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Area Groups to Sponsor "Flood Control Begins at Home" Workshop
CONTACT:
Hana Ginzbarg
713-664-4320
Ginzbarg@hal-pc.org
OR
Mary Ellen Whitworth
713-529-6443
Bpa@hic.net
February 7, 2005
On February 26th from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Bellaire, TX and area residents, along with urban planners, can learn how to be a part of the solution to area flooding problems by attending the Flood Control Begins At Home workshop. The workshop will be at the Bellaire Civic Center at 7008 South Rice Avenue. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided by Whole Foods in Bellaire. RSVPs are requested and may be sent to either contact above.
According to event organizer Hana Ginzbarg, "There is much that can be done by both the citizens and cities of Bellaire and Houston to alleviate flooding. The flooding problem is not going to simply go away, and it is getting worse as more land is covered with impermeable surfaces. Effective ways for individual homeowners and urban planners to be part of the solution include promoting the absorption of water by plants and soils, creating storm water detention ponds and rain gardens, and harvesting rainwater with cisterns for irrigation use."
The Flood Control Begins At Home workshop will feature practical presentations by land use design professionals Mindy Vanderford, Ph.D., Kevin Shanley, J. Kolenovsky, Kevin Topek, and Mark Bowen. Educational exhibits will include the Blackwood Educational Land Institute's rainwater cistern demonstration.
This workshop is a joint effort and is being sponsored by The City of Bellaire, the Bayou Preservation Association, Whole Foods Market in Bellaire, the Bellaire Garden Club, the Hana and Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center, the Houston-Galveston Area Council, the Harris County Flood Control District, Urban Harvest, the Native Plant Society of Texas and the Harris County Master Gardeners Association.
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