Date: Friday, September 27
Location: Join naturalists at the Kleb Woods Nature Center, 20303 Draper Rd, Tomball, TX 77377 as they count chimney swifts.
For More Details: Check out their online calendar
Swift Night Out – Kleb Woods
Swift Night Out – Spring Branch
Join us for our family-friendly ‘Swift Night Out’ events in the fall. Watch chimney swifts swoop and soar over their roosts and then count them as they enter their chimneys. Mark your calendars to come help us with this citizen science project to document the numbers of chimney swifts migrating through Houston.
What to bring: A folding chair if you prefer to sit, and mosquito repellent! Binoculars are optional (the swifts are visible with the naked eye as they enter the chimney).
Swift Night Out in Spring Branch at Sky High Sports
Co-sponsored by the Nature Discovery Center and Houston Audubon Society.
Date: Sunday, September 8
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Join us at Sky High Sports, 10510 Westview Dr, Houston, TX 77043 for special activities and information about chimney swifts.
Swift Night Out – Lakewiew
Join us for our family-friendly ‘Swift Night Out’ events in the fall. Watch chimney swifts swoop and soar over their roosts and then count them as they enter their chimneys. Mark your calendars to come help us with this citizen science project to document the numbers of chimney swifts migrating through Houston.
What to bring: A folding chair if you prefer to sit, and mosquito repellent! Binoculars are optional (the swifts are visible with the naked eye as they enter the chimney).
Swift Night Out at Lakeview Elementary (Sugar Land)
Co-sponsored by the Nature Discovery Center and Houston Audubon Society and Lakeview Elementary School.
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 7:45pm
Time: 7:45 pm
Location: Join us at Lakeview Elementary (314 Lakeview Dr. Sugar Land, TX 77498) for special activities and information about chimney swifts. In some years we co0unt over 1,000 swifts at this Lakeview Elementary site event!
Swift Night Out – Pershing
Join us for our family-friendly ‘Swift Night Out’ events in the late summer. Watch chimney swifts swoop and soar over their roosts and then count them as they enter their chimneys. Mark your calendars to come help us with this citizen science project to document the numbers of chimney swifts migrating through Houston.
Swift Night Out – Pershing is an annual event to count the Chimney Swifts that gather at Pershing Middle School.
Day, Date, Time: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Program Location: Pershing Middle School NORTH parking lot off of Stella Link just south of Bellefontaine St.
Registration: No registration required. This is a FREE drop in program.
Bring: Bug spray, folding chair, and a water bottle. Light snacks will be available. Binoculars are optional because the swifts will be visible with be naked eye, but you may want a pair so you can take a closer look (the tower is a few stories tall).
Sponsored By: Houston Audubon, Nature Discovery Center, & Pershing Middle School
Use the parking lot entrance off of Stella Link, just south of Bellefontaine St. Go to the back of the parking lot on the north side of the school and look for the big chimney. At the end of August and early September we typically count over 500 Chimney Swifts at this location.
Yoga in the Park
Sundays at 8:30 AM, come out for weekly power yoga at the Nature Discovery Center with Laura Gabriel!
Designed to make you sweat, these classes are a great way to connect with community while enjoying this beautiful space. Laura says “Hugs and donations accepted”!
Follow “Yoga at Nature Discovery Center” on Facebook to keep up with the scheduling details.
Center CLOSED for 4th of July
The Center will be closed Monday through Wednesday, June 2 – 4, for the 4th of July holiday. Our nature park will remain open, but the building will be closed to visitors so that staff may enjoy the holiday. We hope you come out to enjoy some time in the park with family and friends this week!
Family Nature Night: Texas Snakes
What: Animal themed Family Nature Nights are packed with opportunities for experiential learning, creative expression, and exposure to the natural world through live animal interactions and nature walks.
When: Activities begin with themed crafts and fun snacks at 6:30 pm, followed by a brief nature walk before a 7:00 pm presentation by Staff Naturalist Eric Duran or a kid-friendly guest speaker. We wrap things up at 8:00 pm.
Mark your calendars for these Wednesdays:
June 14 – Texas Turtles
July 12 – Back to the Bone: Vertebrate Animals
August 9 – Texas Snakes
Cost: $10/family
Family Nature Night: Back to the Bone
What: Animal themed Family Nature Nights are packed with opportunities for experiential learning, creative expression, and exposure to the natural world through live animal interactions and nature walks.
When: Activities begin with themed crafts and fun snacks at 6:30 pm, followed by a brief nature walk before a 7:00 pm presentation by Staff Naturalist Eric Duran or a kid-friendly guest speaker. We wrap things up at 8:00 pm.
Mark your calendars for these Wednesdays:
June 14 – Texas Turtles
July 12 – Back to the Bone: Vertebrate Animals
August 9 – Texas Snakes
Cost: $10/family
Gateway Project Reveal Event
The Nature Discovery Center is excited to reveal our completed Gateway Project and nature park renovations at our upcoming event, Gateway to Nature: Experience our Park Transformation. We hope you join us in this celebration!
We will have a short ceremony at 10 am to thank donors and contributors.Then, our education team will lead a series of family-friendly activities throughout our renovated nature park, highlighting the various improvements.
Spring Break Day Camp
Day long camps during the week of Spring Break for kids ages 5 – 10. Day camps meet from 9 am – 3:30 pm each day. Kids bring a lunch and we provide snacks and water.
Cost/day: Members $49 / Nonmembers $59
After Care is available until 5:30 pm for $15/day.
Mon, March 12 Animals of Texas
Tue, March 13 Wiggly Worms
Wed, March 14 Feathered Friends
Thu, March 15 Flowers & Friends
Fri, March 16 Creepy Crawlies
