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Join Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for their Fall Plant Sale. They will be offering native grasses, flowers, shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Members receive discounts on all plant sale purchases. For the list of plants, visit houstonarboretum.org.
Support local and migrating pollinators in your community while adding color to your fall landscape!
Discover caterpillar – and butterfly- host plants. These plants not only provide a critical food source for bees and butterflies, they also add beauty to the landscape. Click here for a sneak peek of some of the plants that will be available at the plant sale.
Join AIA Houston for their 2018 Annual Meeting and Affiliate Appreciation Party, where they will elect 2019 Board of Directors and hand out some honors and awards. Catering and beverages by City Kitchen.
There will be a tour of the cistern at 6 p.m. for the first 40 attendees to arrive. They recommend arriving by 5:45 for the tour. Allow time to find parking.
The business portion of the meeting will begin at 6:30, following the tour.
 Bayou Preservation Association’s 15th Annual Symposium, “Staying Awake after the Harvey Wake-up Callâ€
The Symposium will highlight how the Bayou Preservation Association is faring since Harvey and how they plan to respond going forward to minimize similar impacts.
The Association is pleased to announce that, amongst several other speakers, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett will open the Symposium; Harris County Engineer John Blount is confirmed to speak; and Eric Berger, a Houston-based meteorologist with Space City Weather.org, will provide the keynote address, “What’s Up with the Weatherâ€. Mark your calendars and join the Bayou Preservation Association for the 15th Annual Symposium!
Event admission includes a coffee service during both a morning and afternoon break along with a catered lunch.
Become a Sponsor! As a sponsor, you will be entitled to a range of benefits. Sponsors at the $2,000 level and above have the opportunity to attend a VIP breakfast prior to the event with elected officials and other community leaders.
For more information, visit bayoupreservation.org.
The Butcher’s Ball is about MEAT – the chefs who love it and the ranchers who raise it. With a focus on sustainable ranching, The Butcher’s Ball brings together Texas’s top chefs, ranchers and farmers for a day-long celebration of meat – and a whole lot more! For more information visit The 3rd Annual Butcher’s Ball.
The annual STAR membership meeting, will take place at Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston on Tuesday afternoon during the Texas Recycling Summit. Meet their Board, staff, and your fellow STAR members as well! For more information and ticket purchase, visit Evenbrite page.
The Herb Society of America invites you to their 46th Annual Herb Fair.Â
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.Â
Early admission for patrons who make a pre-sale purchase
(all pre-sales are online this year)
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Herb plant and herbal product sales – Open to the general public
No Admission Fee
While the Herb Society of America will offer a huge variety of herb plants, certain plants are limited. Guarantee your selection is available by purchasing in advance. In addition to herb plants and jellies, there will also be a room filled with herbal products such as sachets, catnip bags, herbal scrubs and lotions, and much more.
For more information, visit herbsociety-stu.org.
Come to enjoy the Coastal Prairie Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist’s fun and FREE Seabourne Nature Fest. This is a great day of fun experiences and includes horse-drawn wagons, face-painting, crafts for the kids, nature tours, butterflies, wildlife, native plant sale, food and much more! For more information, visit txmn.org.
The Mercer Society Gift & Plant shop is proud to host their 1st annual Camellia Sale on November 10, 2018. There will be 16 different varieties to chose from for your home. The Coushatta Camellia Society will be on hand with educational materials, such as offering expert advice on which Camellia variety is best suited for your garden.
Registration is Open: Click here to get registered
Texas Children in Nature will host the annual Summit and Champions Luncheon this year on December 6 & 7, 2018 in Corpus Christi. The Summit will bring together leaders from the health, education, conservation, faith and built-environment for two days of learning and turning inspiration into action.