Calendar

Dec
5
Thu
Various Farmers Markets: Kingwood, Galveston’s Own, Westchase District, Mid-Main Night market….
Dec 5 all-day

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We used to list these markets individually, but it was just too much!

KPC Greenhouse Volunteers @ Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse
Dec 5 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Memorial Park Conservancy has generously offered Katy Prairie Conservancy use of their greenhouse while the Native Seed Nursery at KPC’s field office in Waller is being renovated. Volunteers will help grow plants that will be used for various Katy Prairie Conservancy spring projects and for the Great Grow Out. The Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse is located in Memorial Park on the south side of Memorial Drive. All are welcome, no experience necessary.

Workdays are scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Dec 5 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Texas Coastal Watershed Program holds weekly volunteer days for their stormwater wetland program, 9am-12pm on Thursdays. Volunteers help propagate plants in the wetland plant nursery at Exploration Green in Clear Lake City, or at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory in Lake Jackson.  The stormwater wetland program is developing demonstration projects to show  how wetlands can be designed into flood control basins to clean contaminants from surface runoff,  protect our bayous and bays, and provide a refuge for wildlife. A schedule and more information is available by contacting Mcedwards@tamu.edu.

Rice Scientia presents “Environmental Diversity” @ Duncan Hall McMurty Auditorium
Dec 5 @ 4:00 pm

Scientia Lecture Series featuring Caroline Masiello

Scientia Lecture Series on PANOPLY

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Speakers:

  • Laura Schaefer, Burton J. and Ann M. McMurtry Chair in Engineering, Professor, Department Chair
  • Laurence Yeung, Assistant Professor, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
  • Jim Elliott, Professor and Sociology Department Chair

Our environment is changing in myriad interconnected ways, with both short and long-term developments expected that will be felt differently in different communities and continents. We bring together three perspectives – from Engineering, Earth Sciences, and the Social Sciences – to illuminate not only the complex changes we are seeing today, but also the diversity of their impacts on society and of technological approaches being developed at Rice to address this most pressing challenge facing humanity.

A small reception will follow the event.

STARS W/ SMORES: Outdoor Adventure Series @ Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
Dec 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Join us for stargazing and moongazing while we keep warm with smores around the campfire. Binoculars, camp chairs, and smores supplies recommended. A KMP OUTDOOR ADVENTURE SERIES EVENT

November 7 and 21, at 6 p.m.

December 5 at 5:30 p.m.

Dec
6
Fri
Prairie Friday @ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Dec 6 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

An opportunity to participate in stewardship work for registered volunteers–if you are not already a volunteer, please check out Armand Bayou Nature Centers’ website for more information.

Help restore the prairie by potting and planting native plants and forbs every Friday, rain or shine. You do not need to attend every Friday.

Ashton Gardens Restoration Event @ Ashton Gardens
Dec 6 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Join for Bayou Land Conservancy for Ashton Gardens Restoration Days.

When: the first and third Friday of each month

Park under the Hardy Toll Road Bridge

Bring: Field clothes, water, gloves, and bug spray

To volunteer, click here http://bit.ly/2FUEbfp

Children’s Nature Classes @ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Dec 6 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Looking for a place to get your children outdoors? ABNC’s EcoClasses will allow your child to explore, discover and observe (STEM). Join them for some great nature experiences! Check out their website at abnc.org for details or call 713-274-2668 to reserve your spot.

EcoTots are for children 18-36 months with an adult every Friday.
EcoKids are for children ages 3-6 every Wednesday and Friday.
EcoSchoolers are for homeschool children ages 7-10 every Wednesday and Friday.    EcoAdventurers are for children ages 11-14 every Wednesday.

Please bring a Snack, Refillable Water Bottle, mask, closed toe shoes and dress for the weather.

Children’s Story Hour @ The Family Garden in the McGovern Centennial Gardens
Dec 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Bring your little ones to listen to a story every Friday morning in the McGovern Centennial Garden’s Family Garden. After the reading, children are invited to participate in a fun activity like coloring a picture or planting a seed to take home. For more information, visit hermannpark.org.

Dec
7
Sat
Various Farmers Markets: Urban Harvest, Energy Corridor, Finca Farm Stand, Plant It Forward, more…
Dec 7 all-day

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We used to list these markets individually, but it was just too much!