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Drawdown EcoChallenge
Drawdown EcoChallenge
Apr 19 all-day
 Drawdown EcoChallenge is a 21-day engagement program focused on carbon reduction. The Challenge takes place Apr. 4-25, 2018 and follows actions highlighted in Drawdown, a book based on meticulous research that maps, measures, models, and describes solutions to global warming that already exists. Drawdown EcoChallenge provides tools and inspiration to turn intention into action, and gives participants a fun and...
Save-the-Date: Faith Climate Action Week
Save-the-Date: Faith Climate Action Week
Apr 19 all-day
Faith Climate Action Week will take place during Earth Week, April 14- 22, 2018. Celebrations,sermons, service projects, events, and nature walks will be held, all week, around the theme “Charged with Faith: Leading the way to a clean energy future”. Sign up now and be the first to receive information on how to participate! We will be focusing on ways we...
2018 Great Texas Birding Classic
2018 Great Texas Birding Classic
Apr 19 all-day
 Join this fun, friendly, birdwatching competition. There are tournament categories for all ages and skill levels, so select the one that works best for you. Tournament categories include but are not limited to: The Texas Two-Stop Tournament The Big Sit! State Park Tournament, Big Sit! Or Sunrise-to-Noon Tournaments Regional Big Day Statewide Tournament Human-Powered Tournament With the new month-long format...
Galveston FeatherFest
@ FeatherFest Headquarters
Galveston FeatherFest
@ FeatherFest Headquarters
Apr 19 all-day
 If you’re a serious or casual bird-watcher or nature photographer…..an experienced or new outdoor enthusiast…..or someone who wants some exercise, fresh air and sunshine and something different to do…..you’ll want to join us at FeatherFest. There’s no need to be shy – the majority of our guests are not birding or nature photography experts! Thousands of birds take wing to...
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GBCO Spring Fling
@ Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary
GBCO Spring Fling
@ Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary
Apr 19 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
 Gulf Coast Bird Observatory’s Spring Fling is an opportunity to see and celebrate the return of migratory songbirds as they arrive at stopover habitat along the Teas Gulf Coast. This is great time to enjoy the wide variety of species that migrate through Texas dressed in their spring finery. This year, Spring Fling will take place at the Quintana Neotropical...
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Houston Community ToolBank Warehouse Tour
@ Houston Community ToolBank
Houston Community ToolBank Warehouse Tour
@ Houston Community ToolBank
Apr 19 @ 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...
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HPARD’s Native Plant Propagation Workdays
@ HPARD Greenhouse
HPARD’s Native Plant Propagation Workdays
@ HPARD Greenhouse
Apr 19 @ 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,...
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Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Apr 19 @ 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...
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Science Sprouts (ages 4-5)
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Science Sprouts (ages 4-5)
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Apr 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
 Nature experiences for preschoolers! Science Sprouts is an exciting series for curious kids who love nature and science. Classes will include a short lesson on the topic of the day, followed by a nature walk on the trails of the Arboretum. Each class will have a fun mixture of games, live animals, biofacts, crafts, story time, or music. Parents are...
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Livestream: 5th Annual Columbia Global Energy Summit
@ Online
Livestream: 5th Annual Columbia Global Energy Summit
@ Online
Apr 19 @ 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
The Center on Global Energy Policy is delighted to invite you to celebrate their 5th anniversary and attend the 2018 Columbia Global Energy Summit. Structured as a half-day forum, the Summit will include keynote remarks, interviews and plenary conversations with senior leaders focused on key issues at the intersection of energy policy, financial markets, the environment, and geopolitics. A formal agenda...
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Kingwood Farmers Market
@ Kingwood Town Center Park
Kingwood Farmers Market
@ Kingwood Town Center Park
Apr 19 @ 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...
6:00 pm
2045 RTP Public Meeting – Harris County
@ Houston METRO
2045 RTP Public Meeting – Harris County
@ Houston METRO
Apr 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 Fast forward to 2045. What will your multimodal transportation system look like? Become a part of the transportation planning process. Get involved today to plan for tomorrow’s transportation future. 2045 RTP (Regional Transportation Plan) public meetings are held in various locations throughout Houston and neighboring regions. For a comprehensive list, visit 2045rtp.com. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,...
6:00 pm
Climate Change and Polar Science Lecture by Columbia Professor Dr. Tedesco
@ University of Houston Law Center
Climate Change and Polar Science Lecture by Columbia Professor Dr. Tedesco
@ University of Houston Law Center
Apr 19 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 Join Columbia Alumni Association Houston for a presentation on climate science by Dr. Marco Tedesco from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University. Dr. Tedesco’s lecture is titled: “Melting ice sheets and sea level rise: processes, estimates and future projections”. Reception with food and refreshments to follow the lecture. The event is jointly hosted by the Columbia Alumni Association Houston and The Environment, Energy...
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Climate Change and Polar Science Lecture by Dr. Marco Tedesco
@ UH Law Center
Climate Change and Polar Science Lecture by Dr. Marco Tedesco
@ UH Law Center
Apr 19 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Join Columbia Alumni Association for a presentation on climate science by Dr. Marco Tedesco from Lamont-Deherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University on Thursday, April 19, 2018, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at UH Law Center. Dr. Tedesco’s lecture is titled: “Melting Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise: Processes, Estimates and Future Projections.” Reception with food and refreshments to follow the lecture....
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Unstable Ground: Climate Change, Conflict, and Genocide
@ Holocaust Museum Houston
Unstable Ground: Climate Change, Conflict, and Genocide
@ Holocaust Museum Houston
Apr 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
 Join Holocaust Museum Houston for the fourth lecture of the Spring 2018 Public Lecture Series, “Intergenerational Trauma & Memory: History Carried Through Generations” by Dr. Alex Alvarez. Climate change is increasingly impacting communities and nations around the world and challenging our ability to cope and adapt to new environmental realities. It also poses significant risk for the onset of communal...
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Urban Harvest’s Growing Organic Vegetable Series
@ University of Houston, Central Campus, McElhinney Hall, Room TBD
Urban Harvest’s Growing Organic Vegetable Series
@ University of Houston, Central Campus, McElhinney Hall, Room TBD
Apr 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
 In a total of 10 classes (25 hours of instruction), this series covers everything you want to know about growing vegetables. Topics include the advantages of organic and ecological approaches over chemicals; vegetable garden design; irrigation and drainage; soil fertility, mulches and composts; organic pest control; seeds, transplants, where to get them and how to plant them. The last half...
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