Calendar

Oct
6
Sat
Pollinator Festival and Fall Plant Sale @ Mercer East Side Gardens
Oct 6 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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.

Oct
17
Wed
Houston GREEN Film Series @ Rice Media Center
Oct 17 @ 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.

Wild About Houston: A Green Film Festival @ Rice Media Center
Oct 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

A screening of short, local, environmental films that tell the story of local environmental issues, their champions, and how you can make a difference.

Rice Media Center, 2030 University Blvd, near Stockton and University.

6:30 PM conversation, networking, and a light meal
7:00 PM film screening, followed by a panel discussion. Panelists to be announced.

Free to the public, though donations are kindly appreciated.

See the Facebook event .

Oct
27
Sat
Houston Women in the Environment: Cabin History Tour and Meet “Edith L. Moore” @ Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary
Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Join Houston Audubon at the Edith Moore cabin, where a professional actress will be portraying Edith, followed by a Houston Audubon-led nature walk at 2:00 p.m.  (Event is open house format.) For more information, visit Facebook event page.

This program is part of the Tales of Houston Women collaboration, a two-month retrospective and celebration by several of our community’s organizations displaying the many ways Houston’s women have, are, and will put their mark on history. We are celebrating through art, lectures, science, movies, dance, and more. Learn more at www.talesofhoustonwomen.org.

Oct
28
Sun
Houston Women in the Environment – The Women of Houston’s Bayous: A History Tour on Buffalo Bayou @ Allen’s Landing
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am

Join current women environmental leaders on a boat tour of Buffalo Bayou into the East End to learn about the historical women and current women leaders who have and are shaping our city’s environment.

This program is part of the Tales of Houston Women collaboration, a two-month retrospective and celebration by several of our community’s organizations displaying the many ways Houston’s women have, are, and will put their mark on history. We are celebrating through art, lectures, science, movies, dance, and more. Learn more at www.talesofhoustonwomen.org.

Nov
3
Sat
46th Annual Herb Fair @ Judson Robinson Community Center
Nov 3 @ 8:00 am – 2:00 pm

The Herb Society of America invites you to their 46th Annual Herb Fair. 

8 a.m. – 9 a.m. 
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.

Seaborne Creek Nature Fest @ Seabourne Creek Nature Park
Nov 3 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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.

Houston Women in the Environment – The Women of Memorial Park: A Guided Stroll @ Memorial Park, Cullen Running Trails Center
Nov 3 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Gather in the Cullen Running Trails Center to learn about the influential women of Memorial Park, including Ima Hogg, Sara Emmott, Terry Hershey, and Sadie Gwin Blackburn; then join Memorial Park Conservancy’s women leaders for a guided stroll in the park. For more information, visit Facebook event page.

This program, Houston Women in the Environment, is part of the Tales of Houston Women collaboration, a two-month retrospective and celebration by several of our community’s organizations.  The program displays the many ways that Houston’s women have, are, and will put their mark on history, celebrating through art, lectures, science, movies, dance, and more. Learn more at www.talesofhoustonwomen.org.

Nov
5
Mon
Houston Women in the Environment: Inspiring Future Leaders with Stories from the Past @ The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park, Tea Room
Nov 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

An evening of inspiration from women environmental leaders talking about how the women pioneers in Houston’s environmental history shaped their careers.  Event will include a panel discussion and networking opportunity.

This program is part of the Tales of Houston Women collaboration, a two-month retrospective and celebration by several of our community’s organizations displaying the many ways Houston’s women have, are, and will put their mark on history. We are celebrating through art, lectures, science, movies, dance, and more. Learn more at www.talesofhoustonwomen.org.

Nov
10
Sat
Mercer Society’s 1st Annual Camellia Sale @ Mercer Society
Nov 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

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.