watershed Stewards learn about the nature and function of watersheds, potential impairments, and strategies for watershed protection. The TWS program is implemented through a partnership between The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB). Free, in-person Texas Watershed Steward workshops are delivered statewide in addition to an online version of the course. To view more information about Texas Watershed Stewards, including program information, upcoming workshops, online course access, downloadable course materials, and contact information, visit TWS.tamu.edu. |
This program and website are funded in part by the TCEQ through a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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