Do you have a green thumb? Our native plant nursery needs a steady group of volunteers to help keep it thriving. Log in VMS as Gulf Coast Bird Obs - Trails and Wildscapes.   Include location, sponsoring entity and service performed when recording your time in VMS.

Join us at our monthly 9 Natives Garden Days at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. We are working with the Cockrell Butterfly Center to replant the garden following renovations. We meet every Second Monday, 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM, and we hope to see you there! Thanks to our volunteers who helped plant more... Read More →

TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar:  Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... Read More →

TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar:  Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... Read More →

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)

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 →

Virtual TMN in the State Office is excited to once again host our TMNTuesdays webinar series on the second Tuesday of the month through the 2024 year. TMNTuesdays are a way to learn about top conservation issues of the state, earn advanced training hours, and interact with wildlife professionals from across the state!   Note... Read More →

TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar:  Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... Read More →

TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar:  Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... Read More →

NPSOT Austin Chapter Meeting - What’s the Rush? by Dr. Douglas Tallamy Doug Tallamy presents on video the science-based solution to the biodiversity crisis and explains why it’s so urgent. Native plants are the foundation of the solution, and we can do it together. This is a virtual meeting using Zoom. Please register to get... 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 →

All first-time volunteers should bring a signed release waiver: volunteer waiver. Work and learn, and help with the care and maintenance of this rare coastal prairie. To RSVP and for more details, contact Della Barbato.

TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar:  Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... Read More →

TPWD   Reliable Rainwater is Just a Roof Away: The Firm Yield of Rainwater Harvesting in Texas by Dr. Robert Mace Most people, even installers, don’t consider rainwater harvesting a reliable water source. However, a rainwater harvesting system is, in many ways, just like a reservoir with a catchment, a runoff coefficient, storage, and use. In... Read More →

TPWD Reliable Rainwater Is Just a Roof Away: The Firm Yield of Rainwater Harvesting in Texas For registration and more information, go HERE Log in VMS as AT: TX Waters Certification Training

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 →

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 →

TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar:  Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... 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 →

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 →

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 →

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.

TAMU Agrilife Virtual Birding Seminar:  Raptor Week – daily Aug 12-16 | 12:00p – 1:00p Bonus sessions – Aug 12 & 13 | 1:00p – 2:00p Raptor Week offers participants the opportunity to discover more about the wonderful world of raptors! Our third annual week-long series of virtual seminars is curated to provide science-based knowledge,... Read More →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →