VSP: Coastal Prairie Conservancy/KPC – 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: Fireflies: Jewels of the Night

Online Zoom

Webinar presentation by Candace Fallon, Senior Conservation Biologist , Endangered Species Program Xerces Society. Candace Fallon is a senior conservation biologist with the Xerces Society, where she works with researchers, land managers, and community scientists to study and protect at-risk invertebrates and their habitats. She has extensive experience with species inventories and monitoring, providing technical... Read More →

AT: HMNS Lecture: The Guardians: Houston-Galveston’s Best Wild Places and the People Working to Save Them

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

IN PERSON - Join The Nature Conservancy's Jaime González and local conservation leaders for a 360° tour of some of Houston-Galveston’s greatest wild places in the Burke Baker Planetarium. Afterwards, we will host a lively panel and audience discussion about the challenges and opportunities to save and restore more nature in our region--including what guests... Read More →

$18

AT: Wildlife Diversity Webinar Series – Invasion Dynamics in Texas of the Fungus that causes White-nose Syndrome in Bats

Webinar - Online

Virtual, preregistration required. White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is a devastating disease in hibernating bats that was first discovered in upstate New York in 2006. Over the past couple decades, the disease has spread throughout the US and Canada, driving mass mortality events in bat populations. The pathogen causing WNS is now spreading in the West, but... Read More →

AT: The Hidden Lives of Common Nighthawks

Online Zoom

Join a conversation with author and researcher Gretchen Newberry as she takes us into the hidden world of the Common Nighthawk. Neither a hawk or even nocturnal, this unusual bird is most active at dawn and dusk, eats insects on the wing with its cavernous mouth agape, and nests on bare ground and rooftops in... Read More →

Free
Event Series AT: Water Wednesdays

AT: 2023 Water Wednesdays – April

Microsoft Teams- Online

An educational series ... Water Wednesdays' focus is to educate, inform, and increase awareness of #allthingswater April 19 - Aquaponics An introduction to Aquaponics the symbiotic relationship where plants and fish are cultured in the same production system REGISTER 2023 WATER WEDNESDAYS MARCH - CoCoRaHS APRIL -AQUAPONICS MAY - WATER WELLS JUNE - WEATHER JULY... Read More →

Free

AT: Galveston FeatherFest

Galveston Railroad Museum 2602 Santa Fe Place, Galveston, TX

Registration and Festival Details If you’re a serious or casual bird-watcher or nature photographer…..an experienced or new outdoor enthusiast…..or someone who wants some exercise, fresh air and sunshine and something different to do…..you’ll want to join us at FeatherFest. There’s no need to be shy – the majority of our guests are not birding or... Read More →