Kick start your quail education! This 1-day program will cover the basics of quail anatomy, ecology, and habitat management. A combination of hands-on activities, videos, and lessons by quail management experts will give you the background needed to call yourself a "student of quail." You’ll also get the opportunity to interact with live, tame quail—Kirby... Read More →
The Man & TX Native Grapes that Saved the Entire Wine World- Dr. Russell D. Kane (NPSOT/TXMN), author of The Wineslinger Chronicles: Texas on the Vine and Texas Hill Country Wineries. AT - 1 hour to AT: Native Plant Society of Texas
What: Presentation by Sarah Flournoy, Bird-Friendly Communities Program Manager, Houston Audubon Event Summary Houston is one of the most significant cities in the country for bird migration. This means that we all have the ability to enjoy a magnificent display of color and sound each spring and fall, but it also means that we are... Read More →
Every Friday morning, Houston Audubon volunteers work in the Natives Nursery at Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary, separating seedlings and bumping up wildflowers and grasses into 1-gallon containers. The plants are then used in coastal prairie restoration projects or are offered for sale in support of the Bird Friendly Community Program. There are breaks... Read More →
COMMUNITY WORKDAYS Join the crew at the Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary for a morning of gardening and sanctuary maintenance. They work 9 AM – 12 PM, once a month on the 4th Saturday from September through April (3rd Saturday in November and December). Activities include trail maintenance, filling bird feeders and baths, litter pick-up, native gardening,... Read More →
Trees aren’t just a dull backdrop for animals – they have a fascinating hidden life of their own. Trees are fierce competitors, poisoning and crowding each other out, but they also cooperate, sharing resources with one another using other species as mediators. In this class we’ll dig deep into the secret world of trees, from... Read More →
Angela Chandler, The Garden Academy Development is an inevitable result of human progress, but it interrupts natures migratory flow. Each of us can be a huge part of providing stepping stones for bees, butterflies, and beneficials by creating a patchwork, or chain, of habitats that will serve as feeding and resting stations during migrations for... Read More →
Angela Chandler, The Garden Academy Development is an inevitable result of human progress, but it interrupts natures migratory flow. Each of us can be a huge part of providing stepping stones for bees, butterflies and beneficials by creating a patchwork, or chain, of habitats that will serve as feeding and resting stations during migrations for... Read More →
The iNaturalist app is a fun and engaging tool for exploring your surroundings. Upload a picture of a plant, animal, or mushroom, and the iNaturalist community will do their best to identify it for you. By using the app you help contribute to scientific projects around the world. In this class we’ll go over the... Read More →
Mr. Tom Wilks will present a seminar on Snake Sense Topics to be discussed include identification of area snakes; snakebite prevention and first aid; snake handling techniques and equipment; snake conservation; venom research and medical advances; and snakes as pets Mr. Wilks has been collecting, studying, and photographing reptiles for over 50 years. He has... Read More →
