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The Parks and Natural Areas (PNA) Roundtable Field Trip is a tour of three parks in Sugar Land. The tour begins at 9:30 a.m. at Sugar Land Memorial Park and continues to Smart Financial Center Plaza and Brazos River Park. Participants will meet at the pavilion near the lake and playground. Online registration is requested.
Transportation from H-GAC at 8:45 a.m. can be provided for up to 20 registrants.
Escape from the city and enjoy the cool breeze as you glide along Buffalo Bayou’s waters. These 30-minute boat rides are a great way to spend the afternoon with your family at Allen’s Landing Boat Launch. Look for graceful herons, jumping fish, and even an occasional alligator sunning on the banks.
Weather permitting. Reservations Required.
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.
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.
Enjoy a free walking tour, 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.
Get a chance to see a commercial-scale compost operation up close with MPC soil expert, Dany Millikin. Explore the intersections of park maintenance and conservation. Participants should be prepared to walk about 2 miles on uneven surfaces.
Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this tour.
Historic Glenwood Cemetery is known for its beauty, but the stories of the people buried there are just as compelling — especially Glenwood’s women, whose legacies range from the suffrage movement to the silver screen. This tour tells the stories of some of those fascinating women and their impacts locally and nationally. Among the featured subjects are Charlotte Allen, the wife of Houston co-founder Augustus Allen; suffragists Annette Finnigan and Florence Sterling; publisher and stateswoman Oveta Culp Hobby, who led the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II; and movie star Gene Tierney.
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!
The lightest, most aerodynamic and energy efficient train series to date–Shinkansen’s N700 Supreme–will be the latest addition to the railroad legacy of Houston, whose official city seal boasts a train engine as a symbol of progress. Michael J. Moore, VP of Texas Central, will present the latest generation of train technology that will link Houston to Dallas in a 90-minute ride at speeds over 200 miles per hour.
Following the presentation train enthusiast Glen A. Rosenbaum will introduce the Trains Over Texas display, and all will be invited to tour the exhibition. Trains Over Texas is the largest indoor “O†scale model railroad in Texas. Multiple trains crisscross the state’s unique geology and physiography. Destinations include oil country salt domes, prairies and wetlands of the Texas coast and state and national monuments such as Enchanted Rock, Pedernales Falls, the Balcones Escarpment and Big Bend National Park and major cities.
Coffee & Cranes with Kristine Rivers
Sandhill Cranes: Our Elegant Winter Guests
Every winter Galveston is graced by the presence of our elegant guests, the Sandhill Cranes. Standing nearly 4 feet tall, with striking plumage, they are hard to miss! You have probably seen them on the Island, but how much do you know about this fascinating species? Take a closer look at the natural history and behavior of these graceful birds and celebrate their unique beauty.
Join Blackwood for a beautiful, relaxing morning in the country. Take a self-guided tour of the farm, enjoy a delicious lunch with ingredients from our gardens, take a class with our Farm Director or local experts, and more.