On Saturday October 21st, 2023 volunteers will attempt to plant 4,000 plants in approx. 3-4 hours Registration is required to participate. Sign-in will begin at 8AM. Planting will be from 9AM to noon. Lunch is included, and door prizes too. Volunteers should be 12 years of age or older, and if under 18 to be... Read More →
Volunteers are needed for the Galveston County Master Gardener Fall Festival. 9am-2pm on Saturday October 21, 2023 Children activities, extension booths Contact Julie Massey if you are interested. Use opportunity Nature Program - Public Outreach
John and I will be counting at GCBO's Smith Point Hawk Watch again this year. John will lead the counts on October 24, and November 7. If you are interested in joining us on the tower any of those days, we would love to have you. I expect that we will see the most raptors... Read More →
Join us at the Environmental Institute of Houston at the UHCL campus for weeding, planting, and other maintenance activities. We meet every Tuesday (except University holidays) from 9am – 11am. For more information contact Wendy Reistle Voluntary Opportunity: Wetland Restoration-EIH (Environmental Institute of Houston)
Prairie Restoration volunteer work at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site that includes potting and planting grasses and forbs. Meet by the park headquarters next to the stone columns at the entrance to the park. Contact Jim Duron for more information.
Join us for prairie restoration activities: potting, lateral transfers, weeding and more at Armand Bayou Nature Center. Volunteers meet at the green house. For more information contact Jim Duron.
Nia Cultural Center Juneteenth Legacy Project Headquarters Tour The tour will include a visit to the Southwest corner of 22nd and Strand where the Juneteenth story began. Guests will also tour the headquarters that expands on the history of enslavement in Texas and highlights life after enslavement. Guests will also see original artwork by local,... Read More →
Submissions of articles and photos are encouraged and much appreciated! Please e-mail your submissions to Midden Editor-in Chief, Diane Humes. Thanks in advance for your contributions! Opportunity: Administrative Work > Communications
Join us at the Environmental Institute of Houston at the UHCL campus for weeding, planting, and other maintenance activities. We meet every Tuesday (except University holidays) from 9am – 11am. For more information contact Wendy Reistle Voluntary Opportunity: Wetland Restoration-EIH (Environmental Institute of Houston)
Dick Benoit Prairie Preserve Workday: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 11:00 am Please join us at the Dick Benoit Prairie (named for our chapter’s FOUNDER) in League City for a morning of invasive plant removal, plant identification and volunteer service. The prairie is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of... Read More →
