Houston Museum of Natural Science Spring Plant Sale

Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Join HMNS on Saturday, April 6th for the opportunity to restock your pollinator garden with beautiful, healthy, and hard-to-find nectar and butterfly host plants. Pollinators, including butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, are declining and you can make a difference by planting a pollinator-friendly garden! We will also be selling ladybugs for natural pest control and caterpillars... Read More →

AT: Bring Back the Pollinators

The Arbor Gate 15635 FM 2920,, Tomball, TX

Nancy Greig, Cockrell Butterfly Center Bees, butterflies, birds, moths, bats, and more! We need all these pollinators to preserve the health of the earth and ourselves. The Million Pollinator Garden Challenge (MPGC) is a nationwide call to action to preserve and create landscapes that help revive the health of pollinators across America. Learn how to... Read More →

FREE

VSP: Keep Sugar Land Beautiful’s Don’t Mess with Texas Trash Off

Keep Sugar Land Beautiful is holding their 26th annual Trash-Off on Saturday, April 6, 2019.  Let's help keep Sugar Land beautiful! Registration form needs to be submitted to KSLB by March 8 . Please see complete, sign, and submit the 2019 Registration Waiver.  If you are a group leader, please collect the registration waiver from each person in... Read More →

AT: Gardening for Jewels- Hummingbirds

Friendswood Public Library 416 S. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood, TX

***NOTE LOCATION: Friendswood Public Library, 416 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, 77546*** Galveston County Master Gardener and Master Naturalist Deborah Repasz's presentation will include important information about the flight and fight for survival of the hummingbird in Galveston County. The presentation will highlight ways to increase hummingbird sightings in your yard by creating inviting habitat, including... Read More →

FREE

VSP: Brazos Bend State Park Guided Bird Hike

State of Texas 21901 FM 762 Rd., Needville, TX

Meet at the 40 Acre Lake Restrooms. All levels of experience are welcome. Bring binoculars. View the current Bird Sightings on Ebird Hotspot Brazos Bend SP (UTC 117)  Hikes are free of charge after regular park admission and are subject to change and cancellation without notice. Please check the BBSP website at www.brazosbend.org for changes or cancellations.  

VSP: Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary Tuesday Trail Crew

Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary 440 Wilchester Blvd , Houston, TX

The Tuesday trail crew at Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary meets from 9 AM until noon every Tuesday year-round. Trail crew projects include everything under the sun, including boardwalk construction and maintenance, trail trimming and privet/ligustrum removal. Please contact Juanita Perkins at [email protected] to sign up.

Event Series VSP: KPC Work Day

VSP: KPC Work Day

CPC Indiangrass Preserve-Field Office 31975 Hebert Road, Waller, Texas

Where: KPC's Indiangrass Preserve and Shrike Prairie When: Tuesdays | 9 am – 3 pm (Also every Friday and  Saturday of the month | 9 am – 1 pm) Who: All are welcomed to participate – no experience necessary. Physical Requirements: Bending, kneeling, or sitting on the ground; some light lifting. What to wear: Closed-toed shoes,... Read More →

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: CPCTMN Outreach Meeting and Garden Tour!

All members who have participated in an outreach event in the past (or who are interested in getting started) are invited to attend a meeting to be held at the home of Terri Hurley, VSP Director on Tuesday, April 9 at 10 am.   The chapter's goal is to increase outreach participation and we need lots of... Read More →

Event Series VSP: Seabourne Volunteer Day

VSP: Seabourne Volunteer Day

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

Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project!  Our starting time has moved to 9am.   There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Weeding, mulching, planting Prairie Demo Garden Planning habitat gardens, planting, weeding, mulching, establishing water features, etc. Prairie Restoration Project Bumping up plants, weeding pots, help... Read More →