HOUSTON ZOO CAMP – RADICAL REPTILES (AGES 6-7)
Date: Mon, Jul 10 – Fri, Jul 14
Time: 9 am – 3 pm
Location: Houston Zoo
Fee: $200 for Zoo member, $215 for non-member
Contact: (713) 533-6550 or
 
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This camp runs from Monday, July 10 – Friday, July 14, 2006. For ages 6-7 years. Meet our snake with horns, our white alligator, and our other scaly friends. Pre-registration and Pre-payment required. Location: Houston Zoo 1513 North MacGregorContact: Registration opens April 3, 2006 for Individual Level ($50) and Non-member. Registrations are only accepted by mail or fax. Call (713) 533-6550 or visit www.houstonzoo.org. Fee: $200 for Houston Zoo member, $215 for non-member Time: 9 am-3 pm each day

This 3-day camp runs from Wednesday, May 31-Friday, June 2, 2006. For ages 8-9 years. The Houston Zoo and City ArtWorks have teamed up to offer a three-day camp featuring arts and animals. Create art based on animal observations. We will also do movement exercises and learn some songs. Pre-registration and Pre-payment required. Location: Houston Zoo 1513 North MacGregor Contact: Registration opens April 3, 2006 for Individual Level ($50) and Non-member. Registrations are only accepted by mail or fax. Call (713) 533-6550 or visit www.houstonzoo.org. Fee: $130 for members or non-members Time: 9 am-3 pm each day

This 3-day camp runs from Wednesday, May 31-Friday, June 2, 2006. For ages 6-7 years. The Houston Zoo and City ArtWorks have teamed up to offer a three-day camp featuring arts and animals. Create art based on animal observations. We will also do movement exercises and learn some songs. Pre-registration and Pre-payment required. Location: Houston Zoo 1513 North MacGregor Contact: Registration opens April 3, 2006 for Individual Level ($50) and Non-member. Registrations are only accepted by mail or fax. Call (713) 533-6550 or visit www.houstonzoo.org. Fee: $130 for members or non-members Time: 9 am-3 pm each day

A day camp for pre-K-8th Grade that offers a variety of exciting activities and learning opportunities using the Nature Center as a living laboratory. More information to be announced later. Please call for dates, times, ages and topics. Contact: (281) 474-2551 or www.abnc.org

Skill Level: easy paddle Discover the wonders of Galveston Bay & your inner artistic side via kayak & canoe. For the adventurous as well as the romantic, experience the most enchanting place to watch a sunset on Galveston Bay & view pristine salt marsh and seagrass habitats. While exploring Galveston Bay’s tranquil habitats, you can make your own watercolor painting to reflect creatively the immense beauty, wonder & diversity of life contained in our coastal margins. Bring your own lunch and water. Don’t forget to dress for a paddling adventure. Pre-registration and Pre-payment required. Location: West Galveston; please call for details Contact: To register contact the Artist Boat at (409) 770-0722 or via e-mail at info@artistboat.org or visit www.artistboat.org Fee: Trip costs are $20 if you have your own equipment (kayak or canoe, paddle, PFD). Equipment is available to rent for an additional $20 per person. We will supply your art materials. Time: 2-6 pm

On this tour, from our downtown starting point, we will explore portions of Houston’s inner city bike trail network. We will either ride to the east end including the Harrisburg Sunset Trail, which was created using an abandoned rail right of way, or we may ride the newly reconstructed and landscaped Buffalo Bayou bike trail downtown if that is open. Bring a helmet and bike lock. Reservations are required. Location: downtown area; please call for details Contact: For update on meeting point, and other details, contact Frank Blake at (713) 528-2896 or frankblake@juno.com Fee: Free Time: Ride starts at 9 am prompt & will last 3-4 hours

Houston Audubon Society and the Galveston Historical Foundation have arranged to provide a three-hour excursion to North Deer Island in Galveston Bay to go birding once a month over the summer. Thousands of birds nest on the island, and an Audubon waterbird expert will accompany each trip to help identify the birds and explain their behavior.
Advance reservations are required for this event as space is limited.
Location, Directions & Parking: Meet at the Texas Seaport Museum at Pier 21 in downtown Galveston. Take I-45 to Galveston and stay on that road as it becomes Broadway. Turn left and follow the signs to the historic port of Galveston and the Texas Seaport Museum on the Strand. All-day parking for $5 is available within a block or two of the museum. More expensive parking is nearby.
Contact: For reservations or questions, contact Harbour Tours by phone at (409) 765-1700 or by e-mail at harbourtour@aol.com
Fee: $30 for adults, $20 for children (special Audubon Society rate)
Time: 8-11 am (meet 7:45 am)

For ages 5 and up. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Nightlife on the bayou is a lively chorus of frog songs and owl calls. Some of the workers of the night shift include: raccoons, opposums, nutria, deer, owls, snakes, turtles, and alligators. Leave from Bay Area Park Boat Launch aboard the “Bayou Ranger” pontoon boat. Pre-registration and Pre-payment required. Location: Armand Bayou Nature Center 8500 Bay Area Boulevard Meet at Bay Area Park boat launch down the street Contact: (281) 474-2551 Fee: Members: $15 adults, $10 children & seniorsNon-members: $20 adults, $15 children & seniors Time: 8:00-9:30 pm

Skill Level: easy paddle Discover the wonders of Galveston Bay & your inner artistic side via kayak & canoe. Come paddle at one of Galveston’s ecological & historical jewels. Be one with the herons and travel back in time to when the Karankawas made this their winter home. Tour natural and restored marshes in west Galveston Bay. While exploring Galveston Bay’s tranquil habitats, you can make your own watercolor painting to reflect creatively the immense beauty, wonder & diversity of life contained in our coastal margins. Bring your own lunch and water. Don’t forget to dress for a paddling adventure. Pre-registration and Pre-payment required. Location: West Galveston; please call for details Contact: To register contact the Artist Boat at (409) 770-0722 or via e-mail at info@artistboat.org or visit www.artistboat.org Fee: Trip costs are $20 if you have your own equipment (kayak or canoe, paddle, PFD). Equipment is available to rent for an additional $20 per person. We will supply your art materials. Time: 10 am-2 pm

For ages 5-16 years. Young nature lovers are invited to join this nature discovery outing. Scout groups and parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Reservations required beginning Wednesday, May 17. Location: Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center 20634 Kenswick Drive Contact: (281) 446-8588 Fee: Free; but Reservations required Time: 10 am

Leader: Alice Ann O’Donell
Visit well-known birding sites as well as “secret” locations. We will meet at the end of Seawall
Boulevard at 8:30 am and bird until about 2 pm. Bring a lunch if you want to bird the whole time.
Location & Directions: Take I-45 south and follow it all the way after it becomes Broadway to its end
at Seawall Boulevard. Turn left on the seawall and drive east until you come to the vehicular barriers at Galveston Bay.
Contact: Skip Almoney at (713) 524-4285 or skipalm@aol.com
Fee: Free
Time: 8:30 am-2 pm (see above)

For ages 10-adult. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Come along on a morning of education and adventure paddling canoes on a guided tour down the backwaters of Armand Bayou. Pre-registration and Pre-payment required. Location: Armand Bayou Nature Center 8500 Bay Area Boulevard Contact: (281) 474-2551 Fee: $20 for members, $25 for non-members Time: 8-11 am

This event runs from May 27-29, 2006. Join the Houston Sierra Club for 2 nights of car camping along the Nueces River at Park Chalk Bluff near Uvalde. This is a family oriented park set against a backdrop of 400 foot limestone cliffs that offers tubing, trail riding, fishing, hiking, and playground activities. Chalk Bluff has a website with pictures and a more complete list of activities. Please RSVP before April 27th. Location: Chalk Bluff; please call for details Contact: Dale Stevens at stevens7@yahoo.com or (281) 719-7459 (day) or (936) 582-2942 (evening) Fee: $30 per person Time: Please call

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