Stop throwing your food scraps in the trash. Come learn the how tos and the benefits of bokashi and vermicomposting. Bokashi composting uses kitchen scraps of all kinds, including meat and dairy products, mixed with inoculated bran to make compost faster than bin composting. Vermicomposting uses composting worms to recycle kitchen, garden, and specific paper wastes. The worms turn the waste into worm castings that are nutrient rich.

A handout link will be emailed to you a few days before the class date.  There are no refunds, substitutions or recordings if you cannot attend a live class for which you signed up.

The health and safety of our generous donors and supporters are Turtle Island Restoration Network top priority, so the 2020 Art of Saving Sea Turtles benefit is going virtual!

Please join us on Thursday, October 29 from 5:30-6:30 pm Central to celebrate local sea turtle conservation and community art and help raise critical funds to support Turtle Island Restoration Network’s sea turtle conservation programs in the Gulf and on Galveston Island!

Turtle Island Restoration Network will be honoring Turtles About Town and the artists, sponsors, and individuals who have faithfully supported our mission. Turtle Island Restoration Network will also be introducing the artists and sponsors of 19 new sea turtle statues that will bring the total number of colorful Kemp’s ridleys on Galveston Island to 50!

The Texas Trustee Implementation Group for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill will hold its 2020 annual public meeting on November 4, 2020 via an online video presentation. The presentation will include updates on the Texas Trustee Implementation Group’s current restoration planning efforts and several ongoing restoration projects, and will describe future planning efforts.

The video presentation may be viewed at any time on November 4, 2020 from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. and can be viewed an unlimited number of times.

The public will have the opportunity view the video, and provide comments related to the presentation topics during the same date and times through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s public comment portal under the heading “Texas TIG Annual Meeting Video Presentation.”

Texas Trustee Implementation Group​ Annual Public Meeting

• Please view the video, and submit comments at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s public comment portal under the “Texas TIG Annual Meeting Video Presentation” heading.

If you need special assistance, including language assistance, please contact TXDWHNRDA@tpwd.texas.gov by October 28, 2020.

A PDF of the presentation slides will be posted and available at the Trustees’ Texas Restoration Area page on November 6, 2020.

Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is hosting a socially distanced picnic in place of its annual fundraising gala. Or, BBP will deliver
a picnic for you to enjoy at home while tuning into our virtual program. Although the event format has changed, the goal remains
the same—raising much-needed funds for the ongoing care,revitalization, and activation of Houston’s greatest natural resource.
Enhancement of the five-year-old Buffalo Bayou Park was made possible by a catalyst gift from the Kinder Foundation, along with the City of Houston through Houston Parks & Recreation Department, Harris County Flood Control District, and Downtown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) #3. This award-winning park has become a focal point for the city, providing a place for recreation, relaxation, and respite for hundreds of thousands of visitors. During the current health crisis especially, this accessible public space has been a critically important refuge for Houstonians of all ages and walks of life. Buffalo Bayou Park comes to life when friends like you are there,
so please join with Buffalo Bayou Picnic in honoring its essential role in the community.

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Join Bayou Land Conservancy on Friday, November 13, 2020, for our Annual Land Lover Gala Home on the Range (your range!) This year’s event will be held virtually and bring just as much joy and excitement as ever. Get Wild About Texas this year with keynote speaker Ben Masters, Texas Wildlife Filmmaker. Ben will take us through a journey about his latest film Deep in the Heart.

Deep in the Heart will be the first blue-chip wildlife documentary ever produced about our beloved Texas. The film will celebrate many conservation success stories while showcasing some of the most important ecological issues through the eyes of wildlife and wild places. Imagine Planet Earth…but in Texas! Through witty narration, humor, and state-of-the-art cinematography, the film will showcase approximately twenty wildlife species ranging from the iconic bison to the mysterious ocelot. The feature-length film will begin in the high plains and peaks of West Texas, flow through diverse ecoregions along our many river systems, and conclude along the bays, estuaries, and the Gulf of Mexico. Deep in the Heart aims to inspire Texans to conserve our remaining wild places, to show the connectivity of water and wildlife, and to recognize Texas’ conservation importance on a continental scale.

Join us for the Bayou Preservation Association’s first virtual gala!  Bayou Preservation Association will highlight 20 reasons to celebrate our bayous in 2020 and look back on 20 years of festive fetes in support of Bayou Preservation Association.

The event will take place on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 6 pm and will feature:

Emcee, Sharron Melton, the host of CW39’s Morning Dose

• Flashbacks with photos from Bayou Preservation Association archives of 20 years of events
• Opportunities to win bayou-related items
• and much more!

As a participant, you won’t have to worry about coming up with a costume (as fun as that can be) or navigating parking. You can relax and enjoy the show, knowing that you have made a difference in the health of our waterways.

Representatives from environmental education programs such as zoos, parks, museums, institutions of higher education, and nature centers meet online for updated information that is designed to help their staff members work more effectively with schools throughout the state.  

 Presenters from the Texas Education Agency will bring you the latest information on changes to the statewide standards, assessments, and programs.  

9:00 – Noon Introductions/Presentations/Spotlights

Noon – 1:00 Break

1:00 – 3:00 Presentations/Spotlights/Announcements

3:00 – 4:00 Networking with Speakers 

Register for this event

The Houston Botanic Garden presents Pat Hudnall, vice president of the Texas Gulf Coast Fern Society, who will introduce participants to 12 ferns often available in Houston nurseries that are well suited for, and typically not difficult to grow in, the Gulf Coast climate.

Garden members receive a $5 discount off registration.

*Non-member price ($15) covers the workshop but does not include general admission to the Garden on July 31, which is an additional $15 for adults, $10 for children and students.

Event page:  https://hbg.org/events/a-dozen-ferns-for-houston-gardens-2021-07-31-10-30/

Chaired by Scott and Judy Nyquist, the citizens of Houston will attend an event hosted by the Rice Design Alliance to honor Rice Architecture for bringing people together for the past 50 years. The Rice Design Alliance enhances the Houston urban community by working on local design issues, which keeps the working world in our city functional. The event’s proceeds will go to the Rice Design Alliance’s educational mission.