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KBH: Recycle-Bowl
KBH: Recycle-Bowl
Oct 21 all-day
KBH: Recycle-Bowl
Recycle-Bowl is a free competition and benchmarking tool for K-12 school recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities. On August 1, schools may start to register for the 2017 competition, which aims to invigorate student participation in recycling via an exciting and engaging national K-12 competition. Recycling is one of the easiest and most effective actions ANYONE can do to protect natural...
Bike Around the Bay 2017 @ Royal Purple Raceway
Bike Around the Bay 2017 @ Royal Purple Raceway
Oct 21 all-day
Join the Galveston Bay Foundation for their 11th annual Bike Around the Bay, a two-day 170-mile fully supported ride around Galveston Bay. This unique cycling event takes riders in a complete loop around the largest estuary in Texas (and one of the biggest in North America)! All proceeds from this signature fundraising ride directly benefit GBF and its mission to...
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7:00 am Bird Watching with the Houston Audubon @ Woodland Park
Bird Watching with the Houston Audubon @ Woodland Park
Oct 21 @ 7:00 am – 9:30 am
Bird Watching with the Houston Audubon @ Woodland Park | Houston | Texas | United States
Jason Bonilla will conduct another bird watching adventure in Woodland Park. Meet Friends of Woodland Park in front of the community building, bring your binoculars (optional) and join in for some birding fun on Saturday, October 21, 2017, from 7:30 to 9:00 AM. Pro-tips: Wear long pants, boots if you have them, and apply mosquito spray.
8:00 am Willow Waterhole Bird Surveys @ Willow Waterhole Park
Willow Waterhole Bird Surveys @ Willow Waterhole Park
Oct 21 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Willow Waterhole Bird Surveys @ Willow Waterhole Park | Houston | Texas | United States
The Nature Discovery Center partners with Houston Audubon to conduct monthly surveys at Willow Waterhole Conservation Reserve, a 290-acre park on the site of a Harris County Flood Control District retention pond project. Participants can help by either spotting birds or helping to identify them on this 2.5 hour long survey. This is a great way to get involved with Houston’s citizen science community....
8:30 am Monthly Volunteer Day at Buffalo Bayou Park @ Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works
Monthly Volunteer Day at Buffalo Bayou Park @ Wortham Insurance Visitor Center at The Water Works
Oct 21 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Houstonians, ages 9 and up, are invited to join Buffalo Bayou Partnership for community-wide volunteer days at Buffalo Bayou Park happening the third Saturday of each month. Whether volunteering as a large or small group, or individually, your efforts will lead to a healthier environment and a more aesthetically pleasing amenity for all to enjoy. Volunteers will help with a variety of tasks, including...
9:00 am Memorial Villages Farmers Market @ First Congregational Church
Memorial Villages Farmers Market @ First Congregational Church
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Memorial Villages Farmers Market @ First Congregational Church | Houston | Texas | United States
The goal of the Memorial Villages Farmers Market is to build a quality relationship between farmers, artisans and the community at large. Hosted by First Congregational Church in cooperation with the City of Hunters Creek Village, MVFM has quickly done just that, establishing itself as one of Houston’s premier farmers markets. Market Highlights High quality vendors Live music Playground and...
9:00 am Olivewood Cemetery Clean-up @ Historic Olivewood Cemetery
Olivewood Cemetery Clean-up @ Historic Olivewood Cemetery
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Olivewood is located next to White Oak Bayou, and is therefore surrounded by lush flora. It only takes about a week in the summer for the cemetery to be overrun with vegetation. Beyond routine mowing and weeding, the Descendants of Olivewood have begun projects to beautify individual plots, restoring the old landscaping that has changed with time. If you have...
9:00 am Volunteer Workday at Don Green Park @ Don Greene Nature Park
Volunteer Workday at Don Green Park @ Don Greene Nature Park
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Volunteer Workday at Don Green Park @ Don Greene Nature Park | Houston | Texas | United States
Join us Every 3rd Saturday of every month at “The Don Greene Nature Park”. A new, one acre Harris County neighborhood pocket park left to the county and dedicated in honor of Don Greene’s memory on October 2015. The Friends of Don Greene is a new non-profit dedicated to restoring the property to it’s original glory from the days when...
10:00 am Beach Exploration with Texas Parks & Wildlife @ Galveston Island State Park
Beach Exploration with Texas Parks & Wildlife @ Galveston Island State Park
Oct 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Beach Exploration with Texas Parks & Wildlife @ Galveston Island State Park | Galveston | Texas | United States
Galveston Island State Park has two thousand acres of surf, beach, dunes, coastal prairie, fresh-water ponds, wetlands, bayous and bay shoreline. It is a richly diverse preserve with hundreds of species of wildlife — you may see roseate spoonbills resting in an oak mott, tree frogs croaking out their mating calls, skimmers nesting in terraced wetlands, egrets fishing the ponds,...
10:00 am Kids Grow @ Mandell Park
Kids Grow @ Mandell Park
Oct 21 @ 10:00 am
Kids Grow @ Mandell Park | Houston | Texas | United States
Children from surrounding neighborhoods and beyond enjoy a wide variety of special events in the garden on Saturday mornings in the spring, early summer and   fall when Houston temperatures are ideal for outdoor activities. Enjoyable and entertaining, the programs are geared toward educating our young people about our natural habitat and the rewards of planting a garden and watching it...
11:00 am Energy Day @ Sam Houston Park
Energy Day @ Sam Houston Park
Oct 21 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Energy Day is Houston’s largest FREE family festival showcasing exhibits focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Energy Day will feature exciting exhibits and interactive demonstrations that will teach students and their families about various forms of energy and how through STEM education, they can find an exciting career in the energy industry. With the support of our local...
11:00 am Nature Discovery Center Pumpkin Patch  @ Russ Pitman Park
Nature Discovery Center Pumpkin Patch  @ Russ Pitman Park
Oct 21 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Nature Discovery Center Pumpkin Patch  @ Russ Pitman Park | Bellaire | Texas | United States
Nature Discovery Center Pumpkin Patch                                                        Come visit the Nature Discovery Center Pumpkin Patch Saturday & Sunday, October 21 & 22 from 11 AM to 4 PM both days rain or shine. Their Pumpkin Patch fall festival will return to a transformed Russ Pitman Park this fall. Come enjoy the refreshed, updated park as your family picks out the perfect pumpkins...
12:00 pm AIA Houston Home Tour @ Various locations
AIA Houston Home Tour @ Various locations
Oct 21 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
AIA Houston Home Tour @ Various locations
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. The home tour is a nonprofit fundraiser and supports various AIA Houston initiatives throughout the...
1:00 pm Natural History Demonstration @ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Natural History Demonstration @ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Oct 21 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Learn about the animals of Armand Bayou and the habitats they live in. Demonstrations vary from week to week: mammals, birds and reptiles.
4:00 pm Canoe, Creek, and Commissioner Paddle with Bayou Land Conservancy @ Jones Nature Center
Canoe, Creek, and Commissioner Paddle with Bayou Land Conservancy @ Jones Nature Center
Oct 21 @ 4:00 pm
Canoe, Creek, and Commissioner Paddle with Bayou Land Conservancy @ Jones Nature Center | Humble | Texas | United States
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 this fun trip down the beautiful Spring Creek Greenway. Meeting point is at Jones Nature Center (20634 Kenswick Dr, Humble, TX 77338) at 4:00 PM on Saturday,...