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 →

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 Hamilton... 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 →

Lake on the Burr Property in Wharton County 2023 Wharton Peach Creek Christmas Bird Count Harrison-Burr Property (Wharton County) Thursday, 12/21/2023, 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Virtual 4-Week Course. Registration Required - NOTE: Only course Webinars/Open Discussions are listed on the chapter calendar. This is an asynchronous course that requires additional readings, informal discussions, and project work. Please read below and visit the course web page for all the details. E-STEM Education online course offered by Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab that runs... Read More →

"Announcing the inaugural hands-on work day for SNCP-Native Grasses Garden Site Prep!   Wednesday Nov 8th convene at the sign @9:45am, worktime 10am-2pm.  We will edge, lay down cardboard (as demonstrated at Shannon's) over-spread compost, mulch and topsoil, stake the area, watering.  @Kevin Peters is Trail Boss and will give direction on methods.  Take pictures.  What to bring:  garden hoe... 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 →

Virtual 4-Week Course. Registration Required - NOTE: Only course Webinars/Open Discussions are listed on the chapter calendar. This is an asynchronous course that requires additional readings, informal discussions, and project work. Please read below and visit the course web page for all the details. E-STEM Education online course offered by Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab that runs... 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 →

“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 Hamilton Trail, grow out native species in our Coastal Prairie Native Seed Nursery, plant native wildflowers and grasses, remove invasive species, build and... Read More →

Buffalo Run Park Missouri City Waterway Cleanup - Lake at Buffalo Run Park Saturday Nov. 11, 2023 8:00 - 10:00 am, Check-in begins at 8:00 am   Buffalo Run Park ​Meet at the large pavilion at the back of the park 1122 Buffalo Run Blvd. Missouri City TX 77459 "Missouri City Green in partnership with Missouri City... 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 →

Calling Birders and More! The James B. Harrison Foundation will host "Birding 101 - Land, Water, & Wildlife Expeditions" on Saturday, 11/11/2023, from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, at Harrison-Long Point Ranch, 8200 FM 1994 Richmond TX 77469. Ms Hannah Muegge, Charitable Activities Director, has requested assistance from the TMNCPC in sharing birding information, optics,... Read More →

* * RAIN OR SHINE! The event is still on. * * The Coastal Prairie Conservancy has invited TMNCPC to assist it at its upcoming 2023 Putting Down Roots Event on Saturday, 11/11/2023, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon; Indiangrass Preserve 31975 Hebert Road Waller TX 77484. "Join the Coastal Prairie Conservancy for Putting Down... Read More →

The Executive Committee will host an appreciation lunch to honor the board and standing committee chairs from 2022 and 2023.   Invitations and a SUG will be send to everyone on the list.

In-Person (San Marcos, TX). Contact to Reserve a Spot. Space is Limited.  Training Dates (Attend One): 6/11, 7/8, 8/13, 9/9, 10/15, 11/11, 12/10 Texas Stream Team Standard Core training with the San Marcos River Rangers. This training is open to the public (14 yrs or older, minors must have a guardian present); however, spots are... 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 →