GBCC Annual Meeting A BIG Success

Greens Bayou stakeholders received an update on four aspects of the Coalition's activities of the last year: Master Plan development, community engagement, advocacy and finances. Chair of the Board, Bill Franks, welcomed about 170 attendees to the Coalition's 3rd Annual Meeting with a quote from Hellen Keller "Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much". That theme fit well for the luncheon event as key volunteers were recognized, the board of directors was sworn in, and a keynote address from USACE Disrict Commander Colonel Christopher Sallese was heard.

Jill Boullion, Executive Director, reported on the process that brought the Parks and Trails Master Plan to life and welcomed involvement as the Coalition Reach Committees begin to prioritize projects for development.

Awards were presented to the following:

Leap of Faith Award to Johnson Radcliffe Petrov & Bobbitt pllc

Founders Award to Regina Lindsey, Greenspoint District

Bayou Buddy Award to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints- Houston, North Stake

Volunteer of the Year Award to Bart Baker, Greenspoint District
Above and Beyond to Terry Finley of CenterPoint Energy

Sustaining Member award to Harris County MUD 33

We are appreciative of all event sponsors especially our Environmentalist Level: East Aldine District, Greenspoint District, KBR and Lone Star College-North Harris.

San Jacinto Community College Biology Students Tackle the Trash

On Friday, March 2, the Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition partnered with San Jacinto Community College North Campus Biology Staff and Students as well as the campus Green Team for a project in the South Reach. The project was a site clean-up at Thomas Bell Foster Park, located near Normandy and Interstate 10. The park will eventually become the southern-most trailhead of a planned paddle trail.

With assistance from Bayou Preservation Association the students learned about invasive species, worked on plant removal and also began replanting the wetlands on the park site. A large pile of tires and other trash was also removed and hauled away later by Harris County Flood Control.

Everyone left sweaty and dirty but excited about how much progress was made. A special thanks to Northshore Rotary for providing drinks and snacks.