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12:00 am
Cocos Island Research Expedition
@ Turtle Island
Cocos Island Research Expedition
@ Turtle Island
Dec 9 @ 12:00 am – Dec 10 @ 12:00 am
 Turtle Island conducts shark tagging and migration research at Cocos Island, Costa Rica, one of the world’s top locations sharks, rays and other marine wildlife. Check out this video to view the wonders of nature at Cocos Island. This research helps us fight for better shark protections, and is made possible by dive research assistants, who work alongside leading conservationists to help...
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6:30 am
Holiday with the Cranes
@ Galveston Island
Holiday with the Cranes
@ Galveston Island
Dec 9 @ 6:30 am – Dec 10 @ 12:00 am
 For ​a ​unique ​holiday ​experience, ​spend ​a ​wild ​weekend ​in ​Galveston ​celebrating ​the ​return ​of ​the ​island’s ​wintering ​Sandhill ​Cranes ​at ​Holiday ​with ​the ​Cranes, ​Dec. ​9 ​– ​10, ​2017. ​The ​weekend ​is ​chock-full ​of ​indoor ​and ​outdoor ​nature ​activities ​combined ​with ​the ​ambiance ​of ​historic ​Galveston ​Island! Holiday ​with ​the ​Cranes ​is ​presented ​by ​the ​Galveston ​Island ​Nature ​Tourism ​Council, ​a ​nonprofit ​volunteer ​organization ​that ​helps ​connect ​people ​with ​nature ​experiences ​and ​outdoor ​adventures, ​and ​promotes ​the ​value ​of ​natural ​habitats ​and ​resources ​in ​the ​Galveston ​Island ​area. For more information and to register, visit www.galvestonnaturetourism.org.
8:00 am
Save the Date: White Oak Bayou Clean-Up
Save the Date: White Oak Bayou Clean-Up
Dec 9 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
More information to come. Check out White Oak Bayou on whiteoakbayou.org.
8:00 am
Second Saturday Bird Walks
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Second Saturday Bird Walks
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Dec 9 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
 Free to attend, donations appreciated. Work on your bird watching skills while helping the Arboretum monitor bird populations on a fun, relaxed morning walk. Join the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center on the second Saturday of each month at the front door of the building for a two-hour bird walk led by Kelsey Low and Theo Ostler, a resident bird...
8:30 am
High Island Workdays
@ High Island
High Island Workdays
@ High Island
Dec 9 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
 Workdays are held once a month, October through March on the second Saturday of the month. We start work around 8:30 AM and work until about noon, when we break for lunch, provided by Houston Audubon and prepared by the lunch crew. Lunch at the picnic area of Boy Scout Woods is a good chance to visit with other volunteers...
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8:40 am
Preservation Houston’s Operation Photo Rescue copy sessions
@ Heights Clocktower
Preservation Houston’s Operation Photo Rescue copy sessions
@ Heights Clocktower
Dec 9 @ 8:40 am – Dec 10 @ 12:00 am
 Preservation Houston is partnering in a special program with Operation Photo Rescue (OPR) to reclaim family photos damaged during Hurricane Harvey. PH is accepting appointments to submit photos for restoration. Appointments are required and are limited to one per household. Because of the incredible number of photos damaged during Harvey, OPR will accept a maximum of ten (10) photographs per household. There...
9:00 am
AIA’s Gingerbread Build-Off
@ Hermann Square
AIA’s Gingerbread Build-Off
@ Hermann Square
Dec 9 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
 Architecture Center Houston will host the 9th Annual Gingerbread Build-Off at City Hall’s Hermann Square Saturday, December 9, 2017. Competing teams will create their masterpieces using 100% edible materials. More than 4,500 spectators are expected to attend and cheer on the teams, play in the kids’ construction zone, and see Santa! All of that entertainment is FREE and open to...
9:00 am
Memorial Villages Farmers Market
@ First Congregational Church
Memorial Villages Farmers Market
@ First Congregational Church
Dec 9 @ 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
Nature Explore Educator Workshops
@ Mercer Botanic Gardens
Nature Explore Educator Workshops
@ Mercer Botanic Gardens
Dec 9 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
 The Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation in collaboration with Mercer Botanic Gardens proudly invite you to Nature Explore workshops devoted to reconnecting children with nature. Two workshops are available on Saturday, December 9, 2017. One workshop is $40; register for both workshops to receive a $5 discount. Register online at www.natureexplore.org/workshops/educator-workshops. Workshop location: Mercer Botanic Gardens, Humble, TX. Moving...
10:30 am
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Woodlands Chapter Meeting
@ Virtual Event
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Woodlands Chapter Meeting
@ Virtual Event
Dec 9 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
 Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) is a non-partisan, grass-roots organization that works to create political will for climate solutions by building constructive and respectful working relationships with members of Congress. CCL advocates for Carbon Fee and Dividend (CF&D), a revenue-neutral, market-based climate change solution, with all revenue returned directly to households. Come out to their monthly meetings every 2nd Saturday of...
1:00 pm
Houston Zoo’s Family Nature Club
@ Hermann Park
Houston Zoo’s Family Nature Club
@ Hermann Park
Dec 9 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
 Family Nature Club is an opportunity for families to get outside together and explore nature! Each program takes place at various parks and nature centers around Houston and is a great chance to find a new hangout for your herd. Meet like-minded families, and know that you’re providing your little ones with meaningful opportunities for exploration and play. Benefits of connecting...
1:00 pm
Magnolia Recycles Event
@ Unity Park Pavilion
Magnolia Recycles Event
@ Unity Park Pavilion
Dec 9 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The City of Magnolia, WCA Waste, and Keep Magnolia Beautiful are partnering to hold a recycling education event. There will be games, educational booths, and recycling opportunities. We will also promote the local charitable resale shops as a recycling alternative. The goal is to increase awareness about how to best prepare recyclables for the City curbside recycling program and to increase...
1:00 pm
Natural History Demonstration
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Natural History Demonstration
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Dec 9 @ 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
KPB’s 24th Annual Tour De Lites
@ Shadycrest Elementary School
KPB’s 24th Annual Tour De Lites
@ Shadycrest Elementary School
Dec 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 24th Annual Tour De Lites Bicycle Ride and Haywagon Ride The one and a half hour evening recreational ride begins at 7 p.m. at Shadycrest Elementary and goes through the Green Tee Subdivision to view the Christmas lights. Registration and check in for the ride ends at 6:30 p.m. The ride includes a contest for the best-decorated bicycles and/or rider. All participants...
6:00 pm
Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. Monthly Meeting
@ Houston Community College Conference Center
Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. Monthly Meeting
@ Houston Community College Conference Center
Dec 9 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 Join Vegan Society of P.E.A.C.E. for their “Vegan 2nd Saturdays†Monthly Meetings, Presentations & Vegan Potlucks Held on the “2nd Saturdays†of each month, they will enjoy a delicious vegan potluck and meeting, along with a discussion, film screening, food demo or speaker presentation on intersectional issues of veganism, animal rights, environmentalism, nonviolence, health and more. Each month will be...
6:30 pm
Trees & Stars Winter Celebration
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Trees & Stars Winter Celebration
@ Houston Arboretum & Nature Center
Dec 9 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Register Online $30Â member / $45 nonmember / $15 children ages 5-12 For ages 5 and up Join the Arboretum and the Houston Astronomical Society for a winter celebration! Enjoy festive food, Saint Arnold beer, Katz Coffee, and a hot chocolate bar inside. Outside, hike through the winter woods and look through telescopes to see the moon and stars. Wear walking...
7:00 pm
Amazing Raptors with Audubon
@ Sims Bayou Nature Center
Amazing Raptors with Audubon
@ Sims Bayou Nature Center
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
 Can’t get enough of hawks, falcons, owls and kites? Well join us for this special evening of Amazing Raptors. The program starts at 7 PM in the Bayou Barn with a fun interactive program on raptors. You will then meet some of the Houston Audubon education raptors and learn more about their natural history. This is a family–friendly program for...
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