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

GCMN – Trails and Wildscapes at HANC

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

The Arboretum has recently upgraded their accessible trails.  They will be in constant need of maintenance.  The Arboretum will provide all the necessary tools. This is a GCMN volunteer project. Bring a water bottle, a snack if you like and wear your Master Naturalist name tag. Each month you'll have to sign a waiver and... Read More →

Event Series HBG – Native Areas Gardening

HBG – Native Areas Gardening

Houston Botanic Garden 8210 Park Place Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States

Houston Botanic Gardens have 9am-12pm volunteer shifts every Wednesday through Saturday in their Native Areas, as well as specific "All Call" dates that are upcoming that will be just with their native plants and areas. These include wildflower seeding, Louisiana Irisa planting and thinning, and general maintenance in our Stormwater Wetlands and Coastal Prairie areas.... Read More →

Houston Audubon – Bird Collision Monitors

Downtown Houston Houston, TX

Downtown Houston September 1st - October 31st, 2024 Early mornings, 6:30am-9am Collision monitors are community scientists. They share their enthusiasm for conservation by volunteering to collect data on bird collisions in downtown Houston. In a recent peer-reviewed study, Houston ranked #2 among US cities in exposing night migrating birds to the hazards of light pollution,... Read More →

Event Series Lake Wilderness Bird Hike

Lake Wilderness Bird Hike

Lake Houston Wilderness Park 25840 FM 1485, New Caney, TX, United States

Lake Wilderness Houston Monthly bird hike. Come volunteer to help us identify birds!   This will be recorded as Houston Parks - Data Collection only if the bird IDs are recorded to eBird or some other tracking system.  Include location, sponsoring entity and service performed when recording your time in VMS.

Event Series GCBO: Hawk Watch

GCBO: Hawk Watch

Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area

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 →

Trinity River NWR Annual Butterfly Count

Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge will be hosting the Annual Butterfly Count for northern Liberty County on Sunday, October 20, 2024.  Areas to be counted include the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge and Tarkington Prairie.  Our meeting location is the Shell Fuel Max Gas station located at the intersection of Hwy 105 and FM 2518... Read More →

Free
Event Series Ecosystems of West Bay (Lake Como)

Ecosystems of West Bay (Lake Como)

Galveston Island State Park 14901 Farm to Market 3005, Galveston, TX

Galveston Island State Park   - Ecosystems of West Bay (Lake Como) Explore the marsh and bay ecosystems, on land and below the surface. Galveston Bay is full of life. As the grasses of the prairie descend into the marsh, the plant and animal life changes with the tides. Become a defender of the bay by learning... Read More →

Free – $5

Houston Audubon – Bird Collision Monitors

Downtown Houston Houston, TX

Downtown Houston September 1st - October 31st, 2024 Early mornings, 6:30am-9am Collision monitors are community scientists. They share their enthusiasm for conservation by volunteering to collect data on bird collisions in downtown Houston. In a recent peer-reviewed study, Houston ranked #2 among US cities in exposing night migrating birds to the hazards of light pollution,... Read More →

Event Series GCBO: Hawk Watch

GCBO: Hawk Watch

Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area

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 →

GCBO – Nursery Volunteers Needed

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory 299 HWY 332 W, Lake Jackson, TX

Do you have a green thumb? Our native plant nursery needs a steady group of volunteers to help keep it thriving. Log in VMS as Gulf Coast Bird Obs - Trails and Wildscapes.   Include location, sponsoring entity and service performed when recording your time in VMS.