Medicinal Wild Plants

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen of Medicine Man Plant Co. and Foraging Texas will introduce some medicinal plants you may encounter or encourage outdoors.

Ecological Landscapes and Gardening

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX, United States

Free; Registration required Ages 18 and up Join our Ecological Gardening Staff and Volunteers for hands-on experience in our beautifully curated gardens. Learn to identify and landscape with native plants, including pollinator favorites and butterfly host species. These monthly outdoor projects are extremely rewarding and include planting, pruning, transplanting, weeding, and collecting seed from the... Read More →

Free

VSP: Native Prairies Association of Texas at Lawther-Deer Park Prairie – 4th Saturday Workdays

Deer Park Lawther Prairie 1222 E. Purdue Lane, Deer Park, TX

Interested in helping the Native Prairies Association of Texas at Lawther-Deer Park Prairie? Who: Native Prairies Association of Texas What: "The 4th Saturday monthly workdays offer an opportunity to explore and help maintain this special coastal prairie. For the foreseeable future, we will be working on invasives removal and demo garden." When: 4th Saturday of... Read More →

VSP: Houston Audubon – Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary July Plastic/Trash Cleanup Volunteer Work Day

Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary 440 Wilchester Blvd , Houston, TX

“Houston Audubon is participating in Plastic Free July! As part of this month of plastic waste reduction, we are holding a Rummel Creek clean up event. Volunteers are invited to come out to Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary to help us remove plastic and other litter from the creek. Training and tools will be supplied... Read More →

Free

VSP: Saturday Outreach at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land

Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land TX 77479, TX, United States

On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, we host fun outreach or craft activities at the Butterfly Garden section of the Museum.  The topics vary and can include butterfly gardening, native plants, dragonflies, etc. Volunteers are needed to help staff our booth and present the topics above.  There will be two shifts per... Read More →

VSP: Saturday Outreach at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land

Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land TX 77479, TX, United States

On the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, we host fun outreach or craft activities at the Butterfly Garden section of the Museum.  The topics vary and can include butterfly gardening, native plants, dragonflies, etc. Volunteers are needed to help staff our booth and present the topics above.  There will be two shifts per... Read More →

Event Series Tree ID Walk

Tree ID Walk

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

What: Anytime is a great time to learn more about trees! Jim McKee, a Master Naturalist, tree lover, and bird watcher leads walks to teach visitors how to identify the trees that live here in Russ Pitman Park. Jim shares lots of interesting historical and biological facts about the many species of trees we have... Read More →

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

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 →