Calendar

Feb
6
Wed
HANPA’s Alaska w/ Randall Bacon @ Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary headquarters library
Feb 6 @ 7:00 pm

Houston Audubon Nature Photography Association (HANPA) is an informal photo club for Houston Audubon members. They hold meetings monthly, September through May, on the first Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary headquarters library.

Feb
15
Fri
Texas Stream Team Training @ Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Feb 15 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

H-GAC is planning three Texas Stream Team Phase I and II volunteer water quality monitor training sessions across the region. This training is open to volunteers interested in conducting water quality monitoring in the greater Houston-Galveston area. Both Phase I and Phase II of the training will be completed in this one-day training session. This training is limited to 10 participants. 

Currently more than 400 Texas Stream Team volunteers, including about 100 in the Houston-Galveston region, collect important water quality data on lakes, rivers, and streams as part of this statewide program.

Mar
11
Mon
Arboretum’s Spring Break Camp (4-12) @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Mar 11 – Mar 15 all-day

Naturalists use a variety of tools to explore the natural world, but most rely on the tools we are all born with: our senses! Children will explore their own senses and then discover which animals taste through their feet, which have natural radar, which can locate prey by sensing heat, and which have eyes that contain 30,000 lenses. Join the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for a week of sensory exploration.

BNC’s Spring Break Camp @ Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education Center
Mar 11 – Mar 15 all-day

Let your imagination soar into this high flying week of exploration. Campers will build water rockets, kites, and more as they discover objects in flight. Are you ready to hop into the pilot’s seat? Each camp-day will be from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. BNC’s Spring Break Camp is dedicated for students grade 4-6. Registration begins Feb. 1, 2019.

Mar
12
Tue
Public Hearing on DRAFT Management Plan @ Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District
Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Lone Star GCD Board of Directors will hold a hearing open to the public on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, beginning at 6:00 PM in the James B. “Jim” Wesley Board Room located in the District’s offices at 655 Conroe Park North Drive, Conroe, Texas. At this time a summary presentation of the DRAFT Groundwater Management Plan will be offered, and public comment will be taken
To view a copy of the Notice of Hearing and DRAFT Groundwater Management Plan, go to: https://www.lonestargcd.org/meetings/
Mar
26
Tue
Raptor Photo Shoots @ Houston Audubon Raptor & Education Center
Mar 26 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

Hawks, falcons, owls and more await you at Houston Audubon’s Raptor Photo Shoots. You will have the opportunity to photograph Houston Audubon’s education raptors in an intimate setting at the Houston Audubon Raptor & Education Center. Whether you use a simple point and shoot or serious photography equipment, you will enjoy meeting and learning about these awesome birds. Light refreshments will be served on the deck for all to enjoy during the shoot. Space is limited.

Mar
28
Thu
Air Alliance Houston Community Meeting: I-45 Expansion & Children’s Health @ Jefferson Elementary
Mar 28 @ 4:07 pm – 5:07 pm

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Join us at a neighborhood community meeting on March 28 to talk about the I-45 freeway expansion project, known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP).  The I-45 North expansion is a transformational highway expansion project along the I-45 corridor that will shape the landscape of North Houston and the downtown area for decades, including the 5th Ward.

The project will rebuild and expand I-45 N from Beltway 8 N to the Wheeler Transit Station in Midtown (including major changes to the downtown freeway system, Spur 527, and 288 N). Construction is scheduled to last 10+ years.

Air Alliance Houston is conducting a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of the proposed expansion on nearby communities. The assessment will reflect a range of issues, including air quality, mobility, economic development, parks and green space, noise, visual impacts, urban heat island, and flooding.

Bruce Elementary and Secondary DAEP have been identified by Air Alliance Houston as two of nine schools in the HISD and AISD districts that would most benefit from strategies to protect students and staff from the potential harmful health effects of traffic and air pollution.

This meeting will give you an opportunity to learn more about the proposed project and talk about opportunities to protect community health. Your feedback is critical to help Air Alliance Houston develop recommendations to the Texas Department of Transportation that could improve the freeway design and benefit schools and surrounding neighborhoods.

Children welcome, food provided.

Apr
1
Mon
Air Alliance Houston Community Meeting: I-45 Expansion & Children’s Health @ Aldine High School
Apr 1 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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Join us at a neighborhood community meeting on April 1 to talk about the I-45 freeway expansion project, known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP).  The I-45 North expansion is a transformational highway expansion project along the I-45 corridor that will shape the landscape of North Houston and the downtown area for decades, including the 5th Ward.

The project will rebuild and expand I-45 N from Beltway 8 N to the Wheeler Transit Station in Midtown (including major changes to the downtown freeway system, Spur 527, and 288 N). Construction is scheduled to last 10+ years.

Air Alliance Houston is conducting a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of the proposed expansion on nearby communities. The assessment will reflect a range of issues, including air quality, mobility, economic development, parks and green space, noise, visual impacts, urban heat island, and flooding.

Bruce Elementary and Secondary DAEP have been identified by Air Alliance Houston as two of nine schools in the HISD and AISD districts that would most benefit from strategies to protect students and staff from the potential harmful health effects of traffic and air pollution.

This meeting will give you an opportunity to learn more about the proposed project and talk about opportunities to protect community health. Your feedback is critical to help Air Alliance Houston develop recommendations to the Texas Department of Transportation that could improve the freeway design and benefit schools and surrounding neighborhoods.

Children welcome, food provided.

City of Houston Climate Action Plan Meeting @ Acres Homes Multiservice Center, City of Houston
Apr 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The City of Houston’s office of Sustainability, has begun drafting a Climate Action Plan. The goal is to create ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and establish a pathway to meet the Paris Agreement goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, while also decreasing traffic congestion, improving air quality, and reducing costs through energy efficiency and renewable energy. The target completion date for the Plan is December 2019, with implementation by the City to start in 2020. HARC, the Houston Advanced Research Center, is providing technical assistance.

The City has scheduled a set of four Community Meetings to give members of the public information about the Plan, as well as receive input: Each meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m.

Apr
2
Tue
Air Alliance Houston Community Meeting: I-45 Expansion & Children’s Health @ Emancipation Park Community Center
Apr 2 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/airalliancehouston/photos/gm.355626128374225/2387683527917690/?type=3

Join us at a neighborhood community meeting on April 2nd to talk about the I-45 freeway expansion project, known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP). The I-45 North expansion is a transformational highway expansion project along the I-45 corridor that will shape the landscape of North Houston and the downtown area for decades, including the 3rd Ward.

The project will rebuild and expand I-45 N from Beltway 8 N to the Wheeler Transit Station in Midtown (including major changes to the downtown freeway system, Spur 527, and 288 N). Construction is scheduled to last 10+ years.

Air Alliance Houston is conducting a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of the proposed expansion on nearby communities. The assessment will reflect a range of issues, including air quality, mobility, economic development, parks and green space, noise, visual impacts, urban heat island, and flooding.

HAIS and YWCPA have been identified by Air Alliance Houston as two of nine schools in the HISD and AISD districts that would most benefit from strategies to protect students and staff from the potential harmful health effects of traffic and air pollution.

This meeting will give you an opportunity to learn more about the proposed project and talk about opportunities to protect community health. Your feedback is critical to help Air Alliance Houston develop recommendations to the Texas Department of Transportation that could improve the freeway design and benefit schools and surrounding neighborhoods.

Children welcome, food provided.