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October 2020
Katy Prairie Conservancy 2020 Virtual Bash: In Celebration of Rare Birds
Register for free at katyprairie.org/bash Contact Ali Dodson adodson@katyprairie.org
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Katy Prairie Conservancy: Unplugged Adventure: Foraging of the Katy Prairie
The prairie is covered with a wide variety of vegetation that can be used in a multitude of ways. Learn how these plants can be used for medicinal or edible purposes, as well as which plants should be avoided. Join Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, forager, chemist, author, inventor, and rogue botanist, for a virtual adventure on foraging of the Katy Prairie. To register for the event, please signup through this link. For more information or images: Schyler Rhea Katy Prairie…
Find out more »Katy Prairie Conservancy: Unplugged Adventure: Foraging of the Katy Prairie
The prairie is covered with a wide variety of vegetation that can be used in a multitude of ways. Learn how these plants can be used for medicinal or edible purposes, as well as which plants should be avoided. Join Dr. Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, forager, chemist, author, inventor, and rogue botanist, for a virtual adventure on foraging of the Katy Prairie. To register for the event, please signup through this link. For more information or images: Schyler Rhea Katy Prairie…
Find out more »December 2020
Join STAR Central Texas for some Holiday crafting fun with Austin Creative Reuse!
An instructor will guide us through two fun holiday crafts using reclaimed materials during this virtual event. STAR Central Texas Steering Committee members will facilitate a discussion during our crafting sessions. We hope you grab your beverage of choice and join us for some great networking and holiday festivities! Austin Creative Reuse will curate craft boxes for participants to pick up during their curbside hours prior to the event:* Austin Creative Reuse: 2005 Wheless Ln, Austin, TX 78723 Curbside hours: 10am-4pm,…
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Christmas Bird Count with Bayou Land Conservancy
Join Bayou Land Conservancy volunteer and birder Joanne Bradbury as she leads this portion of the Christmas Bird Count in conjunction with the Piney Woods Wildlife Society. Meet at the Creekside Park West Trailhead off Dr. Ann Snyder Way. Masks required, please. For more information, please visit this Facebook page.
Find out more »Drive-Thru Rain Barrel Pickup with Galveston Bay Foundation
Drive-Thru Rain Barrel Pickup Date: Saturday, December 19, 2020 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Give the gift of water conservation this holiday season! Rain barrels conserve water and reduce stormwater runoff, pollution, and bacteria entering Galveston Bay. They also make thoughtful and affordable gifts for the environmentalist in your life. REGISTER for our drive-thru rain barrel pickup and virtual workshop on Saturday, December 19, 2020 for $35 (includes one barrel, one connector kit, and admission to the workshop for yourself and one guest)…
Find out more »January 2021
Purple Martins 78209 Project: Bringing this Beneficial Insect Eater to Our Neighborhood
The sounds of Purple Martins chattering from dawn to dusk are highly intoxicating and the benefits of this beautiful bird are noteworthy. We will learn about the project San Antonian Allison Hayne and her husband have undertaken at the existing Purple Martin houses near Judson Nature Trails and the one they installed near St. David’s Church in Terrell Hills. She will share with us her knowledge of the “how’s and when’s” of installing and maintaining Purple Martin houses and her…
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