Advanced Training

$20 member / $35 nonmember Instructor: Kelsey Low Ages 12 and up Conserve water, reduce flooding, create wildlife habitat, and beautify your green space with a native rain garden! Rain gardens can be a powerful tool for sustainable gardening, but it can be tricky to know how to start. Join us for the basics of... Read More →

$20 member / $35 nonmember Instructor: Kelsey Low Ages 12 and up From the sweet whistle of a cardinal to the harsh caw of a crow, birds sure make a lot of noise – but what does it all mean? In this class we’ll explore the difference between songs and calls, general call types and... Read More →

Save the date for a Fall Volunteer Orientation - Saturday, September 10th, 12 - 3 PM. We will be hosting Volunteer Orientations roughly every six months. For existing CPC volunteers, we encourage you to attend an orientation to learn about CPC's latest endeavors, history, and new opportunities. Email me if you'd like to schedule a... Read More →

Hello Texas Master Naturalists! We hope you can join us on September 13th at 10am-11am for our next #TMNTuesday talk with John Nielsen Gammon, Regents Professor and Texas State Climatologist at Texas A&M University! By mid-September, summer will be over, or almost so. It's time to take stock and figure out how the summer of 2022 stacks... Read More →

Schoolyards can be excellent habitats for birds, and birds are easy study subjects to engage your students in outdoor learning. Learn how to find and participate in community science projects, practice using the latest apps to identify local birds, and plan simple ways to encourage more birds to visit your schoolyard. Register here.

Enter into VMS as AT:NPSOT We invite you to participate in this year’s Wildscapes Workshop, Native Plant & Book Sale Please consider being a Wildscape Workshop Sponsor - see https://npsot.org/wp/houston/wildscapes-workshop-2022/wildscape-workshop-sponsors-2022/ for Sponsorship Opportunities and Benefits. We would very much appreciate any donation you add to your purchase. Wildscapes Workshop raises funds used to advance our mission... Read More →

$35 member / $50 nonmember Instructor: Dr. Cullen Geiselman Ages 16 and up Celebrate the Arboretum’s first annual Bat Fest by going batty! Did you know that bats are the pollinators of the tequila agave? Listen to bat expert Cullen Geiselman, who will discuss the important role of bats in our ecosystem as pest control,... Read More →

AT: Other Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Webinar Description: Eastern Texas contains the southwestern range edge of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii). The state ranks the alligator snapping turtle as an S2 (imperiled) Species of Greatest Conservation Need, and has protected it as a threatened species since 1987. The species has... Read More →

$5 member / $10 nonmember Instructor: Kelsey Low Ages 12 and up Celebrate Houston’s Bird Week and the start of fall migration with a Fall Bird Outing! We’ll explore the Arboretum and practice identifying birds by sight and sound. We’ll even have binoculars to borrow if you don’t have your own. Register here.

AT: Other Please join us for the next presentation in the Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) Galveston Bay Area Chapter’s (GBAC) series on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 6 pm CDT. Advance registration for this event is required. Please register at:  https://bit.ly/3D5HaBC Presentation Title: “Houston Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (COBOR):... Read More →

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET The availability of nesting habitat is a critical yet often overlooked factor impacting native bee populations. In this webinar, Xerces Biologists, Leif Richardson and Sarah Foltz Jordan, will... Read More →

$40 member / $65 nonmember (per person) Instructor: Caitlin Keating Ages 12 and up Many native plants aren’t available at nurseries, so at the Arboretum we grow them! In this class you’ll learn about different methods of plant propagation and then you’ll get the rare opportunity to collect seeds and cuttings to get your own... Read More →