Calendar

Feb
6
Sat
Spring Creek Nature Trail Bird Walks @ creekside park west
Feb 6 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am

Join Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador and published birder Joanne “JoJo” Bradbury on a bird walk on the first Saturday of every month.

VMS Code:    AT: Single Presentation – BLC Birding Walk

Feb
12
Fri
Great Backyard Bird Count @ Dennis Johnston Park
Feb 12 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Spend the morning documenting birds to help contribute data to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Binoculars will be provided, but we recommend bringing your own. Face coverings are required.

For The Love Of Nature @ Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
Feb 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Relationships abound everywhere and every day in nature! Learn about ecological love stories and find out which ones have a happily ever after.

Mar
5
Fri
First Friday Friends @ Jesse H. Jones Nature Center
Mar 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Senior adults are invited to a variety of natural history programs, leisurely walks and fun nature activities every 1st Friday of the month. Meet at the nature center.

Mar
20
Sat
Epic Migration @ Burroughs Park
Mar 20 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do you have what it takes to complete a bird migration? Put your wings to the test in this exciting live-action migration board game. Face coverings recommended.

Meet the Animals: Reptiles @ Nature Discovery Center
Mar 20 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

No photo description available.The Nature Discovery Center Naturalists offer weekend Meet the Animals sessions aimed to give you a more in depth introduction to Nature Discovery Center animals. Come learn about their behavior and ecology as well as the characteristics that make them unique in an interactive program with both live animals and natural history specimens.

Limit: 10 people to allow for better social distancing. Please bring and wear your masks as social distancing may not always be possible on the trails.

Days, Dates, Times & Topics:
Saturday, January 16 at 1:00 pm – Fuzzy Mammals
Saturday, March 20 at 1:00 pm – Reptiles
Saturday, May 15 at 1:00 pm – Insects and Inverts

Cost: $5 / person

Meet: Behind the Center at the Pavilions.

Advance registration is required. This is not a drop off program. All children must be registered and accompanied by registered adults.

Register Online Now: https://naturediscoverycentertexas.z2systems.com/eventReg.jsp?event=436&

Note: This program is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather or due to changes in the status of the pandemic and corresponding city, county and state regulations.

Mar
26
Fri
Bird Study Merit Badge Program
Mar 26 @ 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Join Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center for activities that can be used toward completion of the Scouts BSA Bird Study Merit Badge. This program is open to the public. Attendance on both days is required to meet Scouts BSA requirements. Close-toed shoes and face coverings required.

Apr
2
Fri
First Friday Friends @ Jesse H. Jones Nature Center
Apr 2 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Senior adults are invited to a variety of natural history programs, leisurely walks and fun nature activities every 1st Friday of the month. Meet at the nature center.

Apr
19
Mon
Lights Out Texas! @ Within Our Homes and Neighborhood
Apr 19 @ 6:00 pm – May 6 @ 6:00 am

Every spring and fall, billions of birds migrate through the US, mostly under the cover of darkness. This mass movement of birds must contend with a dramatically increasing but still largely unrecognized threat: light pollution.

What BirdCast needs you to do:

  • Join BirdCast by committing to turn lights off from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. during critical migration periods.
  • Talk with friends, businesses, elected officials, schools, and other stakeholders and get them to join the movement, too!
  • Share your support for the cause via social media and with local media.

May
7
Fri
First Friday Friends @ Jesse H. Jones Nature Center
May 7 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Senior adults are invited to a variety of natural history programs, leisurely walks and fun nature activities every 1st Friday of the month. Meet at the nature center.