Coastal Prairie ChapterSPRING 2020 TRAINING CLASS HAS STARTED
Click here for updated class schedules and other news.
CHAPTER PROGRAMS
The Coastal Prairie Chapter programs are free and open to the public and are usually held on the first Thursday of the month at the Rosenberg Civic Center 3825 TX-36, Rosenberg, TX 77471. All ages are welcome! Join us at 6:00 p.m. for a 30 minute social time and then the hour long program begins at 6:30 p.m. This will be followed by a 30 minute informational meeting during which project updates and upcoming events are presented by various board members.
- MARCH 5, 2020: “The Wonderful World of Mushrooms” presented by Eric Wolf. Click here for more information.
- APRIL 2, 2020: “Becoming a Backyard Astrophotographer” presented by Amber Leung. Click here for more information.
CURRENT PROJECTS
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MONTHLY BIRD HIKES AT SEABOURNE CREEK! The next bird hike will take place on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. All ages and levels of birders are welcome; meet in the parking lot before 8 AM. Click here for more information on our monthly bird hikes. Our hikes are usually held the first Wednesday of the month from October to May.
For a full list of the birds seen at Seabourne, go to Seabourne e-Bird Species List.
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SEABOURNE CREEK NATURE PARK is our signature project. Click here to view the Seabourne Creek Nature Park brochure.
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SEABOURNE WEEKEND NATURE WALKS are available by appointment only.
COASTAL PRAIRIE BLOG
Seabourne Tree Planting Big Success!
Thanks to all volunteers (TMNs and friends, Cub and Boy Scouts and families, LDS elders), who came out on a beautiful cool and dry day and planted more than 100 trees at Seabourne. We also thank Apache Corporation for making the annual tree grant available, the City’s Parks Department for donating 2 bald cypress and a good-size live oak and Bill and Carol Brookshire for donating the black walnut. Among the 100 Apache trees were oaks, buttonbushes, American beautyberries, wax myrtles and yaupons along with parsley hawthorns, rusty… Read More →
Bring Your Own Water Bottle Initiative!
Our chapter has a new initiative. We are encouraging everyone attending our monthly chapter meetings to bring their own water bottle. If you do, your name will be placed in a drawing for a prize. Members and guests both can enter. The drawing will be held right after the program. Must be present to win. Let’s reduce our plastic usage!
Lauren Simpson’s Resources Document Now Available
If you attended Lauren Simpson’s talk on “Wildscaping Your Yard” on January 2, you learned so much and were inspired to get out and “wildscape your world!”. She brought 90 copies of a handout that went with her talk. It listed various resources relevant to the wildscaping tips that she gave. For those of you who did not get a copy of this helpful document, it is available for download later in this post. Lauren also has a new website that reports all the adventures taking… Read More →
Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter (TMNCPC) is a group of trained volunteers who share their appreciation and knowledge of nature with the community through outreach, education and conservation/restoration projects, in or near the Fort Bend and Waller County areas.
