Calendar

Apr
15
Sun
2018 Great Texas Birding Classic
Apr 15 – May 15 all-day

Join this fun, friendly, birdwatching competition. There are tournament categories for all ages and skill levels, so select the one that works best for you. Tournament categories include but are not limited to:

  • The Texas Two-Stop Tournament
  • The Big Sit!
  • State Park Tournament, Big Sit! Or Sunrise-to-Noon Tournaments
  • Regional Big Day
  • Statewide Tournament
  • Human-Powered Tournament

With the new month-long format (April 15 – May 15 each year), participants may participate in more than one category and/or in the same category for multiple regions. The registration deadline is Apr. 1, 2018. For more information, visit tpwd.texas.gov.

May
5
Sat
GBCO Spring Fling @ Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary
May 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory’s Spring Fling is an opportunity to see and celebrate the return of migratory songbirds as they arrive at stopover habitat along the Teas Gulf Coast. This is great time to enjoy the wide variety of species that migrate through Texas dressed in their spring finery. This year, Spring Fling will take place at the Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary from April 7 to May 6 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily. For more information, visit gcbo.org.

Stormwater Wetland Spring Planting at Exploration Green @ Phase 1 Site
May 5 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Stormwater Wetland Spring Planting at Exploration Green @ Phase 1 Site | Houston | Texas | United States

On Mar. 24, Apr. 14 and 21 and May 5 and 19, 2018, from 9:00 am to noon, come plant the shores of Exploration Green Nature Park’s new lake. The wetland will cleanse stormwater and provide habitat for aquatic animals in the lake (which is, in fact, a nationally known flood control basin). Have fun while helping to improve water quality and create habitat! All are welcome to take part in expanding the wetland we’ve been growing and planting with the community, going on the third year. Children are welcome to participate with family members.

Wear clothes and shoes that can get wet and muddy. Tools will be provided.

Parking is at 16203 Diana Ln, Houston, TX 77062.

For more information and to RSVP, visit tcwp.tamu.edu or contact Mary Carol Edwards at mcedwards@tamu.edu.

May
6
Sun
GBCO Spring Fling @ Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary
May 6 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory’s Spring Fling is an opportunity to see and celebrate the return of migratory songbirds as they arrive at stopover habitat along the Teas Gulf Coast. This is great time to enjoy the wide variety of species that migrate through Texas dressed in their spring finery. This year, Spring Fling will take place at the Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary from April 7 to May 6 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily. For more information, visit gcbo.org.

May
12
Sat
Second Saturday Bird Walks @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
May 12 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

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!

 

High Island Workdays @ High Island
May 12 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

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
May
19
Sat
Stormwater Wetland Spring Planting at Exploration Green @ Phase 1 Site
May 19 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Stormwater Wetland Spring Planting at Exploration Green @ Phase 1 Site | Houston | Texas | United States

On Mar. 24, Apr. 14 and 21 and May 5 and 19, 2018, from 9:00 am to noon, come plant the shores of Exploration Green Nature Park’s new lake. The wetland will cleanse stormwater and provide habitat for aquatic animals in the lake (which is, in fact, a nationally known flood control basin). Have fun while helping to improve water quality and create habitat! All are welcome to take part in expanding the wetland we’ve been growing and planting with the community, going on the third year. Children are welcome to participate with family members.

Wear clothes and shoes that can get wet and muddy. Tools will be provided.

Parking is at 16203 Diana Ln, Houston, TX 77062.

For more information and to RSVP, visit tcwp.tamu.edu or contact Mary Carol Edwards at mcedwards@tamu.edu.

Jun
9
Sat
Second Saturday Bird Walks @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Jun 9 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

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!

 

High Island Workdays @ High Island
Jun 9 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

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
Jul
14
Sat
Ginger Symposium & Summer Sale
Jul 14 all-day
Ginger Symposium and Summer Sale TMS Gift Shoppe, 10-80% off selected Gift Shoppe Merchandise.
Join Mercer Botanic Gardens at the Gift Shoppe in Old Town Spring for their Summer sale and Ginger symposium  Saturday July 14th. Explore incredible deals throughout their shoppe and connect further with the Mercer Botanic Gardens. Complimentary lemonade and fruit punch will be offered alongside prize drawings, as well as a face painting for the kids from 10:00 am till 1:00 pm!
Ceil Dow, their local ginger expert, will be onsite to answer all of your questions and share her knowledge about growing gingers in your garden. Ceil has specialized and worked with gingers at the Mercer Botanic Gardens for many years and is a 24 year Harris County Master Gardener. There will be rare, exotic and easy to grow gingers for you to explore as additions for your shady, sunny or even wet garden. She will also be on site from 10:00 am till 1:00 pm.