AT: Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Workshop – Matagorda Bay

In person

Texas Riparian & Stream Ecosystem Workshop series - Matagorda Bay Watersheds.  Workshop Location: Matagorda County Birding Nature Center, 1025 Tx-Hwy 35, Bay City, TX 77414.  Parts of this workshop are outdoors in wet conditions. To register RSVP by October 23, 2024 This workshop is being co-hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension & Research and... Read More →

Free

VSP Weekly Bird Walk at John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center

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

Start your day with a guided walk to explore the birds of John Paul Landing Park. All ages and levels of experience welcome. Please bring your own equipment, water, and bug spray, etc. Hats and sunscreen are recommended as there is little shade along the 2-mile route. Walks leave from John Paul Landing Environmental Education... Read More →

Canceled due to weather AT: Monthly Insect Hike at Seabourne Creek Nature Park

In person

Canceled due to inclement weather. In person at Seabourne Creek Nature Park.  Free, open to public. Each month the Coastal Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists will lead a guided Insect Hike.  Participation is open to the public and all ages are welcome.  Wear appropriate clothing for outdoors. Closed toe shoes recommended.  Hike may be... Read More →

Free

AT: Xerces Society – All About Arachnids Q&A with Dr. Sebastian Echeverri

Virtual - Webinar

Virtual. Join us for this special Q&A session with Dr. Sebastian Echeverri, spider scientist, wildlife photographer, and science communicator. Sebastian will show his arachnid pets and answer all of your questions.   Learn more and register today!   Log in VMS under AT: Skills Enhancement Courses 

Free

AT: Xerces Society Webinar – Moving Past Pesticides to Promote Healthy Rangeland Ecosystems

Virtual - Webinar

Oct 31st 1pm-2pm CST Virtual. Western desert, sagebrush, and grassland ecosystems are important, multi-use lands. They provide critical habitat for bees, butterflies, and other insects that support a rich diversity of birds, wildlife, and plants. But the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) uses large-scale aerial applications of pesticides to curb outbreaks of... Read More →

VSP: Coastal Prairie Conservancy Friday Work Day at Indiangrass Prairie

CPC Indiangrass Preserve-Field Office 31975 Hebert Road, Waller, Texas

“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 Trail, grow out native species in our Coastal Prairie Native Seed Nursery, plant native wildflowers and grasses, remove invasive species, build and... Read More →

Free

AT: NPSOT Native Landscape Certification Program Fall Courses – Level 2 Class

Level 2 NPSOT Native Landscape Certification course series. Registration for the Fall Classes for the Native Landscape Certification Program series opens August 1st at 8am. Levels 1 through 4 classes are hosted by various NPSOT chapters throughout the state.  Some are by zoom, some are in person. To view all course dates and locations visit webpage... Read More →

$45 – $65

AT: NPSOT Native Landscape Certification Program Fall Courses – Level 3 Class

Level 3 NPSOT Native Landscape Certification course series. Registration for the Fall Classes for the Native Landscape Certification Program series opens August 1st at 8am. Levels 1 through 4 classes are hosted by various NPSOT chapters throughout the state.  Some are by zoom, some are in person. To view all course dates and locations visit webpage... Read More →

$45 – $65

VSP Willow Fork Park- Volunteer in the Pollinator Garden

Willow Fork Park Grand Pkwy. & Cinco Ranch Blvd., Katy, TX, United States

Volunteers are welcome every Saturday 8:00am -10:00am (except when raining) to work in the Willow Fork Park Pollinator Garden, located just north of Cinco Ranch High School. Put in half an hour or all four hours VSP credit, as you are able. Bring  your typical gardening equipment. Questions? Call Diane Russell 281-797-1527