Calendar

Sep
7
Sat
KKG’s Electronics Recycling @ Kingwood Metro Park
Sep 7 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Keep Kingwood GreenThe City of Houston Solid Waste Department and CompuCycle are providing monthly one day E-Recyclable collection events on the first Saturday of the month at the Kingwood Metro Park & Ride lot. Keep Kingwood Green encourages you to do the right thing and drop off your old electronics.

Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Sep 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

Sep
14
Sat
Second Saturday Bird Walks @ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Sep 14 @ 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!

 

Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Sep 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

Sep
21
Sat
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Sep 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

Sep
28
Sat
Woodland Park Bird Survey @ Woodland Park
Sep 28 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am

Meet count leader Jason Bonilla in the parking lot of Woodland Park. Please note that the park does not have a maintained trail system. As such, there is a lot of poison ivy that is somewhat unavoidable when walking the park and looking for birds. Additionally, there are terrain changes and unstable areas. Participants should wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. They usually meet on the fourth Saturday of the month.

Fall Wildflower Day at Lawther-Deer Park Prairie Preserve @ Lawther-Deer Park Prairie Preserve
Sep 28 @ 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

Please join the Houston Chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas for their Fall Wildflower Day to enjoy the fall blooms and wildlife at the Lawther-Deer Park Prairie Preserve.

See prairie plants that you can use in your garden to attract pollinators, learn seed collecting techniques and take some Deer Park Prairie seeds home. Experience the beauty of insects through Chuck Duplant’s photos at tinyurl.com/CDuplant; then come and learn about them from him in person.  Bring your camera or smartphone to take photos of plants and animals that you see and post on the Deer Park Prairie Project on Naturalist.org.  Activities include:

● Bird Survey (tentative)
● Insect Net Sweeping – by Chuck DuPlant at the Insect Popup Tent
● Wildflower Walk – learn plant identification techniques, including taking photos
● Seed Collecting / Prairie History walk
● Complimentary lunch

Since lunch will be provided, RSVP IS REQUIRED, at https://tinyurl.com/DPP190928, so they can have a food count.

Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Sep 28 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.

Oct
5
Sat
KKG’s Electronics Recycling @ Kingwood Metro Park
Oct 5 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Keep Kingwood GreenThe City of Houston Solid Waste Department and CompuCycle are providing monthly one day E-Recyclable collection events on the first Saturday of the month at the Kingwood Metro Park & Ride lot. Keep Kingwood Green encourages you to do the right thing and drop off your old electronics.

Mandell Park’s Toy Swap @ Mandell Park
Oct 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.