Workdays are held once a month, October through March on the second Saturday of the month. We start work around 8:30 AM and work until about noon, when we break for lunch, provided by Houston Audubon and prepared by the lunch crew. Lunch at the picnic area of Boy Scout Woods is a good chance to visit with other volunteers and recharge from a morning of exercise and work. After lunch, we take about an hour to tie up any loose ends and clean up.

Come be a part of sanctuary maintenance, habitat restoration, and Houston Audubon’s amazing volunteer workforce. Email Pete Deichmann at pdeichmann@houstonaudubon.org for more information or to be put on the email list.

• November 10
• December 8
• January 12
• February 9
• March 9

We’ll get a report from the National CCL Conference and Lobby Day in June, and plan upcoming tabling and lobbying actions.

Open to the public on the third Monday of every month through October from 8:00 am-11:00 am. Master Gardeners will be available to answer your gardening questions

The Brays Bayou Association meets the third Monday of each month at The Gathering Place. Brays Bayou Association does not currently have a website.

Bring your questions and ideas to a meeting in your watershed regarding the 2018 Harris County Flood Control District Bond Program. To prepare an effective flood damage reduction program.

All are welcome to Houston Renewable Energy Group’s monthly meetings! They will have a presentation on an interesting aspect of renewable energy in Houston, review HREG business, progress, and plan events. After the meeting, they usually spend some time socializing and finding out what is happening on the renewable scene in Houston from each other. Monthly Meetings are the best place for members to learn about HREG, ask questions, and provide suggestions.

If you are interested in volunteering or becoming a voting member, attending this meeting would be a great opportunity for you to learn more about what HREG does and how you can help. For more information, contact HREG.

The workshop will provide an opportunity for dialogue to promote effective engagement. They encourage community members and organizations familiar with Gulf restoration, and those that want to get involved, to attend.

Urban Harvest’s Fall Vegetable Gardening (HMNS)

After the dog days of summer comes the perfect time to toss together iron rich salad greens, sauté veggie shish kabobs or simmer hardy vegetable soups that your whole family will enjoy. One advantage of living in Houston is how easy it is to grow vegetables in the fall and winter seasons. Think you have no space for a garden? Not to worry, as many of these vegetables can be grown in containers on a sunny patio. You will learn when and where to plant, soil preparation, seed germination and transplanting a long list of vegetables, including lettuce, endive, radicchio, cress, kale, chard, cabbage, collards, bok choy, mustard, mizuna, arugula, kohlrabi, carrot, beet, rutabaga, potato, turnip, parsnip, radish, celeriac, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, snow pea, onion, multiplying onion, leek, garlic, garlic chives, cilantro/coriander, sorrel, fennel, parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme, pea shoots and mint. Class ticket may be used to tour museum permanent exhibits. There are no refunds on classes.

When the area garden clubs go on summer hiatus, we have the perfect solution for not only garden club members but anyone who would just like to be a part of a fun Summer Saturday Workshop.

Call 713-274-4160 to register or click here to link to The Mercer Society Online Registration.

Registration is required. Your registration fee includes all project materials for your take home projects.  Register for one, two, three or all four workshops. Seating is limited so register today! These classes will fill up quickly!

Workshops will be held at Mercer’s Westside Arboretum.
Please follow the directional signs to the workshop location.