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: Seabourne Third Saturday Work Days – 8:00 – 10:00 AM – COVID Yellow Alert

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

Sun in Fog - photo by Noel Zinn Join in the weekend fun at Seabourne.  Every first and third Saturdays, we will be at Seabourne working in the various projects we have going on there.   Come help at Seabourne Creek Nature Park (SCNP), Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter’s signature project! It is a great... Read More →

John Paul Landing Reopening – Volunteers Needed

John Paul Landing Park Environmental Education Center 9950 Katy Hockley Road, Cypress, TX

John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center opened quietly in mid-February 2020, and then promptly stopped all activities due to Covid.  They have just been transitioned to a new precinct, and they have planned a “Grand Re-Opening” so that they can finally make a big announcement to the public that the Environmental Education Center is open... Read More →

Keep Simonton Beautiful Rural Roundup – Volunteers Needed

Near Anthonie's Market Grill 9108 FM 1489, Simonton, Texas

Volunteers are needed to help at our booth at this fun event. The Keep Simonton Beautiful organizers would like us to set up a native plant booth for their event on 5/21 from 10-4.  Katie Sallean will be doing a presentation on native plants at 11:00. We're looking for someone who can plan this booth with Katie... Read More →

AT: Fall Monarch Butterfly Migration Threatened by Environmental Stress

Is the Fall Monarch Butterfly Migration Threatened by Environmental Stress Induced by Contemporary Urbanization? How do monarch butterflies orient southwards during the fall migration in order to reach their overwintering sites? How do they re-orient during the spring remigration in order to return northwards? This webinar will provide an overview of how monarchs use sensory... Read More →

$7

AT: Adult Owl Prowl

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

Enjoy a unique night out in nature! In this fun, relaxed event, you can enjoy refreshments (light snacks, hot chocolate, coffee, and Saint Arnold Brewing Company beer) while you meet live owl ambassadors. You’ll learn all about these wise and wonderful birds, and then you’ll join our Naturalists for a hike on our nighttime trails.... Read More →

$30 – $45

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: Introduction to Monarch Conservation workshop by National Wildlife Federation

This workshop is a two-day course centering on the biology and ecology of monarch butterflies, including their physiology, life cycle, annual cycle and migration, natural threats (predators, weather), and human activities that impact their survival. The workshop also includes an overview of pollinators and pollinator conservation. You will also learn what the locally adapted native... Read More →

$50

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 →