Birding for Fun   AT: Other Beginner Birding Virtual Classes by Kristine Rivers Excited about birding, but not sure where to start? Duration 1 Hour per Class Cost Register for the series and save! $40 per 4-week session (Part 1 or Part 2) $75 per 8-week session (Parts 1 & 2) $15 per class (freestyle -... Read More →

Contact: John P. Egan  (je190072@msn.com)

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.

Assist the volunteer work crew with the weekly activities, butterfly and hummingbird gardens. Occasional tree/shrub grow-out and planting. Check the link below for more information: https://hcp4.net/parks/kleb-woods-nature-preserve/

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 →

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 →

Kleb Ecological Surveys Join our Ecological Surveys to learn about local biodiversity and contribute to habitat management at Kleb Woods. Designed for nature enthusiasts aged 14+, participants will get hands-on experience with survey techniques, species identification, and ecological data collection. All skill levels welcome! For questions, email klebwoods@hcp4.net or call 281-357-5324. We will have these meetings monthly... Read More →

Coastal Prairie Conservancy is collecting seeds at Deer Park Prairie and needs your help!   For more information and link to waivers and to RSVP, go to https://bit.ly/24seedrsvp . No experience necessary; instructions will be given. There is a house with AC and bathrooms at Deer Park Prairie. Record your time as Coastal Prairie Conservancy... Read More →

Every Wednesday, garden in the Jesse Jones Greenhouse or one of the Gardens. Sign up HERE   VMS: J H Jones Park:Trails and Wildscapes

Exploration Green Wetlands Nursery Volunteer Workday The Tree and Wetland Nursery at Exploration Green is located at the corner of Seakale Ln and Bay Area Blvd.  For driving directions use this address : 2007 Seakale Ln, Houston TX 77062. There is parking on the street or in the Exploration Green Parking lot on Bay Area Blvd.... Read More →

Mercer is starting our Blossom Brigade on Wednesdays. Come work with Mercer's Colleen and Rebecca from 9 am to 11 am in the Pollinator Garden and areas around the bee hives.We are looking forward to working with our volunteers and getting our hands dirty. Hope to see your smiling faces soon, Colleen Powell Mercer Volunteer... Read More →

TPWD    Digitizing Texas’s Botanical Legacy:  The Texas-Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria by Tiana F. Rehman – Jul 17 | 12:00p -1:00p Wildlife Diversity Webinar Series - Digitizing Texas’ Botanical Legacy: the Texas Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria registration - Webex Log in VMS as AT:Other

TPWD   AT: TX Waters Certification Training Stewardship for Birds in Aquatic & Riparian Habitats by W. Rufus Stephens and Jan Wrede – Jul 17 | 6:30p – 7:30p Registration (gotowebinar.com)

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 →

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 →

Virtual and In-person Our monthly chapter meetings are held on every 3rd Thursday, January – November. Our meetings are free and open to the public thanks to our members and sponsors. Join us 7:00 p.m. at the Houston Arboretum! Check here for more meeting info We will be streaming via zoom. Access the zoom meeting here.... Read More →

Native Plant Society of Texas - Houston Chapter Meeting Virtual only this month Program: Greener Gulfton: Native Plants for Health, Resilience, and Biodiversity, by Jaime Gonzalez Gulfton is a culturally rich neighborhood in southwest Houston with great leadership and a can-do spirit. Yet, it is a nature-deprived neighborhood, putting the human community at risk for... Read More →

Every Friday morning (except the first Friday) Houston Audubon volunteers work in the Natives Nursery at Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, separating seedlings and bumping up wildflowers and grasses. The plants are used in coastal prairie restoration projects or are offered for sale in support of the Bird-Friendly Community program. If you would like 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 →

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.

We are resuming regularly scheduled work days at the Exploration Green tree nursery on the second and last Saturday of the month.  Summer hours are 8 AM to 11 AM, or sometimes we end earlier depending on how hot it gets and the activity.  Note sometimes the work is out in the natural spaces of... 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 →

Buffalo Bayou Partnership is in need of hike leaders for the Butterfly Walk Saturday July 20th at 9 AM.  . Please email Irmi if you intend to participate. . Please record your time as Buffalo Bayou - Instruct others. . Be sure to include service performed, location and sponsoring entity when recording your time in VMS.... Read More →

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 →