Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! Our starting time has moved to 9am. There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Weeding, mulching, planting Prairie Demo Garden Planning habitat gardens, planting, weeding, mulching, establishing water features, etc. Prairie Restoration Project Bumping up plants, weeding pots, help... Read More →
One-on-One Time with Houston's Gardening Guru: Randy Lemmon, KTRH Garden Line Randy Lemmon discusses Why Does It Seem That Organics Haven't Taken Hold in this Market? And then opens the floor to all your gardening questions. His latest book will be available for purchase and signing. MEETING LOCATION!! Click Rosenberg Civic Center below for the... Read More →
Leader: Mary Anne Weber Please join HAS for a monthly bird survey at the Houston Botanic Garden (Glenbrook Golf Course). They meet the first Thursday of each month at the main parking lot at 8205 N Bayou Dr, Houston, TX 77017. If the lot is closed, park at the park next door. There is a... Read More →
Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Prairie Demo Garden Prairie Restoration Project Arboretum Project Bird Sanctuary Boy Scout Projects You will earn VSP hours and have a good time working with your fellow master naturalists! Seabourne is located at... Read More →
MAMMALOGY The Texas Master Naturalist Program is a volunteer training and development program sponsored by Texas AgriLife Extension Service, a Texas A&M system, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Texas Master Naturalists volunteer in their communities, providing natural resource education and participating in community service and outreach projects in support of Texas AgriLife Extension... Read More →
A Birding Survey as a Special Project of the Renovation of Houston's Memorial Park Held monthly on the 1st Saturday, beginning at 8 AM. The survey will be conducted starting in April 2019 and continue through the summer. You do not have to be a member of Houston Audubon Society to participate. There have been... Read More →
Seed Collecting & Work Day at KPC's Indiangrass Preserve 2019: In September, November and December, they will be collecting on first Saturdays of the month at KPC's Indiangrass Preserve. When: Saturdays | 9 am – 1 pm Who: All are welcomed to participate – no experience necessary. Physical Requirements: Bending, kneeling, or sitting on the... Read More →
The average neighborhood yard looks pretty but doesn’t support the wide range of wildlife that is crucial to a healthy environment and community. The good news is that yards can be both beautiful and beneficial by incorporating the native plants that support our local wildlife! In this presentation, Ms. Lauren Simpson will share a few... Read More →
The average neighborhood yard looks pretty, but doesn’t support the wide range of wildlife that is crucial to a healthy environment and community. The good news is that yards can be both beautiful and beneficial by incorporating the native plants that support our local wildlife! In this presentation, Ms. Lauren Simpson will share a few... Read More →
Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! Our starting time has moved to 9am. There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Weeding, mulching, planting Prairie Demo Garden Planning habitat gardens, planting, weeding, mulching, establishing water features, etc. Prairie Restoration Project Bumping up plants, weeding pots, help... Read More →
Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! Our starting time has moved to 9am. There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Weeding, mulching, planting Prairie Demo Garden Planning habitat gardens, planting, weeding, mulching, establishing water features, etc. Prairie Restoration Project Bumping up plants, weeding pots, help... Read More →
The Coastal Prairie Chapter Board will meet on the third Wednesday of the month. Board meetings are open to all chapter members.
This free workshop is open to anyone 18 or older interested in learning and teaching fishing skills in their communities. From 4:00 to 6:00 there is an optional add on Fly Fishing Instructor certification for those interested in staying. We provide all equipment and materials for the workshop. After certification, the program provides the curriculum,... Read More →
Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Prairie Demo Garden Prairie Restoration Project Arboretum Project Bird Sanctuary Boy Scout Projects You will earn VSP hours and have a good time working with your fellow master naturalists! Seabourne is located at... Read More →
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 →
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS The Texas Master Naturalist Program is a volunteer training and development program sponsored by Texas AgriLife Extension Service, a Texas A&M system, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Texas Master Naturalists volunteer in their communities, providing natural resource education and participating in community service and outreach projects in support... Read More →
Saturday, September 21, 2019 7:15 AM 10:30 AM Come join the birding team at the James B. Harrison Foundation for a morning of birding during their September Bird Hike at JBH Long Point Ranch, located at 8200 Whaley-Long Point Rd., in Richmond. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Charitable Activities Director Hannah Muegge... Read More →
Anderson-Clarke Center at Rice University *NOTE the new location! Early Bird Price $45 ($40 NPSOT Members and TPWD) $50 After Aug 31 Price does not include $5 Rice U parking fee 2019 Speakers DeAndra Ramsey Conservation Champion, Texas Bat Monitoring Houston Zoo “Bats: The Heroes of the Night Skies” Jaime Gonzalez Houston Urban Conservation Programs... Read More →
You are invited to join the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory at their monthly bird banding program at the GCBO headquarters in Lake Jackson on the third Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Licensed bird banders and GCBO Research Associates Robert and Kay Lookingbill band at the sanctuary on a regular basis.... Read More →
Wildscapes Workshop, a one-day, not-to-be-missed educational event and local native plant sale. This year’s event will involve featured speakers providing up-to-date information on the relationship between native plants and our local wildlife and environment, and Houston’s prairie history, culture, and its future. 2019 Speakers Julia Trimble, President, Texas Master Naturalist – Gulf Coast Chapter Jaime... Read More →
Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! Our starting time has moved to 9am. There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Weeding, mulching, planting Prairie Demo Garden Planning habitat gardens, planting, weeding, mulching, establishing water features, etc. Prairie Restoration Project Bumping up plants, weeding pots, help... Read More →
Birding is one of the largest and fastest growing hobbies in the United States. Millions of people venture out into nature every year to observe, photograph, and catalogue the approximately 1000 species found in the United States and Canada. The allure of birds runs deep through history, with countless examples of birds being used and... Read More →
Fort Bend County’s Fair is the annual site of the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service’s Ag'Tivity Barn. Each year hundreds of children take school fields trips to see the booths in the Ag'Tivity Barn. As its name implies it is about things agricultural…..But just because it’s agricultural doesn’t mean there’s no nature out on the farm.... Read More →
Every Friday morning, Houston Audubon volunteers work in the Natives Nursery at Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary, separating seedlings and bumping up wildflowers and grasses into 1-gallon containers. The plants are then used in coastal prairie restoration projects or are offered for sale in support of the Bird Friendly Community Program. There are breaks... Read More →
Join Alisa Kline, a Texas Master Naturalist, for an evening of birding along Buffalo Bayou at Waugh Drive Bridge where a colony of more than 250,000 Mexican free-tailed bats resides. Find out which birds and other critters are attracted to the bats during their nightly emergence. We cannot guarantee hawks will be on the job,... Read More →
Fort Bend County’s Fair is the annual site of the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service’s Ag'Tivity Barn. Each year hundreds of children take school fields trips to see the booths in the Ag'Tivity Barn. As its name implies it is about things agricultural…..But just because it’s agricultural doesn’t mean there’s no nature out on the farm.... Read More →
The purpose of the garden is to educate the public about prairie plants and how people can use them in their home gardens. We also see some interesting critters! We supply seed for plants that will be planted in the Seabourne Prairie Restoration Project as well. Plots are open for adoption, as small or large... Read More →
Fort Bend County’s Fair is the annual site of the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service’s Ag'Tivity Barn. Each year hundreds of children take school fields trips to see the booths in the Ag'Tivity Barn. As its name implies it is about things agricultural…..But just because it’s agricultural doesn’t mean there’s no nature out on the farm.... 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 →
Where: KPC's Indiangrass Preserve and Shrike Prairie When: Tuesdays | 9 am – 3 pm (Also every Friday and Saturday of the month | 9 am – 1 pm) Who: All are welcomed to participate – no experience necessary. Physical Requirements: Bending, kneeling, or sitting on the ground; some light lifting. What to wear: Closed-toed shoes,... Read More →
The Tuesday trail crew at Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary meets from 9 AM until noon every Tuesday year-round. Trail crew projects include everything under the sun, including boardwalk construction and maintenance, trail trimming and privet/ligustrum removal. Please contact Juanita Perkins at [email protected] to sign up.
Texas plants we enjoy today have been used for food, medicine and crafts since the Paleo-Indians. Using written accounts, Native American oral traditions, and archaeological investigations, Dr. Leslie Bush has revealed why five plants in particular have been critical to survival in Texas since 13,000 BC. Dr. Leslie Bush is a paleoethnobotanist, an archaeologist who... Read More →
All ages and levels of birders are welcome; meet in the parking lot before 8 AM. Binoculars and weather-appropriate clothing and footwear are recommended. Members of the Coastal Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists lead the hikes. Participation is open to the public---all ages and levels of birders meet in the parking lot by 8... Read More →
Fort Bend County’s Fair is the annual site of the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service’s Ag'Tivity Barn. Each year hundreds of children take school fields trips to see the booths in the Ag'Tivity Barn. As its name implies it is about things agricultural…..But just because it’s agricultural doesn’t mean there’s no nature out on the farm.... Read More →
Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! Our starting time has moved to 9am. There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Weeding, mulching, planting Prairie Demo Garden Planning habitat gardens, planting, weeding, mulching, establishing water features, etc. Prairie Restoration Project Bumping up plants, weeding pots, help... Read More →
Please join us for our fall symposium on October 3 – 5 in League City. League City is between Houston and Galveston. We’ve booked the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center for the event which is on the south side of Clear Lake across the lake from the Johnson Space Center. The event will... Read More →
Gary Clark's "Connecting People with Nature" program will explore how birds can reconnect people to the beauty and wonder of nature. Professor Clark says, "Birds have always inspired people and made them aware of something bigger than themselves. People have become remote from nature but we find how necessary it is for their mental and... Read More →
Fort Bend County’s Fair is the annual site of the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service’s Ag'Tivity Barn. Each year hundreds of children take school fields trips to see the booths in the Ag'Tivity Barn. As its name implies it is about things agricultural…..But just because it’s agricultural doesn’t mean there’s no nature out on the farm.... Read More →
Leader: Mary Anne Weber Please join HAS for a monthly bird survey at the Houston Botanic Garden (Glenbrook Golf Course). They meet the first Thursday of each month at the main parking lot at 8205 N Bayou Dr, Houston, TX 77017. If the lot is closed, park at the park next door. There is a... Read More →
As Bat Week approaches, meet some of the partners involved in this multi-national initiative and find out how you can participate. New this year, Bat Week puts the spotlight on five species of concern in North America – the “Faces of Bat Week.” Join us on this webinar to learn their stories and find out... Read More →
The Shell Educators’ Preview is now on the same day as The Educator Event – October 4th, 2019! Houston Museum of Natural Science is excited to announce a new format for The Educator Event @HMNS! Our new and revamped Educator Event will happen Friday, October 4 from 5 to 9 p.m. It will also feature... Read More →
Participate in this citizen science event. You can join as an individual or as part of a scheduled event. Click here to read all the ways you can join. Share observations by posting a photo or video to Instagram, iNaturalist, or the Facebook event pages. Pollinator BioBlitz participants observe and identify pollinators.... Read More →
Fort Bend County’s Fair is the annual site of the Texas AgriLIFE Extension Service’s Ag'Tivity Barn. Each year hundreds of children take school fields trips to see the booths in the Ag'Tivity Barn. As its name implies it is about things agricultural…..But just because it’s agricultural doesn’t mean there’s no nature out on the farm.... Read More →
Every Friday morning, Houston Audubon volunteers work in the Natives Nursery at Edith L Moore Nature Sanctuary, separating seedlings and bumping up wildflowers and grasses into 1-gallon containers. The plants are then used in coastal prairie restoration projects or are offered for sale in support of the Bird Friendly Community Program. There are breaks... Read More →
Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project! There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Prairie Demo Garden Prairie Restoration Project Arboretum Project Bird Sanctuary Boy Scout Projects You will earn VSP hours and have a good time working with your fellow master naturalists! Seabourne is located at... Read More →
ORNITHOLOGY & COASTAL BEACH ECOLOGY The Texas Master Naturalist Program is a volunteer training and development program sponsored by Texas AgriLife Extension Service, a Texas A&M system, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Texas Master Naturalists volunteer in their communities, providing natural resource education and participating in community service and outreach projects in support... Read More →
Our partner James B Harrison Foundation is hosting the annual Ducks Unlimited "Youth/Family Conservation Day" at their Long Point Property, on Saturday, October 5th. The goal right now is 100 kids, plus family members. The event would be from 9am-1pm, and lunch would be provided for volunteers! Perhaps you could set up a CPCTMN booth... Read More →
