Hundreds of Volunteers Create a Cleaner, Greener Bayou

Lead sponsor KBR was just one of a few corporate teams that converged with a total of 353 volunteers on the west reach of Greens Bayou on Saturday, October 15, 2011. The Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition planning team under the direction of Mike Castro worked for nearly six months to plan an outstanding event.

More than 4 miles of bayou were cleaned of debris, tires, shopping carts, mattresses, cans and bottles. Seventy trees were planted at the entrance to Copper Creek Subdivision. Volunteers were provided by area Boy Scout troops, Willowbrook Rotary, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, San Jacinto College North, Best Buy, AECOM, Harris County MUD 33 and Harris County Utility District 15 just to name just a few. Hundreds of trash bags were filled, which will have a postive impact on flooding and water quality.

We are grateful for all our sponsors especially our Environmentalist level supporters: KBR, CenterPoint Energy, Lone Star College-North Harris, REI, Waste Management, Trees for Houston and Harris County Flood Control.

If you are interested in being a part of one of our future clean-up events please email jboullion@greensbayou.org. See you on the (clean) bayou!!