Some events may require pre-registration. Please check with the event organizer beforehand.
New weekly volunteer opportunity at Memorial Park Greenhouse and Eastern Glades! We are in need of skilled horticulturalists with a passion for the environment to volunteer their time and talents during the months of January and February. We're hosting events on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday each week from 8 am - 11am. Master Naturalists are... Read More →
Willow Waterhole Prairie Demo Gardens @ Willow Waterhole Greenway Great opportunity for Master Naturalists to work with native plants in a premier park which is slowly but surely becoming more naturalized. We work Thursday mornings 8:30-11:30 am at 5310 S. Willow Drive. We're working to clear some patches within the gardens in order to plant... Read More →
We work every Thursday from 8:30-11:30 am at the "Ecocenter Sponsored by Reliant" near Beach City and Baytown. See link: https://goo.gl/maps/RWsQ4qZcgXc9HcXv7 Duties include seeding, weeding, potting, transplanting plants, and occasional field collections of seed. All physical conditions of anyone who would like to participate are welcomed. For more information contact Ricci Simmons.
New weekly volunteer opportunity at Memorial Park Greenhouse and Eastern Glades! We are in need of skilled horticulturalists with a passion for the environment to volunteer their time and talents during the months of January and February. We're hosting events on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday each week from 8 am - 11am. Master Naturalists are... Read More →
Group of 20-25 students from Sconzo Early College High School need a couple of adult volunteers to help facilitate habitat management - primarily invasive plant removal. If you would like more information please reach out to [email protected]
Workdays start at 9:00 am and end about noon. Please feel free to come when you can and work for as long as suits you. So far this spring we have already made great progress trimming and cleaning the garden bioswales, the pocket prairie, the Mandell bioswale, the sign garden and the Richmond bioswale is... Read More →
For Community Scientists: Building skills of community scientists interested in bumble bee diversity, ecology, and conservation Enter in VMS as AT: Other Six consecutive Fridays 1-2:30 pm (ET), March 18th - April 22nd March 18: Bumble Bee Biology, Part 1 Jamie Strange: The Ohio State University March 25: Bumble Bee Biology, Part 2 -- Queens... Read More →
First Saturday Van Tours The first Saturday of each month, a guided van tour of the refuge will take visitors on a 11/2 hour trip through the prairie. Join one of our staff for drive through the refuge to learn about the native coastal prairie, history of the refuge, the biology of the Attwater’s Prairie-Chicken, and what’s... Read More →
By Glenn Olsen, B.A. From the Big Thicket to Big Bend, and from the Rio Grande River to the Red River, Texas is one of the most biologically diverse states in the country. We are under the migration route of hundreds of species of birds, which makes our coastal prairies and marshes rich with ecological... Read More →
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Enter into VMS as AT: Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Join GCBO Board President and Texas Master Naturalist Bob Friedrichs for an in-depth look at the amazing shorebirds that grace our coastal counties. This course will have two weekday evening classroom sessions via Zoom followed by a full-day field trip to the... Read More →
