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Aug
1
Thu
KPC Greenhouse Volunteers @ Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse
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Aug 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Memorial Park Conservancy has generously offered Katy Prairie Conservancy use of their greenhouse while the Native Seed Nursery at KPC’s field office in Waller is being renovated. Volunteers will help grow plants that will be used for various Katy Prairie Conservancy spring projects and for the Great Grow Out. The Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse is located in Memorial Park on the south side of Memorial Drive. All are welcome, no experience necessary.

Workdays are scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

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Categories: Gardening Volunteer Opportunity
Aug
3
Sat
Various Farmers Markets: Urban Harvest, Energy Corridor, Finca Farm Stand, Plant It Forward, more…
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Aug 3 all-day

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Categories: Family Friendly Farmers Market Gardening Get Outdoors!
Aug
8
Thu
HPARD’s Greenhouse Workday @ Memorial Park Greenhouse
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Aug 8 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Volunteers meet the second and fourth Thursday of every month to propagate plants from locally collected native seed. A typical workday may include seeding pots, bumping up trays into 1-gallon containers, separating seedlings, and weeding pots. They will also have special seed collecting trips, invasive species removal workdays, and planting events in restored prairies.

If you’re interested in volunteering for the Natural Resource Management Program, email kelli.ondracek@houstontx.gov or visit houstontx.gov/parks/naturalresources.html.

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Categories: Gardening Volunteer Opportunity
H-GAC Clean Waters Initiative Workshop Field Trip @ North Harris County Regional Water Authority
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Aug 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Save Water Texas Coalition for a Clean Waters Initiative Field Trip on August 8 to learn more about the coalition’s programs and tour its brand new Water Quality Mobile Teaching Lab.

The meeting and tour will be at the North Harris County Regional Water Authority, 3648 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston. Please dress in cool, comfortable, casual clothing appropriate for outdoor weather. Parking is available but carpooling would be helpful if several folks from one organization are attending. Transportation will not be provided to the meeting location.

The Save Water Texas Coalition’s mission is to promote public understanding and discourse about the challenge and opportunity to secure the state’s water future.Coalition focuses include water conservation, water reuse, and water pollution education and outreach to assure sustainability of groundwater and surface water resources for our state. Examples of resources include PattyPotty.com, SunflowerSuzie.com, TexasWaterHog.com, and much more.

For more information about the field trip or the Clean Waters Initiative workshop series, please contact Brian.Sims@h-gac.com or 713-993-2438. 

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Categories: Field Trip
Aug
10
Sat
Various Farmers Markets: Urban Harvest, Energy Corridor, Finca Farm Stand, Plant It Forward, more…
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Aug 10 all-day

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We used to list these markets individually, but it was just too much!

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Categories: Family Friendly Farmers Market Gardening Get Outdoors!
Aug
15
Thu
KPC Greenhouse Volunteers @ Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse
Tickets
Aug 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Memorial Park Conservancy has generously offered Katy Prairie Conservancy use of their greenhouse while the Native Seed Nursery at KPC’s field office in Waller is being renovated. Volunteers will help grow plants that will be used for various Katy Prairie Conservancy spring projects and for the Great Grow Out. The Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse is located in Memorial Park on the south side of Memorial Drive. All are welcome, no experience necessary.

Workdays are scheduled for the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Read more
Categories: Gardening Volunteer Opportunity
Aug
17
Sat
Various Farmers Markets: Urban Harvest, Energy Corridor, Finca Farm Stand, Plant It Forward, more…
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Aug 17 all-day

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We used to list these markets individually, but it was just too much!

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Categories: Family Friendly Farmers Market Gardening Get Outdoors!
Aug
22
Thu
HPARD’s Greenhouse Workday @ Memorial Park Greenhouse
Tickets
Aug 22 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Volunteers meet the second and fourth Thursday of every month to propagate plants from locally collected native seed. A typical workday may include seeding pots, bumping up trays into 1-gallon containers, separating seedlings, and weeding pots. They will also have special seed collecting trips, invasive species removal workdays, and planting events in restored prairies.

If you’re interested in volunteering for the Natural Resource Management Program, email kelli.ondracek@houstontx.gov or visit houstontx.gov/parks/naturalresources.html.

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Categories: Gardening Volunteer Opportunity
Aug
24
Sat
Various Farmers Markets: Urban Harvest, Energy Corridor, Finca Farm Stand, Plant It Forward, more…
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Aug 24 all-day

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We used to list these markets individually, but it was just too much!

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Categories: Family Friendly Farmers Market Gardening Get Outdoors!
Aug
31
Sat
Various Farmers Markets: Urban Harvest, Energy Corridor, Finca Farm Stand, Plant It Forward, more…
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Aug 31 all-day

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We used to list these markets individually, but it was just too much!

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Categories: Family Friendly Farmers Market Gardening Get Outdoors!
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