Some events may require pre-registration. Please check with the event organizer beforehand.
Every Friday morning (except the first Friday) Houston Audubon volunteers work in the Natives Nursery at Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, separating seedlings and bumping up wildflowers and grasses. The plants are used in coastal prairie restoration projects or are offered for sale in support of the Bird-Friendly Community program. If you would like to... Read More →
The Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden at Dennis Johnston Park needs your help to maintain this beautiful pollinator habitat. This garden provides a unique opportunity for pollinator education as well as native habitat and food sources for insects and birds. Tools will be provided. Please wear outdoor-appropriate clothing and closed-toe shoes, and bring a refillable water... Read More →
For Community Scientists: Building skills of community scientists interested in bumble bee diversity, ecology, and conservation Enter in VMS as AT: Other Six consecutive Fridays 1-2:30 pm (ET), March 18th - April 22nd March 18: Bumble Bee Biology, Part 1 Jamie Strange: The Ohio State University March 25: Bumble Bee Biology, Part 2 -- Queens... Read More →
Join Precinct 4’s Legacy Trees Project to remove invasive species along the Spring Creek Greenway Trail. By removing overgrown brush, we can highlight mature trees in the forest and prepare for future plantings. Volunteers will use handsaws and loppers. Closed-toe shoes are required. Registration begins at 9 a.m. on the first Friday of the month... Read More →
Please enter into VMS as AT: NPSOT. Registration began on February 1 and is first come first served. Check the NLCP site for schedules & links to register online. https://npsot.org/wp/nlcp/ Learn about the benefits of native plants, desirable plants for your area and design considerations for your landscape. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes... Read More →
Enter in VMS as AT: NPSOT You Can Help Attract, Enjoy and Sustain Our Native and Migrating Bird Populations - Learn How! Sign Up Now for the "Native Landscapes for Birds" Class to be held on March 19th via Zoom The Houston and Clear Lake Chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) offer... Read More →
$20 member / $35 nonmember (per person) Instructor: Kelsey Low Ages 12 and up Getting started with bird watching can be a bit intimidating. You need expensive binoculars, great eyesight, and the ability to trek over hard trails…right? WRONG! In this class, we’ll learn about the many ways you can get into birding that don’t... Read More →
Report in VMS as AT: Kleb Woods John Paul Landing Environmental Education Center will have its next Backyard Naturalists Mar 19 10-11 AM From nature journaling to identifying species, this class will help you explore the nature in your own backyard. This month we will join in the Great Backyard Bird Count, a global citizen-science... Read More →
Here is a virtual AT opportunity offered by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. If you participate, please into VMS as AT: Other. The announcement for the Seed Collecting and Processing class is live on the website: https://www.wildflower.org/event/seed-collecting-processing. Interested in collecting and storing seeds from native plants in your garden but don’t know where to... Read More →
By Glenn Olsen, B.A. From the Big Thicket to Big Bend, and from the Rio Grande River to the Red River, Texas is one of the most biologically diverse states in the country. We are under the migration route of hundreds of species of birds, which makes our coastal prairies and marshes rich with ecological... Read More →
