VSP: Houston Audubon’s Bird Survey at Woodland Park – SUSPENDED

Woodland Park 212 Parkview Street, Houston, Texas

HAS Monthly Bird Survey at Woodland Park has been suspended. Woodland Park, located a few miles from downtown Houston in Woodland Heights, is an excellent park for urban birding.   Join the Friends of Woodland Park and members of Houston Audubon for a 2-hour bird walk from 7:30 to 9:30 AM.   They have seen... Read More →

VSP: Park Clean Up at Buffalo Run Park in Missouri City

Buffalo Run Park 1122 Buffalo Run Blvd, Missouri City, TX, United States

Saturday, February 22, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Buffalo Run Park  1122 Buffalo Run  Missouri City TX 77489 Cost: Free Calling all volunteers! Join the Missouri City Parks Department in Buffalo Run Park for a Saturday morning clean up! This is an excellent opportunity to serve your community. Please arrive at the park at... 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 →

AT: Mercer Botanic Gardens Celebrates National Invasive Species Awareness Week

Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens 22306 Aldine Westfield Rd, Humble, TX, United States

Celebrate National Invasive Species Awareness Week at Mercer Botanic Gardens by participating in two fun events starting Feb. 25. Make a positive impact by participating in invasive plant species removal in Mercer’s West Side Arboretum on Tuesday, Feb. 25, and Thursday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. While you work, learn to identify invasive... Read More →

FREE

AT: DIY IRL: Adventures of Light and Color

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

From firefly flashes and rainbows to things that glow-in-the-dark, explore eye-catching effects and the science behind them. This evening you will experiment with color, fluorescence, luminescence and more to learn about light.

$18 – $30

AT:”Managing Prairies with Diversity in Mind” by Tim Siegmund

American Red Cross Building 2700 SW Freeway, Houston, TX, United States

Tim Siegmund works for Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) and leads its Private Lands and Habitat Program, whose goal “is to provide advice and information to private landowners interested in the conservation and development of wildlife habitat on their property“. Tim earned a bachelor’s degree and did graduate research at Stephen F. Austin State University... Read More →

FREE

AT: NPSoT Spring Symposium

UT-Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center-Austin

Speakers (so far): Shannon Brown – Ecosystems Regeneration Artisans (ERA) Landscapes, ‘Rainscapes’, Michael Eason, ‘Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert,’ George Cates of Native American Seed, ‘Perspectives on Native Seeds’, Claire Jenkins and Ariel Cummins of the Cibolo Nature Center will speak on the ‘Cibolo Nature Center’ Ben Pfeiffer of Firefly.org, ‘Fireflies of Texas’. $50 for... Read More →

$50 – $60

AT: Birding in Cullinan Park by Robin Mallett

Nature Discovery Center-Russ Pitman Park 7112 Newcastle, Bellaire, TX

Robbin Mallett is an avid birder and photographer living the sweet life in Sugar Land, Texas. She’s a member of the Cullinan Park Conservancy Board and Communications Director of the Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter. When not volunteering, she loves to chase birds and is working to get her Texas Life list to 500... Read More →

FREE

AT: Prairie Restoration Workshop

Herff Farm 33 Herff Road, Boerne, TX

Description: Many grasslands in the Texas Hill Country have been badly degraded by poor stewardship and, and we are in bad shape. Fortunately, there are land restoration strategies that can be applied to increase the diversity and abundance of wildlife on the land. This workshop will cover land stewardship practices, preparation of old fields for... Read More →

$30 – $40

AT: Wetlands Walkabout at Exploration Green

Exploration Green 16203 Diana Lane, Houston

Join Galveston Bay Foundation and HARC at Exploration Green on Saturday, February 29 for Wetland Walkabout! This FREE event will be held in Phase One of Exploration Green and will feature: • Wetland wildlife watching with Galveston Bay Foundation • Wetland tours • Meet EGC Land Steward, George! • Pine cone bird feeder craft •... Read More →

FREE