2010 HOUSTON AREA ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT CALENDAR

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1. to Aug. 13 Houston Arboretum Summer Camp www.houstonarboretum.org

2. to June 11 8 am – 1 pm Camp Wild at Galveston Island State Park To volunteer, contact
Mary Jane Hayden bean1219@earthlink.net
3. to June 11 & June 14-18 Paleontology Camp at the Nature Discovery Center
www.naturediscoverycenter.org
Tues., June 8
4. World Oceans Day http://www.theoceanproject.org/wod
5. Texas Commision on Environmental Quality Meeting: New EPA Ozone Standards
www.tceq.state.tx.us
6. Rice University Farmers Market http://sustainability.rice.edu/index.cfm?doc_id=7319
7. Urban Harvest Class: Starting an Outdoor Classroom, Class 1 www.urbanharvest.org
Wed., June 9
1. 8:30 am to 9:30 am Memorial Park Conservancy Bridge Club, help maintain the new
Living Bridge. RSVP to Allison allison@memorialparkconservancy.org
2. 6:30 – 9 pm bring 5 photos, $50 for nonmembers Nature Photography Critique with Kathy
Adams Clark http://www.houstonarboretum.org/naturephotographycritique.asp
3. Noon – 2 pm Of Pistil Pushers and Stamen Stuffers . . . a Pollination Appreciation rsvp
www.hcp4.net\mercer
4. 6:30 pm Houston Urban Gardeners (at the Garden Center in Hermann park) HUG members
Jim Ohmart and Eileen Hatcher will talk about “Finding an Urban Gardening Site.”
www.houstonurbangardeners.org/home.html
5. Wednesdays in June & July- Summer Science Nights at Katy Prairie
http://www.katyprairie.org/events.html
6. Registration for Bike Around the Bay is OPEN! Oct. 16 & 17 Bike Around the Bay-
Galveston Bay Foundation Fundraiser www.galvbay.org
7.
Thurs., June 10
8. Plant Propagation Committee Meeting (Memorial Park area), meet for lunch after, rsvp to
shen.gcmn@gmail.com
9. Big Thicket Biodiversity Day Preparation: dinner at Sertinos in Beaumont.
http://www.thicketofdiversity.org
10. Sierra Club meeting
11. Kingwood Farmers Market http://www.keepkingwoodgreen.org
Fri., June 11
12. Big Thicket Biodiversity Day, also Sat. http://www.thicketofdiversity.org
13. Spread the Green Environmental Awareness Fair at the Nature Discovery Center
www.naturediscoverycenter.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=278107 Friday, June
11th from 12 pm to 6 pm at the Nature Discovery Center , located at 7112 Newcastle in
Bellaire.
Sat., June 12
14. Big Thicket Biodiversity Day http://www.thicketofdiversity.org
15. Horsepen Creek Clean up http://www.sustainliving.org
16. Armand Bayou Nature Center: 8 am Guided Canoe Tour, Breakfast on the Bayou, 10 am
Guided Trail Hike, 1 pm Natural History, 8 pm Owl Prowl, Night Hike www.abnc.org
17. 8:30 am Mercer Arboretum Bird Walk (Second Saturdays)
www.hcp4.net/mercer/index.htm
18. 10 am to noon Armand Bayou Second Saturday Presentations- The Music of Nature
www.abnc.org
19. Buffalo Bayou Bat Tours (second and fourth Fridays 6:30 to 8:00 pm)
http://www.buffalobayou.org/boattours.html
20. Waugh Bridge Bat Colony Pontoon Boat Tours (Second Fridays 45 minutes before dusk,
through November) www.buffalobayou.org/boattours.html
 21. 5 pm Evening Canoe Trip Jesse Jones Park & Nature Center www.hcp4.net/jones
Sun., June 13
22. 8:30 am – 4 pm 2010 Advancing the Choice – Improving Air Quality Conference
www.houston-cleancities.org/2010_ATC_conf.htm
23. 1 pm at Armand Bayou Natural History Demonstration, Guided Trail Hike www.abnc.org
24. 1- 5 pm Free Family Fun Day - Nature Discovery Center www.naturediscoverycenter.org
Mon., June 14
25. 6/14-6/18 Nature Detectives Camp www.houstonaudubon.org
6/14-6/18 Nature Explorers Camp www.houstonaudubon.org
26. Summer Eco-Camp at Armand Bayou to Friday, June 18. www.abnc.org
Tues., June 15
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27. Bird Survey at 11 Street Park
www.houstonaudubon.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/825/MenuGroup/Counts.htm
28. 7:30 to 9:30 pm Piney Woods Wildlife Society monthly meeting at Mercer (Third Tues)
http://pineywoodswildlifesociety.org
Wed., June 16
29. 10 am Master Gardener Lecture Series: Clear Lake Park- Alternative Trees to Live Oaks
by Mark Fox, Mark Fox Landscape Co. & Nursery Clear Lake Park (on the Lakeside) 5001
NASA Road 1, Seabrook, TX 77586 http://harris-tx.tamu.edu/hort
30. Urban Harvest Food for Thought at UH, Central Campus www.urbanharvest.org
Thurs., June 17
31. 6:30 pm at Tracy Gee Community Center- Watersmart by C. Brower, Harris County Master
Gardeners www.harris-tx.tamu.edu/hort/greenthumb.htm
32. 7 pm Native Plant Society Meeting at the Houston Arboretum – “Restoration of the Selah-
Bamberger Ranch”- by David Bamberger, of Selah-Bamberger Ranch Preserve,
www.npsot.org/houston
Fri., June 18
33. 11 am – 3 pm How to Save Water and Have a Great Looking Landscape
www.ohbaonline.org/index.html
34. Adaptations at Burbank Middle School. To volunteer, contact Teri McArthur,
tmacarthur@LLT.org Also June 19 and 20.
st rd
35. Bat Presentations at the Waugh Street Bridge (1 & 3 Fridays 20 min before sunset)
http://community-2.webtv.net/masternaturalist/THEWAUGHBATMONITOR/
Sat., June 19
36. 7-9 pm Summer Solstice Wine & Cheese www.houstonarboretum.org/summersolstice.asp
37. GCBO Bird Banding at Lake Jackson Sanctuary (Third Saturdays)
http://www.gcbo.org/default.aspx?
38. Big Thicket Carnivorous Plant Field Trip www.houstonarboretum.org
39. Jesse Jones Park & Nature Center Pollinator Awareness Weekend www.hcp4.net/jones
Sun., June 20
40. Jesse Jones Park & Nature Center Pollinator Awareness Weekend www.hcp4.net/jones
Mon., June 21
41. June 21- June 25 National Pollinator Week
42. June 21-25 also June 28-July 2 Dive into Oceans Camp at the Nature Discovery Center
www.naturediscoverycenter.org
Tues., June 22
43.
Wed., June 23
44. Houston Cactus Society Meeting www.hcsstex.org
Thurs., June 24
45. 9 – noon Plant Propagation Event with Houston Audubon at Winnie's Beach House, 801
18th, Port Bolivar, 77650. Please contact Flo if staying for lunch and if you need a ride from
the ferry. fhannah@houstonaudubon.org. www.houstonaudubon.org
Fri., June 25
46.
Sat., June 26
 47. 10 am Nests & Niches at Jesse Jones Park & Nature Center www.hcp4.net/jones
48. Jones State Forest Pollinator Festival
49. Houston Zoo Pollinator Festival
Sun., June 27
50. Houston Zoo Pollinator Festival
Mon., June 28
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Tues., June 29
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Wed., June 30
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Thurs., July 1
54. 6:30 pm social, program at 7 pm – “Chimney Swifts” by Pam Smolen, Chair of the Houston
Ornithology Group, Outdoor Nature Club. Hosted by the Texas Master Naturalists, Coastal
Prairie Chapter at the Bud O’Shieles Community Center, 1330 Band Road in Rosenberg .
Free. For more info: 281.633.7042 or visit the calendar at www.coastalprairie.org.
55. Gulf Coast Master Naturalist Meeting at the Judson Robinson Community
Center in Hermann Park
Fri., July 2
8. Houston Audubon Society at Discovery Green
http://eventful.com/houston/events/houston-audubon-society-/E0-001-028532040-9
st rd
9. Bat Presentations at the Waugh Street Bridge (1 & 3 Fridays 20 min before sunset)
http://community-2.webtv.net/masternaturalist/THEWAUGHBATMONITOR/
Sat., July 10
56. Big Thicket Association Board Meeting http://www.btatx.org/
Thurs., July 15
57. 7 pm Native Plant Society Meeting – “Highlights of the Sam Houston Hiking Trail”- by
Brandt Mannchen, www.npsot.org\houston
58. July 15 & 16 Project Wild Training at Sheldon Lake State Park
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/calendar/?calpage=a0181
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Mon., Aug. 2
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Thurs., Aug. 19 7 pm Native Plant Society Meeting – www.npsot.org\houston
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Sat., Sept. 11
62. Wildscapes Workshop & Native Plant Sale at HCC West Loop Campus
www.npsot.org\houston
Wed., Sept. 15
63. Invasive Plant Conference at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
Thurs., Sept. 16
64. 7 pm Native Plant Society Meeting – www.npsot.org\houston
Sept. 24- Sept. 26
65. NANPA North American Nature Photography Association Road Show in Houston!
http://www.resourcenter.net/Scripts/4Disapi3.dll/4DCGI/events/250.html?Action=Conference_
Detail&ConfID_W=250
Sept. 30
66. 6:30 – 9:30 pm Houston Audubon Birds and Bluestem Gala- Celebrating Birds & Their
Environments at the Houston Country Club, One Potomac Dr. www.npsot.org
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Mon., Oct. 11
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Wed., Oct. 13
69. Call of the Wild Speaker Series at the Houston Zoo Wildlife Photographer Frans Lating
www.houstonzoo.org
70. Oct. 16 & 17 Bike Around the Bay- Galveston Bay Foundation Fundraiser
www.galvbay.org
Thurs., Oct. 21
71. 7 pm Native Plant Society Meeting – www.npsot.org\houston

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Wed., Nov. 3
72. CEC Houston Synergy Awards at the Houston Racquet Club www.cechouston.org
73.
Wed., Nov. 17
74. Call of the Wild Speaker Series at the Houston Zoo Carter Smith, Ex. Dir. Of TPWD
www.houstonzoo.org
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