“Urbanization increases risk for depression and other mental disorders.” (Tsai et al.

      2018.p.1).

“RGV Wants to Breathe Deeply for Green”

“Green and Progress can co-exist in Perfect Harmony”

“RGV Call Green Volunteers”

“If you Envy the Luck of the Irish, Try to See the Fate of Colonias”

“’How Green was my Valley’ is not Just an Old Movie, but Rio Grande Valley itself in a Not

 So Distant Past’”

“In the Future We Want to See the Lion and the Lamb Feed Together”

 This blog intends to gather and mobilize the Rio Grande Valley community members for an environmental effort to bring back the green that abundantly existed here before urbanization process devastated a typical rural area, replaced by malls, shopping areas, and pad sites. The persistent tree cutting, abandonment of crops and fields, construction of paved roads and sub-divisions were not sufficiently planned envisioning the preservation of the green. Additionally, the lower-class population, distributed along the Rio Grande Valley in slums called colonias are the most affected by. Living in primitive areas of occupation, residents deprived of political attention struggles for decades to have basic sanitation, decent public transportation, and a clean environment. This blog seeks volunteers who can dedicate time to assist these communities to have voice. Plans of action elaborated by volunteers are considered and envisioned on the grounds of social change.

Article Cited: Tsai, W. L., McHale, M., Jennings, V., Marquet, O., Hipp, J., Leung, Y. F., & Floyd, M. (2018). Relationships between characteristics of urban green land cover and mental health in US

 metropolitan areas. International journal of environmental research and public health, 15(2),

 340.

The Rio Grande Valley of Texas need volunteers to plant trees!!!!