Please join Greens Bayou Coalition as they honor volunteers, report on Greens Bayou watershed activities of 2017 and celebrate all of last year’s accomplishments! There will be a plated lunch, annual report, and a keynote address. For more information, visit greensbayou.org.

Keynote Speaker: Russ Poppe, Executive Director
Harris County Flood Control District
Under Russell “Russ” Poppe’s, P.E., direction, the District carries out its mission to devise countywide flood damage reduction plans, implement those plans, and maintain the infrastructure. That mission is executed in the third most populated county in the United States, with a population more than 4.5 million, which includes the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city. The District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of about 1,500 channels, totaling 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins and a 2.5-square mile wetlands mitigation bank.

Annual Audubon Texas Women In Conservation Luncheon featuring the Terry Hershey Awards

Sponsor Reception 11AM | Luncheon 12PM

2018 LUNCHEON CHAIR

Jan Cato 2018

TERRY HERSHEY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Maxine Johnston

Claire Caudill

Linda Shead

The National Audubon Society is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Our federal tax ID number is 13-1624102.

The AIA Houston Women in Architecture Committee’s first annual Equity Series: BIAS, kicks off by considering the role of unconscious bias in professional advancement.

The two-part series respectfully explores implicit bias by:

• Thoughtfully examining the current climate of bias in the AEC community
• Discussing perception of and barriers to equity
• Educating minorities, allies, and leaders on how to effectively foster workplace inclusivity
• Championing diversity in leadership

This informative series is for all! The panel discussion is open to the public, while the workshop targets anyone in the AEC community ready to be an agent for change in their workplace.  Please spread the word about the event in your office, professional circle and community so we can make this event a success! 

For more information, visit aiahouston.org.

Join the Big Bend Conservancy for another round of Brews for Big Bend this March. Houston area Big Bend fans, this is your chance to meet and greet with other West Texas enthusiasts.  For those attending, the Conservancy invites YOU to submit your photos of the Park.  Selected images will be shown onscreen at the event. Ticket purchasers can submit their photos of the Park to director@bigbendconservancy.org for consideration.

Click here to register for the event today.

There will be no tickets sold onsite, there are limited tickets available.

The Conservancy thanks everyone who purchases a ticket for the event and looks forward to seeing you there.

Join Houston Audubon for a hike through the woods during the highly anticipated spring migration season on Saturday, March 31 at 8 a.m.! This is a great hike for new and seasoned birders alike. We promise you’ll see Memorial Park a little differently. Meet at the Cullen Running Trails Center’s porch, get ready to see the Park in a whole new way, and expect to walk about 1 mile. For more information, visit facebook.com.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the world’s largest multilateral provider of climate finance, committing at least 25 percent of its funding to climate change adaptation and mitigation in Europe and developing countries. Over the next five years, the EIB will provide around $100 billion for climate-related projects. At this event, Klaus Trömel, former secretary general of the EIB and Rice MBA ’85, will discuss the types of projects and the countries in which the EIB is planning to invest. For more information and to RSVP, visit www.bakerinstitute.org.

The Houston Community ToolBank is pleased to announce tickets are on sale now for the 3rd Annual Hammers & Ales at Karbach Brewery! The event will feature great giveaways, appetizers, guest appearances, and of course, craft brew, on April 3rd from 6-9 pm.

And as usual, the Houston Community ToolBank will raffle and auction off valuable items, all to raise money for the ToolBank’s mission and ongoing Harvey recovery efforts: serving Houston-area nonprofits, churches, schools and community groups by providing tools for pennies on the dollar to drive volunteerism.

The Toolbank has provided more than $3.9 million in Community Impact since our founding in 2014. That translates to 97,000 volunteers with our blue tools in their hands, making Houston a stronger and more resilient community. All Hammers & Ales proceeds will benefit the ToolBank directly.

Purchase Tickets here.
Interested in being a Hammers & Ales Sponsor? Click here.

For more information, visit houstontoolbank.org.

A total of eight markets are scheduled, all of which will take place on a Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. All but one will be held in Butler Plaza:

• Jan. 17
• Jan. 31
• Feb. 14 (Sweetheart Market theme)
• Feb. 28 (to be held in Wilhelmina’s Grove with a Rodeo Houston theme)
• March 21
• April 4
• April 18 (in conjunction with Sustainability Week)
• May 2

The UH Farmers Market allows students, staff and faculty to shop for locally sourced and produced food items without having to leave campus. Several new features are being added for the spring, one of which is a new payment option that will allow students to use Cougar Cash to purchase $1 “Cougar Cash Coins” that can be used at any of the vendor tables.

Also, a rotating selection of non-food vendors will be joining the mix, and UH Dining will have little surprises at each of the markets, such as barbecue plates for sale on Feb. 28 and Valentine’s Day treats on Feb. 14.

“We will continue to seek ways to grow the market and make it self-sustaining so that it can be a part of the campus culture for years to come,” Ross said.

Houston Audubon Nature Photography Association (HANPA) is an informal photo club for Houston Audubon members. Meetings are held September through May on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Edith L. Moore Sanctuary headquarters library.

Schedule

January 10, 2018: Learning from the Masters of Bird Photography: Making Great Images before Digital with Dr. Laszlo Perlaky

February 7, 2018: Hummingbird Photography in the Digital Age with Sonny Manley

March 7, 2018: Program TBA

April 4, 2018: Program TBA

May 2, 2018: Program TBA