We invite you to join us for two exciting upcoming events – The Tree Strategy Implementation Group (TSIG) October Virtual Forum and the 2021 Texas Arbor Day Volunteer Tree Planting Event Along Greens Bayou.
Virtual Forum on Forestation Style Tree Plantings along Houston’s Freeways
This month’s TSIG forum on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 12:00 pm features Ethan Beeson from Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)-Houston District. The discussion topic is on Forestation Style Tree Plantings, Native Soils Prep and Native Tree Species Selection Along Greater Houston’s Major Freeways. Register for this free event here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TfY0qGQBTAu5ZJtuNJXqiw
Texas Arbor Day Tree Planting
On Friday, November 5 at 8:30 am, we will be holding a large-scale native tree planting and press conference at Crooker/Moody Park to celebrate:
- Texas Arbor Day 2021-Volunteer tree planting of 1,000 native trees along Greens Bayou
- The TSIG Hand Off to the City of Houston
- The Port of Houston Trees & Riparian Enhancement of Ecosystem Services (PoH TREES) Program
- The Regional River & Waterway Targeted Use of Buyouts (Regional River & Waterway TUBs) Program
- Distribution of the TSIG Regional Native Tree Planting Manual
- Unveiling of the Houston Parks & Recreation Department 4.6M Trees Scoreboard website
Thank you to Shell for a generous grant supporting the Regional River & Waterway TUBs Program and to Apache Corporation for providing trees for this large-scale tree planting event!
