In-Person - Register to Attend Join us for Native Milkweed 101 and Pop-up Plant Sale on Tuesday, October 31, at EIH! Location UHCL Environmental Institute of Houston North Office Annex 1 (NOA1) Native Milkweed 101 10–11am EIH Training Room, NOA1 This free in-person class by Greg Pearson includes an introduction to Houston native milkweeds followed by a... Read More →

Virtual. Registration Required. Between September and November, ninety percent of all monarch butterflies migrate through Texas. Their journey is arduous—and only getting harder. Over the last 20 years, Monarch numbers have declined due to weather changes, pesticides, and loss of habitat. Surveys in Texas have found that 2-4% of the monarch population is lost along... Read More →

Virtual. Register for Zoom Link or watch on Facebook LIVE We’ll be finishing off BatWeek strong with a BatChat with Director of White-nose Syndrome Research Tina Cheng, Ph.D. Tina will guide us through the history of White-nose Syndrome in the U.S. and the impact it has had on our bat populations. She’ll also be covering... Read More →

In Person. Registration Required. Space Limited. Level 1: $45 for all Learn about the benefits of native plants, desirable plants for your area and design considerations for your landscape. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the characteristics and plants in the region in which they are taught. NOTE: This class is hosted... Read More →

Virtual. Registration Required. The Basic Mycology 1A class will cover an intro to Kingdom Fungi for youth educators, that will include taxonomy, anatomy/life cycle, ecological roles, the importance of fungi, and will focus on Basidomycota and Ascomycota, spotlighting on a few of the most noticeable groups within the phyla. The attendees will learn about the... Read More →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Hybrid Event -  Join In-Person: Looscan Neighborhood Library OR Virtually: Facebook Live hosted by the Houston Public Library Topic: Native Plants! Houston Public Library is excited to partner with Harris County Master Gardeners, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, to provide a free Fall/Winter Gardening Lecture Series. Master Gardener volunteers will present on different gardening... Read More →

In-Person - Register to Attend Soil is life. Soil is alive. Without soil, none of us would be here. Come join Joanna Botvin, Education Coordinator at the Houston Botanic Garden, for a dynamic workshop on how to build soil, create compost, and utilize mulch to benefit not only your garden but the earth as a... Read More →

In-Person. Plant Walk at Seabourne Creek Nature Park Come join Susie Doe for a short walk at Seabourne Creek Nature Park to learn about the plants that grow here. We will meet at the Prairie Demo Area this month. Please park in the main parking lot and walk over to the Prairie Area. 2 hours... Read More →

In-Person. Tickets Required. Our parks, preserves, and remaining wildlands – no matter how grand in scale – are too small and separated from one another to sustain the native trees, plants, insects, and animals on which our ecosystems depend. We can fix this problem by practicing conservation outside of wildlands, where we live, work, shop,... Read More →

Virtual. Register for Zoom Link November Topic: Struttin’ Our Stuff, Season 3 – Native Plant Gardens by Chapter Members After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. This is a FREE EVENT, but please register to join the meeting and participate in the Q&A. This meeting may also be... Read More →

Virtual - Register for webex Link For this month’s #TMNTuesday, we are being joined by L. Allen Smith, the Regional Forest Health Coordinator with the Texas A&M Forest Service, to learn more about healthy forests. Allen will be presenting a webinar titled “Healthy Forests — Better Living Through Management” Allen Smith serves as the Regional... Read More →

Virtual Event - Register for the Zoom Webinar or Stream LIVE on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitch, or X. Join us to hear from archaeologist Autumn Cool, BCI's Cultural Resource Field Lead! Autumn will share with us the work that the Cultural Resource Team carries out at BCI. This includes identifying, documenting, and assessing the material... Read More →

In-Person. Registration Required. Event Date: November 17, 2023 Event Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: Houston Community College - Katy Campus - Katy, TX Get Directions Learn the latest management practices for tree care in the urban landscape. Mulching – Healthy Soils and Water Conservation – Gayla Plichta, PLA, LI, ASLA; Consultant Tools to Manage Trees in Times of... Read More →

Virtual - Register for Zoom Link GOMA Projects Lightning Talks Team Coordinators Teams will give 5-minute overviews of approved Bipartisan Infrastructure and Gulf Star funded projects. The Gulf of Mexico Alliance supports projects that improve the environmental and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico across the five Gulf states. All projects accomplish actions identified... Read More →

Virtual - Register for Event Join us for our fall virtual birding seminar and explore expanding ranges with Birding with Texas A&M AgirLife Extension Service. Unlike our summer series, our fall seminar series will be a single evening of educational fun. Due to many human-driven factors, bird populations are on the decline across the globe,... Read More →