How GBEP Backs the Bay
Our community Backs the Bay through a variety of ways from public events to onsite projects with our partners and stakeholders. See what’s going on around the Bay.
Featured Project
Houston Parks and Recreation Department Water Management
The City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department’s (HPARD) Natural Resources Management Program is tasked with delivering solutions to water quality and quantity problems for the department in the form of nature-based infrastructure projects.
In order to support the increasing numbers of nature-based infrastructure features throughout the park system, HPARD identified the need for a Water Management Plan (WMP). The plan would serve to establish overarching policy stances for impacts to water quality and quantity throughout the park system and rights-of-way in Houston. In fiscal year 2023, HPARD was awarded grant funding through GBEP under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act to create such a plan.
HPARD’s WMP serves to meet the needs of a rapidly growing city while also ensuring the protection of its natural resources. The plan aims to establish and demonstrate best management practices that support regional water initiatives while offering new models of water management in the region.
Archived featured projects
Bay Happenings
Come visit with GBEP staff and partners at one of these upcoming events.
GBEP Programs and Events
Bay Ambassador Programs and Events
Trash Bash
March 28 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pmNature Day at Sea Center Texas
April 18 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
2026 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta
March 21 @ 8:00 am – 2:30 pmTexas Plastic Pollution Symposium
March 25 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pmTrash Bash
March 28 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pmNature Day at Sea Center Texas
April 18 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pmTexas Bays and Estuaries Meeting
April 22 @ 8:00 am – April 23 @ 5:00 pm
Are you looking for resources, activities, programs, or a place to explore Galveston Bay on your own? Find this and more on our Bay Ambassadors page.