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Prairies & Pollinators: A Regional Celebration
Prairies & Pollinators: A Regional Celebration
Oct 17 all-day
For the list of events, visit prairiepartner.org.
Eco-Challenge
@ Online
Eco-Challenge
@ Online
Oct 17 all-day
The EcoChallenge is an opportunity to change your life for good. Common wisdom says it takes at least two weeks to change a habit: if you can stick with a new behavior for 14 days in a row, you’re a lot more likely to keep it up forever. EcoChallengers share their progress and earn points for taking action. The combination...
Recycle Bowl
@ Varies
Recycle Bowl
@ Varies
Oct 17 all-day
 Keep America Beautiful presents Recycle Bowl, a national K-12 competition between schools to invigorate student participation in recycling efforts. The competition runs from October 15 to November 15, 2018. Through Recycle-Bowl, Keep America Beautiful hopes to excite students and improve recycling in elementary, middle and high schools across America. The Recycle-Bowl competition has three division categories (School, Community, and District Divisions)...
Water-Wise Village Challenge
Water-Wise Village Challenge
Oct 17 all-day
 Pledge to turn off your sprinkler system for the winter. Turfgrass, particularly St. Augustine, naturally goes dormant during winter months and uses all available energy to grow and strengthen the root system. Allowing grass to brown during the cool months results in healthier lawns with less disease in the spring. Once you pledge, your village earns a point in the...
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Central City Co-Op Farmers Market
@ Central City Co-Op (Inside Kindred Church)
Central City Co-Op Farmers Market
@ Central City Co-Op (Inside Kindred Church)
Oct 17 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
All About Central City Co-Op In September 2001, Jennifer Georgantas and Pat Greer dreamed of a community of people joining together each week around healthy, earth-friendly food. This dream became a reality 15 years ago with the founding of Central City Co-Op, Houston’s very first organic co-op. Organic Produce, Organic Community Our mission is to support sustainable, chemical free farming practices through...
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Children’s Nature Classes
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
11:00 am
City Hall Farmers Market
@ City Hall
City Hall Farmers Market
@ City Hall
Oct 17 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
 The public can enjoy a variety of locally prepared ready-to-eat or packaged to-go foods, pick up farm-fresh weekly groceries and at the same time support sustainable food, all amidst Houston’s dramatic downtown urban setting.  The City Hall Farmers Market features more than 30 vendors (located along both sides of City Hall’s reflection pool), including local fresh produce grown by local farmers, cheeses,...
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E.P.I.C Program
@ Eddie V. Grey Wetlands Education Center
E.P.I.C Program
@ Eddie V. Grey Wetlands Education Center
Oct 17 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
 Environment Protectors Initiating Change (E.P.I.C) E.P.I.C. is a free service learning club for high school teens that is aimed at learning about, and solving coastal environmental problems through hands-on projects. If you would like to: Make a difference Help your community Make new friends Gain volunteer hours Have fun Join them for a meeting at the Eddie V. Gray Wetlands...
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Nature Story Time
@ Nature Discovery Center
Nature Story Time
@ Nature Discovery Center
Oct 17 @ 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
 What: Stories, puppets, specimens, songs and more for preschoolers and their caregivers. When: Every Wednesday at 4pm This is a free, drop-in program. As a courtesy, please call the Center to let them know if you are coming with a group of 6 or more so that they can be sure to have enough materials on hand for everyone.
6:30 pm
Houston GREEN Film Series
@ Rice Media Center
Houston GREEN Film Series
@ Rice Media Center
Oct 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
 The films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributions and donations from the public. In general, the series is screened on the third Wednesday of each month. For current films, visit the Houston Green Films website or Facebook page.
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Wild About Houston: A Green Film Festival
@ Rice Media Center
Wild About Houston: A Green Film Festival
@ Rice Media Center
Oct 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
 A screening of short, local, environmental films that tell the story of local environmental issues, their champions, and how you can make a difference. Rice Media Center, 2030 University Blvd, near Stockton and University. 6:30 PM conversation, networking, and a light meal 7:00 PM film screening, followed by a panel discussion. Panelists to be announced. Free to the public, though...
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Sierra Club’s Meeting: Climate Change Awareness Road Trip
@ Bay Area Community Center in Clear Lake Park
Sierra Club’s Meeting: Climate Change Awareness Road Trip
@ Bay Area Community Center in Clear Lake Park
Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 Bay Area meetings are on 3rd Wednesday of every month, and start at 6:30 p.m. for a social hour; speaker and discussion from 7-8:30 pm. Air Pollution Scientist Shahir Masri and School Educator Athina Simolais will be speaking about climate change. This couple is taking a year off from their regular employment to travel around the US trying to raise...
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