Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Time: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Presented by: Houston Group

Leader: Lorraine Gibson - 281-384-4104 raineygib@aol.com

Art Browning - 281-890-7089 art.browning@gmail.com

Registration: Registration Optional

Location:Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77024, USA

Gather with like-minded folks, enjoy good company, great appetizers and desserts. See displays of local conservation efforts and service projects. The Houston Electric Auto Association will have some electric vehicles on display to mark Electric Vehicle Week. Our special guest will be Dr. Larry McKinney, the Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Dr. Mckinney will share updates on the status of the Gulf Coast restoration efforts five years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster and what he sees ahead. He has worked on water issues as diverse as restoration of the Aral Sea in Central Asia and Gulf hypoxia driven by Mississippi River outflow. Your donation will benefit both the Lone Star Chapter and the Houston Regional Group.

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