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Maybe you don’t want to know. If you do, this session is for you. Manufacturers and everyone utilizing manufactured items put chemicals in the air, water, and the very goods they sell or dispose of. Some of these chemicals are dangerous to life and create unintended consequences.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVP to Steve Stelzer at 832-394-9050.
Join us for the Arboretum’s largest Spring Plant Sale ever! This year we are partnering up with Houston Audubon and the Houston Parks & Recreation Department to offer you an even wider variety of native plants. As usual, we will be selling native grasses, flowers (including milkweed), shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden.
Plants are priced as follows:
- $4.50 – 4 inch
- $9 – 1 gallon
- $12 – Milkweed
- $30 – 3-5 gallon
Arboretum Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!
Plants & Pints Happy Hour
Friday, April 19
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Help us wrap up day one of this exciting Plant Sale by enjoying a beverage with us! Sip on Saint Arnold brews as you plan your spring garden and pick out your plants. If you’re an Arboretum Member, or become one that day, the first beer is on us!
Location: The Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the 610 Entrance gate on the south side of the entrance road (the yellow star on the map). Shoppers are asked to park along the 610 Parking Loop and then walk over to the sale. There will be a small pull in area at the Plant Sale for people to load their plant purchases.
Join us for the Arboretum’s largest Spring Plant Sale ever! This year we are partnering up with Houston Audubon and the Houston Parks & Recreation Department to offer you an even wider variety of native plants. As usual, we will be selling native grasses, flowers (including milkweed), shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to your yard or garden.
Plants are priced as follows:
- $4.50 – 4 inch
- $9 – 1 gallon
- $12 – Milkweed
- $30 – 3-5 gallon
Arboretum Members receive a 10-25% discount (depending on Membership level) on all plant sale purchases!
Plants & Pints Happy Hour
Friday, April 19
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Help us wrap up day one of this exciting Plant Sale by enjoying a beverage with us! Sip on Saint Arnold brews as you plan your spring garden and pick out your plants. If you’re an Arboretum Member, or become one that day, the first beer is on us!
Location: The Spring Plant Sale will be located just inside the 610 Entrance gate on the south side of the entrance road (the yellow star on the map). Shoppers are asked to park along the 610 Parking Loop and then walk over to the sale. There will be a small pull in area at the Plant Sale for people to load their plant purchases.
Want to know more about the Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP?) Not sure whether to apply? Join us for an informal Q+A Session where we’ll discuss the program, schedule, application requirements and materials.
The Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program (CKLDP) was founded in 2013 by the Emerging Architects Committee as part of the AIA|DC Chapter. Since its founding, the CKLDP has been established in Washington DC, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Georgia and Houston, and strives to carry forward Christopher’s legacy by actively training and nurturing the next generation of leaders within the architectural profession.
The year-long program consists of nine individual half-day sessions attended by a competitively selected group of 16 emerging professionals from Houston. The curriculum focuses on core skills such as entrepreneurship and firm management, the art of negotiation, bringing in new clients, community leadership, industry culture, and developing one’s future within the practice.
Aziz Alshayeb, Edward Hidrogo, Austine Yu and Marcel Merwin will present their working projects at TXRX Labs. The Design Make Residency, a partnership between YAF and TXRX Labs, is an innovative program that bridges the gap between theoretical design and physical production.
AIA Houston cordially invites you to attend a full day of Continuing Education (CE) Seminars. Individual classes are not available for the event. Pre-registered attendees will be given a reduced rate (payment due at time of registration). Pre-registered pricing includes breakfast and lunch. Parking is free.
Online registration will close Monday, June 10th.
We cordially invite you to attend a full day of Continuing Education (CE) Seminars. Individual classes are not available for the event. Pre-registered attendees will be given a reduced rate (payment due at time of registration). Pre-registered pricing includes breakfast and lunch. Parking is free.
Online registration will close Monday, June 10th.
If the class has not met capacity, attendees can also register on-site the date of the event beginning at 8:30 am; higher registration fees will apply.
A minimum of 3 days’ notice is required to receive a full refund if you need to cancel your reservation.
Houstonians don’t want to flood their buildings again. Do we talk about the
buildings or the surroundings? How about both? Dr. Bedient will discuss flooding from a historical perspective and what might happen based on the latest news. Ryan will talk about maintaining balance between the built and natural environment from the perspective of a resilient LEED Platinum campus in the Woodlands designed to sustainably manage stormwater. Andrew has a group making flood resistant kitchen cabinets in reaction to the amazing amount of flooded cabinets now landfilled after Hurricane Harvey. For additional information visit codegreenhouston.org.
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETYÂ OF TEXAS HOUSTON CHAPTER
WILDSCAPES WORKSHOP
Wildscapes Workshop, a one-day, not-to-be-missed educational event and local native plant sale. This year’s event will involve featured speakers providing up-to-date information on the relationship between native plants and our local wildlife and environment, and Houston’s prairie history, culture, and its future.
Wildscapes Workshop benefits local native plant gardens, grants, and scholarships.
NPSOT promotes research, conservation, and utilization of native plants and habitats through education, outreach, and example.
Register at NativePlantSociety.org
What’s new with solar? Time for an update. A solar farm is in development for Houston, and Tesla will tell us what their solar offering is these days. In addition, we’ll have a bit of permit data about solar installations in Houston.
Dori Wolfe, founder of Wolfe Energy, will discuss her C-40 proposal to the City of Houston to convert a brownfield landfill to a solar farm including systems thinking and recent progress in the community solar movement. Mark Mason, market manager of Houston Metro/Mexico of TESLA, will fill you in on the various solar products offered by Tesla, such as those solar roof tiles you’ve heard about, and how those are different from the other products on the market.
The City of Houston—Public Works & Engineering Code Enforcement Green Building Resource Center presents this Education Seminar in partnership with the Texas Chapter of the US Green Building Council. This 2019 series is generously underwritten by Rockwool.
CEUs available. Please RSVP to steve.stelzer@houstontx.gov. Free parking. Bus stop: Preston@Elder.