Welcome to the Houston-Galveston Area Council Coastal Communities website.
Please browse through the site to find funding opportunities, materials, events, trainings, and
resources/tools to help start a discussion about water pollution in your community.
Please browse through the site to find funding opportunities, materials, events, trainings, and
resources/tools to help start a discussion about water pollution in your community.
Access information on the website by clicking on the Tabs at the top of the page, and by hovering over each Tab for drop-down menus for each section.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Want to get more involved?
Join our Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Education for Rental Properties Workgroup
As part of the Coastal Communities project, a workgroup will convene in early 2022 to help develop outreach messaging and strategies for proper FOG disposal that specifically targets renters in multifamily developments and other rental properties. The workgroup will utilize Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM) strategies and help to:
- Identify renter-specific barriers to proper FOG disposal.
- Develop an outreach plan to address identified barriers.
- Provide feedback on outreach materials.
- Work with local apartments and rental properties to implement the plan and distribute the materials.
- Track service requests related to the rental properties to determine outreach effectiveness.
This workgroup will utilize work completed by project partners and pick up where they left off when COVID-19 delayed the workgroup.
Workgroup meetings will start in January, but if you have any questions, want to learn more, or would like your community or organization to be included, please fill out this workgroup sign-up form or contact us at waterresources@h-gac.com for more information.
Join our Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Education for Rental Properties Workgroup
As part of the Coastal Communities project, a workgroup will convene in early 2022 to help develop outreach messaging and strategies for proper FOG disposal that specifically targets renters in multifamily developments and other rental properties. The workgroup will utilize Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM) strategies and help to:
- Identify renter-specific barriers to proper FOG disposal.
- Develop an outreach plan to address identified barriers.
- Provide feedback on outreach materials.
- Work with local apartments and rental properties to implement the plan and distribute the materials.
- Track service requests related to the rental properties to determine outreach effectiveness.
This workgroup will utilize work completed by project partners and pick up where they left off when COVID-19 delayed the workgroup.
Workgroup meetings will start in January, but if you have any questions, want to learn more, or would like your community or organization to be included, please fill out this workgroup sign-up form or contact us at waterresources@h-gac.com for more information.
Trash Free Texas Adopt-A-Spot Tool
The Houston-Galveston Area Council, in partnership with the North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, is working to increase Adopt-A-Spot locations in the Houston-Galveston region. The Trash Free Texas tool can assist communities in connecting people with places by helping volunteers find local areas in need of litter cleanups, without communities needing to create a separate system. Communities and local organizations can submit "spots" to be adopted, and Trash Free Texas will add them to the website's interactive map with a local contact for volunteers to coordinate with. A recording on the Adopt-A-Spot Tool Training is available on YouTube.
The Houston-Galveston Area Council, in partnership with the North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, is working to increase Adopt-A-Spot locations in the Houston-Galveston region. The Trash Free Texas tool can assist communities in connecting people with places by helping volunteers find local areas in need of litter cleanups, without communities needing to create a separate system. Communities and local organizations can submit "spots" to be adopted, and Trash Free Texas will add them to the website's interactive map with a local contact for volunteers to coordinate with. A recording on the Adopt-A-Spot Tool Training is available on YouTube.
Homeowners Handbook for Coastal Weather
Available on the website of the Texas Sea Grant Program at Texas A&M University, the Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Coastal Natural Hazards describes ways to build or retrofit a home to make it more resistant to wind and rain, including sections on roof stability, keeping water out and power issues. It was produced through a partnership between Texas Sea Grant and the nonprofit Gulf of Mexico Alliance. The handbook is also available in Spanish.
Available on the website of the Texas Sea Grant Program at Texas A&M University, the Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Coastal Natural Hazards describes ways to build or retrofit a home to make it more resistant to wind and rain, including sections on roof stability, keeping water out and power issues. It was produced through a partnership between Texas Sea Grant and the nonprofit Gulf of Mexico Alliance. The handbook is also available in Spanish.
Did you know?
There are two sets of social media messages, website banners, flyers, and bill inserts for each month of the year
on the Roadmap messages page. They can be tailored for your city.
Just contact waterresources@h-gac.com for information.
There are two sets of social media messages, website banners, flyers, and bill inserts for each month of the year
on the Roadmap messages page. They can be tailored for your city.
Just contact waterresources@h-gac.com for information.
Check out the Attend Events pages for new workshops and webinars.
Look for new grant opportunities on the Find Funding page.
Download messaging for social media, bill inserts, posters and website.
Look for new grant opportunities on the Find Funding page.
Download messaging for social media, bill inserts, posters and website.
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