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“MICROPLASTICS IN THE GULF,†HOSTED BY JANICE WALDEN OF FRIENDS OF DON GREENE.
Details and registration on this Google Form.
Format: 10 minute presentation on local topic, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and community-building time. The sessions are offered at two times on the same day (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) to ensure smaller groups and more opportunity to connect with fellow environmental educators in Houston.
“MICROPLASTICS IN THE GULF,†HOSTED BY JANICE WALDEN OF FRIENDS OF DON GREENE.
Details and registration on this Google Form.
Format: 10 minute presentation on local topic, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and community-building time. The sessions are offered at two times on the same day (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) to ensure smaller groups and more opportunity to connect with fellow environmental educators in Houston.
Landscape Photography WorkshopÂ
Saturday, February 22
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Co-presented by Houston Center for Photography
16 years and older (adults and teens)
Class fee: $20
Explore the landscape of Houston Botanic Garden through the lens of a camera. Learn about basic composition guidelines, such as framing, perspective, leading lines, Rule of Thirds, and more and how you can incorporate these into your own photographs of the environment.
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 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.â€
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.
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. Â
 Presenters from the Texas Education Agency will bring you the latest information on changes to the statewide standards, assessments, and programs. Â
9:00 – Noon Introductions/Presentations/Spotlights
Noon – 1:00 Break
1:00 – 3:00 Presentations/Spotlights/Announcements
3:00 – 4:00 Networking with SpeakersÂ
The Woodlands G.R.E.E.N. is sponsoring a Going Green Sustainability Lecture titled “The Quiet Invasionâ€-Taking Action to Remove Invasive Plants From The Woodland’s Open Spaces- to be held via Zoom at 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Teri MacArthur, Environmental Education Specialist with the Environmental Services Division of The Woodlands Township will be our guest speaker.
Access to the meeting can be made by clicking on the following address:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88577860128
The link to the presentation can also be found at the Woodlands G.R.E.E.N. Lecture Section on the front page of the web site: www.thewoodlandsgreen.org
Topic: Does it matter where a plant grows as long as it’s green? You might find the answer surprising in this discussion of invasive plant species and the damage they do to our local ecosystems. Some of the killers on our pathways and in green spaces degrade and destroy valuable native species. Air potato vine, Japanese climbing fern, nandina, privet… the list goes on. Learn about the worst, and ways to take action starting in your own landscape and helping on pathways through the collaborative efforts of local organizations
Speaker: Teri MacArthur serves the community in her role as Volunteer Coordinator and Water Conservation Specialist with The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department, and is a Lifetime member of The Woodlands G.R.E.E.N., as well as a Texas Master Naturalist in the Heartwood Chapter, and Native Plant Society of Texas – Pines and Prairies Chapter member.
Hope you’ll join us for this important and informative conversation.
Participate in the City Nature Challenge on April 30 – May 2. Be part of an international project, support outdoor learning and exploration, and even integrate technology into the classroom.
Find an Educator Toolkit here: https://
Find a student-friendly explanation video here: https://youtu.be/
Visit the Houston project page on iNaturalist here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2021-houston-galveston.
Join in a fun challenge to observe and record wild species. It is easy to participate by making observations on your own using the iNaturalist app. Just take a picture of a plant or animal, and the community will help identify which species it is. Any observation in the greater metropolitan area of Houston will count during the four-day challenge. You can participate by exploring the life in your backyard (and use the hashtag #backyardchallenge on social media), in your neighborhood park, or from an apartment balcony or courtyard. You can also help with IDs for other people’s observations to increase our species count.
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:Â https://hbg.org/events/a-dozen-ferns-for-houston-gardens-2021-07-31-10-30/
Chapter Meeting: Photographing Texas Prairies
Join the Native Plant Society of Texas for their chapter meeting on Zoom! Register
Monday, February 14 • 6:30 p.m.
Good photography can change hearts and minds. Join professional photographer Sean Fitzgerald for a presentation on how to photograph prairies for maximum impact, with a particular focus on often overlooked Texas prairie ecosystems. Learn valuable tips to take better photos using a variety of techniques to help you tell the stories you want to tell.