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There are many reasons for starting a community garden: creating a strong sense of community and stewardship; developing a community’s identity and spirit; providing a space for communities to grow safe, nutritious food; empowering communities with the knowledge to grow their own food and offering education and support to manage the food they grow and their own health.
In this 4-hour comprehensive workshop, Terry Garner, Philippa Johnstone, and Andrew Cobb will take you through the process of building community, setting goals and exploring funding options, to the nuts and bolts of creating the garden and helping to ensure its sustainability. Morning snacks and drinks will be provided – please bring your own sack lunch. The last portion of the class will include a tour of Plant It Forward Farm located near the campus. There are no refunds on classes.
PLEASE NOTE: Registration is from 8:30 -8:45. Workshop to start at 8:45.
For more information, visit urbanharvest.org.
Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this tour.
This two-hour walking tour traces the changing tastes and the varied social and personal motivations reflected in some of Glenwood’s outstanding monuments, which range from elaborate Victorian obelisks and angels to crisp, modern compositions. Along the way, docents will explain the symbolism and stories behind the monuments and will discuss the lives of Houstonians both famous and forgotten who commissioned them.
Tickets are $10 for Preservation Houston members and students, $15 general admission. Purchase your tickets here.
For more events by Preservation Houston, visit their Event Calendar!
Enjoy a free walking tour in Buffalo Bayou Park highlighting the landscape and ecology of 19th century Texas that created Houston, as well as the importance of prairies in rebuilding this astonishing and all but vanished ecosystem.
Parking:Â City Lot H
The 2018 ASHRAE Annual Conference will be held in Houston, June 23–27, 2018. The Technical Program along with Committee meetings, Registration, Bookstore, and Speakers Lounge will be held at the Hilton America’s hotel and the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Registration will open March 1, 2018.
For more information, visit ashrae.org.
The Marine Biology Tour provides participants with a hands-on opportunity to observe dolphins and other species in their natural habitat, trawl for and handle marine organisms, study plankton through a microscopic lens, and explore Galveston Bay’s rich history. This unique experience takes place on board the SEAGULL II, a 50’ catamaran which docks at the Texas Seaport Museum, and is led by a marine biologist.
Located in the historic port of Galveston, the Texas Seaport Museum is home to the 1877 ELISSA and also tells the story of a rich legacy of seaborne commerce and immigration.
Learn more about these thousands of magnificent Mexican free-tailed bats that share the city with us! Led by a “bat girl†docent, guests will enjoy an amazing view of the bats’ dusk emergence from the Waugh Drive Bridge on Buffalo Bayou.
Time: Dusk – Boat departs 30 minutes before sunset (1½ hour boat rides)
Cost:Â $30 per person (children under 4 are not permitted on boat tours)
Weather and water levels permitting. Reservations required.
Join the USGBC Gulf Coast Chapter and the GBRC for a celebration of these excellent Houston projects. Local Owners, Developers, and Architects will discuss their insights from pursuing the highest level of LEED Certification for Core&Shell, New Construction, and Commercial Interiors projects, followed by a tour of HOK Architects’ LEED Platinum Office. CEU’s available.
Join USGBC Texas’ Gulf Coast Region for a celebration of Houston’s latest LEED Platinum Projects! Local Owners, Developers, and Architects will discuss their insights from pursuing the highest level of LEED Certification for Core & Shell (CS), New Construction (NC), and Commercial Interiors (CI) projects. The presentations will be followed by a tour of HOK’s LEED Platinum Office. Â
Registration:
Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this tour.
Glenwood Cemetery is known for its splendid Victorian monuments, but there’s a more modern side to the cemetery as well. This docent-guided walking tour explores some of the newer sections of Glenwood and the lives of some of the well-known 20th century Houstonians buried there, including businessmen George and Herman Brown; cotton magnate and statesman Will Clayton; Edgar Odell Lovett, Rice University’s first president; Astrodome builder Judge Roy Hofheinz; and longtime television anchor Ron Stone. Hear their stories and discover the fascinating art and architecture of 20th century Glenwood on this all-new tour.
Tickets are $10 for Preservation Houston members and students, $15 general admission. Purchase your tickets here.
For more events by Preservation Houston, visit their Event Calendar!
Join the Houston Renewable Energy Group (HREG) at IKEA in conjunction with Drive Electric Week and the Houston Electric Auto Association to experience many different types of electric vehicles on display. In addition to seeing the EVs, there will be 3 tours of IKEA’s 3000-panel, 813 kW solar generation plant (on the roof), one starting approximately every hour.
The National Drive Electric Week is seeking volunteers for this event.
To register, volunteer, or for more information, visit driveelectricweek.org.