Some events may require pre-registration. Please check with the event organizer beforehand.
Help us care for the Katy Prairie! Every Tuesday and Friday on the Indiangrass Preserve, volunteer stewards participate in activities critical to the success of our restoration and public access programs. Volunteers maintain the Ann Hamilton Trail, grow out native species in our Coastal Prairie Native Seed Nursery, plant native wildflowers and grasses, remove invasive... Read More →
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar Series Zoom live webinar series. Do you love to learn about insects? Then join Entomologist Wizzie Brown each month on the third Friday at 10am CST for an exciting discussion about creeping things in the backyard. Oct 18, 2024 10:00 AM- Creepy arthropods (other than spiders) Nov 15, 2024 10:00 AM-... Read More →
Native Garden club is every Friday! 10-12 please email Katharine.Leboeuf@houstontx.gov to RSVP Record your time as Houston Parks - Trails and Wildscapes. Include location, sponsoring entity and service performed when recording your time in VMS.
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 →
The survey begins in the parking lot of the Gathering Place at 5310 South Willow Drive. Our start time is 8 AM during the cooler months (October through March) and 7 AM during our extended summer (April through September). We split up into three groups to cover the park thoroughly, and as of 2020, over 210 species... 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 →
Join Trees for Houston, a Harris County Flood Control District Forester, and the Greater Houston Off-Road Biking Association (who have bike trails in the area) to plant trees along the south side of Buffalo Bayou just west of Wilcrest. This is an area that has been clear-cut for an infrastructure project. We will be planting... Read More →
These events were started with a grant from NOAA Planet Stewards to encourage active environmental stewardship of our natural places and to protect water quality. These days vary in activity by season, from trash cleanup to planting and invasive plant species removal to keep our natural environment native. Please contact Christine Taylor at (979) 399-4009... Read More →
8:30–11:30am MONTHLY VOLUNTEER DAY Time: 8:30 to 11:30 am Parking: City Lot H Check-In Location: Contact volunteer@buffalobayou.org for location details Houstonians, ages 9 and up, are invited to join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for community-wide volunteer days at Buffalo Bayou Park happening the third Saturday of each month. Whether volunteering as an individual or a small group, your efforts... Read More →
Help pick up trash at the Texas City Dike! This 5 mile man made dike has become an important site for shorebirds including American Oystercatchers. Bring your binos and reusable water bottles for a great day helping out local wildlife. Time: 9am - 11am Location: The First Lady Pavilion on the Texas City Dike Register Here... Read More →
