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TYKE HIKE – BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER
Date: Wednesday, May 20
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Location: 6213 Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX.
Fee: Admission is free.
Contact: 281-420-7128 or 281-424-9198
Complete Description:
Nature adventures for pre-schoolers and parents, grandparents or guardians. Every Wednesday through May from 10 – 11 a.m.
BRAES BAYOU ASSOCIATION MEETING
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: The Gathering Place 5310 South Willow
Contact: bobx@hal-pc.org 713-723-7230
Complete Description:
With over 2000 miles of bayous and streams in Harris County, most of which traverse the City, we have a tremendous opportunity for linear parks. Two experts on the subject, Diane Schenke, President of The Park People, and Karen Cullar, Assistant Director of the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Dept., will tell us how we can realize this opportunity.
ARBORETUM SUMMER CAMP – BUG BASICS
Date: June 29-July 3
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Houston Arboretum, 4501 Woodway Drive Houston, TX 77024
Contact: http://www.houstonarboretum.org/summercamp.asp
713-681-8433
Complete Description:
Summer Camps are filling up…Kids can stay in town this summer but still enjoy nature walks, insect collecting (and releasing!), camp crafts and more! Choose from morning only option (9 a.m. – noon) or all day classes (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.)
CITY ARTWORKS – ART CAMP: “NATURE’S ARCHITECTURE”
Date: July 20-24
Time: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Houston Arboretum, 4501 Woodway Drive Houston, TX 77024
Contact: http://www.houstonarboretum.org/summercamp.asp
713-681-8433
Complete Description
New, after camp enrichment classes have just been finalized. Arboretum Members have first priority in registering for these classes which immediately follow the Nature Trekkers Summer Camps. Extend your camper’s day with summer art classes taught by City ArtWorks or Creative Movement camps that include yoga, dance, music and games. After camp classes are weeklong programs held at the Arboretum.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT CAMPDate: July 27-31
Time: 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Houston Arboretum, 4501 Woodway Drive Houston, TX 77024
Contact: http://www.houstonarboretum.org/summercamp.asp
713-681-8433
Complete Description:
New, after camp enrichment classes have just been finalized. Arboretum Members have first priority in registering for these classes which immediately follow the Nature Trekkers Summer Camps. Extend your camper’s day with summer art classes taught by City ArtWorks or Creative Movement camps that include yoga, dance, music and games. After camp classes are weeklong programs held at the Arboretum.
Raga Unveiled – A film about India’s Raga Music
Event Date: May 17th, 2009
Event Time: 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Location: Rice Media Center – Rice University
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TYKE HIKE – BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER
Date: Wednesday, May 13
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Location: 6213 Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX.
Fee: Admission is free.
Contact: 281-420-7128 or 281-424-9198
Complete Description:
Nature adventures for pre-schoolers and parents, grandparents or guardians. Every Wednesday through May from 10 – 11 a.m.
Throughout the month of May, EPA and its wetland partners across the country are celebrating the vital importance of wetlands to our nation’s ecological, economic, and social health. (more…)
May is National Bike Month and May 11-15 is Bike to Work Week. Join area cyclists for several activities that celebrate cycling as a fun, healthy, and green mode of transportation. (more…)
Texas Climate News is an online magazine about climate change and sustainability. We offer our own original journalism and a regularly-updated guide to reports by others. (more…)
Environmental News Update will be temporarily every other week. As we update the technology on our website calendar, CEC will temporarily send the News Update every other week.
The Director of the Houston Chapter of the Student Conservation Association is seeking alumns for fun, volunteer reunions. Please contact Jaimie Ford at JFord@thesca.org.
Katy Prairie Conservancy (KPC) is having its Annual Bioblitz on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Once again expert biologists and amateur naturalists will take to the field to observe and record as many living species of plants, birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, fish, and fungi as they can during a one day period. (more…)
Harris County is the leading emitter of greenhouse gas emissions in the nation, reports Charles Stillman of the Texas Climate Emergency Campaign. A very important climate bill known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 was recently introduced in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Houston Congressman Gene Green is a member of that committee and his support is critical to the creation of strong global warming legislation. (more…)
Artist Boat, Keller Williams, and Marquette are restoring 2,200 linear feet of dunes on May 14, 2009. This project is in alignment with the Hurricane Recovery Plan and the project for Ecosystem Restoration from the Gulf to the Bay. (more…)
As the official start of summer nears, The Galveston Bay Foundation hosts the 15th Annual Bay Day Festival on Saturday, May 16, from 11a.m.-5 p.m. at the Kemah Boardwalk. (more…)
There are less than 2 weeks left to register for the American Lung Association’s 2009 Fight for Air Climb! Don’t wait any longer to join in on Houston’s newest and most exciting sporting event! (more…)
