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Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Oct 1 all-day
 Join Texas Parks & Wildlife for the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz 2017. Find events around the state, share your pollinator pics and register for fun daily challenges from September 23 through October 8, 2017. Details at www.tpwd.texas.gov/pollinators. Be sure to register (as an individual or organization) so you can submit your photos. #TXpollinators
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Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Oct 2 all-day
Join Texas Parks & Wildlife for the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz 2017. Find events around the state, share your pollinator pics and register for fun daily challenges from September 23 through October 8, 2017. Details at www.tpwd.texas.gov/pollinators. Be sure to register (as an individual or organization) so you can submit your photos. #TXpollinators
Texas Fruit Conference
@ City of New Braunfels Civic-Convention Center
Texas Fruit Conference
@ City of New Braunfels Civic-Convention Center
Oct 2 all-day
 The sixth annual Texas Fruit Conference offers Basic Training for New Growers, Pesticide CEU Program for growers needing to keep their pesticide license up to date, and a Disscussion of the Future of Fruit Growing in Texas. Conference Conveners: Monte Nesbitt, Larry Stein and Jim Kamas from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Registration fee includes Monday evening fruit tasting...
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Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Oct 3 all-day
Join Texas Parks & Wildlife for the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz 2017. Find events around the state, share your pollinator pics and register for fun daily challenges from September 23 through October 8, 2017. Details at www.tpwd.texas.gov/pollinators. Be sure to register (as an individual or organization) so you can submit your photos. #TXpollinators
Texas Fruit Conference
@ City of New Braunfels Civic-Convention Center
Texas Fruit Conference
@ City of New Braunfels Civic-Convention Center
Oct 3 all-day
The sixth annual Texas Fruit Conference offers Basic Training for New Growers, Pesticide CEU Program for growers needing to keep their pesticide license up to date, and a Disscussion of the Future of Fruit Growing in Texas. Conference Conveners: Monte Nesbitt, Larry Stein and Jim Kamas from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Registration fee includes Monday evening fruit tasting...
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Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Oct 4 all-day
Join Texas Parks & Wildlife for the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz 2017. Find events around the state, share your pollinator pics and register for fun daily challenges from September 23 through October 8, 2017. Details at www.tpwd.texas.gov/pollinators. Be sure to register (as an individual or organization) so you can submit your photos. #TXpollinators
Galveston Ornithological Society: Diving Ducks
Galveston Ornithological Society: Diving Ducks
Oct 4 all-day
The Galveston Ornithological Society offers several trips away from Galveston during each year. Participants have gone to far away bird hot spots such as Venezuela, Arizona, South Texas, Florida, Alaska, the Yucatan, the Galapagos and many other locations. Additional trips planned for the future include Africa, Tierra del Fuego and Cape May. The leader of the trips is Jim Stevenson, who is...
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Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Oct 5 all-day
Join Texas Parks & Wildlife for the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz 2017. Find events around the state, share your pollinator pics and register for fun daily challenges from September 23 through October 8, 2017. Details at www.tpwd.texas.gov/pollinators. Be sure to register (as an individual or organization) so you can submit your photos. #TXpollinators
Galveston Ornithological Society: Diving Ducks
Galveston Ornithological Society: Diving Ducks
Oct 5 all-day
The Galveston Ornithological Society offers several trips away from Galveston during each year. Participants have gone to far away bird hot spots such as Venezuela, Arizona, South Texas, Florida, Alaska, the Yucatan, the Galapagos and many other locations. Additional trips planned for the future include Africa, Tierra del Fuego and Cape May. The leader of the trips is Jim Stevenson, who is...
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Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Oct 6 all-day
Join Texas Parks & Wildlife for the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz 2017. Find events around the state, share your pollinator pics and register for fun daily challenges from September 23 through October 8, 2017. Details at www.tpwd.texas.gov/pollinators. Be sure to register (as an individual or organization) so you can submit your photos. #TXpollinators
Galveston Ornithological Society: Diving Ducks
Galveston Ornithological Society: Diving Ducks
Oct 6 all-day
The Galveston Ornithological Society offers several trips away from Galveston during each year. Participants have gone to far away bird hot spots such as Venezuela, Arizona, South Texas, Florida, Alaska, the Yucatan, the Galapagos and many other locations. Additional trips planned for the future include Africa, Tierra del Fuego and Cape May. The leader of the trips is Jim Stevenson, who is...
Volunteers Needed for Bike Around the Bay: Registration Deadline
@ Royal Purple Raceway
Volunteers Needed for Bike Around the Bay: Registration Deadline
@ Royal Purple Raceway
Oct 6 all-day
 Volunteers work behind the scenes and among the action at the Galveston Bay Foundation’s annual Bike Around the Bay event, providing vital support to the 1,400 cyclists that participate in this 2-day, 180-mile ride around Galveston Bay. Many different volunteer opportunities are available at this event, including cheer squads, morning muscle, breakpoint support, and more! Bike Around the Bay is on...
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Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Texas Pollinator BioBlitz
Oct 7 all-day
Join Texas Parks & Wildlife for the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz 2017. Find events around the state, share your pollinator pics and register for fun daily challenges from September 23 through October 8, 2017. Details at www.tpwd.texas.gov/pollinators. Be sure to register (as an individual or organization) so you can submit your photos. #TXpollinators
Galveston Ornithological Society: Diving Ducks
Galveston Ornithological Society: Diving Ducks
Oct 7 all-day
The Galveston Ornithological Society offers several trips away from Galveston during each year. Participants have gone to far away bird hot spots such as Venezuela, Arizona, South Texas, Florida, Alaska, the Yucatan, the Galapagos and many other locations. Additional trips planned for the future include Africa, Tierra del Fuego and Cape May. The leader of the trips is Jim Stevenson, who is...
Trinity River Refuge Big Sit Event
@ Champion Lake pier
Trinity River Refuge Big Sit Event
@ Champion Lake pier
Oct 7 all-day
 In conjunction with National Wildlife Refuge Week, the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge will be hosting “The Big Sit†event on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The rules could not be easier; bird watchers, refuge volunteers, or anyone with an interest in birds can just sit in a 17-foot diameter circle and identify all the birds they see or hear during...
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Kayak Touring class
Kayak Touring class
Oct 1 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
T.O.W.N. – Texas Outdoors-Woman Network (Houston chapter) Sunday, October 1 at 8:30 AM If you’ve taken the basic class and want to advance your skills to kayak on big lakes or bays, this is for you. We use long boats, decked or sit on to… https://www.meetup.com/TOWNHouston/events/tbwqvlywnbcb/
1:00 pm
Natural History Demonstration
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Natural History Demonstration
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Oct 1 @ 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.
4:00 pm
‘A Texas Plan for the Texas Coast’ with Jim Blackburn
@ Rice University Baker Institute
‘A Texas Plan for the Texas Coast’ with Jim Blackburn
@ Rice University Baker Institute
Oct 1 @ 4:00 pm
Come hear Jim Blackburn, Dean of Texas’ Environmental Movement, talk about Houston flooding – its causes and solutions. He’ll also talk about his new book, A Texan Plan for the Texas Coast. Blackburn will present maps and graphics about Harvey’s impact in the context of his 15-point plan for Houston’s redevelopment after Harvey that was recently published by the Baker Institute at...
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3:30 pm
Rice University Farmers Market
@ Rice University
Rice University Farmers Market
@ Rice University
Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
 The Rice Farmers Market is open every Tuesday, rain or shine, from 3:30 PM until 6:30 PM at Entrance 13B off of 5600 Greenbriar Dr. Parking is free. The Rice University Farmers Market supports activities, goods and services that promote community education about the benefits of eating fresh, locally produced food. No cash? Not a problem. The market has tokens that...
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7:00 am
Kleb Woods Photography BioBlitz
@ Kleb Woods Nature Center
Kleb Woods Photography BioBlitz
@ Kleb Woods Nature Center
Oct 4 @ 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
On Wednesday, October 4, Kleb Woods Nature Preserve will be having a photography BioBlitz. The goal is to collect photographic evidence of as many species of plants, animals, etc as possible. From 7 AM to 5 PM, staff and other identification experts will be on hand to help determine what is photographed. The regularly scheduled bird walk will also be...
9:00 am
Central City Co-Op Farmers Market
@ Central City Co-Op (Inside Kindred Church)
Central City Co-Op Farmers Market
@ Central City Co-Op (Inside Kindred Church)
Oct 4 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
All About Central City Co-Op In September 2001, Jennifer Georgantas and Pat Greer dreamed of a community of people joining together each week around healthy, earth-friendly food. This dream became a reality 15 years ago with the founding of Central City Co-Op, Houston’s very first organic co-op. Organic Produce, Organic Community Our mission is to support sustainable, chemical free farming practices through...
9:30 am
Children’s Nature Classes
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
12:00 pm
Lunch Bunch: Planting for Pollinators
@ Mercer Botanic Gardens
Lunch Bunch: Planting for Pollinators
@ Mercer Botanic Gardens
Oct 4 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
 Bring your garden to life and do your part to save the planet by planting for pollinators. Learn the characteristics of flowers that are attractive to pollinators, as well as how to make your backyard a haven for these important friends on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, from noon to 2:00 PM with Mercer Botanic Gardens, presented by Nancy Greig, director...
12:15 pm
Drawdown: 60 minutes with Paul Hawken Webinar
Drawdown: 60 minutes with Paul Hawken Webinar
Oct 4 @ 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
 Project Drawdown is facilitating a broad coalition of researchers, scientists, graduate students, PhDs, post-docs, policy makers, business leaders and activists to assemble and present the best available information on climate solutions in order to describe their beneficial financial, social and environmental impact over the next thirty years. The book, Drawdown, reports on this research to map, measure, model, and describe the 100 most substantive...
1:15 pm
Project Drawdown: 60 Minutes with Paul Hawken
7:00 pm
Pliable: Rice Design Alliance and Rice Architecture Fall 2017 Lecture Series
@ The MATCH
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2017 Prairie Restoration Roundup
@ KPC Indiangrass Preserve
2017 Prairie Restoration Roundup
@ KPC Indiangrass Preserve
Oct 5 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
 Prairie restoration is attracting a great deal of interest. Prairie plants are drought resistant, don’t need large inputs of fertilizer, and can be a boon to both cattle and wildlife. Join the Katy Prairie Conservancy and their partners for a day of hands-on demonstrations and insightful discussions about restoring prairie on farms, ranches, private residences, parks, and more at their 2017 Prairie Restoration Roundup on...
9:00 am
Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Stormwater Wetland Program Volunteer Opportunity
Oct 5 @ 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...
6:30 pm
Climate Change Reading Group
@ Axelrad Beer Garden
Climate Change Reading Group
@ Axelrad Beer Garden
Oct 5 @ 6:30 pm
 What does climate change mean for Houston? More Harvey-like severe weather events, more devastating storm surge, more energy use dependent on fossil fuels, wider spread tropical disease, or more heat index days and ozone? If you are interested in learning about climate change and identifying ways Houstonians can make a difference, then join the Houston Sierra Club reading group dedicated to...
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Birding for Fun Tours
8:30 am
Prairie Friday
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Prairie Friday
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Oct 6 @ 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
An opportunity to participate in stewardship work for registered volunteers–if you are not already a volunteer, please check out Armand Bayou Nature Centers’ website for more information. Help restore the prairie by potting and planting native plants and forbs every Friday, rain or shine. You do not need to attend every Friday.
9:30 am
Children’s Nature Classes
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
10:00 am
Tyke Hike
@ Baytown Nature Center
Tyke Hike
@ Baytown Nature Center
Oct 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
 Tyke Hike The fall season of the FREE pre-school program (designed for ages 3-5) begins September 1, meeting on Fridays at 10 am, through November 17. This season’s exciting topics include many hands-on nature activities for your tyke to enjoy. September 1 Lizards 8 Scavenger hunt 15 Snakes 22 Animals with Fur 29 Alligators November 3 Fall 10 Birds 17...
5:30 pm
SUP Club
SUP Club
Oct 6 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
T.O.W.N. – Texas Outdoors-Woman Network (Houston chapter) Friday, October 6 at 5:30 PM Bring your paddleboard, kayak or canoe out to Northshore Park at Lake Woodlands – we meet every Friday! Text me at 713-898-6794 if you want to join or… https://www.meetup.com/TOWNHouston/events/wfrcgmywnbjb/
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6:30 am
Hermann Park Conservancy’s 4th Annual Park to Port Bike Ride
@ Hermann Park
Hermann Park Conservancy’s 4th Annual Park to Port Bike Ride
@ Hermann Park
Oct 7 @ 6:30 am – 12:00 pm
 The Park to Port Bike Ride gives cyclists a unique perspective of Houston. The 20-mile ride will start in Hermann Park and travel east along the Bayou Greenway trail on Brays Bayou to the Port of Houston. There will be a turn-around party at Brady’s Landing Restaurant, sponsored by Port Houston, with snacks, music, and activities. Riders will then return along the same path,...
7:00 am
Park to Port Bike Ride
@ Hermann Park - Bill Coats Bridge
7:45 am
First Saturday Birding
First Saturday Birding
Oct 7 @ 7:45 am – 10:45 am
T.O.W.N. – Texas Outdoors-Woman Network (Houston chapter) Saturday, October 7 at 7:45 AM FREE event open to all members and non-members. Call the park office with questions, open daily 8-4:30. 281-446-8588. Bring binoculars and join a nat… https://www.meetup.com/TOWNHouston/events/pqbxnmywnbkb/
8:00 am
ArCH Tour Docent Training
ArCH Tour Docent Training
Oct 7 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Architecture Center Houston is recruiting volunteers to train and serve as docents for our walking and bicycle tours. Training will take place Saturdays, 8:00 AM to noon, September 23 through October 14, 2017. Tours are offered Saturdays, 10:00 AM to noon, and select Thursdays, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, September through May. Docents are asked to lead 3 to 6 tours during the season or more, if...
8:30 am
Growing Native! Workshop & Plant Sale at Mercer Botanic Gardens
@ Mercer Botanic Gardens
Growing Native! Workshop & Plant Sale at Mercer Botanic Gardens
@ Mercer Botanic Gardens
Oct 7 @ 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Discover the numerous benefits of a landscape designed with local native plants with Mercer Botanic Gardens on Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM (see below for schedules). Registration includes admission to native plant presentations, live local flora identification, brunch, door prizes, special shopping hours, and a local native plant garden tour. Continuing Education Units are available...
8:30 am
Intro Paddling
Intro Paddling
Oct 7 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
T.O.W.N. – Texas Outdoors-Woman Network (Houston chapter) Saturday, October 7 at 8:30 AM Learn the basic strokes, maneuvers & rescues in kayaking, canoeing or paddleboarding in this 6 hr. class. $100 includes all equipment. Bring water, lu… https://www.meetup.com/TOWNHouston/events/dbwqvlywnbkb/
9:00 am
Memorial Villages Farmers Market
@ First Congregational Church
Memorial Villages Farmers Market
@ First Congregational Church
Oct 7 @ 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
@ Olivewood Cemetery
Olivewood Cemetery Clean-up
@ Olivewood Cemetery
Oct 7 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
 Olivewood Cemetery Clean-up 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....
9:30 am
Houston Arboretum Nature Revealed Series: Monarchs
@ Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
Houston Arboretum Nature Revealed Series: Monarchs
@ Houston Arboretum and Nature Center
Oct 7 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
 Enjoy a cup of the Houston Arboretum’s Early Bird coffee while learning from local experts. See through the eyes of a specialist as you delve into various science and nature topics. Then, get the chance to use your new knowledge outdoors in some hands-on activities or a nature hike in their Nature Revealed series. Monarch butterflies captivate us with their...
10:00 am
Beach Exploration with Texas Parks & Wildlife
@ Galveston Island State Park
Beach Exploration with Texas Parks & Wildlife
@ Galveston Island State Park
Oct 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
 Galveston Island State Park has two thousand acres of surf, beach, dunes, coastal prairie, fresh-water ponds, wetlands, bayous and bay shoreline. It is a richly diverse preserve with hundreds of species of wildlife — you may see roseate spoonbills resting in an oak mott, tree frogs croaking out their mating calls, skimmers nesting in terraced wetlands, egrets fishing the ponds,...
10:00 am
Nurture Nature Series
@ Baytown Nature Center
Nurture Nature Series
@ Baytown Nature Center
Oct 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Nurture Nature Series The popular program is from 10-am-12noon on the first Saturday of each month, except April, when the nature center hosts the Nurture Nature Festival. The family-friendly offerings with hands-on-topics are free with regular admission. Enjoy a fun, educational morning; then stay to picnic, bird, hike, fish or just relax – what a great way to spend a...
11:00 am
11th Annual KBR Kids Day
11th Annual KBR Kids Day
Oct 7 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
 Join Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) and KBR for free family fun at the 11th Annual KBR Kids Day at a new location, just east of downtown, Guadalupe Plaza Park on Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Featuring hands-on crafts and learning opportunities from non-profit partners, birds of prey show, music and entertainment from local performers, the park’s splash pad...
11:00 am
KBR Kids’ Day
@ Guadalupe Plaza Park
KBR Kids’ Day
@ Guadalupe Plaza Park
Oct 7 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
KBR Kids Day is one of Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s (BBP) signature events, with thousands of children and their families in attendance each year. Join us on October 7 for free family fun at the 11th annual KBR Kids Day at Guadalupe Plaza Park. Activity stations will include numerous hands-on activities from over 20 Houston non-profit organization partners, pontoon boat tours, local entertainment and...
1:00 pm
Natural History Demonstration
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Natural History Demonstration
@ Armand Bayou Nature Center
Oct 7 @ 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.
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3:00 pm
Camp Little Feet and Camp Little Green Feet
@ Blackwood Educational Land Institute
Camp Little Feet and Camp Little Green Feet
@ Blackwood Educational Land Institute
Oct 7 @ 3:00 pm – Oct 8 @ 12:00 am
 This fall, Blackwood Educational Land Institute is excited to offer Camp Little Feet and Camp Little Green Feet. These two camps introduce younger children to Sustainable Agriculture in an intensive and interactive way, and encourage families to cook together more often. Camp Little Feet is an overnight camp for 5-7 year-olds and their caregivers, hosted on October 7, 2017, at 3:00 PM until...
6:00 pm
Full Moon Hike
@ Baytown Nature Center
Full Moon Hike
@ Baytown Nature Center
Oct 7 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Full Moon Hike Join us each month to explore a different section of the nature center in hopes of seeing nocturnal animals. All sorts of things have been spotted – no lions, tigers, or bears, but definitely raccoons, opossums, coyotes, owls, fireflies and even flying squirrels! The monthly 90 minute hikes begin just after sunset. Hikers are asked to wear...
7:30 pm
Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston Benefit Concert
@ Bohemeo's
Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston Benefit Concert
@ Bohemeo's
Oct 7 @ 7:30 pm
 Enjoy a concert by the band Traveler and a special guest while sipping coffee/beer/wine and nibbling tasty food at Bohemeo’s (708 Telephone Rd) at 7:30 PM Saturday, October 7, 2017. The concert benefits the new Interfaith Environmental Network of Houston (IENoH), the Houston chapter of Texas Interfaith Power and Light, a division of the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy. The IENoH aims...
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