VSP: Coastal 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 Hamilton... Read More →

AT: Great Grow Out – Native Plant Propagation Workshop

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

In-Person. Registration Required. Join this workshop to learn how you can get involved in local, native plant propagation efforts! The workshop will include an overview of CPC's volunteer-led, native nursery operations, seed collecting opportunities, and the "Great Grow Out" at-home volunteer initiative. CPC Staff will provide training materials, native plant seeds, germination trays, and soil.... Read More →

Free
Event Series AT: Monarch Conservation Webinar Series

AT: Monarch Conservation Webinar Series

Webinar - Online

Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from experts across a wide range of interdisciplinary fields related to monarchs, other pollinators, their habitat, and the threats and pressures that make conservation urgent. Bring your questions and get ready to discover how you can get involved to... Read More →

AT: Monarch Workshop – Citizen Science

Zilker Botanical Garden 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX

In Person. Registration Required. As part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Monarch Stewards certification program, NWF is partnering with members of the CenTex Monarch Alliance to provide the Monarch Stewards’ next level of training, the Monarch Citizen Science Workshop. Citizen Scientists (also known as Community Scientists) are an important asset to the Tri-National monarch conservation... Read More →

$75

AT: Plant Party: Plant Identification

Online Zoom

Virtual. Registration Required   Plant Identification: Tips for ID, Sunflowers, Gramas, and More! Join us on September 27th from 10:00 - 11:30 AM (Central) for "Plant Identification". We'll have 5 short presentations from experts in the field and will be giving away lots of DOOR PRIZES! You'll need to register to receive the Zoom link the day... Read More →

Free

AT: TMNCPC Insect Walk – BioBlitz’ing Fun!

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

Photo by Paula Dittrick Seabourne Creek Nature Park Insect Walk. Join us for a fun hike looking for insects and other arthropods. We'll practice looking for and photographing pollinators and pollinator plants all over the park as we prepare for the 2023 Texas Pollinator BioBlitz - October 6th - 22nd. We will be led by... Read More →

Event Series AT: Project WILD Facilitator Training

AT: Project WILD Facilitator Training

Bensten-Rio Grande Valley State Park 2800 S. Bensten Palm Drive, Mission, United States

*MUST attend 9/28 virtual session AND 10/15 in-person session* If you have been thinking about getting certified to conduct Project WILD Workshops for TPWD, don’t miss your chance! Training for certification is 12 hours minimum. $50 Training fee includes 12 hours CPE and a complete set of WILD books Trainees work in small cohorts to... Read More →

$50

AT: NPAT Soils Workshop: Fayette Prairie and Post Oak Savanna

Washington County Fairgrounds 1305 E Blue Bell Rd, Brenham, TX, United States

In Person. Registration Required. This all-day workshop brings together various experts to address soils of the Fayette Prairie and Post Oak Savanna. Topics to include: Soils 101 and Online Mapping Tools (Alan Stahnke, State Soil Scientist, USDA-NRCS) Microbial Mechanisms of Soil Carbon Cycling (Dr. A. Peyton Smith, Associate Professor, Soils and Crop Sciences, TAMU) Major... Read More →

$50