Calendar

Jan
3
Thu
Wetlands Winter Camp (1st-3rd grade) @ Baytown Nature Center
Jan 3 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

From Jan. 2- 4, 2018, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day, dance along to the beat as Baytown Nature Center takes a journey to the Antarctic. Discover how animals adapt to living in the cold and how we all impact their habitat from right here in Texas. Conclude camp enjoying snow just like the penguins.

Registration opens on Dec. 3, 2018.

Bring a sack lunch and reusable water bottle each day.

Holiday Break Camp – “Winter in the Woods” @ Edith L. Moore Natural Sanctuary_
Jan 3 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Let the winter adventures begin! Discover how woodland creatures adapt to cooler weather. Seek out animal tracks and clues along the trails and creek banks. Learn winter survival skills. Make cozy dens for education animals. Create nature crafts and science projects to take home, including snow slime.

Ages: 5-10 years old
Fee: $100 per child ($90 for 2nd child in same family)

Winter Camp with Houston Arboretum @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Jan 3 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

WinterCamp Banner2019 Winter Camp —
Goosebumps & Mysteries

Come unravel nature’s mysteries as Houston Arboretum explores creatures of the night, creepy crawlies and the folklore that surrounds them. Learn about bats, owls and other mysterious creatures of the animal world. Live animal encounters, outdoor games, nature hikes, and lots of hands-on fun science activities are always a part of the Arboretum experience. Winter Camp is for explorers ages 4 to 12.

Jan
4
Fri
Wetlands Winter Camp (1st-3rd grade) @ Baytown Nature Center
Jan 4 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

From Jan. 2- 4, 2018, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day, dance along to the beat as Baytown Nature Center takes a journey to the Antarctic. Discover how animals adapt to living in the cold and how we all impact their habitat from right here in Texas. Conclude camp enjoying snow just like the penguins.

Registration opens on Dec. 3, 2018.

Bring a sack lunch and reusable water bottle each day.

Holiday Break Camp – “Winter in the Woods” @ Edith L. Moore Natural Sanctuary_
Jan 4 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Let the winter adventures begin! Discover how woodland creatures adapt to cooler weather. Seek out animal tracks and clues along the trails and creek banks. Learn winter survival skills. Make cozy dens for education animals. Create nature crafts and science projects to take home, including snow slime.

Ages: 5-10 years old
Fee: $100 per child ($90 for 2nd child in same family)

Winter Camp with Houston Arboretum @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Jan 4 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

WinterCamp Banner2019 Winter Camp —
Goosebumps & Mysteries

Come unravel nature’s mysteries as Houston Arboretum explores creatures of the night, creepy crawlies and the folklore that surrounds them. Learn about bats, owls and other mysterious creatures of the animal world. Live animal encounters, outdoor games, nature hikes, and lots of hands-on fun science activities are always a part of the Arboretum experience. Winter Camp is for explorers ages 4 to 12.

Jan
25
Fri
EmpowerE’s “Let’s Protect our Earth!” seminar @ Jacinto City Branch Library
Jan 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

EmpowerE will have a very interactive seminar followed by a networking session. Can we go beyond our formal education system and educate ourselves and others around us what we can each do to better the planet that we all inhabit? Can we change the way we live? If we can minimize or reduce our use and waste, we will be able to mitigate many of the world’s major problems like pollution, climate change, hunger, poverty, and diseases, to name a few.

Jan
29
Tue
OHBA Seminar featuring Dr. Eva Selhub @ The United Way Building
Jan 29 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Image result for ohba organic educatorsIn this fascinating seminar, Dr. Eva Selhub will reveal the huge impact nature has on our cognitive brain function, mental health, and our physical well-being. Come learn how nature is vital to improving your health.

Schedule:

5-6 p.m. Registration, Networking, Light Bites

6-7:30 p.m. Dr. Eva Selhub on ‘Your Brain on Nature’

Jan
31
Thu
AIA Prosperity Summit, Building Economic Resilience in Practice @ AIA/Houston
Jan 31 @ 9:00 am – Feb 1 @ 3:00 pm

AIA Houston invites you and the future leaders of your firm to participate in an exciting two days learning to build economic resilience in your practice. You will:

  • Gain significant insight into what it takes to launch a firm, and sustain its profitability;
  • Learn how to develop your firm’s unique strategy,
  • Look into the future and explore innovative practice models,
  • Participate in a diversity workshop exploring unconscious bias,
  • Leave with an action plan to improve your firm’s bottom line.

Don’t miss out on the discounted early-bird rate, as well as discounted rates for AIA members.

Panel Highlight:  Financial

Jennifer Devine will show you how to utilize different accounting systems running in the cloud to manage the profitability on your projects.  A CPA, Ms. Devine’s goal is to help all of her clients utilize whatever accounting system they are using to its fullest potential and to streamline as many of their accounting processes as possible.

Feb
27
Wed
“If You Breathe It, Drink It, Sit on It – What’s In It?” @ Green Building Resource Center
Feb 27 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Maybe you don’t want to know. If you do, this session is for you. Manufacturers and everyone utilizing manufactured items put chemicals in the air, water, and the very goods they sell or dispose of. Some of these chemicals are dangerous to life and create unintended consequences.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP to Steve Stelzer at 832-394-9050.