Bird Sanctuary Work Day- Weston Lakes August 21, 2024 Number needed - 6 Look for Sign Up Genius on VSP Slack Channel. Keep Weston Lakes Beautiful is having a work day at the Weston Lakes Bird Sanctuary. The Legacy Bricks have arrived and we can now display them along the concrete path by the water... Read More →
Registration opens August 1st for one of two virtual offerings Restore Texas Pollinator Workshops to be held August 21st and August 24th. Choose to attend one virtual workshop either Wednesday August 21st or Saturday August 24th from 9:30a - 11:30a CST. View registration details at NPN Time to Restore website here. Pollinator restoration has many... Read More →
Free. Virtual. Webex sessions monthly from 12pm - 1pm CST. Texas is home to tens of thousands of native animal and plant species that form the fabric of over 800 habitat types, from bottomland hardwood forests, big tooth maple canyons, to black grama grasslands. Hundreds occur only in Texas and nowhere else in the world.... Read More →
The Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter (TMNCPC) monthly chapter meeting will be held on the third Wednesday of the month beginning at 7:00pm and will be immediately followed by the monthly board meeting on the same zoom call. All TMNCPC chapter members are welcome to both meetings. Advance registration will be required via a... Read More →
Start your day with a guided walk to explore the birds of John Paul Landing Park. All ages and levels of experience welcome. Please bring your own equipment, water, and bug spray, etc. Hats and sunscreen are recommended as there is little shade along the 2-mile route. Walks leave from John Paul Landing Environmental Education... Read More →
In person at Seabourne Creek Nature Park. Free, open to public. Each month the Coastal Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists will lead a guided Insect Hike. Participation is open to the public and all ages are welcome. Wear appropriate clothing for outdoors. Closed toe shoes recommended. Hike may be canceled during inclement weather. Join... Read More →
August 22nd 12pm CST Virtual event. Join us to learn more about the diverse lives of wasps! Pollinator Conservation Specialists, Jennifer Hopwood and Rae Powers will outline the roles of wasps, highlight some key groups, outline conservation measures, and address concerns about wasps. Speaker Jennifer Hopwood, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist, NRCS Partner Staff Support, Roadside... Read More →
Virtual only. Free. Trinity Forks chapter of NPSOT business meeting followed by chapter program beginning at 7pm- 8:30 pm. Program Speaker: George Cates, Restoration Specialist at Native American Seed. George will discuss the steps to start native plant seeds for a great springtime show. But just sowing seeds is not the first step. Learn about... Read More →
Virtual, 12pm - 1pm CST Even amongst other bugs, spiders are often overlooked and misunderstood. But these ancient, diverse, and wonderfully weird creatures have a lot to teach us. And the best group of spiders to start with might be jumping spiders: they are colorful, clever, and even cute! Join spider scientist Dr. Sebastian Alejandro... Read More →
“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 Trail, grow out native species in our Coastal Prairie Native Seed Nursery, plant native wildflowers and grasses, remove invasive species, build and... Read More →
