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The Texas Environmental Excellence Awards is an annual awards program that honors achievements in environmental preservation and protection. There are ten diverse award categories that provide citizens, communities, businesses, and organizations an opportunity to obtain the state’s highest environmental honor and be recognized for their environmental projects. The deadline for submission is September 27th.
Since 1993, they have honored more than 250 successful environmental projects and efforts. By honoring these winners, the TCEQ hopes to encourage others to initiate like-minded projects and reinforce a spirit of environmental stewardship. These are the categories:
- Agriculture
- Civic/Community
- Education
- Environmental Educator of the Year
- Individual
- Innovative Operations/Management
- Pollution Prevention
- Technical/Technology
- Water Conservation
- Youth
Shell Educators’ Preview: Start your evening at 4 p.m. and earn one hour of CPE credit while viewing our newly renovated George W. Strake Hall of Malacology.
HMNS’ Educator Members will have an opportunity to speak to Tina Petway, the
Museum’s Associate Curator of Malacology, during the Shell Educators’ Preview.
As a special treat, all guests will also be able to visit our newest special exhibition,
Art of the Brick until 6:00 p.m.!
The Educator Event @HMNS: Continue your evening with us starting at 5 p.m.
and earn up to three additional hours of CPE credit depending on which
programming you attend. HMNS is featuring several ways to earn CPE credit from
attending workshops to taking a guided tour to seeing a show in our Planetarium.
Educators are able to earn a total of up to 4 hours of CPE credit while attending
HMNS’, An Evening for Educators!
Registration Information
Educators: Free
Non-Educators: $10.00
(Pricing includes entry to the George W. Strake Hall of Malacology and Art of the Brick)
Registration begins Tuesday, July 30th and ends Wednesday, October 2nd.
Please complete the online form at hmns.org/eveningforeducators to reserve your spot. For questions, contact educatorevent@hmns.org.
Make Your Reservations for these Two Events:..AND
Join the prairie community of southeast Texas and coastal Louisiana as we celebrate the great work happening locally to save, restore, and teach prairies. We will present awards to prairie champions and enjoy a delicious potluck dinner. Register today!
Raise funds for the Lawther-Deer Park Prairie Education Program, honor Susan and Peter Conaty, participate in auctions, and test your prairie knowledge with this fun program.
On May 18, Kinder will offer the same great program spotlighting Stephen Klineberg and his transformational Kinder Houston Area Survey, along with insights from Rice University and community leadership. Proudly, they will also honor Rev. William A. Lawson for his many years of service to Houston and its people. All will be offered online for our entire community to enjoy freely, safely and comfortably.
Registrants will receive instructions via email on how to access the program closer to the program date.
11:30 a.m. Digital Registration
2020 Kinder Houston Area Survey and other materials made available to access online and download
12:00 p.m. Lunch-Out Program
Grab your lunch, and from the comfort of your preferred location, explore findings from Stephen Klineberg’s 39th Kinder Houston Area Survey, with insights from Rice University President David Leebron, Houston Education Research Consortium Director Ruth N. López Turley, and Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton. The Lunch-Out will also honor Rev. William A. Lawson for his 60+ years of service to Houston and its people.
Get the most out of your visit with a one-hour garden tour led by one of Houston Botanic Garden knowledgeable volunteer docents.
Docent tours require the purchase of a general admission ticket ($15/adult, $10/child) + the tour fee ($3/adult, $1/child).
A maximum capacity of 10 per tour, so spots on a tour must be purchased/reserved in advance. And tours are offered rain or shine.
Get the most out of your visit with a one-hour garden tour led by one of Houston Botanic Garden knowledgeable volunteer docents.
Docent tours require the purchase of a general admission ticket ($12.50/adult, $8/child) + the tour fee ($3/adult, $1/child).
A maximum capacity of 10 per tour, so spots on a tour must be purchased/reserved in advance. And tours are offered rain or shine.
Get the most out of your visit with a one-hour garden tour led by one of Houston Botanic Garden knowledgeable volunteer docents.
Docent tours require the purchase of a general admission ticket ($15/adult, $10/child) + the tour fee ($3/adult, $1/child).
A maximum capacity of 10 per tour, so spots on a tour must be purchased/reserved in advance. And tours are offered rain or shine.
Get the most out of your visit with a one-hour garden tour led by one of Houston Botanic Garden knowledgeable volunteer docents.
Docent tours require the purchase of a general admission ticket ($12.50/adult, $8/child) + the tour fee ($3/adult, $1/child).
A maximum capacity of 10 per tour, so spots on a tour must be purchased/reserved in advance. And tours are offered rain or shine.