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

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory – Spring Fling

Quintana Neotropic Bird Sanctuary 814 Lamar St, Freeport, Texas

Spring Fling goes from April 6-May 5. GCBO need 4 volunteers for each day: 2 in the morning shift and 2 in the afternoon shift. The morning shift is 9:00-12:30 and the afternoon is 12:30-4:00. What will volunteers be doing? Set up and man the booth at the sanctuary headquarters. Put out oranges for the... Read More →

Lake Houston Wilderness Park – CNC Hikes

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

Lake Houston Wilderness Park is participating in the City Nature Challenge this year and providing helpful hikes in various location and distances around the park. All hikes meet at the nature center to begin and some may require driving to a different location to start. These are public hikes and volunteers are welcome to come... Read More →

Lake Houston Wilderness Park – CNC Hikes

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

Lake Houston Wilderness Park is participating in the City Nature Challenge this year and providing helpful hikes in various location and distances around the park. All hikes meet at the nature center to begin and some may require driving to a different location to start. These are public hikes and volunteers are welcome to come... Read More →

Lake Houston Wilderness Park – CNC Hikes

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

Lake Houston Wilderness Park is participating in the City Nature Challenge this year and providing helpful hikes in various location and distances around the park. All hikes meet at the nature center to begin and some may require driving to a different location to start. These are public hikes and volunteers are welcome to come... Read More →

Spring Showcase for Houston area grant schools

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

National Wildlife Federation is hosting our first annual Spring Showcase for our Houston area grant schools and is looking for some volunteers to assist with the event.  Probably about 5-6 individuals would be ideal, more depending on the final number of schools that sign up. Please find event details, description, and Kate Unger's contact information... Read More →

GCMN – Field Trip – Birding at Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary – Multiple Sessions

Quintana Neotropic Bird Sanctuary 814 Lamar St, Freeport, Texas

GCMN members are invited to participate in the chapter's April Field Trip on April 27, at Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, where we will identify and count birds for entry into iNaturalist for the City Nature Challenge!   (log in VMS as GCMN - Data Collection) Also, there will be an associated, virtual Introduction to Birdwatching class on... Read More →

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Event Series NPAT – Deer Park Prairie

NPAT – Deer Park Prairie Pollinator workshop and CNC BioBlitz

Deer Park Prairie Preserve 1222 E. Purdue Lane, Deer Park, Tx

All first-time volunteers should bring a signed release waiver: volunteer waiver. Join in for a short presentation on pollinators and their dependence on native plants. Then walk the prairie to collect and identify insects. Photograph pollinators and upload to iNaturalist to participate in the CITY NATURE CHALLENGE! Initial workshop enter VMS as AT:NPAT Afterward you... Read More →

Jesse Jones – CNC: I Spy Something Green

Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center 20634 Kenswick Dr, Humble, TX

Jesse H Jones Park and Nature Center: City Nature Challenge Documenting Animals and Plants Come Join us in a city-wide bio blitz! Using the iNaturalist app, come scour the park and document what you find. Are you tech savvy? Come out and help participants to use the iNaturalist App before they head out into the... Read More →

Fifth Ward Pocket Prairie/Hershe Garden Workday

Hershe Garden 4516 Hershe St, Houston, TX

For anyone interested in volunteering, please note we meet from 9am-12pm every 4th Saturday unless we are rained out. Register on Volunteer Houston and sign the waiver after registering. You can also just show up and register on the spot. Meet-up location is 4516 Hershe St, 77020. Please wear close toe shoes, sunscreen and insect... Read More →