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FOR Plant Swap Planned
Posted on Apr 22nd, 2025 Comments (0)
Brazoria County Spring 2025 Plant Swap
FOR Community Center Outdoor Pavilion
Sat Apr 26th, 9:00 am - Noon
20450 CR 510-B on the San Bernard
A plant swap is simply an event where fellow plant owners can come together to swap their plants. Bring any of your extra plants, cuttings, or seeds that you want to trade to the FOR Community Center outdoor pavilion. Use a pavilion table or bring a table and chair to set your plants on that are labeled with plant care tags. It’s fun, it’s free and a great way to meet fellow plant lovers.
Class Facilitators: Stephanie Cunningham, stephaniecunningham706@gmail.com and Jennifer Wolford
FOR Environmental Committee Chair: Keith Cunningham, 832-844-8237, kcunnike@gmail.com
River Ranger Held at Sweeny Elementary
Posted on Apr 21st, 2025 Comments (0)
It was indeed a very “Good Friday” April 18, 2025 when Friends of the River (FOR) San Bernard presented their River Ranger educational outreach program to fifth grade students at Sweeny Elementary School. This program, designed specifically for students residing in the San Bernard River watershed, had become side-tracked due to the covid pandemic years back until Chairman Claudia Pechacek revamped it. Every student and teacher received a Ranger t-shirt, a packet of environmental information and one lucky winner from each class won a fishing pole!
Thanks to all on the committee: Ashlyn McManus, Dana Wissick, Mike Goodson, Pat Wolever, and Chairman Claudia Pechacek.
There were seven different rotations of 20 to 25 students for a total of 140 to 175 students receiving information from the FOR River Rangers.
Thanks to all on the committee: Ashlyn McManus, Dana Wissick, Mike Goodson, Pat Wolever, and Chairman Claudia Pechacek.
There were seven different rotations of 20 to 25 students for a total of 140 to 175 students receiving information from the FOR River Rangers.
| These students won the fishing rod and reel. |
 Annellie Alvarez
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 Emiliano Zaragoza
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 Emma Presley
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 Jackson Garcia
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 Jessie Bailey
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 Lilliana Carmona
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 Ryan Newsom
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FOR Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Posted on Apr 20th, 2025 Comments (0)
...Peter doing the bunny hop!
Photo Linda Wright
...Peter doing the bunny hop!
Peter Rabbit traveled the river by water taxi and then transferred to a neighbor-driven gator to the FOR Community Center grounds where he signaled the start of the hunt for eggs.
Photos John Swanson
The FOR Easter Egg Hunt is an annual tradition on the river where children and families gather together to enjoy the popular event. This year two to three parents and grandparents watched as thirty-five children raced madly to collect the eggs after Peter Rabbit signaled the start of the hunt and it was only a matter of minutes before it ended...and here's who had their picture taken with Peter.
Photos John Swanson
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Mouth Photo 15Apr25
Posted on Apr 16th, 2025 Comments (0)
In 2024, Brazoria County re-qualified for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds and HOME Program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for years 2025-2027. The County has to re-qualify for these funds every three years and it was submitted to remain as a participating jurisdictional project. They received 42M for 12 projects of which re-dredging of the mouth of the San Bernard is one of those Projects. The re-dredging Permit is currently with the United States Army Corps of Engineers waiting for final signature.
Photo Bert Smith
Photo of mouth was taken Wed April 15, 2025 looking northeast from Gulf.
In 2024, Brazoria County re-qualified for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds and HOME Program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for years 2025-2027. The County has to re-qualify for these funds every three years and it was submitted to remain as a participating jurisdictional project. They received 42M for 12 projects of which re-dredging of the mouth of the San Bernard is one of those Projects. The re-dredging Permit is currently with the United States Army Corps of Engineers waiting for final signature.
April Monthly Report
Posted on Apr 6th, 2025 Comments (0)
These monthly reports are a way to let the public know what FOR’s been up to.
- Sat Apr 5 FOR Breakfast on the Bernard, Dido’s Restaurant
Twenty-three friends attended the regular first-Saturday-of-the-month Breakfast on the Bernard. President Sheila Wardlaw introduced visitor Tammy Dewey and gave updates of the annual Sat Apr 19 FOR Easter Egg Hunt and the Sat Apr 26th FOR Spring Plant Swap. Barbara Fratila, Ravi Singhania, and Dan Croft discussed current dynamics at the Port of Freeport. Mike Goodson, FOR Mouth Committee Chair, reported spending the last ten days trying to contact COE regarding the FOR dredging permit that is ready and waiting for finalization to proceed.
Winner of the FOR breakfast “Just Because Giveaway“ Nick Fratila holds a decorative wind-spinner that moves and spins in the wind.
Litter picked up on FM 2611
Posted on Apr 6th, 2025 Comments (0)
Photo Tom Ronayne
A huge thanks to four FOR volunteers Trey Gilbert, Mike Pudlo, Keith Cunningham and Tom Ronayne (taking photo) who collected twelve bags of trash along Hwy 2611 and the Churchill Bridge boat ramp on Sat Apr 6th.
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