KEMAH, Texas — September 25, 2026 — Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) celebrated a major milestone in its commitment to a more sustainable and resilient future for Galveston Bay. With support from a $334,430 sustainability grant from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club®, GBF completed a rooftop solar array and battery installation at The Gessner Center. GBF and Green Mountain Energy Sun Club celebrated the completion of the project Tuesday with a “Flip the Switch” celebration at The

CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS — Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) has completed the Cane Bayou Conservation Easement, permanently protecting 2,250 acres of working lands and wildlife habitat, adjacent to the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge in southern Chambers County. With this project, GBF’s conservation holdings now exceed 20,000 acres across the Galveston Bay watershed. The Cane Bayou Conservation Easement safeguards vital migratory corridors for shorebirds and waterfow

CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS — Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) has acquired 20 acres of coastal habitat north of the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge. The property, known as Whimbrel Fields Preserve , connects directly to privately conserved lands and expands protected open space in the East Galveston Bay watershed. Whimbrel Fields Preserve protects vital migratory corridors for waterfowl and shorebirds, including its namesake, the Hudsonian Whimbrel, while also support

CHAMBERS COUNTY, TEXAS — Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) has finalized the Onion Bayou Conservation Easement , permanently protecting 450 acres of wetland habitat in southern Chambers County, directly north of the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge within the East Galveston Bay watershed. The property, which the landowner will continue to own, is actively managed for rotational rice farming and wildlife habitat, connecting agricultural heritage to critical ecologic

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