March 4, 2004

Rivers, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash

The 15th Annual River, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash  Saturday, March 27, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The event is scheduled at numerous locations.  Regional sponsors include the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Houston-Galveston Area Council, and the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority and Local Corporate Sponsors.

The Texas City-LaMarque Chamber of Commerce locally sponsors the event at the Texas City Dike.  

The Chamber's executive director in charge of Trash Bash is Bill Mathis of the Port of Texas City and directors in charge are Al Carlin of ISP Technologies and Charles Jackson of Dow. Chair of the event is Ronald Schultz of the Galveston County Health District.

"Educating Texans about the benefits of cleaning up their own watersheds, how to prevent non-point source pollution, and then putting that knowledge to work to help protect Galveston Bay is the driving force behind Trash Bash," said a news release.  "Trash Bash is specifically aimed at raising the public's environmental awareness."

Other Trash Bash locations include: Lake Houston, Dickinson Bayou, Offatt's Bayou, Armand Bayou, San Jacinto River, Highlands Bayou, Lake Conroe, Galveston Bay, Baytown Area, Seabrook, Simms Bayou, Scenic Galveston Virginia Point Estuary/Galveston Bay, and White Oak Bayou.

For more information or to register for the Trash Bash, call Lorrie Koster at (409) 935-1408 or (888) 860-1408 or visit the Trash Bash website at www.trashbash.org. 

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