Projects

The Projects Committee, headed by Bruce Heiberg, oversees and coordinates the following activities:

Education

• Provide speakers to groups and schools
• Periodically host symposiums

TrashBash

• Provide volunteers a chance to clean up a section of Houston's Buffalo Bayou in conjunction with the Houston-Galveston Area Council's annual TrashBash® event

Bayou Image Catalog

• Collect, catalog, and digitize historic and current photos and digital images of Houston's Bayous for viewing and distribution via the BPA web site

Bayou Vegetation

• Serve on the Vegetation SubCommittee of the Harris County Flood Control District

Native Tree and Shrub Planting and Invasive Species Removal

• Plant trees and shrubs along selected Houston streams and bayou
• Remove invasive species such as Chinese tallow, ligustrum, privet, paper mulberry, and others