Some events may require pre-registration. Please check with the event organizer beforehand.

Sheldon Lake – Prairie Plant-a-thon

Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center 14140 Garrett Rd, Houston, Houston, TX

Join us for our annual Prairie Plant-a-thon volunteer event where we put thousands of native grasses and forbs back into the prairie. Help us restore the coastal prairie! This is a unique ecosystem that once covered the landscape of Houston, and provides habitat for many birds, amphibians, and mammals. Families, children above 8 years of... Read More →

TPWD – Fishing Maintenance Opportunity

TPWD Office Warehouse 7777 South Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX

Looking for Volunteers to work on Gear Maintenance for this years Fishing Events. We only have 10 spots in the system, so first to sign up first to come. (due to Covid-19) we are limited in space and current Covid protocols as outlined by CDC, the State of Texas, and the venue will be in... Read More →

TMN Tuesday – A Master Naturalist in Space

Virtual Meeting link will be emailed to chapter members., Houston, TX

A member of the Gulf Coast Chapter, Kjell (pronounced CHELL) joined the training class and earned his certification in 2021, and has been involved in the many projects of the Gulf Coast Chapter, including the Texas Butterfly Monitoring Network, BRITs Armchair Botanist and Armand Bayou trail guiding. Learn more about Kjell’s astronaut career: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/kjell-n-lindgren/biography As... Read More →

TPWD – Texas Longleaf Team

Virtual Meeting link will be emailed to chapter members., Houston, TX

The Texas Longleaf Team is an inter-agency, multi-disciplinary consortium formed in 2014 to promote and support the restoration of the Longleaf ecosystem in East Texas. The Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem is one of the rarest plant communities in the West Gulf Coastal Plain and southeastern United States; less than 3% remains of the southeastern... Read More →

TPWD – Artificial Reef Program: Diving into Science

Virtual Meeting link will be emailed to chapter members., Houston, TX

The Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Artificial Reef Program was established in 1990 with a guiding mission to develop, maintain, promote and enhance the artificial reef potential in Texas Coastal waters. Funded through industry partners and grants, the program has established almost 100 reef sites that run along the Texas coast and include locations in... Read More →

TPWD – Landowner Workshop

We have a landowner workshop coming up next Saturday, July 16th from 9 AM – 3 PM at the AgriLife center, 17360 Coit Road, Dallas, Texas 75252.  The “land” can be a back yard, several hundred acres, or even a favorite public park.   Here are the topics to be presented: 1-d-1 Wildlife tax valuation... Read More →

AT: TX Waters Certification Training

Virtual Meeting link will be emailed to chapter members., Houston, TX

They Live Here, Too: Wildlife Habitat Restoration as Water Supply Protection Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022 Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Central Katie Myers Rural Programs Coordinator, Watershed Protection Tarrant Regional Water District Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) operates reservoirs that serve over 2 million people and counting in North Texas. These surface water... Read More →

TPWD – Distribution, Occupancy, and Mercury Bioaccumulation of Alligator Snapping Turtles in Texas

Virtual Meeting link will be emailed to chapter members., Houston, TX

AT: Other Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Webinar Description: Eastern Texas contains the southwestern range edge of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii). The state ranks the alligator snapping turtle as an S2 (imperiled) Species of Greatest Conservation Need, and has protected it as a threatened species since 1987. The species has... Read More →

AT – Insect Appreciation Workshop

Virtual Meeting link will be emailed to chapter members., Houston, TX

Insect Appreciation Workshop  December 3rd from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Sign up to attend virtually or in person today! It's sure to be an informative and fun filled day! Agenda 8:30 – 9:00 am: Registration, coffee, and light breakfast 9:00 – 9:10 am: Welcome and Introduction to Speakers - Sam Kieschnick, Urban Wildlife Biologist with Texas... Read More →