Posted in runoff pollution, stormwater, tagged ingenuity, runoff, water quality on June 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
We’ve written much about how stormwater washes minute pollutants like bacteria, sediment, and compounds into the waterways. Now here’s something exciting that works on the big junk, too.
This ingenious example in Baltimore uses the power of the water itself…and the brainpower of a concerned citizen. Enjoy and be inspired.
Source: NPR
Posted in Bay-friendly, children in nature, Galveston Bay, native plants, runoff pollution, stormwater, stormwater wetlands, tagged children in nature, Dickinson Bayou, floating wetlands, native plants, runoff, stormwater wetlands, texas master naturalist, video, volunteers, water quality, wetlands on April 11, 2014| 1 Comment »
We’ve got a second video on the floating wetlands project, just released by the Communications Department at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
All our projects should get such great media coverage! Enjoy.
Posted in Bay-friendly, children in nature, Galveston Bay, rain garden, runoff pollution, stormwater, tagged runoff, students, water quality, watersheds on March 27, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Recently I had the opportunity to tell 115 young people about what is most important to me in my work to support water quality and wetlands. The kids and their teachers had insightful questions. One of them was: What can kids do to make sure the water is healthy for us and the animals that depend on it? (more…)
Posted in Bay-friendly, children in nature, Galveston Bay, native plants, runoff pollution, stormwater, stormwater wetlands, wetland restoration, tagged children in nature, Dickinson Bayou, floating wetlands, native plants, runoff, stormwater wetlands, texas master naturalist, video, volunteers, water quality, Wetland Restoration Team on February 10, 2014| 1 Comment »
A video about the floating wetlands project at Clear Creek I.S.D’s Education Village in League City arrived today! See it now.
It shows very well what enthusiasm the students, teachers, and volunteers have for developing a natural environment on campus, especially if it means trying something really new–like floating wetlands. The video was created by Kirk Swann, Janice Scott, and the folks in the CCISD Office of Communications. Thanks ya’ll!
Posted in children in nature, stormwater, stormwater wetlands, wetland restoration, tagged children in nature, floating wetlands, parks, stormwater wetlands, wetland restoration on January 28, 2014| 4 Comments »
Signs of an invasion were everywhere on a recent visit to the floating wetland islands at the Education Village. Plants had been devoured from the floating wetlands like they were buffet tables at SouperSalad. The students’ plantings along the shores of the stormwater pond were also missing. All around were footprints and scat from the prime suspect: nutria.
Steven Mikulencak
Charriss York
Watershed Texas 