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Volunteer Orientation

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Join us for our Fall Volunteer Orientation

Sunday, September 29 from 1 to 3 pm

Work in the Woods with Us! Conserve Nature! Learn new things!

Volunteer Opportunities include:

• Leading Children’s Programs
• Hosting Nature Center Visitors
• Gardening & Park Care
• Nature Playground Host
• Festivals & Outreach Booths
• Assisting in the office
• Animal Care
• Birding & Naturalist Events
• Arts & Crafts
• Annual Gala & Fundraising

Email Bethany at bfoshee@naturediscoverycenter.org and, if you haven’t already, submit a Volunteer Application Form online if you plan to attend.

Houston Area Community Swift Count

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Tuesday, August 6 at dusk

The Nature Discovery Center is partnering with Houston Audubon and Texas Parks and Wildlife on a new event designed to provide a “snapshot” of how many swifts are in the city and where they are concentrating. Volunteers will spread out across the city at various sites where Chimney Swifts are likely roosting to count Chimney Swifts all over the Houston area on the same night. The data collected will be used to inform conservation decisions in Houston.

For more details please visit: https://houstonaudubon.org/birding/bird-surveys/swifts-over-houston/community-swift-night-out.html

Rain Date: Saturday, September 14 (if needed)

Meet the Animals: Vertebrates

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October 13 at 2 pm – Animals with Backbones – Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds & Mammals

Get to know our animals with up close and personal animal encounters! Each family-friendly “Meet the Animals” session includes: hands-on exposure to live animals and/or specimens, an informal discussion about the animal’s basic biology and behavior, and a Q/A period with one of our Staff Naturalists.

Cost: $10/family

This is a drop in program with no advance reservations. Please be ready to pay upon arrival. We accept cash or credit.

Mud Day Celebration

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Saturday, June 28 from 10 am to 12 pm

Come prepared for a marvelously muddy good time as we celebrate International Mud Day in our Nature Play Area. Whether you wallow in the mud, stomp in it, paint with it, build with it, or simply make mud pies, you’re sure to have a great time.

Wear old clothes and water safe shoes and bring a beach towel. You can hose down after the fun! Also bring refillable water bottles. A folding camp or sports chair might come in handy for additional adult seating if you don’t want to get in on the muddy play yourself.

Note: This is NOT a drop off event. Adult supervision is required.

This is a free event and no advance reservations are necessary. However, if you know you plan to come with a large group of more than 6 people, please call us at 713.667.6550 to let us know. Thanks!

This event is wildly popular! Plan ahead for parking.

Family Nature Night: The World of Birds

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When: Our 2019 Family Nature Night events will be held on the following Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00pm (click dates below for more information about the tropic and presenter):

June 12 – Reptile Rendezvous with Eric Duran
July 10 – Insect Meet & Eat with Ranger
August 14 – The World of Birds: Conquering the Skies with Bethany Foshée – There are roughly 10,000 different species of birds on our planet. They come in many different colors, shapes and sizes – yet they all share some very special features – designed to help them conquer the skies! Learn all about birds’ incredible adaptations, from feathers and beaks to eggs and feet! We’ll learn about their mysterious evolution from dinosaurs and their magical migrations across our earth. We’ll then meet the NDC’s birds and make a fun bird craft to take home!

** NOTE: NEW POLICIES **

Cost: $8 / person ages 3+ (including adults). All children above age 3 must be registered and must be accompanied by a paying adult attendee for these family events. All additional persons in your party must be registered/paid as well.

Advance registration required. Limited to just 50 people.

Register online here

Family Nature Night: Insect Meet and Eat

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When: Our 2019 Family Nature Night events will be held on the following Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00pm (click dates below for more information about the tropic and presenter):

June 12 – Reptile Rendezvous with Eric Duran
July 10 – Insect Meet & Eat with Ranger – Come say hello to our education arthropods, from spiders to insects to millipedes. For those who like to shake hands, all of these creatures can be touched or held. Learn how insects may be the answer to world hunger before the daring (or hungry) have the opportunity to munch on insects prepared using Ranger’s secret recipes.
August 14 – The World of Birds: Conquering the Skies with Bethany Foshée

** NOTE: NEW POLICIES **

Cost: $8 / person ages 3+ (including adults). All children above age 3 must be registered and must be accompanied by a paying adult attendee for these family events. All additional persons in your party must be registered/paid as well.

Advance registration required. Limited to just 50 people.

Register online here

Family Nature Night: Reptile Rendezvous

2019-05-20 Maura Denman

When: Our 2019 Family Nature Night events will be held on the following Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00pm (click dates below for more information about the tropic and presenter):

June 12 – Reptile Rendezvous with Eric Duran – Join us for a fun and interactive presentation with live reptiles. We’ll learn about the lizards, snakes, turtles, and crocodilians of the world and meet resident reptiles of the Nature Discovery Center.
July 10 – Insect Meet & Eat with Ranger
August 14 – The World of Birds: Conquering the Skies with Bethany Foshée

** NOTE: NEW POLICIES **

Cost: $8 / person ages 3+ (including adults). All children above age 3 must be registered and must be accompanied by a paying adult attendee for these family events. All additional persons in your party must be registered/paid as well.

Advance registration required. Limited to just 50 people.

Register online here

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We’re closed today due to the inclement weather and local flooding.

The Nature Discovery Center follows HISD Closure Policies.

Survivor Camp for Tweens

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Ages 11 – 13

You’re lost in the woods with no one to help! Do you have what it takes to survive? We’ll test our nature survival skills as we learn to build shelters, filter our own water, start a fire without a match, cook using the sun, and make a tasty snack from plants (and bugs!) here in our forest.

Camp Schedule: August 5 – 9, 2019: 9:00am – 3:30pm

Cost: $275 members / 345 non-members

Optional After Care is available until 5:30pm each day for an added fee of $60/week or $15/day.

Advance registration required. Register online here! Pro Tip: Filter by age to narrow down the selections.

Be sure to read our FAQ for Classes and Camps which include registration and cancellation policies and lots of other useful information.

CENTER CLOSED

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The Nature Discovery Center will be closed today. Russ Pitman Park will be open to the public during normal park hours.

Events Listing

Volunteer Orientation

Houston Area Community Swift Count

Meet the Animals: Vertebrates

Mud Day Celebration

Family Nature Night: The World of Birds

Family Nature Night: Insect Meet and Eat

Family Nature Night: Reptile Rendezvous

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Survivor Camp for Tweens

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