Title: Flying Wild Workshop
Location: Sims Bayou Urban Nature Center, 3997 River Drive Houston, TX 77017
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Description: Flying WILD is an exciting education program that introduces students to bird conservation through school bird festivals, hands-on classroom activities, and community service projects. Through a partnership with the Council for Environmental Education (the national office for Flying WILD and Project WILD) the Houston Audubon Society (HAS) is now offering Flying WILD training and materials in the Houston area. Each workshop participant will receive the program publication, Flying WILD: An Educator’s Guide to Celebrating Birds along with other teaching materials. To register please complete and return the form found at www.houstonaudubon.org. Space is limited, so registrations will be accepted on a first-come first-serve basis. Fee: $15.
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2010-02-27
End Time: 14:30

Title: Project WILD Aquatic Teacher Workshop
Location: Nature Discovery Center, 7112 Newcastle
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Description: This is a 6-hr training workshop which includes sample activities guide. SBEC credit available for teachers. At Nature Discovery Center, 7112 Newcastle. Fee $10;

RSVP only Contact beauch@naturediscoverycenter.org or (713) 667-6550.

As with all good educational materials, Project WILD is concerned with providing information, as well as helping students to evaluate choices and to make responsible decisions. In short, Project WILD’s mission is to help students learn how to think, not what to think about wildlife and the environment.

Project WILD curriculum materials adhere to those strict efforts for balance and objectivity, backed by sound educational practices and theory. It also represents the work of many within the fields of education and natural resource management from across the country.
Date: 2010-02-24

Title: Guided Canoe Tour of Armand Bayou
Location: Bay Area Park
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Description: Come along on a morning of education and adventure paddling canoes on a guided tour down the backwaters of Armand Bayou. Meet at Bay Area Park for a leisurely morning of wildlife watching, wetland education, relaxation and fun. Observe numerous birds, reptiles, deer and other residents who are starting their day at the water’s edge. Travel approximately 2-3 miles round trip. Beginning and experienced canoers are welcomed. Our knowledgeable guides will give a brief orientation. Life jackets are provided. Check the Calendar for scheduled canoe trips.

Tours are held the 2nd & 4th Saturday mornings from 8:00 – 11:00 am.

Reservations: Reservations are required by phone or in person and payment is required at the time of reservation. We take no reservations by email.

Cancellations: To receive a full refund cancellations must be made 1 week (7 days) prior to the scheduled event. Cancellations made less than 7 days are non-refundable.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-02-13
End Time: 11:00

Title: Houston Arboretum Volunteer Orientation
Location: Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive Houston, TX 77024
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Description: If you enjoy being outdoors or sharing your love of nature with others, consider joining the volunteers at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center. Volunteers help with education programs, conservation projects, guest services, special events, and behind-the-scenes support.

Opportunities are available both weekends and weekdays, and the commitment is as little as 2 hours a month. Some of the things you can do as a volunteer:
Work outside on trails and conservation projects
Introduce nature to the next generation as a School Tour Guide
Learn about nature up-close as part of the Discovery Room Team
Share your appreciation for the natural resources as a Weekend Tour Guide

Join us to learn about the Arboretum’s history, mission and programs, take a tour of the building and grounds and find out more about the opportunities available.

At the orientation, you can fill out a volunteer application and schedule a time to meet with our volunteer coordinator. To register for the orientation or for more information, email volunteer@houstonarboretum.org.
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2010-02-13
End Time: 12:00

Title: Urban Harvest Class: Propagate Your Own Plants
Location: TBA
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Description: Learn the various sexual and asexual ways to start plants from seeds, cuttings, divisions, and layering. Topics include the proper storage of seeds, seed dormancy, and methods of sprouting hard-to-sprout seeds. There will also be a hands-on workshop on propagation by cuttings. You will learn methods of making the cuttings and preparing them for sticking. You will also learn about various growth media and the importance of controlling temperature and humidity. Bring a pair of small pruning shears. Other materials will be provided. This class really will save you some fine plants!

Instructor
Jean Fefer, Ph.D is a Harris County Master Gardener, an Urban Harvest Organic Vegetable Specialist and a Master Gardener Plant Propagation Specialist.
Start Time: 09:30
Date: 2010-02-13
End Time: 12:30

Title: Buffalo Bayou Boat Rides
Location: Sabine Street Bridge North Boat Landing
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Description: Second Saturday Buffalo Bayou Boat Rides! (weather permitting)

Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade, 10am-2pm
These 30-minute boat rides are a great way to spend the afternoon with your family. Escape from the city and enjoy the cool breeze as you glide along the bayou’s waters. Look for graceful herons, jumping fish, and even the occasional alligator sunning on the bayou’s banks. After your cruise, enjoy a picnic lunch on the new Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade grounds.

No Reservations (20 person capacity per trip)
Boat picks up at Sabine Street Bridge North Boat Landing

Dates: February 13
March 20 (different date due to Regatta)
April 10
May 8
June 12
July 10
August 14
September 11
October 9
November 13
December 11

Tickets:
$7 – adults
$5 – children (ages 4-12)
Cash Only
(children under 4 not permitted)
Parking available on Sabine Street Bridge and in City Lot H

For more information, call 713.752.0314 ext. 4 or e-mail jballard@buffalobayou.org

Please note that all of our boat rides and tours are subject to cancellation due to high and or fast water, which makes boat operation unsafe. Tours which require reservations will notify passengers within 2 hours of departure and there will be signage to indicate the cancellation of Christmas Cruises and Second Saturday rides.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2010-02-13
End Time: 14:00

Title: 24th Annual Texas Home & Garden Market
Location: Houston Reliant Center
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Description: Show Hours:
Friday: 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 6:00pm

Ticket Prices:
General Admission $9.50
Senior Rate $7.50 (This will be honored all weekend long)
$1.00 Off Discount Coupon available at your local Randall’s

Show Attractions:
Vacation, Leisure & Outdoor Show
Cooking with Clive – Featuring Clive Berkman
Go Texan Pavilion
Green Energy Products
Home Decor
Kitchens, Bath & More
Outdoor Living, Pools & Spas
Remodelers and Home Builders
How To Workshops on the Home & Garden Theater

For more information visit www.thehomeandgardenmarket.com.
Start Date: 2010-02-12
End Date: 2010-02-14

Title: Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee
Location: San Jacinto River Authority’s offices located at 1577 Damsite Rd., Conroe, Texas
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Description: The next meeting of the Trinity and San Jacinto Rivers and Galveston Bay Basin and Bay Area Stakeholder Committee (BBASC) is scheduled for February 3, 2010 at 1:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the San Jacinto River Authority’s offices located at 1577 Damsite Rd., Conroe, Texas. The meeting agenda can be found on the group’s website located here: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/water_rights/eflows/trinsanjacgalbaystake.html

If you have any questions regarding this e-mail or the referenced website please contact Cory Horan, TCEQ, at choran@tceq.state.tx.us.
Start Time: 13:00 pm
Date: 2010-02-03

Title: Luncheon with TCEQ Commissioner Carlos Rubinstein
Location: Westin Galleria • 5060 West Alabama, Houston, TX
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Description: Carlos Rubinstein was appointed to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) by Governor Rick Perry on Aug. 31, 2009. Commissioner Rubinstein previously served as the TCEQ’s deputy executive director since June of 2008. Prior to his position as deputy executive director, Rubinstein served as the TCEQ director for the border and South-Central Texas area, and earlier as TCEQ regional director for the Harlingen and Laredo offices. Commissioner Rubinstein also served as the Rio Grande Watermaster.

Please join the Greater Houston Partnership and hear Commissioner Rubinstein discuss TCEQ initiatives for 2010.

Cost: Members: $60 • Nonmembers: $95 • Members table of 10: $600 • Nonmembers table of 10: $1,200
(There will be a pre-event reception for sponsors with Commissioner Rubinstein)
Start Time: 11:30 am
Date: 2010-02-17
End Time: 13:30 pm

Title: Restore America’s Estuaries: 5th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration
Location: Galveston Island Convention Center
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Description: The Conference Program will address all aspects of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration, in all habitats, at all scales, and all regions. Habitat restoration offers great promise for reversing the trend of habitat loss and degradation, and is a crucial component of comprehensive ecosystem restoration, protection, and management.

The overarching theme of the Conference is “Preparing for Climate Change: Science, Practice, and Policy.” Every aspect of restoration will be affected by climate change. Because of its power to effect change, habitat restoration is a key element in adaptative and mitigating climate change strategies that cuts across all disciplines.

The Conference will be held November 13-17, 2010, at the Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas.

Deadline for Sessions, Presentations, and Posters: March 2, 2010.

For more information on the Conference, visit www.estuaries.org/conference
Start Date: 2010-11-13
End Date: 2010-11-17

Title: Environmental Educators Exchange Quarterly Meeting
Location: Wildlife Rehab and Education 7007 Katy Rd Houston 77024
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Description: Contact/Hostess: Margaret Pickell

5:30 PM-5:45 Pm Social/Refreshments
5:45-6:15 PM Presentation and/or tour by the hosting venue
6:15-6:30 PM EEE business
6:30-7:15 EEE Open Round-table

Refreshments will be served.

POINTS OF DISCUSSION:

-Summit debriefing….what worked? What didn’t? Bring your ideas!

-Is EEE interested in supporting another Summit in 2011?

-Will EEE benefit from a tax-exempt status? If so, shall it be 501c3 or 501c4? What are the responsibilities?

-How can EEE organize to engage stake-holders in the community in further, coordinated support of environmental education and support of EEE efforts?

Please RSVP with our Secretary, Edith Smith, if you plan to attend: smithedith@aol.com.
Start Time: 17:30 pm
Date: 2010-02-03
End Time: 19:15 pm

Title: Breakfast On The Bayou
Location: Bay Area Park
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Description: Start your weekend by enjoying a leisurely Saturday morning breakfast drifting down the bayou on our pontoon boat, the “Bayou Ranger”. Observe wildlife searching for their breakfast on the bayou. This trip through the heart of the Nature Center presents an uncommon opportunity to watch and learn about bayou life. Enjoy pastries, juice and coffee while underway. The boat will pick you up at the Bay Area Park boat launch (NOT at the nature center). Reservations required. Ages: 5 – Adult (an adult must accompany children under 18) Fee: Members: $20 for adults $15 for children and seniors Nonmembers: $25 for adults $20 for children and seniors.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-02-20
End Time: 09:30

Title: Water Symposium
Location: Holt Conference Center, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
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Description: The science, politics, law, history, poetry, music, art, spirituality, architecture, fashion, use, misuse, past, present, future, here, there and everywhere of water. 14-16 February, 2010 at the Holt Conference Center, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas. Free and open to the public. Visit www.salsa.net/peace/water for more information.
Start Date: 2010-02-14
End Date: 2010-02-16

Title: Buffalo Bayou History Presentation & Canoe Trip
Location: Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive Houston, TX 77024
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Description: Learn the history of Buffalo Bayou through an evening presentation by Janet Wagner, current President of the Houston Historical Society, followed by a Saturday afternoon canoe trip on the bayou.
This class will be followed by a Saturday half-day canoe trip down Buffalo Bayou to see important sites firsthand. Be part of an exciting floating classroom of natural, fluvial, historical, and geological information in this city’s most important natural asset.

History Presentation only: $40 for members; $50 for non-members
History and Canoe trip (max. of 12 participants, cost includes all equipment): $135 for members; $145 for non-members.

Questions? Email or call 713-366-0379 for more information. Register online at http://www.houstonarboretum.org.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2010-02-18
End Time: 20:30

Title: Spring Native Plant Society Field Trip: Russ Pitman Park
Location: Russ Pitman Park
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Description: Russ Pitman Park covers 4 acres in the city of Bellaire. Hiking trails meander throughout the park, which has many mature trees with flowerbeds and much greenery between.

Three field trips are scheduled for Spring 2010. All three trips will be on Sundays and led by Dr. Larry Brown. Please continue to use our new meeting location found at http://www.npsot.org/Houston. Please wear appropriate footwear for walking through wet or dry fields, bring drinking water, bug spray, and a packed lunch. Field trips normally end after the picnic lunch. If the weather is drizzling rain, we proceed, but if it is a gully-washer, we still gather at the Arboretum and then cancel. We meet at the Arboretum between 8 and 8:30 AM, and depart promptly at 8:30 AM. Please contact Paul Roling for any additional inquiries: 281-353-7413 or PRoling@att.net.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-04-25

Title: Spring Native Plant Society Field Trip: Mound Road
Location: Mound Road
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Description: About 37 miles northwest of the Arboretum, the deep sand ditches and meadows along Mound Road come alive with many wildflower species, some are quite rare for our area.

Three field trips are scheduled for Spring 2010. All three trips will be on Sundays and led by Dr. Larry Brown. Please continue to use our new meeting location found at http://www.npsot.org/Houston. Please wear appropriate footwear for walking through wet or dry fields, bring drinking water, bug spray, and a packed lunch. Field trips normally end after the picnic lunch. If the weather is drizzling rain, we proceed, but if it is a gully-washer, we still gather at the Arboretum and then cancel. We meet at the Arboretum between 8 and 8:30 AM, and depart promptly at 8:30 AM. Please contact Paul Roling for any additional inquiries: 281-353-7413 or PRoling@att.net.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-04-11

Title: Spring Native Plant Society Field Trip: Memorial Park
Location: Memorial Park
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Description: Native Plant Society of Texas has been meeting at the park for years but has not taken advantage of the beautiful flora that it contains. So the first field trip will be in the 1466 acre Memorial Park, where many trails lead to meadows, dense forests, and deep ravines with a large variety of vascular plant species.

Three field trips are scheduled for Spring 2010. All three trips will be on Sundays and led by Dr. Larry Brown. Please continue to use our new meeting location found on the website. Please wear appropriate footwear for walking through wet or dry fields, bring drinking water, bug spray, and a packed lunch. Field trips normally end after the picnic lunch. If the weather is drizzling rain, we proceed, but if it is a gully-washer, we still gather at the Arboretum and then cancel. We meet at the Arboretum between 8 and 8:30 AM, and depart promptly at 8:30 AM. Please contact Paul Roling for any additional inquiries: 281-353-7413 or PRoling@att.net.
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-03-21