Calendar

Jan
21
Thu
Park After Dark: Glow-In-The-Dark Clean Up @ Pundt Park
Jan 21 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm

There is a hidden rainbow waiting to be discovered in the park at night! Join Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center to learn about glow-in-the-dark nature using UV lights to search for both trash and treasure! Face coverings are required.

Jan
29
Fri
Family Trout Fishing @ Pundt Park
Jan 29 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Visit the water’s edge for tips and tricks to get those tasty rainbow trout into your skillet. Don’t have a fishing pole? Borrow one of Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rules and regulations apply. Face coverings recommended.

Mar
10
Wed
Art In The Park: Bamboo Fishing Poles @ Dennis Johnston Park
Mar 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Get ready for summer by building a custom fishing pole from locally harvested bamboo. All materials provided. Face coverings are required.

Mar
18
Thu
Volunteer Work Day at Stuart Park @ Robert Stuart Park
Mar 18 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Please join the Houston Parks and Recreation Department for volunteer workdays at Robert C Stuart Park! HPARD has partnered with SCA and TCEQ to restore riparian and prairie habitat at this nature park. Activities include planting native species, removing invasives, and trash pick-up. Registration is required! Please email NaturalResources@houstontx.gov to register.

Robert C Stuart Park
3rd Thursdays, 8:30-11am
7250 Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX, 77087

Apr
15
Thu
Volunteer Work Day at Stuart Park @ Robert Stuart Park
Apr 15 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Please join the Houston Parks and Recreation Department for volunteer workdays at Robert C Stuart Park! HPARD has partnered with SCA and TCEQ to restore riparian and prairie habitat at this nature park. Activities include planting native species, removing invasives, and trash pick-up. Registration is required! Please email NaturalResources@houstontx.gov to register.

Robert C Stuart Park
3rd Thursdays, 8:30-11am
7250 Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX, 77087

Apr
17
Sat
Adopt-a-Beach Cleanups @ Galveston Island beach
Apr 17 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Adopt-A-Beach | Adopt-A-BeachRegistration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the cleanup is from 9 till noon.

Volunteers are asked to wear closed-toe shoes and bring plenty of drinking water. Adopt-A-Beach is also asking that you bring along your own set of gloves as Adopt-A-Beach donated most of our inventory at the onset of COVID-19. Disposable, work, or garden gloves work great! Adopt-A-Beach will provide all necessary materials.

Reservations are required due to COVID-19. Please sign up today, one ticket per person, no group sign-ups available this year. Registration will remain open until the end of the cleanup on April 17th.

View a list of all participating sites on a map here.

Apr
18
Sun
Earth Day Houston @ Discovery Green
Apr 18 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

 Earth Day presented by Green Mountain EnergyA series of short films about Houston’s environment begins on the Anheuser-Busch stage from noon to 4 p.m. Participants are invited to view them throughout the afternoon. Urban Harvest and Churrascos food truck will be on-site serving healthy snacks and meals.

Throughout the day enjoy live painting by Houston artists completing murals that celebrate the richness and diversity of our community, culture, and natural environment. The 13 artists were chosen from 111 applicants for their designs that envision the Houston we want to see and inspire us to create that shared future together. Their work will be on display at the park through October 2021.

May
20
Thu
Volunteer Work Day at Stuart Park @ Robert Stuart Park
May 20 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Please join the Houston Parks and Recreation Department for volunteer workdays at Robert C Stuart Park! HPARD has partnered with SCA and TCEQ to restore riparian and prairie habitat at this nature park. Activities include planting native species, removing invasives, and trash pick-up. Registration is required! Please email NaturalResources@houstontx.gov to register.

Robert C Stuart Park
3rd Thursdays, 8:30-11am
7250 Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX, 77087

Jun
17
Thu
Volunteer Work Day at Stuart Park @ Robert Stuart Park
Jun 17 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Please join the Houston Parks and Recreation Department for volunteer workdays at Robert C Stuart Park! HPARD has partnered with SCA and TCEQ to restore riparian and prairie habitat at this nature park. Activities include planting native species, removing invasives, and trash pick-up. Registration is required! Please email NaturalResources@houstontx.gov to register.

Robert C Stuart Park
3rd Thursdays, 8:30-11am
7250 Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX, 77087

Jul
15
Thu
Volunteer Work Day at Stuart Park @ Robert Stuart Park
Jul 15 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Please join the Houston Parks and Recreation Department for volunteer workdays at Robert C Stuart Park! HPARD has partnered with SCA and TCEQ to restore riparian and prairie habitat at this nature park. Activities include planting native species, removing invasives, and trash pick-up. Registration is required! Please email NaturalResources@houstontx.gov to register.

Robert C Stuart Park
3rd Thursdays, 8:30-11am
7250 Bellfort Ave, Houston, TX, 77087