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  • Spring Creek dam study proceeds, considering regional drainage options

    Community Impact Newspaper
    While The Woodlands Township board of directors on April 21 decided not to renew its One Water Task Force, which focused on drainage, flooding, subsidence and other issues related to water in the region, efforts continue this year among agencies looking to find solutions to improve regional drainage.

  • The Woodlands Township board of directors to decide on future of One Water Task Force

    Community Impact Newspaper
    The future of The Woodlands Township’s One Water Task Force, which was originally formed by the board of directors as a drainage task force in 2016, is uncertain after discussion on extending its term was tabled at a Jan. 26 meeting.

  • The Woodlands new Monarch Park aims to create pollinator habitat

    ABC 13 News
    The Woodlands was named a Monarch Champion by the National Wildlife Federation earlier this year for its commitment to the endangered butterfly...The Woodlands' founder George Mitchell in the 1970s had indicated 25% of land in The Woodlands should be off limits from development. The current figure is 28%, according to a Howard Hughes news release.

  • Monarch Park opening in the Village of Creekside Park

    Hello Woodlands
    With 151 parks and its approach used to manage a diverse parks and recreation system, The Woodlands Township was awarded the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) Gold Medal in 2019 and an Innovations in Conversation Award from the NRPA in 2020.

  • Harris County Receives Grant for Regional Watershed Study; Local Agencies Partner to Address Flood Mitigation

    Community Impact Newspaper
    The results of the study will be used to identify future projects that could prevent flooding, which could include building large regional detention facilities, managing sediment, implementing home buyouts and installing additional water gauges.

  • Some suburbs work with nature. Why can't the rest of the city?

    Houston Chronicle
    This principle — work with, not against, a site's natural condition — was first promulgated in The Woodlands in the 1970s and continues to hold sway in developments surrounding Houston.

  • Creighton passes Jones State Forest bill

    Woodlands Online
    Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) passed legislation to protect 100% of the W.G. Jones State Forest.

  • See inside The Woodlands’ newest ‘green’ building: Houston Advanced Research Center’s headquarters

    Community Impact Newspaper
    “Specifically, with my father, I think this building has two things he would love: the concept of how it embodies the notion of sustainability science and living with limited resources and maximizing efficiency,” Michell said.

  • TWDC stocking grass carp in Woodland Waterway

    Houston Chronicle
    According to information from TPWD, the development company has been permitted to release 300 grass carp into the Waterway. Texas has allowed the stocking of triploid grass carp since 1992 as an effective biological tool for the control of nuisance vegetation.

  • New trail breaks ground in the Woodlands' George Mitchell Nature Preserve

    Community Impact Newspaper
    Tim Welbes, co-president of the Development Company, said the trail will be a place of tranquility when completed in 2018. This is the preserve’s fourth trailhead and the nature trail. “Stop and listen,” Welbes said. “All of [this] handwork results in a moment where you can leave cell phones off, walk a few hundred feet and you’re in stone silence. It’s pretty magical with the digital world we live in. That’s what this facility is all about—to unplug and recharge.”

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