Week of Events
AT: Learn to Bird 2023
In-Person. Registration Required. Calling all beginner birders: Take your birding to the next level! This program will feature focused birding trips led by experienced guide, Barbara Pankratz, as well as educational presentations by researchers and other birding experts. Meet the team! Dates: November 3-5, 2023 Start: Friday, November 3rd Check-in will be from 4-5:30pm at... Read More →
AT: Native Plant Society of Texas – 2023 Fall Symposium
Hybrid - In Person (Nacogdoches, TX) - OR Virtual (Streaming Online Events TBD). Fees - TBD Registration Information The NPSOT 2023 Fall Symposium is coming to Nacogdoches, Texas! This year’s event will take place at the historic Fredonia Hotel and Convention Center and will focus on conserving plants native to the Pineywoods Ecoregion of East... Read More →
AT: Secrets to a Successful Recycling Program
AT: Secrets to a Successful Recycling Program
Virtual - Register for Zoom Link Webinar: Secrets to a Successful Recycling Program Date and Time Monday, November 6 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Location Virtual Event on Zoom During this webinar you’ll hear about opportunities and challenges associated with running a successful recycling drop-off program. Speakers include: Selina Valdez - East Aldine Neighborhood Depository... Read More →
AT: Texan by Nature Conservation Summit
AT: Texan by Nature Conservation Summit
Hybrid - FREE Virtual Attendance Register HERE OR Purchase In-Person Tickets HERE ($200) The Conservation Summit is a unique annual gathering hosted by Texan by Nature that focuses on bringing conservation and business leaders together for rich, impact-focused dialogue and networking. What The Conservation Summit is a unique annual gathering hosted by Texan by Nature that... Read More →
AT: Speaker Series: Tyler Hedlund Speaks on Orthoptera
AT: Speaker Series: Tyler Hedlund Speaks on Orthoptera
Virtual - Zoom Info Below Come learn about Orthoptera! The grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets of North America (north of Mexico) present a highly diverse species assemblage. The presentation will go over taxonomy, identification, ecology, and more! While the presentation will cover most of North America, there will be a focus on the Texas fauna. Tyler... Read More →
AT: E-STEM Education Course (Webinars Only)
AT: E-STEM Education Course (Webinars Only)
Virtual 4-Week Course. Registration Required - NOTE: Only course Webinars/Open Discussions are listed on the chapter calendar. This is an asynchronous course that requires additional readings, informal discussions, and project work. Please read below and visit the course web page for all the details. E-STEM Education online course offered by Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab that runs... Read More →
AT: Celebrate Spark Birds
AT: Celebrate Spark Birds
Virtual. Register for Zoom Link. Join Orion Magazine and the National Audubon Society on November 8th to celebrate Orion's latest anthology, Spark Birds. The essays and poems collected here—including work by Brian Doyle, John Freeman, Elizabeth Kolbert, J. Drew Lanham, Mary Oliver, Emily Raboteau, Sandra Steingraber, Terry Tempest Williams, and many more—follow the curious movements of... Read More →
AT: Habitat is Home: Explore Three Critical Bird Habitats
AT: Habitat is Home: Explore Three Critical Bird Habitats
Virtual - Register for Zoom Link Home is where the habitat is – the mixed forests of Michigan where the Canada Warbler sings, the grasslands of South Texas where the Northern Bobwhite dwells, the rainforests of the Ecuadorian Chocó where the Endangered Baudó Guan forages. Join American Bird Conservancy (ABC) on Wednesday, November 8th to... Read More →
AT: Master Gardeners – Native Plants
AT: Master Gardeners – Native Plants
Hybrid Event - Join In-Person: Looscan Neighborhood Library OR Virtually: Facebook Live hosted by the Houston Public Library Topic: Native Plants! Houston Public Library is excited to partner with Harris County Master Gardeners, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, to provide a free Fall/Winter Gardening Lecture Series. Master Gardener volunteers will present on different gardening... Read More →
AT: E-STEM Education Course (Webinars Only)
AT: E-STEM Education Course (Webinars Only)
Virtual 4-Week Course. Registration Required - NOTE: Only course Webinars/Open Discussions are listed on the chapter calendar. This is an asynchronous course that requires additional readings, informal discussions, and project work. Please read below and visit the course web page for all the details. E-STEM Education online course offered by Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab that runs... Read More →
AT: Soil, Compost, and Mulch
AT: Soil, Compost, and Mulch
In-Person - Register to Attend Soil is life. Soil is alive. Without soil, none of us would be here. Come join Joanna Botvin, Education Coordinator at the Houston Botanic Garden, for a dynamic workshop on how to build soil, create compost, and utilize mulch to benefit not only your garden but the earth as a... Read More →
AT: Plant Walk with Susie Doe
AT: Plant Walk with Susie Doe
In-Person. Plant Walk at Seabourne Creek Nature Park Come join Susie Doe for a short walk at Seabourne Creek Nature Park to learn about the plants that grow here. We will meet at the Prairie Demo Area this month. Please park in the main parking lot and walk over to the Prairie Area. 2 hours... Read More →
AT: Texas Stream Team: Standard Core Training
AT: Texas Stream Team: Standard Core Training
In-Person (San Marcos, TX). Contact to Reserve a Spot. Space is Limited. Training Dates (Attend One): 6/11, 7/8, 8/13, 9/9, 10/15, 11/11, 12/10 Texas Stream Team Standard Core training with the San Marcos River Rangers. This training is open to the public (14 yrs or older, minors must have a guardian present); however, spots are... Read More →
AT: Celebrating Conservation with Doug Tallamy
AT: Celebrating Conservation with Doug Tallamy
In-Person. Tickets Required. Our parks, preserves, and remaining wildlands – no matter how grand in scale – are too small and separated from one another to sustain the native trees, plants, insects, and animals on which our ecosystems depend. We can fix this problem by practicing conservation outside of wildlands, where we live, work, shop,... Read More →