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Victor Emanuel Nature Tours offer departures for Houston Audubon members. The camaraderie shared among chapter members strengthens the chapter and provides an excellent opportunity to brainstorm program ideas and challenges. A more direct partnership benefit is a $500 donation to Houston Audubon’s habitat conservation, education, and advocacy programs when an HA member signs up for designated tours.
On a personal level, Victor is a native Houstonian and calls the Upper Texas Coast his favorite birding place. He started birding the region when he was just eight years old. Victor is a Houston Audubon Advisory Board Member and has championed many Houston Audubon conservation projects.
For Trip Details, please visit Victor Emanuel Nature Tours website.
Our lovely accommodations will be complemented by wonderful cuisine. We will travel by comfortable bus, with one or two days in 4×4 vehicles. Walking will be easy to moderate on good roads and trails. Climate conditions will be cool and breezy with some overcast and rain expected in the highlands, and warm and dry in the lowlands.
Registration
Register for this tour by phone (800/328-VENT or 512/328-5221), or by downloading a tour registration form. Signed and completed forms can be faxed, mailed, or scanned and emailed to the VENT office.
AIA Houston Interior Architecture Committee is hosting a Fall Tour on Saturday, October 6. Five Montrose area firms –BRAVE / Architecture, Dillon Kyle Architects, Gin Design Group, Tramonte + Johnson and LaNova Tile– will be featured with a special emphasis on exploring the practice of Interior Architecture. Interactive presentations throughout the various offices will highlight the tools and talent that go into the creation of some of our city’s most exciting Interior Spaces. Attendees may visit the firms in any order during tour hours. The tour will wrap up with refreshments at LaNova Tile.
Specially-priced drinks and light bites will be available at Bistro Menil during tour hours for attendees (please request the Happy Hour Menu and let them know you are a tour participant).
Come celebrate what makes the watershed special with Bayou City Waterkeeper! Hike Armand Bayou Nature Center’s forested paths, wetlands, and prairie and be a part of urban conservation as you walk to support your backyard bayous.
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Interactive Nature 5k (Registration required)
12 – 2 p.m. Free Public Event with live music, wildlife exhibitions, and non-profit booths
All proceeds benefit Bayou City Waterkeeper’s conservation, advocacy, and education programs. This event is part of the Waterkeeper Alliance SPLASH Series, presented nationally by Toyota USA.
To register or for more information, visit bayoucitywaterkeeper.salsalabs.org.
Join AIA Houston for their 2018 Annual Meeting and Affiliate Appreciation Party, where they will elect 2019 Board of Directors and hand out some honors and awards. Catering and beverages by City Kitchen.
There will be a tour of the cistern at 6 p.m. for the first 40 attendees to arrive. They recommend arriving by 5:45 for the tour. Allow time to find parking.
The business portion of the meeting will begin at 6:30, following the tour.
Take a self-guided tour of the farm, enjoy a delicious lunch with ingredients from our gardens, take a class with one of our community experts, and much more. Register now, or for more information, please contact Gabi Graves at gabi@blackwoodland.org.
The Home Tour is a nonprofit fundraiser and supports various AIA Houston initiatives throughout the year. Open to the public, the AIA Houston Home Tour showcases the finest residential architecture in the Houston area, as designed by licensed architects. Houses are chosen to showcase a variety of design styles demonstrating that excellence in design is not limited by size or dollars.
This is a great opportunity to donate, support, and volunteer.
For more information, visit aiahouston.org or contact debby@aiahouston.org.
Kick-off the cooler weather with this smooth paddle up Spring Creek to the beautiful white sand beach where Spring Creek and Cypress Creek meet. Join Harris County Commissioner Pct. 4 Jack Cagle for a fun trip down the beautiful Spring Creek Greenway. Registration is required.
Canoes and tandem kayaks will be available, but you can also bring your own (no later than 3:45 p.m. to offload your boat).
For more information, visit bayoulandconservancy.com.
The Home Tour is a nonprofit fundraiser and supports various AIA Houston initiatives throughout the year. Open to the public, the AIA Houston Home Tour showcases the finest residential architecture in the Houston area, as designed by licensed architects. Houses are chosen to showcase a variety of design styles demonstrating that excellence in design is not limited by size or dollars.
This is a great opportunity to donate, support, and volunteer.
For more information, visit aiahouston.org or contact debby@aiahouston.org.
RSVP by emailing cypresstop@pct3.com or calling (281) 357-5324 to be added to the wait list.
- Must be at least 50 years of age to participate.
- You may only sign up yourself and/or plus one (friend/spouse). No multiple reservations.
- A confirmation email will be sent a week before the trip.
Trip to Tour Old Victoria and To Visit the Victoria County Courthouse
Date: September 21, 2018
Time: TBA
Trip to New Braunfels to Tour the Comal County Courthouse and Gruene Historic District
Date: October 26, 2018
Time: TBA
Trip to the Sam Houston Home and Museum in Huntsville and the Fanthorp Inn in Anderson
Date: November 16, 2018
Time: TBA
Trip on December 14, 2018: TBA
For more future trips or information, visit pct3.com.
![Urban Pocket Prairies by Light Rail Tour @ Coastal Prairie Partnership, Houston [27 October]](https://houston.carpe-diem.events/data/afisha/o/86/03/860335fa26.jpg)
Join conservationist Jaime González on an inner-city adventure as we visit several current and future urban pocket prairies in the heart of the city – including the famous MD Anderson Prairie and the new Rice University pocket prairies. Hiking is required for this field trip, as participants will travel between stops by METRO light rail.
** Participants will first meet at the MD Anderson Prairie (corner of Fannin Dr. and Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030).Â
For more information, contact Jaime Gonzalez at 281-660-6683.