AT: Nature Discussion Group at John Paul Landing Environmental Center

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

Mark Froehlich will discuss The Bird Way: A New Look at the How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think by Jennifer Ackerman. This book delves into the extraordinary lives of birds around the world, showing their intelligence, deception, playfulness, culture, and more. Ackerman uses the latest scientific research along with her own experience to explain... Read More →

Free

AT: Seaborne Garden Group Meeting “Soil: A Universe Beneath Our Feet”

The Seabourne Garden Group is having a Zoom meeting on February 24 at 1pm. Shannon Westveer will be talking to us about soil biology. We will also review the purpose of the group and our VSP opportunities. The link to the Zoom meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOiupzwtHtBVWbh1L6iEc4hKM1JcHtC0 We are a fun group and have accomplished quite a... Read More →

Free

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: Katy Prairie Conservancy Williams Prairie Preserve Volunteer Day in Fulshear

Katy Prairie Conservancy Williams Prairie Preseve FM 359 at Hepplewhite, Fulshear, TX, United States

Help the Katy Prairie Conservancy (KPC) restore this rare, 11-acre remnant prairie on FM 359 in Fulshear. The KPC will be seeding natives, establishing a new mowed trail oath through this 11-acre remnant prairie, pruning trees, using iNaturalist to monitor native species, and removing non-natives. Email me, Bethany Foshée, to sign-up and for more details!... Read More →

VSP: 20th Annual FISH-tastic!!! Kids’ Fishing Tournament

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

Annually, Rosenberg Parks & Recreation Department proudly hosts FISH-tastic, a children's fishing tournament! Children, 4 - 14 years of age, are invited to come out to the lake in beautiful Seabourne Creek Nature Park, where they can fish the 4-acre stocked lake for a winner. Trophies for "Biggest Fish" and "Most Fish Caught" will be... Read More →

Free

AT: Virtual Birding Classes – Plumage Variations

Galveston Rosenberg Library 2310 Sealey Ave, Galveston, TX, United States

Description:  The Gulf Coast is home to so much feathered beauty 🐦 ! Rosenberg Library invites you to join Kristine Rivers of "Birding for Fun" (birdingforfun.com) for the last of an eight part series on the wonderful world of birding! Email Ash at [email protected] to sign up!

Free

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: A Natural History of Texas and the Gulf Coast

Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University 6100 S Main St., Houston, TX

From the Big Thicket to Big Bend, and from the Rio Grande River to the Red River, Texas is one of the most biologically diverse states in the country. Stately pine forests, the spectacular Chihuahuan Desert and the Tamaulipan thornscrub are only a few of the amazing ecosystems. Our bays and rivers create a fertile... Read More →

$210

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 →