Sustainable Living through Permaculture, #1 January 19 2020 01:00pm - 05:00pm Reminder SUSTAINABLE LIVING THROUGH PERMACULTURE #1 SUN. 1/19/20 1:00PM – 5:00PM HOME GARDENS, SW HOUSTON (address will be emailed the Friday before class) $55 Permaculture is a design methodology that focuses on sustainable practices and uses effective principles and processes found in nature to... Read More →

Volunteers are needed to man a CPTMN Booth at the Fulshear Farmers Market on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm.  It is located at 9035 Bois d'Arc Lane, Fulshear, TX.  Check Sign-up Genius to let Ramona know you are coming.  Signup Genius Fulshear Farmers' Market This is a great opportunity to get the word out about... Read More →

A Monthly Bird Survey at the Kickerillo Mischer Preserve in Houston Leaders: Mary Anne Weber, Skip Almoney, Geoff Newton Houston Precinct 4’s Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve is an 80-acre property featuring Marshall Lake, which spans approximately 40 acres, plus a staff building, paved roads and parking lots, restroom facilities, and 1.7 miles of trails. This bird survey... 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 →

Speaker: Mary Spolyar of Native Plant Society of Texas Topic: Native Plants Title: Gardening With Local Native Plants Yearbook blurb is from speaker-provided bio: Why plant local native plants? They conserve water, require less maintenance and create a sense of place. They’re adapted to our soils and climate patterns. Most importantly, they increase biodiversity in... Read More →

Gardening with Local Native Plants Why plant local native plants? They conserve water. They require less maintenance. They create a sense of place. They are adapted to our soils and climate patterns. They increase biodiversity in the landscape. Ms. Spolyar will discuss a number of plants local to the Fort Bend area that are garden-worthy... Read More →

Join The Katy Prairie Conservancy to discuss the master plan for parks in Waller County. The following public meetings are currently scheduled: City of Prairie View Tuesday, January 21 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Waller County Community Center 21274 FM 1098, 21212 Fm 1098 Loop, Prairie View, TX, 77446 City of Waller Thursday, January 23... Read More →

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 →

Free Pizza!  Save the date: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 is the annual Seed Cleaning and Packing Pizza Party sponsored by Katy Prairie Conservancy (KPC) in conjunction with Houston Chapter - Native Prairies Association of Texas (HNPAT). Event will be at 6:30 p.m. (pizza), 7:00 p.m. (seed cleaning starts) at the Red Cross Building, 2700 Southwest Fwy,... Read More →

Learn about the fireflies of the U.S. and Canada, including their ecology and life history needs, population status and threats, value for farm management, and recommendations for their conservation. This webinar will cover the basics of firefly ecology and conservation. Participants will learn the status of the U.S. and Canada’s 170 species of fireflies, the... Read More →

Participants will join this webinar is to gain a more in-depth knowledge of the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the soil ecosystem, and what management practices will result in healthier soil and ecosystems leading to a well-functioning microbial community in the soil. A discussion of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) including what they are and... Read More →

Join The Katy Prairie Conservancy to discuss the master plan for parks in Waller County. The following public meetings are currently scheduled: City of Prairie View Tuesday, January 21 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Waller County Community Center 21274 FM 1098, 21212 Fm 1098 Loop, Prairie View, TX, 77446 City of Waller Thursday, January 23... Read More →

HAS Monthly Bird Survey at Woodland Park has been suspended. Woodland Park, located a few miles from downtown Houston in Woodland Heights, is an excellent park for urban birding.   Join the Friends of Woodland Park and members of Houston Audubon for a 2-hour bird walk from 7:30 to 9:30 AM.   They have seen... Read More →

Texas Master Naturalist, Cradle of Texas Chapter is holding an Advanced Training Day with presentations focused on Fauna of the Upper Texas Coast. COT chapter is happy to invite non-chapter members to this educational event. The speakers and viewing the exhibits will qualify for 6 hours of Advanced Training. Coast is $10 for non-members. Lunch... Read More →

Get enraptured! Don’t miss this opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Houston Audubon Raptor and Education Center. Learn about our native raptors and raptor conservation, meet the raptors up close with lots of photo ops and discover what it takes to run a raptor center. This private event occurs before our open hours... Read More →

On Jan. 25, 2019, from 8:30-10 a.m., Houston Audubon will host a tour of the Raptor and Education Center. Learn about our native raptors and raptor conservation, meet the raptors up close with lots of photo ops and discover what it takes to run a raptor center. This private event occurs before open hours, and... Read More →

Our chapter has committed to staff a booth promoting our chapter at this show on Saturday Jan 25 and Sunday Jan 26. We will have handouts to give to the attendees to provide information on our chapter, our Spring 2020 training class, the SCNP, and maybe even Seabourne Nature Fest 2020 if we can get... Read More →

Do you like native trees?  We have a grant from Apache that will provide several 3-5 gallon trees that will be planted around the Seabourne Nature Creek Park. Look at the beauties we will be planting: Beautyberries, Buttonbush,  Parsley Hawthorns,  Nutall Oaks,  Willow Oak,  Chickasaw Plums,  Wax Myrtles,  Rusty Blackhaws. The actual planting takes place... Read More →