Events
Help Build City Garden
Urban Harvest is looking for volunteers to help build the next City Garden project at the Houston Permitting Center, home of Green Building Resource Center on January 7th. Located at the end of Washington Avenue next to the tunnel to employee parking is ample room for 5 raised beds, one for each floor of the HPC, approximately 65' by 40' area.
Making Green a Threat Again
Direct Action Organizing in the Climate Movements
The wealthy few are destroying our climate, our eco-systems and our communities. They destroy Appalachia’s mountains for profit they make from coal. They poisoned the Gulf of Mexico for profit... they make from oil. They are destroying communities from New York to American West for profit they'll make from natural gas.
Change-makers Convene
Each year, Houston and other locally-based innovators talk at the conference about issues related to the four pillars of the Bioneers — environment, health, spirit, and social justice – and cutting edge ideas related to them. This year the event will be held at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, running from 8:00am to 6:00pm each day.
The Bioneers is a national, non-profit educational organization that highlights breakthrough solutions for restoring people and the planet.
Native Plant Society - Annual Symposium
Celebrate Native Plants and Make A Difference!
Texas Native Plant Week (Oct. 16-22, 2011) is a time to recognize the role of native plants in conservation efforts. Visit a native plant preserve to find inspiration in Mother Nature’s garden. Create a backyard WildScapes habitat. Planting native trees, shrubs, and flowers helps conserve water, improve water quality, provide habitat, and Keeps the Wild in Texas. Celebrate native plants this fall and make a difference by using natives in your landscape.
Save forests, water and maybe even win $500
Every day, over 3,000 tons of paper towel waste is produced in the United States alone and in the production of one ton of paper towels, 17 whole trees are cut down and 20,000 gallons of water are consumed, contributing to deforestation, water pollution and global warming.
Preview Screening: Saving the Bay
Please join GBF and the Houston Green Scene for a preview screening of Saving the Bay, an award winning documentary exploring the history of San Francisco Bay narrated by Robert Redford. Producer Ron Blatman will be here to provide introductory remarks and the one hour screening will be followed by a panel of local experts discussing restoration efforts in Galveston Bay.
