BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//217.21.76.66//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-FROM-URL:https://christmasbayfoundation.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4259@christmasbayfoundation.org DTSTAMP:20240323T080112Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Events CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The CBF will sponsor an Earth Day activity at CB. We will have a kayaking nature tour of CB and surrounding estuaries led by renowned Nat uralist\, Bruce Bodson\, President of CBF. This tour will touch on the ben efits of estuaries and their importance to the environment and marine ecos ystem. How the moon affects the tides and the movement of fish. Identify t he various critters that live in the bay and shoreline and how they depend upon each other for survival in a challenging environment.\nBruce is an e xperienced birder and will point out the numerous birds that frequent the area including the extraordinary Roseate Spoonbill\, the threatened Reddis h Egret\, Oystercatchers\, Black Skimmers\, and a host of other birds that inhabit the coastal estuary.\nThe tour will begin Sunday morning April 23 at 8 am until noon\, where participants will meet at the Kayak Launch4 mi les west of Seidler’s Boat Ramp off the Bluewater Hwy near Surfside Texas in Brazoria County. Directions will be included. Kayaks are provided with paddles\, lifejacket\, and a seat. A whistle will also be included and wil l be a memento of the trip. We recommend that paddlers bring the following items\;\n– sunscreen\n– wide brimmed hat\n– sunglasses\n– binoculars\n– l ong sleeved shirt\n– water (we provide 1 bottle)\n– masks are optional yet encouraged\n– mosquito repellent\n– booties or hard rubber soled wading s hoes\n– snacks/sandwiches in a ziplock bag\n \nThe reservations are made o n a first come\, first served basis and we have room for up to 20 paddlers .\n \nSign up at the CBF website\, www.christmasbayfoundation.org\, with E ric Boatman who will assist you and give you the opportunity to join the C BF.\nThis trip will fill up quickly and we recommend that you sign up quic kly. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230423T120000 SEQUENCE:4260 SUMMARY:Earth Day Activity @ CB 04-23-22 – Sponsored by the CBF URL:https://christmasbayfoundation.org/event/earth-day-activity-cb-04-23-22 -sponsored-by-the-cbf X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://i0.wp.com/christmasbayfoundation.org/wp- content/uploads/2015/08/Kayak_Group.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\;150\;150\; 1\,medium\;https://i0.wp.com/christmasbayfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads /2015/08/Kayak_Group.jpg?fit=300%2C201&ssl=1\;300\;201\;1\,large\;https:// i0.wp.com/christmasbayfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Kayak_Grou p.jpg?fit=700%2C470&ssl=1\;700\;470\;1 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nThe CBF will sponsor an Earth Day activity at CB. We will have a kayaking nature tour of CB and surroun ding estuaries led by renowned Naturalist\, Bruce Bodson\, President of CB F. This tour will touch on the benefits of estuaries and their importance to the environment and marine ecosystem. How the moon affects the tides an d the movement of fish. Identify the various critters that live in the bay and shoreline and how they depend upon each other for survival in a chall enging environment.
\nBruce is an experienced birder and will point out the numerous birds that frequent the area including the extraordinary Roseate Spoonbill\, the threatened Reddish Egret\, Oystercatchers\, Black Skimmers\, and a host of other birds that inhabit the coastal estuary.
\nThe tour will begin Sunday morning April 23 at 8 am until noon\, wher e participants will meet at the Kayak Launch4 miles west of Seidler’s Boat Ramp off the Bluewater Hwy near Surfside Texas in Brazoria County. Direct ions will be included. Kayaks are provided with paddles\, lifejacket\, and a seat. A whistle will also be included and will be a memento of the trip . We recommend that paddlers bring the following items\;
\n– sunscre en
\n– wide brimmed hat
\n– sunglasses
\n– binoculars
\n– long sleeved shirt
\n– water (we provide 1 bottle)
\n– masks are optional yet encouraged
\n– mosquito repellent
\n– booties or hard rubber soled wading shoes
\n– snacks/sandwiches in a ziplock bag
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The reservations are made on a first come\, first served basis and we have room for up to 20 paddlers.
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Sign up at the CBF website\, www.christmasbayfoundation.org\, with Eric Boatman who will assis t you and give you the opportunity to join the CBF.
\nThis trip will fill up quickly and we recommend that you sign up quickly.
\n HTML> END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4325@christmasbayfoundation.org DTSTAMP:20240323T080112Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:MEETING PLACE – TIME 8:00 AM \, ON 2/17/2024 AT SAN LUIS PASS C OUNTY PARK \nFOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE https://www.brazoriacountytx.gov/dep artments/parks-department/san-luis-pass\nThe Christmas Bay Foundation enco urages responsible recreational use of Texas waters and coastal resources\ , including fishing\, crabbing\, and boating. Unfortunately\, some users n eglect to leave areas “as they found them\,” not only with trash but with abandoned methods of long-term fishing\, such as mesh crab traps and trotl ines. These are hazards to marine life as well as recreational users of th e bay and can remain for months or years – doing continued damage out of s ight and out of mind. The unattended fishing by crab traps is often referr ed to as “ghost fishing.” Abandoned traps can also damage sensitive habita ts\, injuring wade fishers\, and damaging boats\, motors\, and tackle.\nTh e Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program (ACTRP) was created by Senate Bill 1 410 during the 77th (2001) Legislative session. This bill granted the TPWD Commission authority to create a ten-day crab trap closure that begins th e third Friday of each February. Crab traps left in the water during this time are considered litter and may be disposed of appropriately. Before this law\, only law enforcement officials could legally remove abandoned c rab traps from Texas’ marine waters. Since 2002\, volunteers have removed over 40\,000 abandoned traps from Texas waters. Click here to view a sho rt YOUTUBE clip.\nLaws allow you to remove crab traps for the ten-day peri od starting on the third Friday in February. The closure will be from Febr uary 16 2024 to February 25\, 2024\, with our volunteer event taking place on February 17\, 2024.\nThe CBF organized the first mesh crab trap remova l program in Christmas Bay in February 2002. Biologists estimated that ove r 11\,000 organisms were saved just during the week of the cleanup in 2002 . Twenty-one species of organisms\, many commercially or recreationally im portant\, were observed in these traps with blue crab and stone crab repre senting 76% of the organisms observed.\nThe CBF secured a dumpster from TP &WD\, volunteers wading\, kayaking & Jon boats were used to bring the trap s back to the Brazoria County boat ramp at CB. The dumpster was nearly fil led to capacity with the traps. Crab trap removal continued for the next s ix years. When you consider how the numbers of fish and crabs saved grow w ith each trap that is removed and is no longer a menace into the future\, the importance of this work to the health of the ecosystem cannot be overs tated.\nIn 2015\, CBF relaunched the Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program\, in partnership with the TP&WD and increased the effectiveness of the proj ect by securing the Brazoria County Search & Rescue team to provide airboa ts & pilots to take volunteers recruited by CBF on a search of Christmas B ay for the traps. The crab trap removal program was featured on the front page of the Galveston County Daily Newspaper.\nCLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMA TION AT THE TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE\nVolunteer to help at our next abandone d crab trap removal. It is a great way to be out on the water while making a real\, physical impact in providing a valuable service to the marine li fe and habitat of Christmas Bay. DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T163000 GEO:+29.07899;-95.249898 LOCATION:SAN LUIS PASS COUNTY PARK @ 14001 CR 257 Freeport\, TX 77541 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program 2024 URL:https://christmasbayfoundation.org/event/abandoned-crab-trap-removal-pr ogram-2024 X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://i0.wp.com/christmasbayfoundation.org/wp- content/uploads/2022/01/354A3801-2.jpg?resize=862%2C655&ssl=1\;862\;655\,m edium\;https://i0.wp.com/christmasbayfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/202 2/01/354A3801-2.jpg?resize=862%2C655&ssl=1\;862\;655\,large\;https://i0.wp .com/christmasbayfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/354A3801-2.jpg? resize=862%2C655&ssl=1\;862\;655\,full\;https://i0.wp.com/christmasbayfoun dation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/354A3801-2.jpg?resize=862%2C655&ssl= 1\;862\;655 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nFOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE https://www.brazoriacountytx.gov/departments/parks-department/san-luis- pass
\nThe Christmas Bay Foundation encourages responsible recre ational use of Texas waters and coastal resources\, including fishing\, cr abbing\, and boating. Unfortunately\, some users neglect to leave areas “a s they found them\,” not only with trash but with abandoned methods of lon g-term fishing\, such as mesh crab traps and trotlines. These are hazards to marine life as well as recreational users of the bay and can remain for months or years – doing continued damage out of sight and out of mind. Th e unattended fishing by crab traps is often referred to as “ghost fishing. ” Abandoned traps can also damage sensitive habitats\, injuring wade fishe rs\, and damaging boats\, motors\, and tackle.
\nThe Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program (ACTRP) was created by Senate Bill 1410 during the 77 th (2001) Legislative session. This bill granted the TPWD Commission autho rity to create a ten-day crab trap closure that begins the third Friday of each February. Crab traps left in the water during this time are conside red litter and may be disposed of appropriately. Before this law\, only l aw enforcement officials could legally remove abandoned crab traps from Te xas’ marine waters. Since 2002\, volunteers have removed over 40\,000 aban doned traps from Texas waters. Click here to view a short YOUTUBE clip.
\nLaws allow you to remove crab traps for the ten-day per iod starting on the third Friday in February. The closure will be from Feb ruary 16 2024 to February 25\, 2024\, with our volunteer event taking plac e on February 17\, 2024.
\nThe CBF organiz ed the first mesh crab trap removal program in Christmas Bay in February 2 002. Biologists estimated that over 11\,000 organisms were saved just duri ng the week of the cleanup in 2002. Twenty-one species of organisms\, many commercially or recreationally important\, were observed in these traps w ith blue crab and stone crab representing 76% of the organisms observed. p>\n
The CBF secured a dumpster from TP&WD\, volunteers wading\, kayakin g & Jon boats were used to bring the traps back to the Brazoria County boa t ramp at CB. The dumpster was nearly filled to capacity with the traps. C rab trap removal continued for the next six years. When you consider how t he numbers of fish and crabs saved grow with each trap that is removed and is no longer a menace into the future\, the importance of this work to th e health of the ecosystem cannot be overstated.
\nIn 2015\, CBF rela unched the Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Program\, in partnership with the T P&WD and increased the effectiveness of the project by securing the Brazor ia County Search & Rescue team to provide airboats & pilots to take volunt eers recruited by CBF on a search of Christmas Bay for the traps. The crab trap removal program was featured on the front page of the Galveston Coun ty Daily Newspaper.
\nCLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AT THE TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE
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