VSP: Houston Audubon’s Houston Botanic Garden Bird Survey

Leader: Mary Anne Weber Please join HAS for a monthly bird survey at the Houston Botanic Garden (Glenbrook Golf Course). They meet the first Thursday of each month at the main parking lot at 8205 N Bayou Dr, Houston, TX 77017. If the lot is closed, park at the park next door. There is a... Read More →

Chapter Meeting: “Coexisting with Wildlife” by Amber Leung

Zoom Meeting Info to Access this Meeting will be sent by email

Amber Leung with a Bobwhite Quail The February program will focus on how to coexist with wildlife in our neighborhoods and cities.  Urban wildlife is amazingly adaptable but animals often run into trouble with our traffic, high-rises, domesticated animals, and even our own homes and yards.  Trained and permitted wildlife rehabilitators have the skills and... Read More →

FREE ZOOM MEETING!

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

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

Per the Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC), "COVID-19 UPDATE - Volunteer opportunities are back! Following the latest recommendation from the CDC, face coverings are now optional for volunteers and visitors indoors and outdoors. We ask that all volunteers and visitors continue to act with courtesy, kindness, and common sense, respecting the choice of the Coastal Prairie... Read More →

Free

VSP: Rescheduled to 2/12/2022 – Late Winter Bird Hike at James B. Harrison Long Point Ranch

Long Point Ranch 8200 Whaley-Long Point Road, Richmond, TX, United States

Per Hannah Muegge on 1/31/2022, "...due to the predicted inclement weather for later this week, we are rescheduling our February 5th Bird Hike + Survey at JBH Long Point Ranch and pushing it back to the following Saturday, February 12th at 8:00am." Late Winter Bird Hike + Survey "Come join us for our first bird... Read More →

Free
Event Series AT: Raptor Center Tour

AT: Raptor Center Tour

Houston Audubon Raptor and Education Center 3997 River Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Get "enraptored"! Don’t miss this opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Houston Audubon Raptor and Education Center. Learn about our native raptors and raptor conservation, meet the raptors up close with lots of photo ops and discover what it takes to run a raptor center.

$20

AT: Ethnobotany of the Texas Prairie

Houston Botanic Center 8205 N. Bayou Drive, Houston, Texas, United States

To help sustain our country’s rich ethnobotanical heritage, Kelly Kindscher, professor in environmental studies and senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas, will discuss conservation of prairie plants used by Native Americans in the Great Plains – from Texas to Canada – for food, medicine, and craft. In addition, Katy Prairie Conservancy... Read More →

$5 – $25

AT: Backyard Wildlife Habitat Certification Series

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX, United States

If you want to get serious about building a backyard wildlife garden, but don’t know where to start – we’ve got you covered! Join us for this inaugural series of classes that will take you step-by-step through the process of planning, planting, and maintaining a backyard wildlife habitat that meets National Wildlife Federation certification standards.... Read More →

$130 – $190

AT: Edible Wild Plants

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Discover the delicious side of nature. Texas provides an abundance of wild edible leaves, seeds, flowers, roots, and shoots – if you know where to look. Learn where to find, how to identify, and how to properly prepare a seasonal selection of local edible plant species. As our landscape changes throughout the year, the selection... Read More →

$40 – $70

AT: Virtual Birding Classes – Understanding Habitat

Galveston Rosenberg Library 2310 Sealey Ave, Galveston, TX, United States

Description:  The Gulf Coast is home to so much feathered beauty 🐦 ! Rosenberg Library invites you to join Kristine Rivers of "Birding for Fun" (birdingforfun.com) for the fifth of an eight part series on the wonderful world of birding! Email Ash at awelborn@rosenberg-library.org to sign up!

Free

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 →