Trash Bash
Trash Bash is the largest water education conservation event in the state of Texas. Simultaneous cleanups are coordinated throughout the Houston Metro Area on the last Saturday of March each year. Thousands of volunteers spend the morning cleaning up our waterways! The Galveston Bay Foundation now coordinates the Armand Bayou site.
Trash Bash 2012 at Armand Bayou
Trash Bash 2012 will be held on March 31, 2012 at Armand Bayou. Volunteers are needed to help clean up litter from roads, parks, and trails from the Armand Bayou watershed. To volunteer, please contact Julie Mintzer at jmintzer@galvbay.org.
Trash Bash 2011 at Armand Bayou
Galveston Bay Foundation coordinated the Armand Bayou Trash Bash site on March 26, 2011. An extensive on-the-water effort took place across Armand Bayou and its tributarties--with 100 paddlers cleaned up Armand Bayou, Horsepen Bayou, Big Island Slough, and Mud Lake. Hundreds of land-based volunteers also had a major role in picking up litter alongside roads, parks, drainage channels, and trails within Armand Bayou watershed. In all, 850 volunteers collected over 600 bags of trash and over 250 bags of recyclable items! Thank you volunteers for cleaning up Armand Bayou and our bay area!
Bay Area Park served as the "hub" for the 2011 Armand Bayou Trash Bash site.
| Directions to Bay Area Park (7500 Bay Area Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77586): | |
| From I-45 to Bay Area Park: Exit at Bay Area Boulevard and go East approximately 6 miles, crossing major intersections: Highway 3, El Camino Real, Space Center Boulevard. Upon crossing the Armand Bayou Bridge, look for the yellow blinking light.This marks Bay Area Park on the right. |
From Highway 146 to Bay Area Park: Go South from La Porte or North from Seabrook. Turn West on any one of three streets: Choate Road, Port Drive, or Red Bluff Road. Each will take you to Bay Area Boulevard where you turn left (West). Continue on Bay Area Boulevard to Bay Area Park. Turn left at the blinking yellow light and go into the park. |
Trash Bash 2010 at Sims Bayou
On March 27, 2010, 150 Galveston Bay Foundation volunteers cleaned Sims Bayou for the annual Trash Bash event. Starting from Glenbrook Park, Reveille Park, and Sims Woods, GBF volunteers cleaned 4 miles of shoreline collecting more than 90 bags of trash (for over 1,800 pounds of trash)! Additionally this year, GBF made a substantial effort to collect aluminum cans and plastic bottles for recycling; volunteers collected 17 bags of recyclables! After the cleanup, volunteers enjoyed lunch, door prizes, and the drumming of Angel Quesada and some special helpers at Glenbrook Park. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out!
Please contact Julie Mintzer at jmintzer@galvbay.org for any questions about this event.
