Events

From September 3, 2022 through February 20, 2023, visitors to Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney, Texas will be able to let their imagination run wild as they travel back in time along a half-mile nature trail with eleven life-size animatronic dinosaurs. During the 16th Annual Dinosaurs Live! Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs exhibit,… Read More

For more than thirty years, Keep Texas Beautiful, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), has awarded the prestigious Governor’s Community Achievement Awards to Texas communities for their outstanding overall efforts to keep their communities beautiful. The GCAA program has recognized outstanding communities since 1969, with TxDOT providing landscaping award funding since 1985.… Read More

Join us for a morning of birding! Regardless of your ability or knowledge of birding, all are welcome for this bird walk led by master birders. Online registration required.

Marysee Prairie is one of the last remnants of tallgrass prairie in the Big Thicket region. Come assist Texas Land Conservancy in their ongoing effort to revive and maintain the native grasses and wildflowers on this site near Batson, Texas. Work tasks vary by month, but they involve controlling the regrowth of woody species and… Read More

Bring some friends or the whole family for a morning walk in the park! We'll set out from the Urban Ecology Center and walk to along the Oak Loop Trail for approximately 1-mile round trip. The oak loop trail is completely unpaved and is a bit rougher than our other trails, but it's a great… Read More

Join us to learn more about Headwaters at the Comal and the variety of ways you can get involved to help support our mission of connecting the community to nature.

Oak Cliff Nature Preserve (OCNP) is a 121-acre preserve in the heart of the Oak Cliff neighborhood and well-loved by the people of Dallas, especially the hiking and mountain biking community. Please arrive by 8:45am to get registered and bring closed-toed shoes and a water bottle. We'll have work gloves and all the tools you'll… Read More

Educators who work with middle school and high school students are invited to an ACCESS Water Community Science Teacher Workshop Feb. 4 in San Marcos. The workshop is free and open to informal and formal educators.

Houston Wilderness invites all individuals and corporate groups to volunteer for the Houston Ship Channel TREES program. The HSC TREES program is a multi-year collaborative project facilitated by Houston Wilderness utilizing targeted large-scale tree plantings along the Houston Ship Channel to protect and restore riparian habitat as well as enhancing ecosystem services that combat climate… Read More

During this webinar, Taylor Keys, Texan by Nature’s Program Director will provide an overview of the history, impact to date, and how to get involved in the Texas Water Action Collaborative (TxWAC). TxWAC matches companies and funders with conservation projects to positively benefit Texas’ water resources. Launched in 2021 in the Trinity River Basin, TxWAC… Read More

Water and natural resources professionals are invited to the 3-day symposium, Feb. 8-10. This year's theme is "Down by the River: Managing for Resilient Riparian Corridors," and it will include: networking, presentations and posters, field trips, and, new this year, Fervent Riparian Open Discussion Opportunities (FRODO).

City managers, public works directors, county judges, regional water planners, regional flood planners, groundwater conservation districts, educators and students at universities and community colleges, farmers, ranchers, agency personnel, and the interested public are invited to attend a Stewarding Our Aquifer Field Day presented by Ogallala Commons (www.ogallalacommons.org) and cosponsored by Panhandle Regional Planning Commission (PRPC),… Read More