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This annual plant sale is where you can stock up on your Spring perennials and ask questions about their planting and care. There will be a symposium in the Auditorium at 8:00 before the sale starts.  Sale time is 9:00 am to 1:00 or when the plants are sold out! Master Gardener volunteers organize the plants sales annually as joint educational and fund-raising events. All sales feature plants chosen to do well in our part of Texas.Click here to view the sale catalog.
North Central Texas Council Of Governments would like to make you aware of a grant opportunity offering free travel, accommodation, and registration for the 2017 Resource Recycling Conference – August 28 – 30, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Recycling Partnership is investing $50,000 to offer grants to recycling professionals from local, state, national, or collegiate programs. NCTCOG encourages cities and colleges to apply to learn and share program best practices, tips, and research to improve recycling programs and deliver more and better recycling to all citizens in the region.
The grants will come in the form of complimentary conference registration and two-night host hotel stay, plus a travel reimbursement of up to $400. The deadline to apply via this online application is midnight EST, June 26, 2017.Â
Following the conference, all award winners will be asked to submit a brief summary of their experiences and how they plan to use newfound insights to improve their local recycling programs.
Please contact Dylan de Thomas with The Recycling Partnership with any questions regarding this grant program.
The ninth annual Spotlight Prize will be awarded to OOPEAA. Founder and Director Anssi Lassila will visit Houston on Wednesday, September 6, to accept the prize and give a lecture at The MATCH, Houston, at 7Â p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.
The Parks and Natural Areas Subcommittee established the Parks Awards Program in 2006 to highlight best practices and innovative approaches to parks planning and implementation. H-GAC honors projects in the categories of Projects $500,000 or more; Projects under $500,000; Planning Process; and Policy Tools. They are seeking projects that expand parks and natural areas for improved quality of life, habitat, and water quality. Winning projects, which exhibit efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation, serve as models to be replicated throughout the region.
To learn more and apply by 5:00 PM, Thursday, September 7, 2017, visit www.h-gac.com/community/qualityplaces/parks/awards.aspx.
Discover the numerous benefits of a landscape designed with local native plants with Mercer Botanic Gardens on Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM (see below for schedules). Registration includes admission to native plant presentations, live local flora identification, brunch, door prizes, special shopping hours, and a local native plant garden tour. Continuing Education Units are available from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Harris County Master Gardeners, Montgomery County Master Gardeners, and Texas Master Naturalists. TMS Members $30; non-members $35. Seating is limited and registration is required. Register online at www.themercersociety.org or call The Mercer Society at 713-274-4166. The Texas native plant sale has free entry and is open to all.
Workshop: 8:30 AM –1:30 PM.; Plant Sale: 10:30 AM –4 PM. Exclusive shopping for workshop attendees: 8:30 AM –10:30 AM.
Join the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Spring Plant Sale! They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Plants are priced as follows:
- $4.50 – 4 inch
- $9 – 1 gallon
- $30 – 3-5 gallon
Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!
This year’s Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the new 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.
Join the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Spring Plant Sale! They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Plants are priced as follows:
- $4.50 – 4 inch
- $9 – 1 gallon
- $30 – 3-5 gallon
Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!
This year’s Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the new 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.
Annual Audubon Texas Women In Conservation Luncheon featuring the Terry Hershey Awards
Sponsor Reception 11AM | Luncheon 12PM
2018 LUNCHEON CHAIR
Jan Cato 2018
TERRY HERSHEY AWARD RECIPIENTS
Maxine Johnston
Claire Caudill
Linda Shead
The National Audubon Society is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Our federal tax ID number is 13-1624102.