Calendar

May
16
Sat
Virtual Bay Day Festival
May 16 all-day

Join Galveston Bay Foundation for a virtual event, with exhibitors providing educational videos of their exhibits.

May
20
Wed
Houston GREEN Film Series @ Rice Media Center
May 20 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

_greenfilmThe films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributions and donations from the public.

In general, the series is screened on the third Wednesday of each month.

For current films, visit the Houston Green Films website or Facebook page.

May
21
Thu
COVID-19 Briefing for Nonprofits
May 21 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

The Greater Houston Partnership, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston and Volunteer Houston invite you to a COVID-19 briefing tailored to nonprofit professionals.

Thursday, May 21, 2020 @ 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

We will discuss:

  • Fighting COVID-19 | Where we stand, the stats and what the next few months will look like
  • Opening Up | Steps nonprofits can take to reopen
  • Re-engaging Volunteers | Special considerations in COVID-19 times

Featuring:

  • Dr. Marc Boom, CEO, Houston Methodist
  • Martin B. Cominsky, President & CEO, Interfaith Ministries
  • Rev. Greg Han, Director, Interfaith Relations and Education, Interfaith Ministries
  • Bob Harvey, President & CEO, Greater Houston Partnership
  • Dr. James T. McDeavitt, Sr. Vice President and Dean of Clinical Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Brooke Parkinson, CNP, Director of Volunteer Houston
May
22
Fri
Environmental Educators Virtual AM Meet Up
May 22 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am

“MICROPLASTICS IN THE GULF,” HOSTED BY JANICE WALDEN OF FRIENDS OF DON GREENE.

Details and registration on this Google Form.

Format: 10 minute presentation on local topic, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and community-building time. The sessions are offered at two times on the same day (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) to ensure smaller groups and more opportunity to connect with fellow environmental educators in Houston.

Environmental Educators Virtual PM Meet Up
May 22 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

“MICROPLASTICS IN THE GULF,” HOSTED BY JANICE WALDEN OF FRIENDS OF DON GREENE.

Details and registration on this Google Form.

Format: 10 minute presentation on local topic, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and community-building time. The sessions are offered at two times on the same day (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) to ensure smaller groups and more opportunity to connect with fellow environmental educators in Houston.

Jun
2
Tue
Exploring Coral Spawning in Flower Garden Banks NMS
Jun 2 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Exploring Coral Spawning in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

June 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET

Take a virtual field trip into the depths of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary with expedition lead Dr. Sarah Davies of Boston University.

In 2019, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries partnered with Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration to expand our understanding of sanctuaries through deep-water exploration and research. Aboard the research vessel Manta, Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration staff, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary researchers, and partner scientists ventured about 100 miles offshore of Galveston, Texas. There, they observed annual coral reproduction, known as spawning, on the deep reefs of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Learn about the highlights as lead scientist Dr. Sarah Davies recounts the expedition.

Jun
8
Mon
Family Nature Challenge
Jun 8 – Jun 26 all-day
Family Nature Challenge

Join the CELF’s Houston Educator team for a 3-week-long Family Nature Challenge! You’ll receive a weekly challenge to tackle as a family each Monday, accompanied by a mini-lesson and CELF challenge guide. End each week with a live Zoom Show-and-Tell.

Jun
12
Fri
Environmental Educators Exchange Virtual Meet Up (Morning)
Jun 12 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am
Environmental Educators Exchange Virtual Meet Up (Morning)

“STORIES FROM A PANDEMIC: USING THE STORYCORPS APP TO RECORD HISTORY” with Sarah Coles of Texas Children in Nature.

Details and registration on this Google Form.

Format: 10 minute presentation on local topic, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and community-building time. The sessions are offered at two times on the same day (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) to ensure smaller groups and more opportunity to connect with fellow environmental educators in Houston.

Environmental Educators Exchange Virtual Meet Up (Afternoon)
Jun 12 @ 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Environmental Educators Exchange Virtual Meet Up (Afternoon)

“STORIES FROM A PANDEMIC: USING THE STORYCORPS APP TO RECORD HISTORY” with Sarah Coles of Texas Children in Nature.

Details and registration on this Google Form.

Format: 10 minute presentation on local topic, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A and community-building time. The sessions are offered at two times on the same day (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) to ensure smaller groups and more opportunity to connect with fellow environmental educators in Houston.

The Living Coast: Postponed @ MATCH Theater
Jun 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Living Coast: Postponed @ MATCH Theater | Houston | Texas | United States

The Living Coast performance combines original music, live narration, and cinematic images of the Texas gulf coast.  Surfers and sailors, shrimpers and oilmen, poets and scientists all share their stories about this complicated region of serene beauty, vast industry, and incredible contradictions.  Supported by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, the concert will tour throughout Texas and the midwest in 2020.

The Living Coast film was produced by cinematographer Anlo Sepulveda and drone pilot Reagan Jobe.  Climate scientists Wendy Gordon and Megan O’Connell perform on stage with Montopolis as well as providing educational outreach before and after the concerts.