Parks and Natural Areas Awards
NEW! H-GAC is now accepting application for its Parks & Natural Areas Awards, which showcase best practices in planning, policy, and projects in the thirteen-county region. The creativity, efficiency, and effectiveness of these innovative award winners serve as models for government agencies and private developers throughout the region. More here...
Parks and Natural Areas Subcommittee (PNA)
The Parks & Natural Areas (PNA) Subcommittee's mission is to "assist in the development of public policy initiatives to expand parks and natural areas in the thirteen-county H-GAC region for the improved quality of life, habitat, and water quality."
The PNA committee is a subcommittee of the Natural Resources Advisory Committee (NRAC), a thirty-member committee appointed by the board of H-GAC. The NRAC's purpose is to advise the H-GAC Board of Directors and staff on environmental and natural resource issues.
To that end, the PNA Subcommittee promotes the PNA Award Program, maintains a regional inventory of parks, and serves as a forum for discussion of issues related to parks and natural areas. The PNA subcommittee facilitates information exchange and planning efforts between various stakeholders and collaborators to protect and preserve parks and natural areas across the region.
PNA Subcommittee Meetings
Meetings are held at 2:00 PM on the third Tuesday of January, April, July, and October. In 2009, meetings will be held on January 22, April 16, July 16, and October 15. Anyone is welcome to attend. For additional meeting information please contact: rachel.powers@h-gac.com
PNA Subcommittee Members
The subcommittee is chaired by Linda Shead of the Trust for Public Land.
Subcommittee Roster
Parks Links
Go to the Parks Links page to visit the websites of various city and county parks and parks departments.
For information about Parks and Natural Areas, please contact:
Rachel Powers
Senior Environmental Planner
Community & Environmental Planning Department
(713) 993-4559
rachel.powers@h-gac.com