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Don’s see an animal? Let’s see what we can learn from what they left behind.
Living on the Gulf Coast is a dream come true for a bird photographer as it’s hard to go just about anywhere and not find something interesting to shoot. I started photographing birds seriously in 2008 inspired by outings to places like Anahuac NWR, Smith Oaks and San Luis Pass and I was excited to just get one of these magnificent birds in my viewfinder. Over time, with practice and spending time in the field with some of the best bird photographers in the country, I started to learn how to manage the chaos of a rookery, the impact of getting low and shooting at the bird’s level and how to anticipate and capture behavior – most importantly, I learned to be patient.
During this talk will we’ll visit some of my favorite locations along the Gulf Coast and I’ll discuss equipment, technique and my style – what inspires me in the field and my quest for capturing birds in the best light and doing something interesting.
Randy is a geologist who has been working in the oil and gas industry since 1978. His first interest in photography began as a means of documenting his geologic fieldwork in school and during the early part of his professional career. In 2008 he took up photography as a hobby primarily driven by his love of nature and travel. The hobby quickly turned in to a passion and has taken him all over North America, Iceland, South Africa and East Africa learning his craft, developing his style and experiencing and capturing the beauty that nature has to offer.
Democracy Now!’s National Tour:
Covering the Movements Changing America
Saturday, May 20th doors open 6:30pm
Guitar-slinging poet Grant Peeples opens at 7:00pm
The media is not the enemy. In these times of war and elections,
movements and uprisings, we need independent media more than ever. The commercial media serves as a mouthpiece for corporate and government interests— giving a platform to the pundits and the pollsters who know so little about so much, explaining the world to us and getting it so wrong.
Free speech is democracy’s last line of defense. We must demand it, defend it, and most of all, use it—now.
Democracy Now! airs M-F at 7am & 5pm on 90.1fm
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Tickets: $20 ($5 students)
Call 713-526-4000 or visit www.kpft.org
Come learn about what’s happening in your community to clean up the dirty diesel emissions that Volkswagen created – and provide your feedback on potential projects in the Houston area using settlement money.
Last year, a judge ruled that Volkswagen will pay $15 billion dollars in the US settlement of its emissions cheating scandal. And what does that mean for us in Montgomery County and the Greater Houston region?
Texas will receive more than $190 million for environmental mitigation under the multibillion-dollar settlement. These funds have been set aside for the specific purpose of cleaning up our air – and we want to ensure that these funds are used to help our communities breathe cleaner air.
Because this is a part of a settlement, the funds are restricted for specific purposes. We want to hear your feedback on proposed projects that relate to vehicles in our communities – from our personal vehicles to municipal fleets to the heavy equipment used to haul freight.
We will provide a brief overview of why reducing diesel emissions can have a big impact on you and your family’s health, and we’ll share with you some cutting-edge ideas that VW could fund to help us all breathe a little easier.
Please RSVP – dinner will be provided.
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People generally have to get themselves to and from buildings, green or otherwise. Most people are tired of traffic, and part of the population wants to bicycle, another part wants to take transit, and another part wants to share rides. What are the current best practices and what are people looking forward to? What is Mobility As A Service? What are we doing about reducing parking demand other than charging more for it?
On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, join the Green Building Resource Center for their Mobility and Green Buildings Education Seminar and meet an architect who knows green buildings and the changing demand for parking garages, a district manager who deals with mobility issues on a daily basis, and a representative for our regional transit authority, who will share the current and emerging opportunities for moving around the area: Filo Castore, Clark Martinson, and Danny Silva.
Please RSVP and save your seat for this Mobility and Green Buildings meeting by emailing Steve.stelzer@houstontx.gov or by calling 832-394-9050. Check out the flyer for this event here.
Drawdown, edited by visionary Paul Hawken, is the 100 MOST SUBSTANTIVE 
SOLUTIONS TO REVERSE GLOBAL WARMING, based on meticulous research by leading scientists & policymakers around the world. This foodie event, hosted by the Green Building Resource Center and USGBC, will feature the Top 4 of these solutions featuring local professionals that will speak to the scope of each and how they affect this region, and what you could possibly do to participate. The Top Four are Refrigerant Management, Wind Turbines (onshore), Reducing Food Waste, and a Plant-Rich Diet. Join us to learn about how these possibly surprising complexities affect our climate (as well as a peek at the others) and introduce yourself to this solution-based work. Limited to the first 75 RSVP’s, and CEU’s available. Register at codegreenhouston.org.
Green Gifts
Education Seminar
Free and open to the public and partnering with US Green Building Council
Want to give gifts that your friends and family will love while still caring about the environment? Giving green gifts is about choosing sustainable products and going beyond that. There are lots of ways to give gifts that can help your friends be more environmentally conscious or that don’t require buying any items at all.
Come by our workshop and listen to people that are in touch with ideas that meet both of the above. Sherry will share her experience with One Green Street regarding gifts that “do no harmâ€, and Carol has been a student of zero-waste and contributing her time in the faith-based sector with many ideas to share as well. We will also have some DIY ideas and samples to inspire you.
Panelists:
Carol Burrus, Religious Education
First Unitarian Universalist Church
Sherry Eichberger, President
Central515 Business Consulting
Steve Stelzer, Program Director
Green Building Resource Center
Please RSVP to my contact information below. For more information and a map, visit: https://www.codegreenhouston.org/node/199
Steve Stelzer AIA LEED AP Ò
Program Director
City of Houston Public Works & Engineering
Code Enforcement Green Building Resource Center
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Our first goal in reversing global warming is drawdown. This is the point where the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere levels off and begins to decline. If we get moving, we could reach drawdown by 2050. At this event co-sponsored by Green Building Resource Center and Houston Climate Protection Alliance, the Climate Action Team of First Unitarian Universalist Church will summarize the book, Drawdown, then break into groups to focus on particular solutions: organic farming and land use, family planning, refrigerant management, or your favorite action issue.
RSVP: NanHildreth@riseup.net or 713-504-9901
For more information, view First Unitarian Universalist Church’s flyer.
Health Symposium Exhibition & Social (SES) annually provides an opportunity for education and networking to members of the architectural and healthcare communities. The event includes happy hour, a seminar, and a panel discussion focusing on a new era of growth and innovation in the healthcare industry.
2018 Keynote Speaker
Paul D., Biddinger, MD
Chief, Division of Emergency Preparedness
Director, MGH Center for Disaster Medicine
Register Here!
PRICING
- Interns – $20.00
- AIA Member – $40.00
- Non Member – $80.00
Continuing Education Credits
- 1.5 HSW Learning Units (SES)
- All AIA Members will be reported
- All Non Members will receive certificates
For more events by the American Institute of Architects, visit their Events Calendar!
Exciting improvements are coming to the corner of Fannin and Cambridge Streets to be known as the Hermann Park Family Commons. Join the Hermann Park Conservancy for a fun day in the park, where you can learn about the development of and provide feedback to renovations in this area of the park.
Conservancy staff will be on hand to share preliminary ideas for the Hermann Park Family Commons and take your questions and feedback. Food trucks and family-friendly activities will also be present. You are encouraged to bring a picnic to enjoy with your friends and family.
The Hermann Park Family Commons is located at the intersection of Fannin and Cambridge Streets, near the Buddy Carruth Playground for All Children and the Fannin Picnic Pavilion. This event is free and open to the public. Concessions will be available for purchase. Free parking is available in Parking Lot S, located next to Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church. For a detailed map, click here. You may also get to the Family Commons by taking METRORail and getting off at the Hermann Park/Rice U stop or by utilizing the Hermann Park Railroad.
Can’t make this event but still want your thoughts and ideas heard? Send us an email at ideas@hermannpark.org.
To learn more about our master plan update project, click here.