Attwater Prairie Chicken Festival is the annual celebration of the Attwater’s prairie-chicken and the native coastal prairie that the iconic bird calls home.

Early morning van tours will take participants up to one of the booming grounds to watch the male prairie chicken’s famous courtship dance. Other events this weekend include wildflower and native plant guided tours, bird walks and birding van tours with experienced birders, refuge management tours and a merchandise booth sponsored by the Friends of Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge.

Sturdy shoes, drinking water, binoculars and/or spotting scopes and field guides are recommended.

For more details, view the 2019 flyer.

The seventh edition of the Willow Waterhole 2017 MusicFEST will be held on April 13-14. Coming on the heels of last year’s successful MusicFEST 2018, which featured 20 hours of FREE diverse music provided by 16 Pro Bands and 7 Student-School Band and the dynamic Artist Village with over 40 participating artists, our hopes are that this year’s event will exceed your expectations in quality performances and exciting amenities. Come join us for two fun-filled days of music and entertainment at the naturally beautiful 290-acre Willow Waterhole Greenway.

Volunteers are needed as greeters, parking assistants, tent and equipment set up, etc.

For more information, visit mailchi.mp or facebook.com.

Attwater Prairie Chicken Festival is the annual celebration of the Attwater’s prairie-chicken and the native coastal prairie that the iconic bird calls home.

Early morning van tours will take participants up to one of the booming grounds to watch the male prairie chicken’s famous courtship dance. Other events this weekend include wildflower and native plant guided tours, bird walks and birding van tours with experienced birders, refuge management tours and a merchandise booth sponsored by the Friends of Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge.

Sturdy shoes, drinking water, binoculars and/or spotting scopes and field guides are recommended.

For more details, view the 2019 flyer.

The seventh edition of the Willow Waterhole 2017 MusicFEST will be held on April 13-14. Coming on the heels of last year’s successful MusicFEST 2018, which featured 20 hours of FREE diverse music provided by 16 Pro Bands and 7 Student-School Band and the dynamic Artist Village with over 40 participating artists, our hopes are that this year’s event will exceed your expectations in quality performances and exciting amenities. Come join us for two fun-filled days of music and entertainment at the naturally beautiful 290-acre Willow Waterhole Greenway.

Volunteers are needed as greeters, parking assistants, tent and equipment set up, etc.

For more information, visit mailchi.mp or facebook.com.

In celebration of Earth Day, The Office of Sustainability at the University of Houston will host the 6th annual UH Sustainability Fest on campus. Sustainability Fest educates the UH campus community about sustainability initiatives on campus and in the Greater Houston region. UH strive to educate students—who are trailblazers in the making—to become mindful, resourceful, and sustainability-driven global citizens. To exhibit, volunteer, or sponsor, and for more information, visit uh.edu.

Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s young professionals group, The Currents, to celebrate springtime and raise funds for BBP at this festive event featuring music, light bites, libations and more at Buffalo Bayou Park. Enjoy stunning downtown views and bid on fantastic silent auction packages for culinary, cultural and recreational experiences–all while supporting BBP’s mission to restore and revitalize Buffalo Bayou.

Keep Pearland Beautiful and the City of Pearland- Parks and Recreation Department are partnering to host Keep Pearland Beautiful’s Twenty-third Annual Earth Day Celebration. More than 800 people, including a number of local dignitaries, have attended each of the last twenty fairs.

Businesses and organizations are encouraged to target their environmental messaging towards children and their families. Each booth or activity space is FREE and must have an environmental theme that fits into KPB’s mission to empower Pearland Citizens to take responsibility for their environment or our vision to make Pearland the cleanest most beautiful city in Texas.

This is an outdoors event. Please provide your own table, chairs and canopy. If you are interested in hosting a booth, or an activity, register today.

This year’s theme is “Careers in STREAM” based on Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, and Math. The event is expected to draw over 50 sponsors and exhibitors sharing a variety of careers in both the public and private water and waste water sectors. The event will also educate the community regarding the City’s high-quality drinking water, our drinking water supply and treatment system, water conservation and efficiency initiatives, waste water treatment system, Corral the Grease Program and other sanitary sewer overflow prevention methods.

You are invited to the 2019 Creation Care Fest – Environmental Extravaganza! This free event is actually three events in one:  lectures by expert speakers on The State of Our World, an exhibit by local environmental organizations, and a family-friendly festival with kids’ activities such as games, crafts, encounters with live education animals, seed planting (to take home & watch grow!) and much more. Please register for this event for planning purposes on www.eventbrite.com. Note that all children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com with any questions. 

Lecture Details:

• 10 a.m. State of Biodiversity, Professor Kerri Crawford, University of Houston
• 10:45 a.m. State of the Air, Professor Dan Cohan, Rice University
• 11:30 a.m. State of Fresh Water, Professor Hanadi Rifai, University of Houston
• 2 p.m. State of the Oceans, Professor Hyun-Min Hwang, Texas Southern University
• 2:45 p.m. State of the Land, John Ferguson, owner of Nature’s Way Resources

Exhibits by local environmental organizations 12 – 2 p.m. including:

• Co-Housing Houston
• Houston Climate Protection Alliance
• Public Citizen
• All those listed below under kids’ activities

Kids’ Activities 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. provided by:

• Blackwood Educational Land Institute
• Galveston Bay Foundation
• Green Building Resource Center
• Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
• Gulf Coast Master Naturalists
• Harris County Parks Dept.
• Houston Botanic Garden
• Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Garden
• Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.
• Vegan Society of Peace
• Westbury Community Garden
• Wildlife Center of Texas