Background and History
Created
WHAT IS EDBD?
EDBD is an important
education and outreach festival free for Coastal Bend residents. EDBD
provides a unique opportunity for citizens to learn about our bays and
estuaries, wetlands, native plants and animals, recycling, conservation and other
environmental issues. We encourage citizens
to protect natural resources, and we ask for their life-long commitment to conserve
resources. EDBD goals are:
1.
Education. We educate the public about our bays,
estuaries, and other native habitats, and the importance of clean air, clean
water and a clean environment to our Coastal quality of life.
2.
Conservation. We urge citizens to become more pro-active in
their day-to-day lives in recycling, composting, conserving energy, water, and
other resources, and preventing litter accumulation.
3.
Habitat Protection. We encourage protection of native habitats
(such as sea grasses) by asking citizens to take part in low- to no-impact outdoor
activities such as kayaking, wind-surfing, birding, biking, fly-fishing,
gardening, swimming and hiking.
4.
Participation. We bring together groups, such as TAMU-CC,
the City of
WHO SPONSORS EDBD?
The
Coastal Bend Bays Foundation is proud to have launched our first Earth Day Bay Day
in 1999. The following have been
partners and sponsors of Earth Day Bay Day:
Coastal
Flint Hills Resources
Valero
Goldston
Engineering
Equistar
Everest Water
HEB
Citgo
Whataburger
Inc.
Dinah Bowman
Vickie Marcellen
Allen
Christi Mathews
Evelyn Atkinson
Texas A&M
University-Corpus Christi
Kenedy
Foundation
Moorhouse Construction
Earl Sams
Foundation
American Electric Power
Naismith
Engineering
Trull
Foundation
Coca Cola of the Southwest
Sherwin Alumina
Buc
Days
Everest Water
Caller Times
Evelyn Atkinson
Junior League of
Environmental Defense
Ed Rachel Foundation
OxyChem
Sierra Club
Coastal
Tor Minerals
Coastal
Shiner Mosley
City of
WHY?
The Coastal Bend has some of the
most ecologically AND economically productive marine waters in the
Foundation. We believe that educating the public is one
of the most important ways to protect these precious resources.
DID YOU KNOW THESE EDBD FACTS?
·
EDBD is in its 6th year;
·
EDBD served 10,000 visitors and had 85 exhibitors in 2004,
including resource protection agencies, regional environmental groups, and many
businesses and non-profits;
·
EDBD has many excellent free educational exhibits,
such as the Walk Through the Wetlands,
Last Chance Forever, Marine Mammal Stranding Network, TPWD Junior Angler Program, TPWD touch tanks, Boy Scouts camp exhibit, City
of Corpus Christi Stormwater, Solid Waste, Recycling, and Water Department
exhibits, Nueces River Authority, Geological Society, Tree Council, Texas State
Aquarium, Coastal Bend Council of
Governments, Coastal Bend Bays &
Estuaries Program, animal rehabbers, and much more;
·
EDBD
offers outstanding
recreational activities such as, kayaking and sailing events on Corpus Christi
Bay, birding, plant walks, fly-fishing demonstrations, climbing wall,
wind-surfing simulator, nature tourism expo,
and more;
·
EDBD
offers great musical and
story-telling entertainment; and
·
EDBD has good food!
For over 30 years, Earth Day events in this country
have been educating people of all ages and raising their environmental
awareness. We hope you will join
with your fellow Coastal Bend leaders who have committed to supporting EDBD.
The
Coastal Bend Bays Foundation (
|
|
Location |
Number of Visitors |
Number of Exhibitors |
Funding |
|
1999 |
Hans and |
200 |
3 |
$5,000 |
|
2000 |
|
1,300 |
20 |
$10,500 |
|
2001 |
|
2,100 |
30 |
$12,500 |
|
2002 |
|
3,800 |
42 |
$15,000 |
|
2003 |
|
4,000 |
45 |
$18,000 |
|
2004 |
Naval Air Station |
10,000 plus |
85 |
$21,000 |