Trash Bash Educational Videos

Watersheds and Nonpoint Sources of Pollution
We all live in a watershed, and and through that watershed our daily activities can have an impact on our local waterways and even Galveston Bay. Check out the videos below to learn more about how you are connected from Backyard to Bay.

Video Topics relate to the following TEKS: S.AQ.12; S.ES.9.A; S.7.8.C; 
​Artist Boat's nonpoint source workshop discusses how pollution can travel through Galveston Bay's watershed and the effects it can have. 

Related Activities:Additional Resources:
  • HERE in Houston has gathered a lot of local and state educational resources to further investigate watersheds.
  • The Know Your Watershed website lets you locate the watershed you live in and take a virtual tour down the San Jacinto River.
The Baytown Nature Center's "It's All Downstream From Here" video highlights how small instances of litter add up throughout the watershed to a big problem downstream.

Additional Resources:
  • The Galveston Bay Report Card helps you locate your watershed, see the Bay's "grades", and learn what you can do to help improve the health of the Bay.
  • H-GAC has interactive exhibits for different nonpoint sources of pollution, as well as downloadable graphics of the exhibits' educational posters.
  • The Back the Bay website has videos, tips, and more to help you discover that when it comes to the Bay - you're more connected than you think.
The Galveston Bay Foundation's program, Cease the Grease, shares how Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) is made and how easy it is to properly dispose of it so that it doesn't create a costly mess for you or our waterways.

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  • The Galveston Bay Action Network (website and app) is a great resource for reporting pollution in the Galveston Bay region - including Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) that might be caused by improper disposal of FOG.
City of Houston's Protect Our Pipes program discusses how to properly dispose of Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG).

Related Activities: Additional Resources:
  • The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority has an online module to explore how to keep FOG out of the pipes.
City of Houston's Protect Our Pipes program shares some tips on how to prevent our sewers and pipes from overflowing or backing up - keeping bacteria from entering our watershed.
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Additional Resources:
  • Learn how "disposable" wipes are also causing clogs and problems in our pipes with Patty Potty.
Litter, Recycling and Sustainable Alternatives
Litter is one of the most visible forms of pollution in our waterways and throughout watersheds. Check out the videos below to learn more about how litter impacts wildlife and what you can do to help keep our waterways clean.

Video topics relate to the following TEKS: ​1.B for S.K-8, AQ, ESS, ES; S.AQ.12; S.ES.5.F
​The Citizens Environmental Coalition Houston shares how to Recycle Right. You can learn more about recycling at the HERE In Houston website with videos, activities and lessons, and more.

Related Activities: Additional Resources:
  • HERE in Houstonwww.hereinhouston.org/recycling has gathered a lot of local and state educational resources to further investigate waste reduction and recycling.
SPLASh's (Stopping Plastics and Litter Along Shorelines) video details two main impacts trash pollution can have on wildlife: ingestion and entanglement.

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SPLASh's video talks about the Top 5 most common types of trash found along our coastlines and what you can do to help.

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The Galveston Bay Foundation's Sustainable Sasha provides some tips on how to reduce, reuse and refuse single-use plastics to help keep litter out of our waterways.

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​Join us on Saturday, March 29, 2025 for the 31st annual Trash Bash®!