Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting: Why Greenspace is Important to all of Us

July 27, 2022
August 17 Program: Why Greenspace is Important to ALL of Us

 

The August meeting will be conducted via Zoom. (no in-person meeting)

Starts 6:30 pm for social time; 7:00 pm for program.
Here is the link for the meeting on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4168201898?pwd=MzBpZ2hvUVFMckw4anlldTh6Tkh3dz09 
 
On August 17, Tim Pylate, the Executive Director at the Armand Bayou Nature Center (ABNC) will discuss the importance of preserving greenspace, the ABNC in particular, and the three rapidly disappearing ecosystems that are representative of the Texas Gulf Coast.  Tim Pylate has been at the helm of Armand Bayou Nature Center since 2018. Hailing from Pearland, Texas, Tim has more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has served in leadership positions in major nonprofits all around the world, including the former Soviet Union, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and the United States. In addition, Tim spent several years teaching in the United States and in Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer, where he became fluent in Russian. He is a lifelong lover of the natural world and the outdoors, and he is an avid herpetology enthusiast. 

 

The Armand Bayou Nature Center's 2,500-acre site includes natural wetlands, forest, and restored native prairie. The Nature Center features a network of hiking trails, and offers canoe/kayak outings, and a range of educational and recreational opportunities. 

 
Armand Bayou Nature Center was founded in 1974 as a result of efforts begun by an environmental visionary, Armand Yramategui. Armand foresaw the urban growth around Armand Bayou and strove to have this land remain a wilderness. Armand's tragic death in 1970 inspired Hana Ginzbarg to start a campaign to raise funds and public support for the purchase of the 2,500 acres of land now preserved as ABNC in the memory of Armand Yramategui.

 

The inspired and tireless efforts of Hana and local, regional and national coalitions of people and organizations led to Armand Bayou Nature Center becoming a well-established non-profit organization with the mission of preserving and restoring three diverse and imperiled Gulf Coast habitats. As one of the largest urban nature preserves in the United States, ABNC strives to educate and inspire people of all ages to explore, respect, and protect nature and our vital local ecosystems. 

Link to the ABNC website:

Armand Bayou Nature Center (abnc.org)

 

Anyone who may have specific questions on the topic is asked to send their questions ahead of time to bayareasierraclubhouston@gmail.com

Photo courtesy of Tim Pylate, the Executive Director at the Armand Bayou Nature Center.

 

Bay Area meetings are on 3rd Wednesday of the month and start at 6:30pm for social hour; speaker and discussion from 7-8:30 pm.

 

Mark your calendars: For our Zoom meeting on Wednesday September 21, the speaker for Bay Area Sierra Club Houston will be environmentalist, researcher, professor, best-selling author: Douglas W. Tallamy.