Houston Women in the Environment

October 27, 2018; 1 – 4 pm
Houston Women in the Environment: Houston Audubon
Cabin History Tour and Meet “Edith L. Moore”
@ Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary, 440 Wilchester Blvd., Houston, TX 77079
Join Houston Audubon at the Edith Moore cabin, where a professional actress will be portraying Edith, followed by a Houston Audubon-led nature walk at 2:00 p.m. (Event is open house format.) For more information, visit Facebook event page.
FREE!

October 28, 2018; 9 – 10:30 am
Houston Women in the Environment: Buffalo Bayou Partnership
The Women of Houston’s Bayous: A History Tour on Buffalo Bayou
Depart: Allen’s Landing, 1001 Commerce St., Houston, TX 77002
Join current women environmental leaders on a boat tour of Buffalo Bayou into the East End to learn about the historical women and current women leaders who have and are shaping our city’s environment.
$15

November 3, 2018; 1 – 3 pm
Houston Women in the Environment: Memorial Park Conservancy
The Women of Memorial Park: A Guided Stroll
@ Memorial Park, Cullen Running Trails Center, 7575 N. Picnic Ln., Houston, TX 77007
Gather in the Cullen Running Trails Center to learn about the influential women of Memorial Park, including Ima Hogg, Sara Emmott, Terry Hershey, and Sadie Gwin Blackburn; then join Memorial Park Conservancy’s women leaders for a guided stroll in the park. For more information, visit Facebook event page.
FREE!

November 5, 2018; 6 – 7 pm
Houston Women in the Environment: Bayou Preservation Association
@ The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park, Tea Room, 1100 Bagby St., Houston, TX 77002
Houston Women in the Environment: Inspiring Future Leaders with Stories from the Past
An evening of inspiration from women environmental leaders talking about how the women pioneers in Houston’s environmental history shaped their careers. Event will include a panel discussion and networking opportunity.
FREE!

The events listed above are a collective effort by these organizations: Bayou Preservation Association, Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Houston Audubon, Memorial Park Conservancy, Katy Prairie Conservancy, and UH Libraries.

This program is part of the Tales of Houston Women collaboration, a two-month retrospective and celebration by several of our community’s organizations displaying the many ways Houston’s women have, are, and will put their mark on history. We are celebrating through art, lectures, science, movies, dance, and more. Learn more at www.talesofhoustonwomen.org.