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Water-Wise Village Challenge
Water-Wise Village Challenge
Mar 21 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...
Houston Audubon’s Birdathon
Houston Audubon’s Birdathon
Mar 21 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....
Surface Water Quality Monitoring Training
@ University of Houston-Clear Lake
Surface Water Quality Monitoring Training
@ University of Houston-Clear Lake
Mar 21 all-day
The Environmental Institute of Houston offers a two-part course following the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) Surface Water Quality Monitoring (SWQM) guidelines. The partial course (March 18) will cover fundamental techniques for TCEQ’s water quality and hydrological monitoring. The full course (March 18-21) will cover additional techniques and protocols for biological and physical habitat monitoring, emphasizing wadeable stream sampling...
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K-12 Student Art Contest in the Maritime Community
K-12 Student Art Contest in the Maritime Community
Mar 21 @ 12:00 am – Mar 22 @ 12:00 am
Thank you for your interest in the “All aboard! There’s a place for you in the maritime community!â€Â Art Contest sponsored by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Inter-American Committee on Ports of the Organization of the American States (CIP-OAS). We welcome submissions from students enrolled in grades K-12 living in the...
9:00 am
Houston Community ToolBank Warehouse Tour
@ Houston Community ToolBank
Houston Community ToolBank Warehouse Tour
@ Houston Community ToolBank
Mar 21 @ 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
Mar 21 @ 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
KPC Greenhouse Volunteers
@ Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse
KPC Greenhouse Volunteers
@ Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse
Mar 21 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 The Memorial Park Conservancy has generously offered Katy Prairie Conservancy use of their greenhouse while the Native Seed Nursery at KPC’s field office in Waller is being renovated. Volunteers will help grow plants that will be used for various Katy Prairie Conservancy spring projects and for the Great Grow Out. The Memorial Park Conservancy Greenhouse is located in Memorial Park...
9:00 am
Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Mar 21 @ 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...
10:00 am
Science Sprouts (ages 4-5)
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Science Sprouts (ages 4-5)
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Mar 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
 Science Sprouts is an exciting series for curious kids that 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 welcome to participate with...
11:30 am
Hats in the Park
@ McGovern Centennial Gardens
Hats in the Park
@ McGovern Centennial Gardens
Mar 21 @ 11:30 am – 11:30 am
 Thursday, March 21, 11:30 am Join Hermann Park Conservancy for Hats in the Park on Thursday, March 21, in the McGovern Centennial Gardens. The event raises funds to support the Conservancy’s mission, and begins with a champagne reception in the Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion followed by a luncheon on the beautiful Centennial Green. This year, Hats in the Park will be...
11:30 am
TAEP Luncheon Meeting: Construction Permit
@ Cadillac Bar
TAEP Luncheon Meeting: Construction Permit
@ Cadillac Bar
Mar 21 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
 Speaker: Nathan Suttle, VRX Topic: The Construction General Permit: Why the permit matters and what’s new
1:30 pm
Gardening for Birds, Butterflies and Other Pollinators course
@ Rice University
Gardening for Birds, Butterflies and Other Pollinators course
@ Rice University
Mar 21 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
 As birds, butterflies and bees become increasingly imperiled, more homeowners are creating gardens to nurture and sustain pollinators. These dynamic gardens not only support wildlife but also provide an attractive and healthy environment for people. Master gardener and naturalist Glenn Olsen explains which wildflowers, flowering shrubs, fruit trees and even vegetables offer food and shelter for pollinators. Learn to create...
2:00 pm
Kingwood Farmers Market
@ Kingwood Town Center Park
Kingwood Farmers Market
@ Kingwood Town Center Park
Mar 21 @ 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
Mar 21 @ 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...
4:00 pm
After School Nature Explorers Club
@ Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary
After School Nature Explorers Club
@ Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary
Mar 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
 The After School Nature Explorers Club is designed for school-age children, 6-12 years old, who are interested in investigating the great outdoors. During each session, they will explore the natural world, focusing on native habitats and wildlife. They will go on nature hikes, dip-net in the ponds, meet live animals, and practice outdoor skills such as tracking, foraging, building shelters,...
6:45 pm
NPSOT Houston Chapter Meeting
@ American Red Cross building
NPSOT Houston Chapter Meeting
@ American Red Cross building
Mar 21 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm
 All of the activities, such as NPSOT monthly meetings and field trips, are open to the public and nearly all are free. New Location starting summer 2019: American Red Cross building, IH-69 (Southwest Freeway). The building is located on the North side feeder just West of Kirby. Social time and refreshments: 6:45 pm Meeting start: 7:15
7:00 pm
GCAG Presentation by Greg Whittaker
@ Wortham Auditorium, first floor, Rosenberg Library
GCAG Presentation by Greg Whittaker
@ Wortham Auditorium, first floor, Rosenberg Library
Mar 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 In 2018, Greg Whittaker embarked on a yearlong survey of Moody Gardens 240-acre property with the intent to showcase the diversity of species that use the habitats or can be viewed from Moody Gardens throughout the year. The adjacent 170-acre golf course was added to the surveys in late January 2018 and the project was informally called the “410 acre...
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