Title: The Neches River: Ribbon of LifeLocation: Lora Jean Kilroy Visitor and Education Center – 6003 Memorial Drive at WestcottLink out: Click hereDescription: This is a companion course for the study tour of the Neches River, but it is also for those who would choose an “armchair expedition” instead. Gina Donovan, executive director of the Houston Audubon Society, coauthor of…
Title: Discovering the Wild Neches River – A Study TourLocation: Along the Neches RiverLink out: Click hereDescription: There is no river like the Neches. The natural components of rainfall, sunlight, elevation, and soils along the Neches corridor combine to produce some of the most varied conditions and luxuriant biodiversity found anywhere. It is one of Texas’ wildest, least explored natural…
Title: Houston Zoo Speaker Series – Dr. Jill PruetzLocation: Houston ZooLink out: Click hereDescription: Join the Houston Zoo when we welcome our first speaker of 2011, Dr. Jill Pruetz, Co-Founder Neighbor Apes, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Iowa State University and National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Dr. Jill Pruetz began research on the Fongoli chimpanzees in 2000 and continues to expand her…