Fort Bend Master Gardeners present, Bees and Butterfly Gardening! Find out how to help our flying friends thrive and blossom while making our gardens beautiful. Log in VMS under AT: Skills Enhancement Courses
Presented by the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center SOLD OUT, check back with Organizer for potential openings Many native plants aren’t available at nurseries – so grow them yourself! In this hands-on class you’ll learn about different methods of plant propagation. Then, you’ll get the rare opportunity to collect seeds and cuttings to get your... Read More →
April is National Volunteer Month and so we are going to celebrate all of our hard working volunteers at Seabourne, our signature project, with a hot dog cookout on Saturday, April 15! Start time is at 11:30 am. Meet at the bump up area for all the fun and eats. If you have volunteered at least one... Read More →
The Texas Waters Specialist study group will be having a discussion session on Monday, April 17 covering Ch. 4 – “Ecosystem Services” and Texas Stream Team. Topics that we’ll be discussing include: What are ecosystem services? What natural systems protect human settlements from flood and drought? What does soil do for humanity? What other ecosystem... 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 Hamilton... Read More →
Webinar presentation by Candace Fallon, Senior Conservation Biologist , Endangered Species Program Xerces Society. Candace Fallon is a senior conservation biologist with the Xerces Society, where she works with researchers, land managers, and community scientists to study and protect at-risk invertebrates and their habitats. She has extensive experience with species inventories and monitoring, providing technical... Read More →
IN PERSON - Join The Nature Conservancy's Jaime González and local conservation leaders for a 360° tour of some of Houston-Galveston’s greatest wild places in the Burke Baker Planetarium. Afterwards, we will host a lively panel and audience discussion about the challenges and opportunities to save and restore more nature in our region--including what guests... Read More →
Garden Sign at the SCNP Butterfly Garden - photo by Hoiman Low Come help at Seabourne Creek Nature Park (SCNP), Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter’s signature project! It is a great way to earn VSP hours; learn about butterflies and prairie plants; and enjoy time with fellow Texas Master Naturalists. There are several SCNP... Read More →
Virtual, preregistration required. White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is a devastating disease in hibernating bats that was first discovered in upstate New York in 2006. Over the past couple decades, the disease has spread throughout the US and Canada, driving mass mortality events in bat populations. The pathogen causing WNS is now spreading in the West, but... Read More →
