VSP: Texas Pollinator Bioblitz – COVID Green Alert

Seabourne Creek Nature Park 3831 State Highway 36, , Rosenberg, TX

  The Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter (TMN CPC) will host the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz. This Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) event will be conducted from Friday, 10/7/2022 – Sunday, 10/23/2022, at Seabourne Creek Nature Park (SCNP). On Saturday, 10/15/2022, 9:00 AM – Noon, the TMN CPC will have a table set up... Read More →

Free

VSP: Houston Audubon Volunteer Work Parties at the Raptor and Education Center – 2nd Saturday Workdays

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

    Join the Houston Audubon for a morning of gardening and sanctuary maintenance! This is a great way to enjoy the outdoors and help in the community! Volunteer services can include trail maintenance, filling bird feeders and baths, litter pick-up, native gardening, and invasive species removal. Who: Adults and Children - children of any... Read More →

VSP: October Big Day – James B. Harrison Long Point Ranch Red COVID Alert

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

Black-crowned Night Heron at the Long Point Ranch - photo by Robbin Mallett “Come join us for a morning on the land at JBH Long Point Ranch as we take a breath of fresh air and glass for birds. This date coincides with Cornell Lab’s October Big Day. All data recorded via eBird will contribute... Read More →

Free

VSP: Saturday Outreach at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land

Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land TX 77479, TX, United States

On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, we host fun outreach or craft activities at the Butterfly Garden section of the Museum.  The topics vary and can include butterfly gardening, native plants, dragonflies, etc. Volunteers are needed to help staff our booth and present the topics above.  There will be two shifts per... Read More →

AT: Gardening For Birds

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

$20 member / $35 nonmember Instructor: Kelsey Low Ages 12 and up Forget bird feeders – if you really want to bring all the birds to your yard, you need a garden! Large or small, sunny or shady, songbirds or owls…in this class we’ll discuss bird-friendly gardening tips for all conditions and bird species of... Read More →

$20 – $35

AT: From Egg to Adult: How Milkweeds and Native Plants Help Monarchs

Online

Monday, October 10 • 6:45 p.m. Online Meeting Please join us for our chapter meeting on Zoom! 6:35 Meeting open for socializing 6:45 Business Meeting 6:55 Plant of the Month 7:00 Guest Speaker Just as milkweeds are the only plants Monarch butterflies use to raise their young, our native plants are also critically important to... Read More →

Free

VSP: BioBlitz in Russ Pittman Park – Green COVID Alert

Russ Pittman Park 7112 Newcastle, Bellaire, TX, United States

You’re invited to Russ Pittman Park (RPP) to help assess the diversity of the park - flowering plants, insects, birds, trees, or butterflies. At RPP, they wish to know what species are seen, so they can add them to the master list. “If you’d like to participate, please just stop by the park sometime in... Read More →

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 →

VSP: Coastal Prairie Conservancy/KPC – 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 Hamilton... Read More →

VSP: Bird Sanctuary Construction at Weston Lakes – Keep America Beautiful – Green COVID Alert

Weston Lakes Fulshear TX 8045 FM 359, Suite 200, Fulshear, TX, United States

The Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter’s own Lucy Moyer is seeking volunteers to assist in the construction of a bird sanctuary at Weston Lakes a project of Keep Weston Lakes Beautiful in Fulshear TX (Fort Bend County). On Tuesday, 10/11/2022, this project will begin. Volunteers for two shifts are requested: 9:00 – 11:00 AM;... Read More →

Free