preservation - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/preservation/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:49:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 preservation - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/preservation/ 32 32 103504436 Preservation group urges pause in White House East Wing demolition | CW39 Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/preservation-group-urges-pause-in-white-house-east-wing-demolition-cw39-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preservation-group-urges-pause-in-white-house-east-wing-demolition-cw39-houston Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:49:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=893d132b29adae040253db9cf14378a4 ... Fort Bend County, deputies say. In a press release, the White House alleged that the press was “clutching their pearls” over Trump's planned ...

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]]> 1050629 In Praise of Education, Preservation as Flood-Mitigation Strategies https://houstonnewmedia.org/in-praise-of-education-preservation-as-flood-mitigation-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-praise-of-education-preservation-as-flood-mitigation-strategies Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:39:41 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=51852 6/16/25 – Not many people understand the value of education and preservation as a flood-mitigation strategies. Leaving land near waterways in its natural state costs a tiny fraction of building giant detention basins after people flood. Plus the natural land provides recreation for people and habitat for wildlife. The people who built communities like Kingwood […]

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]]> 969972 A Visual Testament to the Wonders of Wetlands https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-visual-testament-to-the-wonders-of-wetlands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-visual-testament-to-the-wonders-of-wetlands Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:44:23 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=44139 According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, wetlands provide free floodwater storage that helps retain runoff and reduce flooding. Wetlands also reduce erosion and improve water quality. Last, but not least, they also provide habitat for hundreds of species. One of my hobbies has long been bird photography. Few other cities in America offer the […]

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]]> 741099 School preservation discussed by county heritage partners, LULAC – Wharton Journal-Spectator https://houstonnewmedia.org/school-preservation-discussed-by-county-heritage-partners-lulac-wharton-journal-spectator-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-preservation-discussed-by-county-heritage-partners-lulac-wharton-journal-spectator-2 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 23:07:20 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=4cc6a6dd0c14f1725908d3f341243e3a ... Texas. A pilot program for the Little Schools was launched in Ganado in 1957. In 1958, the Wharton, Sugar Land, Aldine, Brookshire, Edna ...

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]]> 717979 School preservation discussed by county heritage partners, LULAC – Wharton Journal-Spectator https://houstonnewmedia.org/school-preservation-discussed-by-county-heritage-partners-lulac-wharton-journal-spectator/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-preservation-discussed-by-county-heritage-partners-lulac-wharton-journal-spectator Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:54:34 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bd2f3c6b76037925454aaa217c9de38e In 1958, the Wharton, Sugar Land, Aldine, Brookshire, Edna, Rosenberg, and Fort Stockton ISDs incorporated the Little Schools of the 400 and ...

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]]> 717888 Nature’s Confusing Balance Sheet https://houstonnewmedia.org/natures-confusing-balance-sheet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=natures-confusing-balance-sheet Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:19:20 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35579 A headline in the New York Times last year said it all. “Our Love of Living Near Water Persists Despite the Dangers.” How much value do you place on beauty? Serenity? Clean water where eagles fish? The experience of walking through the woods with your children and sitting on a quiet riverbank together? For many […]

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]]> 438390 Preservation: A Natural, Low-Cost Form of Flood Mitigation https://houstonnewmedia.org/preservation-a-natural-low-cost-form-of-flood-mitigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preservation-a-natural-low-cost-form-of-flood-mitigation Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:02:09 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=34672 Most people think of Kingwood’s East End Park as a place to commune with nature. But it began as a natural, low-cost form of flood mitigation. When Friendswood was building Kingwood, it toyed with the idea of building homes where the park now stands. Instead, it bequeathed the land to the Kingwood Service Association (KSA). […]

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]]> 401984 Urban Historic Preservation of the Former Home of the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad https://houstonnewmedia.org/urban-historic-preservation-of-the-former-home-of-the-most-honorable-elijah-muhammad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=urban-historic-preservation-of-the-former-home-of-the-most-honorable-elijah-muhammad Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:15:26 +0000 https://www.pr.com/press-release/853255 Support Urban Historic Preservation [PR.com]

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]]> 237422 New Bayou Preservation Association president intends to keep Houston’s bayous clean https://houstonnewmedia.org/new-bayou-preservation-association-president-intends-to-keep-houstons-bayous-clean/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-bayou-preservation-association-president-intends-to-keep-houstons-bayous-clean Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:34:23 +0000 https://houstonnewmedia.org/target/new-bayou-preservation-association-president-intends-to-keep-houstons-bayous-clean/ Brittani Flowers has been named the new president and CEO of Bayou Preservation Association. Brittani Flowers, who was recently named

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]]> 176554 Preserve What Makes Lake Houston Area Unique https://houstonnewmedia.org/preserve-what-makes-lake-houston-area-unique/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preserve-what-makes-lake-houston-area-unique Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:23:17 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=23327 During my life, I’ve explored 49 states. But the state I choose to call home is Texas, and there’s no place I’d rather live in Texas than the Lake Houston Area. That’s in large part due to our proximity to nature and our fierce commitment to preservation. This country has a lot to love. But […]

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]]> 99135 Holding on to history: Patchwork of Freedmen's Town preservation efforts keeps fight alive https://houstonnewmedia.org/holding-on-to-history-patchwork-of-freedmenamp039s-town-preservation-efforts-keeps-fight-alive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holding-on-to-history-patchwork-of-freedmenamp039s-town-preservation-efforts-keeps-fight-alive Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:40:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=34113f84ba95703fef6b6187de70d6e0 Where dozens of parishioners once gathered at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town, a handful still meets on Sundays at the vacant lot it stood on.

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