A Monthly Bird Count at the Houston Arboretum Work on your bird watching skills while helping the Arboretum monitor bird populations on a fun, relaxed morning walk. Meet on the second Saturday of each month in the courtyard behind the building for a two-hour bird survey led by Arboretum staff members, Kelsey Low and... Read More →
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 →
Ever look up to the starry sky and wish you could point out the fantastical constellations? In this introductory class astronomer James Wooten will guide you through the basics of stargazing. You will learn how to spot the numerous winter constellations in the heavens above. The class will be in the Burke Baker Planetarium where,... Read More →
Still curious after all these years? Explore a wide variety of topics with like-minded learners. Includes admission to a featured exhibition hall.
Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! It is a great way to get VSP hours and learn about butterflies, prairie plants and so much more. There are several areas that we need help with. To contact chapter leaders for the following areas go to Seabourne-Organizational-Team- Butterfly Garden Prairie Demo Garden... Read More →
The Coastal Prairie Chapter Board will meet on the third Wednesday of the month. Board meetings are open to all chapter members.
Have you reserved your spot for one of this year's "Coming Home to Roost" events hosted by the Katy Prairie Conservancy? WHO? Adult Learners. WHAT? Each winter, the Katy Prairie becomes home to flocks of birds fleeing cooler climates for the season. Join Bob Honig and Steve Gast, local birding enthusiasts, to see one of... Read More →
The Man & TX Native Grapes that Saved the Entire Wine World- Dr. Russell D. Kane (NPSOT/TXMN), author of The Wineslinger Chronicles: Texas on the Vine and Texas Hill Country Wineries. AT - 1 hour to AT: Native Plant Society of Texas
Presentation by Hannah Locke From the sugary sweet nectar to the dark, earthy soil, microbes shape how plants survive, how the die, and how plants interact with each other and other organisms. Microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, could be unforeseen threats, or unacknowledged beneficial aids to plants in nature, in restoration and in agriculture.
HAS Monthly Bird Survey at Houston's Willow Waterhole Reserve General Information Leader: Mary Ann Beauchemin, Senior Naturalist at the Nature Discovery Center. The Nature Discovery Center is partnering with Houston Audubon to conduct the Willow Waterhole survey. The Willow Waterhole Bird Survey was started in June 2007 and is held on the third Saturday of... Read More →
