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July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action
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Grades K-12, CPE credits
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Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.
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Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
July 28, 9 – 3 pm, EcosySTEM Experience: Measuring the Urban Heat Island Effect
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Location: Houston Area Research Center in The Woodlands
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Grades 7 – 12 STEM teachers, free, 6 CPE credits
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Learn how to measure the urban heat island effect in Houston, and be able to repeat the project on your own campus. Meet additional researchers, hear about their projects, and get a behind-the-scenes tour of the center. With staff from EcoRise, create STEM activities based on HARC research that will be shared with teachers in the region.
July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action
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Grades K-12, CPE credits
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Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.
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Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action
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Grades K-12, CPE credits
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Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.
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Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
July 27 – 29 and August 3 – 5, Summer Institute on Civic Science and taking Inquiry to Action
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Grades K-12, CPE credits
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Learn best practices in digital learning while incorporating the principles and practices of Education for Sustainability.
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Hosted by Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation
August 6, Project WILD
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Location: Dennis Johnston Park in Harris County Precinct 4
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Grade K-12 teachers, up to 6 CPE credits
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Teach students how to think about wildlife with activities and decision making skills
Pollinator migration season is nearly here! Show your love of these beneficial insects by attending the Fourth Annual Pollinator Festival and Plant Sale on Saturday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mercer Botanic Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield Road in Humble.
What to Buy
Shop plants that attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators to your garden. The Mercer Society’s (TMS) Pollinator Plant Sale features host and nectar plants, including blue mistflower, purple coneflower, cardinal flower, Texas lantana, and scarlet tropical sage. Create a stunning home habitat for monarch butterflies by planting a wide variety of Texas native milkweed, including zizotes milkweed, green milkweed, aquatic milkweed, swamp milkweed, and antelope horns. Bring other local and migrating species to your yard by adding Texas native host plants. False nettle attracts red admirals and queens, spicebush lures spicebush swallowtails, and maypop brings gulf fritillaries.
Activities
This free, outdoor community event also features a scarecrow contest, lawn games, educational displays, and a book sale hosted by the Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library and Friends of the Library. Visit local exhibitors and vendors and participate in pollinator-themed activities, including the Pollinator Partners Promenade, a self-guided garden tour. If you need advice on pollinator plant selection or garden maintenance, visit a Harris County master gardener at the Ask a Master Gardener tent or connect with knowledgeable TMS plant growers.
Live performances will occur throughout the day, including an eclectic mix of Appalachian fiddle tunes and Celtic music by the Dulcimer Doin’s, Native American flute music by the Spring Cypress Flute Circle, and popular songs from the 1920s to today by the Houkulele Strummers. To add to the fun, visitors are invited to dress in bee, butterfly, bat, hummingbird, or flower attire.
What to Bring
Plant sale attendees are encouraged to bring something to transport their purchases, as wagons are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Proceeds from the Pollinator Plant Sale benefit Mercer Botanic Gardens. The festival is held outdoors at Mercer’s East Side Main Garden. Event parking is at the West Side Arboretum. Parking for those with disabilities is at the East Side Main Garden. Shuttles are available to transport visitors between the garden and arboretum on the east and west sides. A parent or guardian must accompany children younger than 16. Volunteer opportunities are also available. Email jhartwell@hcp4.net for details.
Join us as we mark an NAAEE milestone! Our 50th-anniversary conference—to be held virtually—will celebrate the power of connection and the profound, restorative role of the natural world in our lives. Together, we’ll reflect on all we’ve learned about the power of environmental education to bring people of all backgrounds and disciplines together to solve our most pressing problems and to create more just and sustainable communities.
Join NAAEE as we mark an NAAEE milestone! The 50th-anniversary conference—to be held virtually—will celebrate the power of connection and the profound, restorative role of the natural world in our lives. Together, let’s reflect on all we’ve learned about the power of environmental education to bring people of all backgrounds and disciplines together to solve our most pressing problems and to create more just and sustainable communities.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour is returning to Houston on January 29, 2022. Hosted by the Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, this year’s film fest will be a hybrid event, taking place both online and in person at MATCH to accommodate everyone’s COVID safety preferences.
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