MEDIA ADVISORY, May 14, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
When: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at 11 a.m.
Where: Baytown Nature Center
2011/2 W. Shreck Ave.
Baytown, Texas
Directions:
From Houston via I-10: Take I-10 East to Spur 330 (Decker)
exit. Turn right at the first traffic signal (Bayway Drive).
Go south on Bayway for approximately 11/2 mile to Shreck St.
Look for the Little League Park sign. Turn right on Shreck
and see the temporary entrance to the nature center.
From Beaumont via Interstate 10: Take I-10 West to the
Highlands exit, cross over the highway and turn left. This
will put you on Decker (Spur330). Then follow the above
directions.
From Highway 225: Take Hwy 225 east to the Baytown exit.
Cross the Hartman Bridge and proceed on Hwy 146 (straight
ahead) to the Spur 330 exit. Proceed to Baker Rd. (the first
traffic light after the freeway ends) and turn left. Baker
will dead-end at Bayway Drive. Turn left and go approximately
1/2 mile to Shreck St. Look for the Little League Park sign.
Turn right on Shreck and see the temporary entrance to the
nature center.
Who: PHA officials, Baytown Mayor Pete C. Alfaro, members of the
Beneficial Uses Group (BUG).
Why: This event will celebrate the restoration of Goat Island.
At one time an important recreational part of Baytown, Goat
Island became a victim of subsidence. Restoration of the
island is the result of an innovative effort to use dredged
materials from the Houston Galveston Navigation Channel by
the Beneficial Uses Group, a coalition of local, state, and
federal government agencies formed in 1990. The 200-acre Goat
Island will serve as a habitat for area wildlife, including
numerous fish and bird species. Refreshments will be served.
The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located along the Port of Houston, the 25-mile long complex of diversified public and private facilities designed for handling general cargo, containers, grain and other dry bulk materials, project and heavy lift cargo, and other types of cargo. Each year, more than 6,600 vessels call at the port, which ranks first in the U.S. in foreign waterborne tonnage, second in overall total tonnage, and sixth largest in the world. The Port Authority plays a vital role in ensuring navigational safety along the Houston Ship Channel, which has been instrumental in Houston's development as a center of international trade. The Barbours Cut Container Terminal and Central Maintenance Facility are the first of any U.S. port facilities to develop and implement an innovative Environmental Management System that meets the rigorous standards of ISO 14001. Additionally, the port is an approved delivery point for Coffee "C" futures contracts traded on the New York Board of Trade's Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange. For more information, please visit www.portofhouston.com
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