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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 →
Come to a volunteer work day and make your mark on the Coastal Heritage Preserve! We host these volunteer days on first and third Thursday's each month. You can help us do things like remove invasive species, treat fire ants, pick up trash, and plant native plants! The Coastal Heritage Preserve is 898 acres, and... Read More →
YOU MUST BE A CERTIFIED MASTER NATURALIST OR MASTER GARDENER TO TAKE THIS TRAINING! Over the course of 8 weeks and 30+ instructional hours, you can gain a greater understanding of entomology. Some of the topics include the identification of common insect orders, an overview of IPM, native pollinators, arachnid identification, medical/ veterinary entomology, urban... 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 →
Open to the Public 6;30 Social 7:00 PM Chapter Business Log in VMS as GCMN: Chapter Business: Chapter Meeting - note that you may add travel time up to the amount of time spent on Chapter Business No later than 7:30PM Monthly Speaker - Members look to email invitation for speaker details Log in VMS... Read More →
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 →
When: Every first and third Friday Goal: Cleaning up the weeds, thinning areas, planting, and learning from you! Location: 1500 Binz St., Houston, TX 77004 Parking: The garage is next to the museum. Just bring in your parking ticket and we’ll validate it. Contacts for when you arrive: Devon Eldridge (936-444-7373) and John Bartlett (336.687.2672) Maximum # of... 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 →
Prairie Friday This is a great way to introduce yourself to Armand Bayou; the work is varied and can be scaled to suit your physical ability. From seed collection and cleaning, seedling transfers and potting to rigorous field work like digging up rescues, planting pots and slaying tallow. Come see us some Friday! We meet... Read More →
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 →
