The July meeting will be conducted via Zoom.

(no in-person meeting)

Starts 6:30 pm for social time; 7:00 pm for program.

Here is the link for the meeting on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4168201898?pwd=MzBpZ2hvUVFMckw4anlldTh6Tkh3dz09

 

July 21 Program:

SPLASh - Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines: Cleaning beaches for wildlife and people, while collecting data to understand the litter problem.

 

On July 21, Amanda Hackney of Black Cat GIS and Biological Services, will explain the goals and activities of SPLASh.  In 2020, American Bird Conservancy, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory and Black Cat GIS formed SPLASh, or Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines, in order to address the overlapping issues of trash pollution and wildlife conservation. SPLASh holds monthly cleanups open to the public as well as organizing events for schools, businesses, and various groups.

During SPLASh events, data is collected along shoreline transects where every single piece of trash is collected and cataloged. This allows site-specific information on the types of trash and quantities. All information collected is submitted to the Texas Litter Database managed by HARC and Keep Texas Beautiful. This data will be used to locate "problem" areas, request funding for cleanup efforts by state/ local/ nonprofit groups, and to provide scientifically sound information to guide policy.

Learn more at the SPLASh website.  

 

Bay Area meetings are on 3rd Wednesday of the month, and start at 6:30pm for social hour; speaker and discussion from 7-8:30 pm.