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Houston Audubon’s Birdathon
Houston Audubon’s Birdathon
Apr 20 all-day
 Birding is the birder’s equivalent to a walkathon, but better (because you get to look at birds all day). Teams of 2 or more (typically 4-5) compete to count as many bird species as possible in a consecutive 24-hour period. Birdathon is primarily a fundraiser, so teams also compete to raise the most money for the best cause: bird conservation....
Limited Kiosk Opening
@ Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary
Limited Kiosk Opening
@ Boy Scout Woods Sanctuary
Apr 20 all-day
 The kiosk at Boy Scout Woods opens on Friday, March 29 and closes on Sunday, May 5. Many activities are planned, including: Birding walks – 3 times/day (Apr. 4 – 29) Photography walks (Apr. 4-29) Bird-friendly plant sale (Apr. 1 until sold out) Land Sea & Sky binoculars – weekends in April Flight in Focus – 2-day photography event (Apr....
Drawdown Eco Challenge
Drawdown Eco Challenge
Apr 20 all-day
 Drawdown EcoChallenge is a 21-day engagement program focused on carbon reduction. The challenge takes place April 3-24 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. Participants track and share their progress online in a robust platform and earn points for taking action. The...
2019 Great Texas Birding Classic
2019 Great Texas Birding Classic
Apr 20 all-day
 What is the Birding Classic? Who can join the fun? All levels and ages of birders are welcome to join this Texas birdwatching event during the amazing spring migration. There’s a tournament category for everyone – from the beginning backyard birder to the competitive lister! Registration fees raise money for Texas bird and birding conservation project grants. Gather your team,...
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Audubon Bird Survey
@ Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Audubon Bird Survey
@ Hogg Bird Sanctuary
Apr 20 @ 7:30 am
 Leader: Cin-Ty Lee Houston Audubon is conducting a monthly survey at Hogg Bird Sanctuary. Surveys are normally scheduled for the third Saturday of the month. Everyone is welcome. Beginners, experts, or even if you’re just curious. Everyone will meet at the parking lot at the dead end on the south end of Westcott Street at 7:30 a.m. If the gate is locked,...
8:00 am
Baytown Farmers Market
@ Town Square
Baytown Farmers Market
@ Town Square
Apr 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
 The Baytown Farmers Market hosts it’s monthly Market on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Town Square on Texas Avenue. The vibe is similar to a Hallmark movie setting. Come out to a peaceful environment to shop for your goods as well as helping support local consumers, performers, artist, crafters, and entrepreneurs. Calling all...
8:00 am
Farmers Market on Grand Parkway
@ Church of the Holy Apostles
Farmers Market on Grand Parkway
@ Church of the Holy Apostles
Apr 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
This the same market that you knew as The LaCenterra Farmers Market! The Farmers Market on Grand Parkway gives local vendors and farmers a place to come together and celebrate good, hard, honest work – the work done by the hands of our neighbors. Come out and help us grow. Interested in becoming a Vendor? Â Download the application. Please the...
8:00 am
Houston Arboretum Bird Survey
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Houston Arboretum Bird Survey
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Apr 20 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
 Leaders: Theo Ostler and Kelsey Low Meet in front of the building at the Houston Arboretum. The Third Saturday bird survey is a monthly event for experienced birders. It’s an opportunity for birders to help the Houston Arboretum keep a better record of the birds inhabiting the nature sanctuary throughout the year. Interested participants should bring binoculars, water, and their...
8:00 am
Peach Street Farmers Market
@ Peach Street
Peach Street Farmers Market
@ Peach Street
Apr 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Their mission is to create an environment where people connect with area farmers, businesses, and neighbors through education, commerce, and entertainment fostering community, economic development, entrepreneurship, health and wellness in order to build a healthier Brazoria County.
8:00 am
Urban Harvest Eastside Farmers Market
@ St. John's parking lot
Urban Harvest Eastside Farmers Market
@ St. John's parking lot
Apr 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
 The Urban Harvest Eastside Farmers Market bring the bounty of the garden to Houstonians every Saturday year round, rain or shine, 8-12pm. Growers offer locally produced vegetables, fruits, farm products, dairy products, prepared foods, cut flowers and plants. The Urban Harvest’s colorful market supports a number of family farms and boosts the income of small growers from the area. School...
8:00 am
Willow Waterhole Bird Surveys
@ Willow Waterhole Park
Willow Waterhole Bird Surveys
@ Willow Waterhole Park
Apr 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
 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....
8:00 am
Woodlands Farmers Market
@ Grogan's Mill Center
Woodlands Farmers Market
@ Grogan's Mill Center
Apr 20 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
 The Woodlands Farmer’s Market at Grogan’s Mill was established in 2008 as “The Grogan’s Mill Farmer’s Market,†a weekly community event sponsored by the Grogan’s Mill Village Association. The Market is open Saturdays from 8 am – 12 pm at the Grogan’s Mill Center. The market typically closes only one Saturday during the year, the Saturday between Christmas and New Year’s...
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
Apr 20 @ 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...
8:45 am
NHS Hill Hike
@ Bessie Swindle Community Center
NHS Hill Hike
@ Bessie Swindle Community Center
Apr 20 @ 8:45 am
 Hit the Hill with Nature Heritage Society for a fun and exhilarating hike. All ages and fitness levels are welcome. It’s a family affair. The Trail is approximately 2.5 miles; shorter routes are available. Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m., and the hike will follow shortly after at 9.
9:00 am
Clear Lake Shores Farmers Market
Clear Lake Shores Farmers Market
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
 Clearlake Shores Farmers Market has a unique diversity of seasonal fresh fruits, nuts, beans and vegetables from Frobergs Farm and Georgias Grassfed Beef/Farm to Market, eggs and delicious canned and baked goods from Alvin’s Joyful Noise Farm, homemade preserves, salsa and hot sauce(Texas Select), delicious spice blends for seasoning(Salt-Spices and More), fresh served cottage foods from Mexico(Mama Lupes), Columbia/Paraguay(Kapau Empanadas)...
9:00 am
Energy Corridor Farmers Market
Energy Corridor Farmers Market
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
 The Energy Corridor Farmers’ Market is a project of the Energy Corridor District whose mission it is It is to provide residents and visitors of both the District and West Houston with access to locally grown and seasonal fresh foods, to provide a community gathering place, promote relationships with food producers and artisans, encourage local food production in and surrounding the...
9:00 am
Energy Corridor Farmers’ Market
@ Grisby Square
Energy Corridor Farmers’ Market
@ Grisby Square
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
The Energy Corridor Farmers’ Market is a project of the Energy Corridor District®, a special district and a political subdivision of the State of Texas. It is the mission of the Energy Corridor Farmers Market to provide residents and visitors of the Energy Corridor District and West Houston with access to locally grown and seasonal fresh foods, to provide a...
9:00 am
Farmers Market at Imperial Sugar Land
@ Imperial Park Recreation Center
Farmers Market at Imperial Sugar Land
@ Imperial Park Recreation Center
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
 The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce will continue to host the popular Farmers Market at the new Matlage Way location, now in its 7thyear! The market features fresh seasonal produce from local farmers, grass fed meats, free range chickens and eggs, local honey, small batch foods and bakery items.  Visitors can browse the art from local artisans and try delicious ready...
9:00 am
GCBO Spring Fling
@ Quintana Neotropic Bird Sanctuary
GCBO Spring Fling
@ Quintana Neotropic Bird Sanctuary
Apr 20 @ 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...
9:00 am
Houston Arboretum Spring Plant Sale
Houston Arboretum Spring Plant Sale
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
 Join us for the Arboretum’s largest Spring Plant Sale ever! This year we are partnering up with Houston Audubon and the Houston Parks & Recreation Department to offer you an even wider variety of native plants. As usual, we will be selling native grasses, flowers (including milkweed), shrubs, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators to...
9:00 am
Houston Zoo’s Party for the Planet 2019
@ Houston Zoo
Houston Zoo’s Party for the Planet 2019
@ Houston Zoo
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
 Party for the Planet Presented by CenterPoint Energy Join us for Party for the Planet, and learn how protecting our environment helps save wildlife! All event activities are included with your paid Zoo admission. This event is free for Zoo Members. We will have plenty of activities, crafts, music, and more to make this Earth Day memorable.
9:00 am
Memorial Villages Farmers Market
@ First Congregational Church
Memorial Villages Farmers Market
@ First Congregational Church
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
 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
Apr 20 @ 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
Tomball Farmers Market
Tomball Farmers Market
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
 Tomball Farmers Market is a registered nonprofit and works as a cooperative effort of local families dedicated to providing the highest quality food and handmade products to our community. This market was created by farmers and is operated by farmers. For information regarding parking or “what to bring,” visit Plan-Your-Visit. Are you interested in volunteering for the market, take a...
9:00 am
Volunteer Workday at Don Green Park
@ Don Greene Nature Park
Volunteer Workday at Don Green Park
@ Don Greene Nature Park
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 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
Historic Houston’s Salvage Warehouse (Members Only)
@ Salvage Warehouse
Historic Houston’s Salvage Warehouse (Members Only)
@ Salvage Warehouse
Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
 All of the material at Historic Houston’s Salvage Warehouse has been reclaimed from historic houses that Historic Houston has deconstructed, as well as individual items that have been brought to our Salvage Warehouse. The Salvage Warehouse, now located at 1200 National, has become a regional resource for reclaimed building materials serving an 11 county region of Southeast Texas. Materials at the Salvage Warehouse include,...
10:00 am
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap
@ Mandell Park
Mandell Park’s Toy Swap
@ Mandell Park
Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Swap toys with other families, and keep usable toys from entering the landfill.
10:00 am
Plant It Forward Farm Stand
@ University of St. Thomas - Farm
Plant It Forward Farm Stand
@ University of St. Thomas - Farm
Apr 20 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
 Plant It Forward farms are selling fresh produces directly on-the-farm at their neighborhood Farm Stands. You can stop by during Farm Stand hours to buy freshly harvested produce from your friendly neighborhood farmer. If you’d like to stop by and see one of their farms, Plant It Forward recommends that you visit during Farm Stand hours and meet one of their farmers. PLANT IT...
1:00 pm
Natural History Demonstration
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Natural History Demonstration
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Apr 20 @ 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.
6:00 pm
The Herb Society of America
@ Hermann Park Historic Clubhouse
The Herb Society of America
@ Hermann Park Historic Clubhouse
Apr 20 @ 6:00 pm – 6:00 pm
 March program, “Herbal Teas from the Wild Side” by Mark ‘Merriwether’ Vorderbruggen will be this coming Wednesday evening. Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Members gather at 6:30 pm for set up. Guests may arrive at 7 pm for potluck (finger food) and the program Hermann Park Historic Clubhouse 6201 Hermann Park Drive (Click here for map) (between the zoo and...
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