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Event Series VSP: Houston Audubon’s Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park (Phase 2) Survey – COVID Yellow Alert

VSP: Houston Audubon’s Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park (Phase 2) Survey – COVID Yellow Alert

Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Park (Phase 2) 4025 Eldridge Parkway, Houston, TX, United States

Fourth Monday of the Month Bird Survey at Archbishop Fiorenza Park (Phase 2) Houston Audubon welcomes all levels of volunteers on its bird surveys. If you're new to birding, this is an excellent way to begin your experience. "We must practice social distancing and cannot have any single group larger than 10. We will start... Read More →

Free

AT: HOUSTON’S EDIBLE MEDICINAL WINTER WEEDS

Even in winter, Houston offers a smorgasbord of wild, nutritious, edible weeds! Join local Houstonian (and internationally recognized!) expert, author, and teacher of edible and medicinal wild plants, Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. as he discusses where to find, how to identify, and how to use his favorite wild winter plants. These weeds don't require a... Read More →

$20
Event Series VSP: Coastal Prairie Conservancy, Formerly Katy Prairie Conservancy, – Tuesday Work Day at Indiangrass Prairie

VSP: Coastal Prairie Conservancy, Formerly Katy Prairie Conservancy, – Tuesday Work Day at Indiangrass Prairie

CPC Indiangrass Preserve-Field Office 31975 Hebert Road, Waller, Texas

  The Coastal  Prairie Conservancy (CPC) seeks “Preserve and Native Nursery Volunteers”. Its COVID-19 Update notes volunteer opportunities are “Open to vaccinated volunteers”. “Come get your hands dirty on the prairie. Every Tuesday and Friday on the Indiangrass Preserve, volunteers participate in activities critical to the success of our restoration program. Volunteers maintain the Ann... Read More →

AT:Waterfowl of the Upper Texas Coast with Ron Weeks

Join GCBO board member and author Ron Weeks for an in-depth look at local waterfowl. This course will have two weekday evening classroom sessions via Zoom followed by a full-day field trip to the coastal marshes to put what we learned into practice. You can expect to learn about the 29 waterfowl species seen annually... Read More →

$200
Event Series VSP – Seabourne Volunteer Day

VSP – Seabourne Volunteer Day

Seabourne Creek Nature Park 3831 State Highway 36 South, Rosenberg, TX, United States

  Come help at Seabourne Creek Nature Park (SCNP), Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter’s signature project! It is a great way to earn VSP hours; learn about butterflies and prairie plants; and enjoy time with fellow Texas Master Naturalists. There are several SCNP areas needing attention: Prairie Restoration Project Butterfly Garden Bird Sanctuaries Prairie... Read More →

VSP: Seabourne Wednesday Work Day

Seabourne Creek Nature Park 3831 State Highway 36 South, Rosenberg, TX, United States

Come help at Seabourne Creek Nature Park (SCNP), Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter’s signature project! It is a great way to earn VSP hours; learn about butterflies and prairie plants; and enjoy time with fellow Texas Master Naturalists. There are several SCNP areas needing attention: Prairie Restoration Project Butterfly Garden Bird Sanctuaries Prairie and... Read More →

AT: The Native Prairies Association of Texas – Our Prairies and Our Purpose

Online

by Pat Merkord The Native Prairie Association of Texas holds 17 prairie easements in 17 different counties across the Texas landscape for a total of 3,177 acres and 8 different prairie types. NPAT owns outright 8 prairies for a total of 1,905 acres and 5 different prairie types. This totals 5, 082 acres of prairie... Read More →

Free

AT: Fossil Prep Lab Experience

Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States

IN PERSON EVENT - In a process broadly called “preparation,” fossils are carefully extracted from their encapsulating matrix. Depending on the type of fossil and the rock surrounding it, many different techniques are employed. In this hands-on tour of the HMNS Fossil Prep Lab, you can try your hand at various techniques paleontologists use to... Read More →

$40 – $55