Flood-Mitigation-Forum-Flyer-101024 Are you interested in listening to a discussion on flood mitigation strategies happening in Houston? How can the Houston-Galveston area and communities be better protected from major flood events? What are the options for flood mitigation strategies and how might they make us safer? What are the pros and cons of different flood […]
Our office is closed on Monday 10/14 in honor of Indigenous People's Day, where we recognize the Indigenous communities that have lived & still live on Turtle Island for thousands of years. To learn more please check out more information in https://ndncollective.org/. "NDN Collective is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to building Indigenous power. Through organizing, […]
Join BCWK's Community Science Manger, Mashal Awais, and our partner, Uilvim Ettore Gardin Franco from Rice University's enter for Research Computing/Spatial Studies Lab at the Texas GIS Forum where we'll present on "Leveraging Public Data for Visual Storytelling, Community Mapping, and Engagement." Our presentation will focus on centering the Justice in the Sewers mapper, showcasing […]
The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference is an opportunity to learn more about niche environmental topics, with a focus on public interest lawyering, as well as an important opportunity to build professional networks and regional collaboration. Day 1 is invite only, while day 2 is open to the public. To sign up and learn more […]
Interested in learning more about our wetlands around the Houston region? Join our wetland team for one of our Wetland Walks. This Wetland Walk happening on Saturday, October 26th, at Herman Brown Park, guided by Alenka Cardenas, BCWK's wetland outreach coordinator, and Kourtney Revels, BCWK's water justice organizer. Sol Diaz- Peña will be a guest artist and will […]
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are proud to announce a collaborative workshop, “From Histories of Non-Consent to Infrastructure Justice: Exploring Community Power,” to be held on October 29, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Don K. Clarke Juvenile Justice & Psychology Building on the PVAMU campus. The […]
Interested in learning more about our wetlands around the Houston region? Join our wetland team for one of our Wetland Walks. This wetland walk happening on on Saturday, November 9th at Sheldon Lake State Park, guided by Andrew Sipocz, a natural resources coordinator with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Andrew has spent over 20 years restoring the park’s […]
Are you a Baytown resident who is dealing with issues related to sewage, or interested in learning more about issues happening in Baytown? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be hosting a virtual meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 6 – 8 pm. The public is invited to learn about the civil lawsuit against the […]