This Thursday: April 9, 9am-12 We’re hitting the road to Brazoria County to collect Powdery alligator flag/Thalia dealbata before it gets hot and buggy. Volunteers can go directly to the collection site OR carpool in the TCWP van from Clear Lake. The van will leave promptly at 9am from the office at 1250 Bay Area... Read More →

Specific tasks for the week to be posted weekly.

Wetland restoration and preservation activities at Sheldon Lake SP.  Led by Marissa Sipocz of Texas A&M Extension.   April 15: We will focus on collecting more material this week. We are expecting rain most of this week, and in the mornings no less. However, we are hosting a new group of home-schoolers next Wednesday and... Read More →

All, Here is the stormwater wetland volunteer update for this week. This Thursday: April 23, 9am-12 Cullen will lead the crews in preparing the nursery to look its best for the Earth Day event this Saturday (see below for more info about that). This will be a great primer on wetland weed identification!  At the... Read More →

Galveston Island State Park Maintenance Area Monday, April 20 & 27, 2015 9 AM until Noon Since we missed this week's work day we'll plan on 2 mondays in a row to get back on our biweekly schedule. The two activities will be to (1) pot seedlings in one gallon pots and (2) plant in... Read More →

Wetland restoration and preservation activities at Sheldon Lake SP.  Led by Marissa Sipocz of Texas A&M Extension.

  This Thursday: April 23, 9am-12 Cullen will lead the crews in preparing the nursery to look its best for the Earth Day event this Saturday (see below for more info about that). This will be a great primer on wetland weed identification!   At the same time, Mary Carol will be hosting a workshop... Read More →

This Saturday is our wetland nursery open house as part of Exploration Green’s  Earth Day event in Clear Lake. If you are intending to participate as a docent, or would like to, can you confirm with me? You can join in for all or part of the 9am-12 Open House.  We will be showing people... Read More →

Hello Everyone Moody Gardens is having their Earth Day event this Saturday April 25th in the Visitor Center Atrium. For the first time, the Master Naturalists are sponsoring 3 tables for displays and activities: one on shells, one on birds and one with handouts from the Extension office. The event is free and opens to... Read More →

  As part of the 2015 Great Texas Birding Classic, the folks at Galveston Island State Park (GISP) are joining up with Audubon TERN to enter a team in the Regional Big Sit Tournament. In this competition, teams select a 17-foot diameter circle from which to bird. Team members can rotate in shifts or can... Read More →

Help our partners at Friends of Galveston Island State Park entertain and inform the community at a free admission day at the park!  Lots of volunteer opportunities for chapter members.  Please contact Rick Becker for further information.