Calendar

Sep
21
Fri
Cypress Top Senior History Bus Trip @ Varies
Sep 21 – Sep 22 all-day

RSVP  by emailing cypresstop@pct3.com or calling (281) 357-5324 to be added to the wait list.

  • Must be at least 50 years of age to participate.
  • You may only sign up yourself and/or plus one (friend/spouse). No multiple reservations.
  • A confirmation email will be sent a week before the trip.

Trip to Tour Old Victoria and To Visit the Victoria County Courthouse

Date: September 21, 2018

Time: TBA

Trip to New Braunfels to Tour the Comal County Courthouse and Gruene Historic District

Date: October 26, 2018

Time: TBA

Trip to the Sam Houston Home and Museum in Huntsville and the Fanthorp Inn in Anderson

Date: November 16, 2018

Time: TBA

Trip on December 14, 2018: TBA

For more future trips or information, visit pct3.com.

Sep
28
Fri
Kleb Woods Senior Birding Bus Trips @ Varies
Sep 28 all-day

RSVP  by emailing klebwoods@pct3.com or calling (281) 357-5324 to be added to the wait list.

  • Must be at least 50 years of age to participate.
  • You may only sign up yourself and/or plus one (friend/spouse). No multiple reservations.
  • A confirmation email will be sent a week before the trip.

Trip to Formosa-Tejano Wetlands and Calhoun County

Date: September 28, 2018

Time: TBA

Trip to Freeport and to hear Kevin Karlson speak about his book Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America

Date: October 5, 2018

Time: TBA

Note: This trip will start and end later than usual and there is a fee required for the talk.

Trip to Sabine Woods and Sea Rim State Park

Date: November 9, 2018

Time: TBA

For more information, visit pct3.com.

Oct
5
Fri
Kleb Woods Senior Birding Bus Trips @ Varies
Oct 5 all-day

RSVP  by emailing klebwoods@pct3.com or calling (281) 357-5324 to be added to the wait list.

  • Must be at least 50 years of age to participate.
  • You may only sign up yourself and/or plus one (friend/spouse). No multiple reservations.
  • A confirmation email will be sent a week before the trip.

Trip to Formosa-Tejano Wetlands and Calhoun County

Date: September 28, 2018

Time: TBA

Trip to Freeport and to hear Kevin Karlson speak about his book Birds of Prey: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, and Vultures of North America

Date: October 5, 2018

Time: TBA

Note: This trip will start and end later than usual and there is a fee required for the talk.

Trip to Sabine Woods and Sea Rim State Park

Date: November 9, 2018

Time: TBA

For more information, visit pct3.com.

HANC’s Fall Plant Sale @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Oct 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Image result for houston arboretum & nature center logoJoin 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.

Oct
6
Sat
HANC’s Fall Plant Sale @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Oct 6 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Image result for houston arboretum & nature center logoJoin 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.

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
18
Thu
“Are You Sure of Your Shorebirds?” Presentation @ Rosenberg Library
Oct 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Are You Sure of Your Shorebirds? presented by Kristine Rivers of Birding for Fun

The Galveston County Audubon Group (GCAG) of the Houston Audubon Society hold monthly meetings jointly with the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council (GINTC). The meetings are held in the Wortham Auditorium on the first floor at the Rosenberg Library, 7 – 8 p.m. They welcome guests to come early at 6:30 p.m. to visit with other birders about their recent outings and sightings before the meeting. Membership is free and meetings and field trips are open to the public. Membership in Houston Audubon Society is encouraged but is not required.

East End Field Trip: Saturday, October 20: 8:30 a.m. – Noon

Meet at the east end of the Galveston seawall.

Oct
23
Tue
Introduction to Birding: October 23 & 27 @ HAS Office
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm

Register online at www.houstonaudubon.org or contact Juanita Perkins at jperkins@houstonaudubon.org

The class comes with a field trip for Saturday, October 27, 7:30am-4:00pm

In this class you will learn the basics of bird watching, or birding, which will include learning about the habitat, migration, and behavior of birds, as well as how to identify them by family and species. In this class you will not only enrich your enjoyment of the birds in your own backyard, but you will attain a set of skills that will allow you to explore and expand your enjoyment of birds near and far.

Cost:

Non-members- $90

Members- $75

Oct
26
Fri
Cypress Top Senior History Bus Trip @ Varies
Oct 26 – Oct 27 all-day

RSVP  by emailing cypresstop@pct3.com or calling (281) 357-5324 to be added to the wait list.

  • Must be at least 50 years of age to participate.
  • You may only sign up yourself and/or plus one (friend/spouse). No multiple reservations.
  • A confirmation email will be sent a week before the trip.

Trip to Tour Old Victoria and To Visit the Victoria County Courthouse

Date: September 21, 2018

Time: TBA

Trip to New Braunfels to Tour the Comal County Courthouse and Gruene Historic District

Date: October 26, 2018

Time: TBA

Trip to the Sam Houston Home and Museum in Huntsville and the Fanthorp Inn in Anderson

Date: November 16, 2018

Time: TBA

Trip on December 14, 2018: TBA

For more future trips or information, visit pct3.com.

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.