Exploration Green is a beautiful park in flood-prone Clear Lake. The Green functions as a giant detention pond. But it is so much more: a space that welcomes wildlife, a refuge from the hustle of city life, an opportunity for volunteers to make friends and learn about nature.
My guest is Jerry Hamby, a lead volunteer at Exploration Green. He tells us how this park has come about, why it means so much to him, and why he will leave it in just a short period of time.
Resources on Exploration Green:
- Homepage of Exploration Green.
- Exploration Green on Google Maps.
- Trees for Houston, which has provided trees and training for Exploration Green.
- The Texas Master Naturalist program, of which both Jerry and I are members.
- The Clear Lake City Water Authority, which purchased the land for the project, turned it into a conservation easement, and worked with the community.
- The Galveston Bay Foundation, which helped the Clear Lake City Water Authority create the conservation easement.
- The Green Star Wetlands Nursery of Mary Carol Edwards, one of the early wetland leaders of Exploration Green.
Exploration Green Episode Transcript
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