Dear Northwest Brownsville Neighbors,
Please help us to insure that our elected officials turn the former Union Pacific West Rail line into a "Hike and Bike" trail. How can you help? Get involved in our efforts by emailing us at: [email protected] .
We will be posting below soon information about our gatherings and how you can contact our elected city and county officials. Help us to build a beautiful Brownsville!
See you soon,
Green Club Verde Team
Town Hall Meeting to discuss a Hike and Bike Trail on the old Union Pacific RR line in West Brownsville:
Nov 16 at 5:30 pm at Yturria Elementary on Alton Gloor
Please attend and let your voice be heard about the construction of an 8-mile Hike and Bike Trail, rather than another road and strip mall that leads to pollution, noise, and without a doubt a greater possibility of flooding during storms. (Note: This last statement is supported by research from an article in the "Atlantic" magazine about Harvey and the flooding in Houston. See: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/why-cities-flood/538251/)
See article in the Collegian about our club's previous activities, April 2013.
Please help us to insure that our elected officials turn the former Union Pacific West Rail line into a "Hike and Bike" trail. How can you help? Get involved in our efforts by emailing us at: [email protected] .
We will be posting below soon information about our gatherings and how you can contact our elected city and county officials. Help us to build a beautiful Brownsville!
See you soon,
Green Club Verde Team
Town Hall Meeting to discuss a Hike and Bike Trail on the old Union Pacific RR line in West Brownsville:
Nov 16 at 5:30 pm at Yturria Elementary on Alton Gloor
Please attend and let your voice be heard about the construction of an 8-mile Hike and Bike Trail, rather than another road and strip mall that leads to pollution, noise, and without a doubt a greater possibility of flooding during storms. (Note: This last statement is supported by research from an article in the "Atlantic" magazine about Harvey and the flooding in Houston. See: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/why-cities-flood/538251/)
See article in the Collegian about our club's previous activities, April 2013.
GREEN CLUB VERDE ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB IN BROWNSVILLE, TX
FALL 2017 GRASS ROOT ACTIVITIES:
Green Club Verde UTRGV meeting-Brownsville Campus:
in the Main Courtyard near the Blue Tower
Rest of the academic year:
Meetings every first and third Monday at 12:00-1:00pm in the Main Courtyard.
Introductory meetings:
Monday, Oct 23 at 12:15-1:15
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 12:15-1:15 in Sabal Hall 2.102
AGENDA ITEMS FOR MEETINGS:
1. Officer elections*
2. T-Shirt distribution
3. Plans for weekend block walking for the RAIL TRAIL CAMPAIGN
4. Plans for sound environmental actions that seek to alter misguided political policies.
5. PIZZA WILL BE SERVED!
PAST ACTIVITIES: FALL 2014
Tell your family and friends about the Green Club Verde!
Meetings Fall Semester :
We will help educate Brownsville neighbors about the curbside recycling pilot project.
*Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 2-3:30 at the UTB School of Public Health S1.408.
We will assist this fall with a curbside recycling pilot project in the city of Brownsville. Free Pizza and T-shirts!
*Saturday, November 2, 4-6pm—Education/outreach in Lakeway/Briarwyck
*Saturday, November 9, 4-6pm—Education/outreach in Lakeway/Briarwyck
*Saturday, November 16, 4-6pm—Education/outreach in Lakeway/Briarwyck
*Saturday, December 14, 4-6pm—Recycling bins distribution in Briarwyck--MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! THANK YOU!
FALL 2017 GRASS ROOT ACTIVITIES:
Green Club Verde UTRGV meeting-Brownsville Campus:
in the Main Courtyard near the Blue Tower
Rest of the academic year:
Meetings every first and third Monday at 12:00-1:00pm in the Main Courtyard.
Introductory meetings:
Monday, Oct 23 at 12:15-1:15
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 12:15-1:15 in Sabal Hall 2.102
AGENDA ITEMS FOR MEETINGS:
1. Officer elections*
2. T-Shirt distribution
3. Plans for weekend block walking for the RAIL TRAIL CAMPAIGN
4. Plans for sound environmental actions that seek to alter misguided political policies.
5. PIZZA WILL BE SERVED!
PAST ACTIVITIES: FALL 2014
Tell your family and friends about the Green Club Verde!
Meetings Fall Semester :
We will help educate Brownsville neighbors about the curbside recycling pilot project.
*Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 2-3:30 at the UTB School of Public Health S1.408.
We will assist this fall with a curbside recycling pilot project in the city of Brownsville. Free Pizza and T-shirts!
*Saturday, November 2, 4-6pm—Education/outreach in Lakeway/Briarwyck
*Saturday, November 9, 4-6pm—Education/outreach in Lakeway/Briarwyck
*Saturday, November 16, 4-6pm—Education/outreach in Lakeway/Briarwyck
*Saturday, December 14, 4-6pm—Recycling bins distribution in Briarwyck--MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! THANK YOU!
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WELCOME TO GREEN CLUB VERDE'S WEBSITE
Green Club Verde is a multicultural environmental club consisting of concerned students and residents of Brownsville. We seek to promote environmental awareness and empower members to work toward endorsing sound environmental positions. We also provide opportunities for citizens to become directly involved in a variety of projects related to the environment. Finally, we are a non-profit grass-roots organization that seeks to encourage team-efforts among other environmentally concerned citizens and environmental groups. We welcome new members. [email protected]
Based on the 1977 Tbilisi International Conference on Environmental Education, we also endorse these objectives:
Based on the 1977 Tbilisi International Conference on Environmental Education, we also endorse these objectives:
- Awareness: To help the community to acquire an awareness and sensitivity to the environment and to pertinent issues at local, national and international levels.
- Knowledge: To assist the community to obtain a basic understanding of how the environment functions, how people interact with the environment, and how issues and problems dealing with the environment arise and how they can be resolved.
- Attitudes: To encourage the community to acquire a set of values of concern for the environment and to participate in environmental maintenance and improvement.
- Skills: To assist the community to acquire the skills needed to identify, investigate, and contribute to the resolution of environmental issues and problems.
- Participation: To encourage members to undertake projects in which their acquired knowledge and skills toward the resolution of environmental problems are used.
