Houston Endowment supports initiatives that build toward a livable community with a healthy, sustainable environment.

Healthy, attractive surroundings are essential to a good quality of life. Achieving a balance between needs of the environment and the economy is critical if a community is to develop, attract and retain a workforce of well-educated, highly skilled, environmentally conscious and engaged citizens.

The greater Houston area offers an increasing array of well-conceived parkland and a network of waterways and wetlands that provide flood control and recreation opportunities, as well as seven distinct ecosystems with a wide variety of plants, aquatic life and wildlife. However, the region’s rapid growth, land use practices and major industries present environmental challenges that are compounded by its geography and climate.