Some events may require pre-registration. Please check with the event organizer beforehand.
Mercer is starting our Blossom Brigade on Wednesdays. Come work with Mercer's Colleen and Rebecca from 9 am to 11 am in the Pollinator Garden and areas around the bee hives.We are looking forward to working with our volunteers and getting our hands dirty. Hope to see your smiling faces soon, Colleen Powell Mercer Volunteer... Read More →
All first-time volunteers should bring a signed release waiver: volunteer waiver. Work and learn, and help with the care and maintenance of this rare coastal prairie. To RSVP and for more details, contact Della Barbato.
TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar: Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... Read More →
TPWD Reliable Rainwater Is Just a Roof Away: The Firm Yield of Rainwater Harvesting in Texas For registration and more information, go HERE Log in VMS as AT: TX Waters Certification Training
TPWD Reliable Rainwater is Just a Roof Away: The Firm Yield of Rainwater Harvesting in Texas by Dr. Robert Mace Most people, even installers, don’t consider rainwater harvesting a reliable water source. However, a rainwater harvesting system is, in many ways, just like a reservoir with a catchment, a runoff coefficient, storage, and use. In... Read More →
One of the great spectacles in nature is a sky full of swirling raptors soaring their way to central and South America for winter. Smith Point on the eastern shore of Galveston Bay is a natural concentration point for southwardly moving raptors in fall migration. At the peak of fall migration, it’s not unusual to... Read More →
Mercer is a great place to volunteer! Whether you love gardening, or want to learn more about horticulture and botany, we have a spot for you. Keep in mind that Mercer has native and non-native gardens. Your time is recordable only when working with native species. You'll record your time as Mercer - Trails and... Read More →
TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar: Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... Read More →
Exploration Green Wetland Nursery Volunteer Workday - Thursday evenings Wetland Nursery volunteers work in the wetland nursery to propagate plants for all the phases of wetland planting. These plants help secure the soil around the banks to prevent erosion as well as slow the water and debris from stormwater to aid in cleaning the water.... Read More →
Virtual and In-person Our monthly chapter meetings are held on every 3rd Thursday, January – November. Our meetings are free and open to the public thanks to our members and sponsors. Join us 7:00 p.m. at the Houston Arboretum! Check here for more meeting info We will be streaming via zoom. Access the zoom meeting here.... Read More →
