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We’d like to invite you to learn more about how communities throughout the Houston-Galveston region are revitalizing their downtowns at H-GAC’s Bringing Back Main Street: Revitalization Roundtable on Tuesday, October 24.
During this roundtable, the Texas Historical Commission will present ways they support local downtown commercial districts and their small business tenants.
Emily Koller will talk about DowntownTX.org, a new tool from the commission that showcases downtown real estate and acts as a data clearinghouse for Main Street programs, economic development coordinators, chambers of commerce, and others.
Not only will you hear about exciting innovative programs, there will be an opportunity to network with others working to improve our region’s downtowns.
You’re invited to join Memorial Park Conservancy in growing native plants for the Park. Volunteers will work in the Park Greenhouse planting, weeding, watering, and caring for native Texas wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees. No experience necessary!
Volunteers must be 12 and older and accompanied by a parent or guardian. Adults over 18 will sign in at the event; children must have a waiver, available by emailing volunteer@memorialparkconservancy.org.
DIRECTIONS
Once entering the maintenance facility at 6501 Memorial Drive, continue straight past the house and green gate, then turn right and park in front of the MPC logo.
MORE OPPORTUNITIES
For more volunteer opportunities with Memorial Park Conservancy: please visit Volunteer Houston Agencies – Memorial Park Conservancy or sign up for the volunteer newsletter.
BikeHouston is teaming up with our partner Bike Shops to bring you the Third Thursday Social.
This is a chance for members and supporters to meet and greet with shop owners, get to know them a little better, and go for a fun ride in the area. Snacks and refreshments provided.
Information will be updated on this page, once we determine the shop for the month.
To register, visit the Third Thursday Social’s event page.
Exploration Green Conservancy and partner organizations invite volunteers Saturday, November 18, 2017, 8 am-12 pm (or until all trees are planted) to tree planting on the Habitat Island at Exploration Green in Clear Lake City, led by Trees for Houston. Native trees and wetlands on the island, situated in Exploration Green’s first lake, will create a refuge for migratory birds and waterbirds. Exploration Green Conservancy and project partners are redeveloping the former Clear Lake City golf course into a state of the art stormwater detention and recreation area.
Access to the island itself will be by boat and will be limited to 50 people. However, there will be volunteer activities on shore as well. Children with a parent present are welcome to do work onshore. Wear clothes and shoes that can get wet and muddy. Tools will be provided.
Parking will be along the street near the entrance to the park at 1800 Reseda Rd, Houston TX 77062.
In the event of inclement weather, the rain date will be November 25, 2017.
For more information and registration, visit https://explorationgreen.eventbrite.com.
To contact Exploration Green Conservancy directly:
Exploration Green Conservancy
2323 Clear Lake City Blvd,
Suite 180, Box 256,
Houston, TX 77062
explorationgreen@gmail.com
281-317-7535
Or visit Exploration Green Conservancy’s Facebook page.
Turtle Island conducts shark tagging and migration research at Cocos Island, Costa Rica, one of the world’s top locations sharks, rays and other marine wildlife. Check out this video to view the wonders of nature at Cocos Island.
This research helps us fight for better shark protections, and is made possible by dive research assistants, who work alongside leading conservationists to help learn where endangered hammerhead sharks and other species spend their lives.
Now, we are announcing a raffle to win a space on a Cocos Island Research Expedition this December 3 to 13, 2017!
Purchase a raffle ticket for $100Â and you will have a 1 in 100 chance to win a space on this 10-day scuba research expedition.
Check out these special ticket offers:
-Â Purchase five tickets ($500) and receive one free ticket.
-Â Sell five tickets to friends and you will receive one free ticket. Make sure your friends let us know you told them about the raffle.
There are several ways to purchase your raffle tickets. To purchase or for more information, please:
-  Email us at info@tirn.net with your phone number and 3 good times to reach you — we will then call you back to process your credit card purchase by phone
-  Or call 800-859-7283 x 101 during business hours (Pacific Standard time)
-  Or Click here to download a pdf form and mail it to Turtle Island, PO Box 370, Forest Knolls CA 94933
-  Or fax it to 415-663-8534.
-  Click here to learn more.
A place on this research expedition is regularly priced at $5,785 and includes all meals and nitrox refills, transportation from your hotel to the dock and a Cocos Island National Marine Park dive permit. Participants must be experienced SCUBA divers — please pass this along to any divers you know. This raffle provides needed funds for tracking tags, satellite tracking and other research expenses.
The raffle drawing will be conducted using a random number generator offering a 1 in 100 chance to win. The drawing will be held on Friday, October 6 or sooner if all tickets are sold. We will notify the winner immediately.
For more information, please click here to read the raffle website, or feel free to contact us at info@tirn.net.
Good luck!
Join us for some light fall gardening on the first Monday of the month and help us care for the park. We’ll be removing some invasive species, growing out & planting natives, watering recently planted plants and more.
- No experience necessary. Experienced staff will work with you & guide you through the projects.
- Come dressed for the weather and prepared to get dirty.
- Bring your own gloves and gardening gear or use ours.
If you are interested in volunteer gardening, but cannot make it on the 1st Monday morning of the month, contact Mary Ann. She can probably use your help on another day!
For more events or volunteering opportunities by the Nature Discovery Center, visit their Event Calendar!
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.
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November 10
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- January 12
- February 9
- March 9
Honoring Nonya Grenader, FAIA
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Houston honors a Houston architect at its annual holiday party by donating an architect designed object to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. This year’s holiday party will take place on December 12, in Cullinan Hall at the MFAH.
Download the pledge form or make your pledge online.
Resources
For more events by the American Institute of Architects, visit their Events Calendar!
Celebrating the growth of recent Cleantech Open finalists Inovues & Katz Water. Plus a special guest appearance from Proper Pipe. Register at eventbrite.com.
Habitat Restoration
Our volunteer group meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon at the HPARD Greenhouse.
We propagate plants from locally collected native seed. A typical workday may include seeding pots, bumping up trays into 1-gallon containers, separating seedlings, and weeding pots. We will also have special seed collecting trips, invasive species removal workdays, and planting events in our restored prairies!
We are also beginning to conduct semi-annual vegetation transects and monthly bird surveys at our current and future restoration sites. If you’re good at identifying plants or birds or if you would like to learn more about them, come join us!
If you’re interested in volunteering for the NRMP, email kelli.ondracek@houstontx.gov.