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.

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. Each week’s Titmouse Club lesson features a different nature theme, focusing on Houston-area animals and habitats. Your children will enjoy nature stories and puppets, hands-on biofacts, nature crafts, up-close animal encounters, and a short walk in the woods, all led by volunteer docent teachers.

Nov 13 & 14 Native Americans
Nov 27 & 28 How Animals Move
Dec 4 & 5 Spinning Spiders
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Apr 30 & May 1 Frogs & Toads
May 7 & 8 Life in the Pond
May 20-24 Come Along Camp (pre-registration required)

Visit houstonaudubon.org for the complete schedule.

The Audubon Docent Guild’s Titmouse 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!

Each year, the prestigious Terry Hershey Bayou Stewardship Award recognizes members in the community who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to aiding in the conservation, preservation, restoration and/or advocacy of Houston’s waterways. Nominees can be from the nonprofit, public or private sectors. Please submit nominations by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2019. Submit the nomination information in the body of an email, or as an attachment, or by fax. Email to info@bayoupreservation.org, or fax to 713-529-6481.

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.

Introducing BIRD Buddies — The most fun for your 3 to 5-year-old on a Friday. Your children will discover a new bird and the other animals that live in its habitat every week. Natural history education, crafts, games, song and dance and more await your children on this fun journey through the bird world.

This program will run from September through May with a special BIRD Bonanza Celebration in May for all participants. Registration covers all 27 classes and the BIRD Bonanza Celebration. Visit houstonaudubon.org for more details.

Introducing BIRD Buddies — The most fun for your 3 to 5-year-old on a Friday. Your children will discover a new bird and the other animals that live in its habitat every week. Natural history education, crafts, games, song and dance and more await your children on this fun journey through the bird world.

This program will run from September through May with a special BIRD Bonanza Celebration in May for all participants. Registration covers all 27 classes and the BIRD Bonanza Celebration. Visit houstonaudubon.org for more details.

In their mysterious underwater world, fish must use amazing and bizarre adaptations to survive. They breathe water, change color, generate deadly jolts of electricity – and some communicate by farting. In this class, students will explore the incredible variety and strange features of fish using specimens and live animals. They will also do some pond dipping to see fish in their natural habitat.

Join Buchanan’s Native Plants for their annual class all about tomatoes. Sherry from Urban Harvest will give you the tips and tricks that you need to have a bountiful spring harvest. Make sure to come to this informative free class and then grab your tomatoes and supplies after class.

What’s the sweetest way to support bees and local business? Cook with local honey! In this class, you’ll get to taste different kinds of local honey and explore different ways to use them. Learn how to make grapefruit sage honey mimosas, honey butter, and a savory cheese and honey appetizer. You’ll even get to take home some sage and honey syrup for your own pantry.

Notes: Wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy. Ages: 16 and up (21+ to drink)