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Join us for the Arboretum’s largest Spring Plant Sale ever! This year we are partnering up with Houston Audubon and the Houston Parks & Recreation Department to offer you an even wider variety of native plants. As usual, we will be selling native grasses, flowers (including milkweed), shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden.
Plants are priced as follows:
- $4.50 – 4 inch
- $9 – 1 gallon
- $12 – Milkweed
- $30 – 3-5 gallon
Arboretum Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!
Plants & Pints Happy Hour
Friday, April 19
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Help us wrap up day one of this exciting Plant Sale by enjoying a beverage with us! Sip on Saint Arnold brews as you plan your spring garden and pick out your plants. If you’re an Arboretum Member, or become one that day, the first beer is on us!
Location: The Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the 610 Entrance gate on the south side of the entrance road (the yellow star on the map). Shoppers are asked to park along the 610 Parking Loop and then walk over to the sale. There will be a small pull in area at the Plant Sale for people to load their plant purchases.
Party for the Planet Presented by CenterPoint Energy
Join us for Party for the Planet, and learn how protecting our environment helps save wildlife!
All event activities are included with your paid Zoo admission. This event is free for Zoo Members.
We will have plenty of activities, crafts, music, and more to make this Earth Day memorable.
Mercer Botanic Gardens is celebrating Earth Day with a kale giveaway on Monday, April 22. Visitors are welcome to take home some of the 1,000 pounds of edible ornamental kale after it’s removed from Mercer’s Color Garden. Mercer staff will have the Charlie Cart set up for demonstrations and offer ideas to repurpose the kale at home. Please bring reusable shopping bags.
Volunteers needed starting at 9 a.m. Please contact Volunteer Coordinator Jamie Hartwell at 713-274-4160 or jhartwell@hcp4.net for more information.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
TheTitmouse Club is designed for preschoolers ages 2 1/2 to 5 years. Please do NOT bring your play group, etc. to this program as a group activity. Thanks!
Through stories, hands-on activities, nature walks and crafts, your children will be inspired with a deeper understanding and appreciation for the natural world around them. Titmouse Club meets on Tuesday mornings, mid-September to mid-May, 10:00 – 11:00 AM. Please note that there are NO WEDNESDAY MEETINGS, January-May 2019.
Titmouse Club begins at 10 AM. The program will be closed to new participants at 10:15 AM. Please arrive on time so as not to disturb the experience for other children.
WHAT IS A TITMOUSE?
Titmouse Club is named for the inquisitive, small gray songbird with a white breast and a perky gray crest on its head, hence its full name, “Tufted Titmouse.” Titmice are active and gregarious birds commonly seen within the Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary. They are often found with chickadees year-round in Houston’s wooded parks and yards.
LESSON THEMES
Each week’s Titmouse Club lesson features a different nature theme, focusing on our own Houston-area animals and habitats. We’ll enjoy nature stories and puppets, hands-on biofacts, nature crafts, up-close animal encounters, and a short walk in the woods.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
An adult must stay with each child or family at Titmouse Club. You’re welcome to bring your younger children with you as well. However, we do ask that you take these younger ones aside if they begin to disrupt the program. We would greatly appreciate your attention to the program as well (please avoid cell phone use during the program). Also, encourage your child to leave your lap and sit up close to the storyteller so they can hear well and see all the pictures shown. We will lead the lessons and activities, but cannot be responsible for supervising each child. Please keep an eye on your children for their safety and enjoyment during the program. Thank you for helping us to create a positive educational environment.
DIRECTIONS
Titmouse Club attendees should park in the west parking lot of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church (12955 Memorial Drive). Enter the sanctuary through the marked gate in the fence near the rear of the church lot. To find the log cabin: Turn right at the first fork when you enter, then left over the Rummel Creek Bridge. The cabin will be straight ahead just past the ponds.
PROGRAM FEES
The cost is $5.00 per participating child. Discount Cards for five prepaid sessions for $20.00 are available, or you can bring correct change each time you attend. No reservations are necessary for Titmouse Club. Class size is limited to the first 15 children who arrive.
WEATHER
We hardy Titmice carry on even when it’s cold and rainy, so don’t let bad weather keep you away. We gather outside whenever possible, but we always have the heated log cabin for cozy shelter. Spring Titmice programs tend to fill up quickly so get here early to make sure you get a good spot! Hope you enjoy being in the Titmouse Club as much as we do!
Contact: Mary Anne Weber, maweber@houstonaudubon.org
Rice Design Alliance’s Civic Forum 2019 is taking on the urgent topic of urban obsolescence and the importance of maintaining, preserving, and reusing the historic fabric of our cities. At a critical moment in Houston’s urban growth, what is the value of architecture in our city and our region and why should we care about preserving Houston’s identity through its urban past? While some might argue that doing away with the past can be a sound business solution, is that really the case and does nostalgia really have anything to do with it?
Through the analysis of some of Houston’s most relevant examples, Obsolescence will discuss the overarching factors that influence how we deal with change in the built environment – from regulations and tax policy, to cultural and political attitudes – all in an era in which preservation strategies are also acutely threatened by the environmental challenges of climate change.
On April 24, 2019,.from noon-1:30 p.m., Houston Tomorrow will host a brown bag lunch discussion titled “Climate Solutions: A Houston Framework,†with Jaime González, Houston Urban Conservation Programs Manager for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, and Houston Tomorrow founder David Crossley. The discussion will be held at the offices of the Houston-Galveston Area Council, 3555 Timmons Ave. RSVP to info@houstontomorrow.org.
University of Houston students, staff and faculty will be able to shop for locally sourced and produced food items without having to leave campus at the UH Farmers Market! Cougar Cash is accepted!
April Dates
April 10Â at Lynn Eusan Park
April 24 at Lynn Eusan Park
The Texas Watershed Steward program is a free, educational workshop designed to help watershed residents improve and protect their water resources by getting involved in local watershed protection and management activities.
Free lunch starts at 12:00 for attendees that register by end-of-day, April 22nd
The workshop will provide an overview of water quality and watershed management in Texas, including a discussion on Cypress Creek and efforts by the Houston-Galveston Area Council and local stakeholders to help improve and protect it. Free continuing education credits offered for a wide variety of professional disciplines. For a complete list of CEUs/continuing education offered, or to register, visit our website or call 979.862.4457.
Volunteers are needed for tree maintenance and repotting. Tasks run from light to heavy, and there are opportunities for anyone ages ten and up.
When: the second and last Saturday of every month, 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Where: the green space behind 1801 Neptune Lane, Houston, TX 77062—park on the street, near the bridge, and take the paved trail heading northeast. The nursery is visible from the street.
What to bring: work gloves, mud boots (if you have them), insect repellant, sunscreen, and water.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
TheTitmouse Club is designed for preschoolers ages 2 1/2 to 5 years. Please do NOT bring your play group, etc. to this program as a group activity. Thanks!
Through stories, hands-on activities, nature walks and crafts, your children will be inspired with a deeper understanding and appreciation for the natural world around them. Titmouse Club meets on Tuesday mornings, mid-September to mid-May, 10:00 – 11:00 AM. Please note that there are NO WEDNESDAY MEETINGS, January-May 2019.
Titmouse Club begins at 10 AM. The program will be closed to new participants at 10:15 AM. Please arrive on time so as not to disturb the experience for other children.
WHAT IS A TITMOUSE?
Titmouse Club is named for the inquisitive, small gray songbird with a white breast and a perky gray crest on its head, hence its full name, “Tufted Titmouse.” Titmice are active and gregarious birds commonly seen within the Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary. They are often found with chickadees year-round in Houston’s wooded parks and yards.
LESSON THEMES
Each week’s Titmouse Club lesson features a different nature theme, focusing on our own Houston-area animals and habitats. We’ll enjoy nature stories and puppets, hands-on biofacts, nature crafts, up-close animal encounters, and a short walk in the woods.
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
An adult must stay with each child or family at Titmouse Club. You’re welcome to bring your younger children with you as well. However, we do ask that you take these younger ones aside if they begin to disrupt the program. We would greatly appreciate your attention to the program as well (please avoid cell phone use during the program). Also, encourage your child to leave your lap and sit up close to the storyteller so they can hear well and see all the pictures shown. We will lead the lessons and activities, but cannot be responsible for supervising each child. Please keep an eye on your children for their safety and enjoyment during the program. Thank you for helping us to create a positive educational environment.
DIRECTIONS
Titmouse Club attendees should park in the west parking lot of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church (12955 Memorial Drive). Enter the sanctuary through the marked gate in the fence near the rear of the church lot. To find the log cabin: Turn right at the first fork when you enter, then left over the Rummel Creek Bridge. The cabin will be straight ahead just past the ponds.
PROGRAM FEES
The cost is $5.00 per participating child. Discount Cards for five prepaid sessions for $20.00 are available, or you can bring correct change each time you attend. No reservations are necessary for Titmouse Club. Class size is limited to the first 15 children who arrive.
WEATHER
We hardy Titmice carry on even when it’s cold and rainy, so don’t let bad weather keep you away. We gather outside whenever possible, but we always have the heated log cabin for cozy shelter. Spring Titmice programs tend to fill up quickly so get here early to make sure you get a good spot! Hope you enjoy being in the Titmouse Club as much as we do!
Contact: Mary Anne Weber, maweber@houstonaudubon.org