Some events may require pre-registration. Please check with the event organizer beforehand.

Houston Arboretum – Prairie Wildflowers

Houston Arboretum and Nature Center 4501 Woodway Dr, Houston, TX

Please enter VMS as AT: HANC $20 member / $35 nonmember (per person) Instructor: Kelsey Low Ages 12 and up Prairie wildflowers are some of Houston’s greatest natural treasures. Join us to celebrate National Prairie Day by learning some common wildflower species, how to identify them, and how they fit in our prairie ecosystems. You... Read More →

$20 – $35

Birding for Fun Classes

Virtual

Enter into VMS as AT: Other NEW! NEXT LEVEL BIRDING WORKSHOPS VIA ZOOM HOT ON THE TRAIL: JUNE! THURSDAYS at 7pm JUNE 2, 9, & 16, 2022 Cost: $10/class; $30/series All experience levels welcome! Brush up on your birding skills while avoiding the heat! Each week we'll surprise you with virtual field trips to current birding hotspots,... Read More →

HMNS – What Lies Beneath?

Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX

Please enter into VMS as AT: Other Road Trip! Core of the Earth: What Lies Beneath? Saturday, June 11, 10:30 a.m. Want to see what is deep beneath Earth’s surface? Join HMNS on a tour of the Bureau of Economic Geology's Houston Research Center, which houses hundreds of thousands of core samples from deep within Earth.... Read More →

$90

Houston Arboretum – Secrets of the Swamp

Houston Arboretum and Nature Center 4501 Woodway Dr, Houston, TX

Please enter VMS as AT: HANC $20 member / $35 nonmember (per person) Instructor: Kelsey Low Ages 12 and up When you think of swamps, you probably think of mud, mosquitoes, and gators – but how about singing sirens, glowing birds, and painted devils? Houston’s swamps are more mysterious and fascinating than you think! In... Read More →

$20 – $35

TMN Tuesday – A Master Naturalist in Space

Virtual

A member of the Gulf Coast Chapter, Kjell (pronounced CHELL) joined the training class and earned his certification in 2021, and has been involved in the many projects of the Gulf Coast Chapter, including the Texas Butterfly Monitoring Network, BRITs Armchair Botanist and Armand Bayou trail guiding. Learn more about Kjell’s astronaut career: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/kjell-n-lindgren/biography As... Read More →

AgriLife Plant Party – Medicinal and Edible Plants

Virtual

Please enter into VMS as AT: AgriLife. Join us on June 15th from 10:00 - 11:30 AM CST for "Medicinal and Edible Plants". We'll have 5 short presentations from experts in the field and will be giving away over 20 DOOR PRIZES! You must register to receive the Zoom link the day before. Plant Party... Read More →

AgriLife Plant Party – Medicinal and Edible Plants

Virtual

It's Open for Registration! The 7th Plant Party is scheduled for June 15th from 10-11:30. We have 5 wonderful talks centered on the topic "Medicinal and Edible Plants". If you have any recipes using Native Plants, send them to us to include in a fun little cookbook to be released during the event. Email them... Read More →

TPWD – Texas Longleaf Team

Virtual

The Texas Longleaf Team is an inter-agency, multi-disciplinary consortium formed in 2014 to promote and support the restoration of the Longleaf ecosystem in East Texas. The Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem is one of the rarest plant communities in the West Gulf Coastal Plain and southeastern United States; less than 3% remains of the southeastern... Read More →