Public Participation and Education

Public Participation Opportunities

• Citizen Pollution Reporting
• Watershed Groups
• Home Remedies to Protect Your Watershed
• Home Remedies to Protect Species
• Home Remedies to Reduce Non-Point Source Pollution
• Volunteer Habitat Restoration Opportunities
• Volunteer Species Protection Opportunities
• Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Opportunities
• Volunteer Trash Clean Up Opportunities
• Storm Water Inlet Marking
• Other Non-Governmental Organizations that have stewardship opportunities for you!

Nature Festivals

• Bay Day
• Coastal Expo
• FeatherFest
• Texas Gatorfest

Family/Children Educational Opportunities

• National Marine Fisheries Service Galveston Lab Kid Stuff
• National Marine Fisheries Service Galveston Lab Sea Turtle Facility
• Texas A&M University at Galveston Sea Camp
• Texas A&M University at Galveston Sea Campus Kids
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Non-Point Source Kids’ Page
• Upper Texas Coast Water-Borne Education - Phone: (409) 267-3547
• Artist Boat

For Teachers

Shoreline Access

• Drive & Discover Galveston Bay Guide
• Texas General Land Office Texas Beach and Bay Access Guide
• Texas Coastal Birding Trail

Nature Centers & Nature Preserves

• Armand Bayou Nature Center
• Baytown Nature Center
• Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education & Recreation Center
• Hana & Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center
• Harris County Precinct One Challenger Seven Memorial Park
• Harris County Precinct Four Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens
• Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
• Houston Audubon Society Sanctuaries
• SCENIC GALVESTON, Inc. Preserves
• Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center - 3997 River Drive, Houston, 713-640-2407
• The Nature Conservancy Pierce Marsh Preserve
• The Nature Conservancy Texas City Preserve
• The Trust for Public Land Buffalo Bend Acquisition

State Parks

• Galveston Island State Park
• San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Park – Marsh Restoration and Boardwalk
• Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center

Wildlife Refuges and Wildlife Management Areas

• Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
• Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
• Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge
• Atkinson Island Wildlife Management Area