Calendar

Jan
21
Thu
2021 CHF Annual Meeting @ Zoom
Jan 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Carrin Patman

Carrin Patman

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Ellen Cohen

Ellen Cohen

 

 

The event will feature a discussion with Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, led by METRO Chair Carrin Patman. Kanter was named one of the “50 most influential business thinkers in the world,” according to Thinkers50, the global ranking of management thinkers. She will speak about her latest book, “Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time.”

Center for Houston’s Future will also present the Vaughan Award to Ellen Cohen, a community leader who served as a Houston City Council member and Texas state representative.

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.

Feb
8
Mon
What Actually Happens with Hard-to-Recycle Plastics? @ Go2Zero Webinar
Feb 8 @ 10:00 am

Few choices are available when it comes to the “hard to recycle items”. In the last few years some innovative recycling companies have promised to divert these plastics from the landfill and into new products. 
 

Consumers and corporations are curious: How’s it now possible to recycle these previously unrecyclable items? What’s really happening? Can we trust that all the source separating and additional costs are worth it? Transparency is needed and this webinar will be a good start.
 
TerraCycle and Avangard Innovative will provide insight into their respective processes, including how contamination and residual waste items are handled. They’ll answer questions specific to their programs.

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

Mar
19
Fri
Luncheon: Bada Bing It’s Spring @ Big Stone Lodge
Mar 19 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Enjoy a catered lunch and live entertainment.

$10 per person

Payments must be received by Wednesday,  March 17

Mar
27
Sat
Brew On The Bayou @ Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
Mar 27 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Image may contain: birdThe Gulf Coast Bird Observatory’s “Brew on the Bayou” third annual celebration will take place on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at GCBO’s headquarters in Lake Jackson at 299 Highway 332 West.

Sample and enjoy local specialty brews and wines from eight breweries and three wineries. Listen to live music by the Intercoastal Pirates, watch a live raptor show, grab a bite to eat from local food trucks, and check out the silent auction. Our beautiful wooded grounds will be lit by torchlight. Take a pontoon boat ride on the bayou. Walk our nature trails.

Tickets are $20/person in advance and can be bought by calling 979-480-0999. Pre-sale ends March 10. Tickets will cost $25 on the day of the event. ID required at door for brew-tasting. Included in the ticket price is everything except food trucks and dessert table. Admission includes 12 drink tasting tickets; additional beer or wine tickets will be available for purchase. Come support our wildlife conservation work while enjoying a magical evening on the bayou!

Apr
9
Fri
Glass Recycling Webinar @ Webinar
Apr 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Glass Recycling WebinarCost: $125; FREE for funders and collaborating NGOs.

$75 for NAHMMA and STAR members.

For more information and/or receive the discount, please email jordan@nsaction.us

No returns or refunds.

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.

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