Calendar
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.
Join 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.
Join 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The Herb Society of America invites you to their 46th Annual Herb Fair.Â
8 a.m. – 9 a.m.Â
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.