Celebrate National Invasive Species Awareness Week at Mercer Botanic Gardens by participating in two fun events starting Feb. 25. Make a positive impact by participating in invasive plant species removal in Mercer’s West Side Arboretum on Tuesday, Feb. 25, and Thursday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. While you work, learn to identify invasive... Read More →

From firefly flashes and rainbows to things that glow-in-the-dark, explore eye-catching effects and the science behind them. This evening you will experiment with color, fluorescence, luminescence and more to learn about light.

Tim Siegmund works for Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) and leads its Private Lands and Habitat Program, whose goal “is to provide advice and information to private landowners interested in the conservation and development of wildlife habitat on their property“. Tim earned a bachelor’s degree and did graduate research at Stephen F. Austin State University... Read More →

Speakers (so far): Shannon Brown – Ecosystems Regeneration Artisans (ERA) Landscapes, ‘Rainscapes’, Michael Eason, ‘Plants of the Chihuahuan Desert,’ George Cates of Native American Seed, ‘Perspectives on Native Seeds’, Claire Jenkins and Ariel Cummins of the Cibolo Nature Center will speak on the ‘Cibolo Nature Center’ Ben Pfeiffer of Firefly.org, ‘Fireflies of Texas’. $50 for... Read More →

Robbin Mallett is an avid birder and photographer living the sweet life in Sugar Land, Texas. She’s a member of the Cullinan Park Conservancy Board and Communications Director of the Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter. When not volunteering, she loves to chase birds and is working to get her Texas Life list to 500... Read More →

Description: Many grasslands in the Texas Hill Country have been badly degraded by poor stewardship and, and we are in bad shape. Fortunately, there are land restoration strategies that can be applied to increase the diversity and abundance of wildlife on the land. This workshop will cover land stewardship practices, preparation of old fields for... Read More →

Join Galveston Bay Foundation and HARC at Exploration Green on Saturday, February 29 for Wetland Walkabout! This FREE event will be held in Phase One of Exploration Green and will feature: • Wetland wildlife watching with Galveston Bay Foundation • Wetland tours • Meet EGC Land Steward, George! • Pine cone bird feeder craft •... Read More →