VSP: 2023 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

Join us in reaching out to the community every 2nd and 4th Saturday at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land. Share your knowledge and excitement of nature in a beautiful setting with families and kids at the museum. The topic for each session follows: November 4, 2023 - Lead -TBD  (1st Saturday workday will replace... Read More →

Free

AT: Secrets to a Successful Recycling Program

Online Zoom

Virtual - Register for Zoom Link Webinar: Secrets to a Successful Recycling Program Date and Time Monday, November 6 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Location Virtual Event on Zoom During this webinar you’ll hear about opportunities and challenges associated with running a successful recycling drop-off program. Speakers include: Selina Valdez - East Aldine Neighborhood Depository... Read More →

Free

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: Texan by Nature Conservation Summit

Virtual Meeting Advance registration required

Hybrid - FREE Virtual Attendance Register HERE OR Purchase In-Person Tickets HERE ($200) The Conservation Summit is a unique annual gathering hosted by Texan by Nature that focuses on bringing conservation and business leaders together for rich, impact-focused dialogue and networking. What The Conservation Summit is a unique annual gathering hosted by Texan by Nature that... Read More →

AT: Speaker Series: Tyler Hedlund Speaks on Orthoptera

Online Zoom

Virtual - Zoom Info Below Come learn about Orthoptera! The grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets of North America (north of Mexico) present a highly diverse species assemblage. The presentation will go over taxonomy, identification, ecology, and more! While the presentation will cover most of North America, there will be a focus on the Texas fauna. Tyler... Read More →

Free
Event Series AT: E-STEM Education Course

AT: E-STEM Education Course (Webinars Only)

Online

Virtual 4-Week Course. Registration Required - NOTE: Only course Webinars/Open Discussions are listed on the chapter calendar. This is an asynchronous course that requires additional readings, informal discussions, and project work. Please read below and visit the course web page for all the details. E-STEM Education online course offered by Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab that runs... Read More →

$70

VSP: Seabourne Creek Nature Park – Workday for Native Grasses Garden

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

"Announcing the inaugural hands-on work day for SNCP-Native Grasses Garden Site Prep!   Wednesday Nov 8th convene at the sign @9:45am, worktime 10am-2pm.  We will edge, lay down cardboard (as demonstrated at Shannon's) over-spread compost, mulch and topsoil, stake the area, watering.  @Kevin Peters is Trail Boss and will give direction on methods.  Take pictures.  What to bring:  garden hoe... Read More →

AT: Celebrate Spark Birds

Online Zoom

Virtual. Register for Zoom Link. Join Orion Magazine and the National Audubon Society on November 8th to celebrate Orion's latest anthology, Spark Birds. The essays and poems collected here—including work by Brian Doyle, John Freeman, Elizabeth Kolbert, J. Drew Lanham, Mary Oliver, Emily Raboteau, Sandra Steingraber, Terry Tempest Williams, and many more—follow the curious movements of... Read More →

Free

AT: Habitat is Home: Explore Three Critical Bird Habitats

Online Zoom

Virtual - Register for Zoom Link Home is where the habitat is – the mixed forests of Michigan where the Canada Warbler sings, the grasslands of South Texas where the Northern Bobwhite dwells, the rainforests of the Ecuadorian Chocó where the Endangered Baudó Guan forages. Join American Bird Conservancy (ABC) on Wednesday, November 8th to... Read More →

Free