Some events may require pre-registration. Please check with the event organizer beforehand.
$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 →
Sustainability conference in Waco on September 14th. This will be a free conference and has been developed by the Waco Sustainability Network, although agenda includes many issues relevant to all of Texas. Enter into VMS as AT:Other https://www.keepwacobeautiful.org/greencommunities
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 →
