Topic: Create Bird-friendly Habitat and Bring Your Landscape to Life Speaker: Jane Tillman Summary: Your landscape design, gardening practices and plant choices all have an impact on birds. Find out what you can do to increase your yard, greenbelt or park’s appeal to birds by providing food, water, and shelter and places to raise young.... Read More →
Registration: https://tfs.webex.com/tfs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e46376572ab72e9dea2d947c49b06c626 All About Trees: Foraging Texas – Living Pharmacies is bringing the science, the chemistry, the biology to the field of wild edible and herbal medicine instruction. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a chemist, with an MS in medicinal chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry. An estimated 50,000 plant species are used medicinally.... Read More →
Wizzie does not put any description on her programs, but she is wonderful with insect talks. Meeting link: https://agrilife-tamu.webex.com/agrilife-tamu/j.php?MTID=m2a3d2b0b2f2b78a3b0acc65ed3ca1829 Meeting number: 145 712 2533 Password: M5Ud26a6Q9C
HAS Monthly Bird Survey at Woodland Park has been suspended. Woodland Park, located a few miles from downtown Houston in Woodland Heights, is an excellent park for urban birding. Join the Friends of Woodland Park and members of Houston Audubon for a 2-hour bird walk from 7:30 to 9:30 AM. They have seen... Read More →
Squirrels are so common that we take them for granted, but they really live fascinating lives. For example, did you know that Eastern Gray Squirrels are one of the few animal species known to lie to deceive others? These adaptable creatures can be found worldwide in many habitats, from rainforests to deserts. In this interactive,... Read More →
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2020 is The Wonders of Nature. Plants, like humans, interact with a diversity of microscopic organisms, and scientists are just becoming aware of the role that microbiomes play in influencing host health. Current evidence suggests that... Read More →
Texas is home to more species of bats than any other state. Join Texas Nature Trackers (TN) Biologist Craig Hensley for a look into the world of these denizens of the dark. You’ll learn about their life history, who’s who, and the challenges they face in today’s world. Find out what you can do to... Read More →
The purpose of the garden is to educate the public about prairie plants and how people can use them in their home gardens. We also see some interesting critters! We supply seed for plants that will be planted in the Seabourne Prairie Restoration Project as well. Plots are open for adoption, as small or large... Read More →
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 →
We have been invited by the Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization to give our bat presentation and exhibit at the BBSP's nature center this summer. They are looking for a 30 minute presentation (plus a 15 min q & a) given to elementary students on Tuesdays June 9 or 30 or July 7; and... Read More →
