In April 2011, Lindblad teamed with Paper to Pearls, a microenterprise project for disadvantaged women, and brought Sarah Akot, a Ugandan paper beadmaker, to the Galapagos.

The wait for "Galápagos Islands," the crown jewel of Houston Zoo's centennial capital campaign, is nearly over. The state-of-the-art, $70 million structure opens to the public on April 7, Houston ...