Volunteer Opportunity!  This weekend, Saturday and Sunday Feb. 24 and 25, there will be a plant survey conducted at the Held-Moran Wildlife Sanctuary  in Flour Bluff.  We will meet at the entrance on Mediterranean Dr and Tahiti St. A core of individuals has been trained, but we still need assistance to record data and help traverse the area.  Teams... Read More →

Advanced Training Opportunity.  Come hear Rosemary Plank, Nueces Master Gardener, present "Worm Composting" as part of the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center winter lecture series for Texas winter visitors and area residents. 10 to 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Check in at the Visitors Center, 8545 S. Staples. Included in general admission,... Read More →

Volunteer Opportunity!  School Group at the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve: Help is needed with 60 students from Seashore Academy 5th grade.  They will do a plant adaptations program when they visit the preserve.  11:30 am to 2:30 pm.  For more information contact: Caleb Harris at 361.826.3947   or [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunity!  Staff at the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve is looking for help with a field trip group.  There will be forty High School students working on the following activities: A guided birding hour and a water chemistry field trip of the wetlands.  9 am to noon.  For more information contact Caleb Harris at  [email protected]  or 361.826.3947.

Volunteer Opportunity!  School Group at the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve: Help is needed with 25 students from Tuloso Midway ISD High School.  They will do a wetlands chemistry and birding program when they visit the preserve.  9 am to 2 pm.  For more information contact: Caleb Harris at 361.826.3947   or [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunity!  Coastal Bend Children in Nature in looking for volunteers to help with the Schanen Estates Science Spectacular. The students (K- 5) will rotate through your station approximately every 30 minutes.  The school provides you a lunch.  8:30 am to 3 pm.  Contact Sarah Coles (361-826-4661, [email protected]) for more information

Advanced Training Opportunity: Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program is hosting a workshop on Constructed Wetlands.  This workshop will be held at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Center at Texas A&M University - Kingsville.  9:30 am-3 pm. The workshop will include presentations and discussions on: Overview and application of constructed wetlands Wetlands role in watershed protection Recreation... Read More →

Advanced Training Opportunity.  Come hear Karen Howden, Nueces County Historical Commission, present "Ranch Hand Cooking" as part of the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center winter lecture series for Texas winter visitors and area residents. 10 to 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Check in at the Visitors Center, 8545 S. Staples. Included in... Read More →

Volunteer Opportunity!  School Group at the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve: Help is needed with 70 students from St. Mary's Hall 7th grade.  They will do a needs of organisms and cultural history of Oso Bay program when they visit the preserve.  12 pm to 3 pm.  For more information contact: Caleb Harris at 361.826.3947   or [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunity!  Help at the chapter booth during the Morales Elementary Science Extravaganza.  We will be presenting the skins and skulls to the students. Lunch will be provided to presenters.  For more information contact Grace Lopez ([email protected]).  

Volunteer Opportunity!  School Group at the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve: Help is needed with 14 4th graders when they visit the preserve.  They will do a plant adaptations program.  9 am to 2 pm.  For more information contact: Caleb Harris at 361.826.3947   or [email protected]

Volunteer Opportunity!  Coastal Bend Children in Nature in looking for volunteers to help with the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundations 11th annual Break the Norm Event. 10:00am-2:00pm at 5633 South Staples, Corpus Christi, TX 78411.  Break the Norm is held prior to Spring Break to encourage a healthy life-style and to provide a drug-free environment for the community.  Contact Sarah... Read More →

Advanced Training:  Dave and Christy Ilfrey will present, "Native plants"   at the monthly Audubon Outdoor Club meeting.  7 pm at the South Texas Botanical Gardens.

Advanced Training Opportunity.  Come hear Gabriel Vega, BotaniCo, present "Home Hydroponics Systems" as part of the South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center winter lecture series for Texas winter visitors and area residents. 10 to 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Check in at the Visitors Center, 8545 S. Staples. Included in general admission, members... Read More →

Advanced Training Opportunity: Come out to the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve for this month’s Eco-Expert, Dr. Derek Hogan.  Dr. Hogan will present "Texas stream ecosystems, post Harvey; with a look toward climate change effects." How does climate affect aquatic community responses to disturbance? As ecosystems change in response to climate change, will the resident biotic... Read More →

Volunteer Opportunity! Xeriscape Garden Work Day   Date: Saturday, March 17, 2018, Time: 8:00am to 12:00 noon Location:  1900 North Chaparral Street – next to the Museum of Science and History   For more information, please contact Joanne Salge, 361.826.3960,  361.816.1773 cell  or  [email protected]

Advanced Training Opportunity.  Learn necessary components of a Butterfly Garden from “Butterfly Lady” Brenda Dziedzic, author of Learn about Butterflies in the Garden. Want Monarchs, Giant Swallowtails, or Cloudless Sulphurs in your landscape? Choose butterflies you want and learn the right plants to draw them to your yard, in the Attracting Butterflies to your Garden... Read More →

Stephen Curtis (America Eel monitoring Project) will be discussing an upcoming project designed to assess the status of American Eel in Texas.  The primary objectives of this project are to quantify the distribution and abundance, characterize the population structure, and describe life history characteristics of American Eel across the mid-upper Texas Coast.  He will also... Read More →

Volunteer Opportunity!  Sara is looking for some front desk help (Learning Center Host) at the Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve.  There are two shifts from 8-10 am and 10-noon.  Duties include greeting visitors, loaning out binoculars, and answering general questions about the site and programs we offer. Training is included!  For more information contact Sara Jose at [email protected]  ... Read More →