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Exploring for Coral Reef Biodiversity and Connectivity in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
June 3, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. ET
Take a virtual field trip to the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico with expedition lead Dr. Joshua Voss, from Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.
In 2019, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries partnered with the Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration to expand our understanding of sanctuaries through deep-water exploration and research. Aboard the R/VÂ Manta, Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration staff, Flower Garden Bank National Marine Sanctuary researchers, and partner explorers ventured into the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. There, they explored areas that have been proposed for sanctuary expansion and investigated the biodiversity and connectivity of mesophotic coral ecosystems. Join us to learn about the highlights from this expedition as lead scientist Dr. Joshua Voss recounts their exploration.
Join us on Fridays for short, “superpowers” sessions led by Houston educators. Walk away with new knowledge and new friends. Open to any educator to network, learn and share resources.
JUNE 5, “BEEKEEPING IN THE CITY,†HOSTED BY KEVIN KOHLI OF ALVEOLE.
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.
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Join us on Fridays for short, “superpowers” sessions led by Houston educators. Walk away with new knowledge and new friends. Open to any educator to network, learn and share resources.
JUNE 5, “BEEKEEPING IN THE CITY,†HOSTED BY KEVIN KOHLI OF ALVEOLE.
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.
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.
“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.
“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 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.
Free to attend, donations appreciated. Work on your bird watching skills while helping the Arboretum monitor bird populations on a fun, relaxed morning walk. Join the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center on the second Saturday of each month at the front door of the building for a two-hour bird walk led by Kelsey Low and Theo Ostler, a resident bird enthusiast. We welcome all levels of bird watching skill and all ages (as long as you’re quiet) – but no dogs, please! If you have binoculars of your own, please bring them. We do have some binoculars available to borrow. For more events with the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, visit their Events Calendar!
Join Texas Children in Nature and Special Guest Emily Weerts in this Best Practices Seminar.