Organizations Filed Purposes:
The mission of the Bayou Preservation Association is to celebrate, protect and restore the natural richness of all our waterways through projects, activism, advocacy, collaboration and education.
Bayou Preservation Association, Inc.(BPA) facilitates collaborative projects and public awareness about the region's streams and bayous in order to foster watershed management, conservation, and recreation along Houston's defining natural resource.
Trash Free Bayous and Stream Corridor Restoration Programs: Work projects include removing trash from bayous, planting native species, and removing invasive plant species. These projects result in the restoration of the stream buffer that provides habitat and improves water quality. BPA also advocates for flood reduction projects that protect the waterways and enhance recreational activities.
Education and Bayou Appreciation Programs: BPA publishes a newsletter several times a year to inform the public on the many environmental and recreational values of our bayous, provides information on the importance of bayous to the public at Earth Day and other events, conducts media outreach, and sponsors an annual public symposium on water issues. BPA also develops paddle trails in association with the city, county, and Texas Parks & Wildlife. BPA maintains a web page with educational material on our bayou system.
Citizen Science: BPA is represented on several water quality committees, tests bayou water regularly using volunteer monitors, conducts monitoring projects, and advocates for water quality improvements in bayou waters.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sarah Bernhardt | President & CEO | 40 | $95,000 |
| Joyce Wiley | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Merrie Talley | Board Member | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jim Robertson | Board Member | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mahmoud Salehi | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Sakolosky | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Peterson | Board Member | 1.5 | $0 |
| Paul Nelson | Board Member | 1.5 | $0 |
| Robert S Lee | Board Member | 1.5 | $0 |
| J Tynan Kelly | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Gonzalez | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Garver | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Elaine Finger | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Dinn | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Dick Cate | Board Member | 1.5 | $0 |
| Christopher Browne | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Hill | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Linda Shead | Vice Chair | 20 | $0 |
| Robert Rayburn | Chairman | 2 | $0 |
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