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AT: HNPAT Monthly Program-Grasshopper & Insect Diversity

Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion (Hermann Park), 1500 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Chelse Prather,  University of Houston post-doctoral ecologist, will speak on grasshopper and insect diversity and the factors that control it. HNPAT meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Cherie Flores Pavilion in McGovern Centennial Gardens @ Hermann Park. 1500 Hermann Drive, Houston 77004 (parking lot entrance is directly across the street from... Read More →

AT: HNPAT Program: Fungi in Native Prairie Grasses

Michelle Sneck, a PhD candidate in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program at Rice University will talk about the abundance and powerful influence of tiny endophytic fungi that live hidden inside native prairie grasses. Please note the change of venue for this meeting only The August meeting will be held at the University of St.... Read More →

AT: Birds of Upper Texas Coastal Praires – HNPAT

Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion (Hermann Park), 1500 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Glenn Olsen, well known Houston birder, will speak on the birds of upper Gulf Coast and how they use the prairies. Please join us the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion in the McGovern Centennial Gardens @ Hermann Park, 1500 Hermann Drive, Houston 77004 at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and the presentation. AT 1 hour to AT: Native Prairie Assoc.... Read More →

AT: Houston’s Milkweeds – HNPAT

Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion (Hermann Park), 1500 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Houston's Milkweeds:  Identification, Habitat, Heritage Don Verser is a prairie conservationist with a special interest in native milkweeds. Meet with the Houston Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas at the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion in the McGovern Centennial Gardens @ Hermann Park, 1500 Hermann Drive, Houston 77004 at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments and the presentation. AT... Read More →

AT: Secret Life of Prairies – HNPAT

In today’s world, prairie maintenance and establishment seems a bit elusive.  Fragmentation, fire suppression, woody species encroachment, and other factors constantly threaten our prairie systems.  How do we maintain an system that was and is defined by change?  During “The Secret Life of Prairies” we will discuss below and aboveground vegetative dynamics that are the... Read More →

AT: HNPAT Dragonflies of the Texas Prairie

Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion (Hermann Park), 1500 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Bob Honig from the Katy Prairie Conservancy will be speaking about the beautiful dragonflies we see around us.   After the talk, attendees will go out into Hermann Park to identify dragonflies that hover just outside the pavilion! AT 1 hr to AT: Native Prairie Assoc. of Texas - Houston

AT: Bringing Back Native Grasslands-HNPAT

Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion (Hermann Park), 1500 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Tim White from Environeering, a Houston-based environmental consulting firm, will discuss a project involving remediation of a former oil refinery in the Texoma area and that site’s restoration to native grasslands, riparian and wetland areas.  A Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) was performed on the site and, based on that assessment, approximately 100 acres of wetlands, 30 acres of grasslands and... Read More →

AT: HNPAT-How Do I Work With My H.O.A.?

Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion (Hermann Park), 1500 Hermann Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Retired geologist, Gulf Coast Master Naturalist and Copperfield resident Julie d'Ablaing will be sharing the story of how she convinced her homeowners association to let her install a pocket prairie in a public area of the community.   She'll discuss how she presented the idea to her H.O.A., how she solicited help with the installation, prairie... Read More →

VSP: KPC Seed Cleaning & Packing Pizza Party

Red Cross Building 2700 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX, United States

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 →

AT: Secrets of Milkweed Propagation and Significance to Prairie /Pollinator Habitat Restoration

by Barbara Wiley of Monarch Gateway Barbara Keller-Willy, former corporate continuous improvement executive with Siemens Corporation, is now Founder and Director of a Fort Bend County non-profit, Monarch Gateway. Monarch Gateway that seeks to create contiguous pollinator habitat across the coastal and central flyways of Texas. She is a lead partner with the Field Museum... Read More →