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Prairies & Pollinators: A Regional Celebration
Prairies & Pollinators: A Regional Celebration
Oct 18 all-day
For the list of events, visit prairiepartner.org.
Eco-Challenge
@ Online
Eco-Challenge
@ Online
Oct 18 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 18 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 18 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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Bayou Preservation Association’s 15th Annual Symposium
@ The United Way of Greater Houston
Bayou Preservation Association’s 15th Annual Symposium
@ The United Way of Greater Houston
Oct 18 @ 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
  Bayou Preservation Association’s 15th Annual Symposium, “Staying Awake after the Harvey Wake-up Call†The Symposium will highlight how the Bayou Preservation Association is faring since Harvey and how they plan to respond going forward to minimize similar impacts. The Association is pleased to announce that, amongst several other speakers, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett will open the Symposium; Harris County Engineer John Blount is confirmed to...
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Houston Community ToolBank Warehouse Tour
@ Houston Community ToolBank
Houston Community ToolBank Warehouse Tour
@ Houston Community ToolBank
Oct 18 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
 Every third Thursday of the month from 9:00 to 10:00 am the Houston Community ToolBank host an open warehouse tour. The ToolBank lends tools (hammers, shovels, saws, etc.) and items (tents, tables, chairs, safety gear, etc.) to nonprofits, community groups and corporate volunteers for charitable projects. Access to ToolBank tools eliminates the need for agencies and groups to incur the...
9:00 am
HPARD’s Native Plant Propagation Workdays
@ HPARD Greenhouse
HPARD’s Native Plant Propagation Workdays
@ HPARD Greenhouse
Oct 18 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Habitat Restoration Our volunteer group meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon at the HPARD Greenhouse. We propagate plants from locally collected native seed. A typical workday may include seeding pots, bumping up trays into 1-gallon containers, separating seedlings, and weeding pots. We will also have special seed collecting trips, invasive species removal workdays,...
9:00 am
Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Oct 18 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Texas Coastal Watershed Program holds weekly volunteer days for their stormwater wetland program, 9am-12pm on Thursdays. Volunteers help propagate plants in the wetland plant nursery at Exploration Green in Clear Lake City, or at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory in Lake Jackson.  The stormwater wetland program is developing demonstration projects to show  how wetlands can be designed into flood...
9:30 am
Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Ped-Bike Subcommittee
@ Houston-Galveston Area Council
Houston-Galveston Area Council’s Ped-Bike Subcommittee
@ Houston-Galveston Area Council
Oct 18 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
 The Pedestrian-Bicyclist Subcommittee has the following responsibilities: Advises the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) in the consideration of pedestrian/bicycle travel, facility design, safety, and education within the regional transportation planning process Reviews and recommends updates to the Regional Pedestrian & Bicycle Plan Reviews TIP submittals, makes recommendations to the TAC Reviews proposals and assists in the selection of Special District studies...
10:00 am
Harris County Hazard Mitigation Planning Meeting
@ Houston TranStar - Conference Room 120A
Harris County Hazard Mitigation Planning Meeting
@ Houston TranStar - Conference Room 120A
Oct 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Harris County and participating jurisdictions are working to update the Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (MH-MAP). The Plan identifies natural hazards affecting Harris County and carious mitigation strategies and actions to lessen the impact of disasters. Harris County has established a Steering Committee that is multi-disciplined and represents the entire Planning Partnership to update the Harris County Multi-Hazard Mitigation...
2:00 pm
Kingwood Farmers Market
@ Kingwood Town Center Park
Kingwood Farmers Market
@ Kingwood Town Center Park
Oct 18 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
 Every Thursday, rain or shine, from 2 pm to 6 pm (3 pm to 7 pm during Daylight Saving Time), Lake Houston Area residents visit Kingwood Town Center Park to pick up produce, fresh bread, homemade soaps, herbs, flowers, plants, Indian food, and more from Kingwood Farmers Market. The Kingwood Famers Market makes our community stronger because shoppers have the opportunity...
3:00 pm
Galveston’s Own Farmers Market
@ The Bryan Museum
Galveston’s Own Farmers Market
@ The Bryan Museum
Oct 18 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
 The best way to gain up-to-date information about Galveston’s Own Farmers’ Market is to sign up for their weekly newsletter. You’ll learn about upcoming events and community partnerships at GOFM, receive the most accurate list of expected vendors for each week, collect recipes based on vendor products and gain insider access to your local farmers’ market. If you’re interested in...
6:00 pm
Educators Night Out – Spotlighting: Texas Wildlife
@ Houston Zoo
Educators Night Out – Spotlighting: Texas Wildlife
@ Houston Zoo
Oct 18 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 What do Houston toads, Attwater’s prairie chickens, and black bears have in common? They are all part of our diverse Texas wildlife and the Zoo works with other organizations to help save them in the wild. Come enjoy a night out at the Houston Zoo just for Educators!  This one of a kind evening will feature ambassador animals, new STEAM...
6:30 pm
Houston Audubon’s 2018 Gala
@ The Briar Club
Houston Audubon’s 2018 Gala
@ The Briar Club
Oct 18 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
 Houston Audubon is excited to announce that their annual gala will benefit Houston Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Communities program. This program aims to transform the greater Houston area into a thriving community that supports birds, butterflies, and other pollinators while providing more accessible opportunities for people to experience the wonder and joy of birds.
7:00 pm
“Are You Sure of Your Shorebirds?” Presentation
@ Rosenberg Library
“Are You Sure of Your Shorebirds?” Presentation
@ Rosenberg Library
Oct 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 Are You Sure of Your Shorebirds? presented by Kristine Rivers of Birding for Fun The Galveston County Audubon Group (GCAG) of the Houston Audubon Society hold monthly meetings jointly with the Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council (GINTC). The meetings are held in the Wortham Auditorium on the first floor at the Rosenberg Library, 7 – 8 p.m. They welcome guests to come...
7:00 pm
“USGS Annual Groundwater Table Data: How Are We Doing?†Lecture
@ Houston Advanced Research Center
“USGS Annual Groundwater Table Data: How Are We Doing?†Lecture
@ Houston Advanced Research Center
Oct 18 @ 7:00 pm
 The Woodlands G.R.E.E.N. is sponsoring a Going Green Sustainability Lecture titled “USGS Annual Groundwater Table Data: How Are We Doing?†to be held at the offices of the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC). The presentation will be by Mr. Christopher Braun of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Mr. Braun will discuss the results from the latest round of measurements and...
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