The Get Your Garden Soil Prepped & Ready To Grow Like Gangbusters Program Come explore tried and true tricks of the trade for organically prepping, restoring and sustaining healthy organic garden soil. We will cover techniques to prep your soil, soil amendments, organic fertilizers, useful tools and specialized recommendations for growing a wide variety of... 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 →
SUSTAINABLE LIVING THROUGH PERMACULTURE #2 SUN. 1/30/22 @ 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM LIVE ZOOM CLASS THE PERMACULTURE GUILD OF HOUSTON $45 In the second installment of this series, we begin to design home sites using permaculture design principles. These connect and integrate food with housing and nature. We also explain permaculture's approach to sustainability... 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 →
Come help at Seabourne Creek Nature Park (SCNP), Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter’s signature project! It is a great way to earn VSP hours; learn about butterflies and prairie plants; and enjoy time with fellow Texas Master Naturalists. There are several SCNP areas needing attention: Prairie Restoration Project Butterfly Garden Bird Sanctuaries Prairie... Read More →
Happy volunteers at Seabourne Creek Nature Park. Come help at Seabourne Creek Nature Park (SCNP), Texas Master Naturalist Coastal Prairie Chapter’s signature project! It is a great way to earn VSP hours; learn about butterflies and prairie plants; and enjoy time with fellow Texas Master Naturalists. There are several SCNP areas needing attention: Prairie Restoration... 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 →
Amber Leung with a Bobwhite Quail The February program will focus on how to coexist with wildlife in our neighborhoods and cities. Urban wildlife is amazingly adaptable but animals often run into trouble with our traffic, high-rises, domesticated animals, and even our own homes and yards. Trained and permitted wildlife rehabilitators have the skills and... Read More →
Per the Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC), "COVID-19 UPDATE - Volunteer opportunities are back! Following the latest recommendation from the CDC, face coverings are now optional for volunteers and visitors indoors and outdoors. We ask that all volunteers and visitors continue to act with courtesy, kindness, and common sense, respecting the choice of the Coastal Prairie... Read More →
Per Hannah Muegge on 1/31/2022, "...due to the predicted inclement weather for later this week, we are rescheduling our February 5th Bird Hike + Survey at JBH Long Point Ranch and pushing it back to the following Saturday, February 12th at 8:00am." Late Winter Bird Hike + Survey "Come join us for our first bird... Read More →
Get "enraptored"! 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.
If you want to get serious about building a backyard wildlife garden, but don’t know where to start – we’ve got you covered! Join us for this inaugural series of classes that will take you step-by-step through the process of planning, planting, and maintaining a backyard wildlife habitat that meets National Wildlife Federation certification standards.... Read More →
To help sustain our country’s rich ethnobotanical heritage, Kelly Kindscher, professor in environmental studies and senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey at the University of Kansas, will discuss conservation of prairie plants used by Native Americans in the Great Plains – from Texas to Canada – for food, medicine, and craft. In addition, Katy Prairie Conservancy... Read More →
