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Fall 2021 Bio-blitz Results
Eric DuranHead Naturalist Twice a year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall, we try to count all of the living wild species of plants, animals, slime molds,…
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NDC Welcomes New Executive Director, DeAndra Ramsey
After a thorough search, the Board of the Nature Discovery Center is thrilled to announce that local conservationist and environmental educator DeAndra Ramsey has joined the Center as their new…
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Center Receives Community Assistance Grant from Junior League of Houston
Bailey Kinney, Development Director of the Nature Discovery Center, recently received a Junior League of Houston (JLH) Community Assistance Grant of $10,000 on behalf of the Center. Thanks to the…
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Girl Scout Gold Award Project Highlights Wildlife of Westbury Nature Trail
Debakey High School Senior Morgan Lipman has always been interested in the nature she could find close to home, in her own yard and in the Westbury neighborhood she has…
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NDC’s Own Mary Ann Beauchemin Interviewed for Houston & Nature Podcast
Mary Ann Beauchemin, recently retired NDC Senior Naturalist and Park Steward, was recently interviewed by Nivien Saleh of Houston & Nature podcast. Please check out their discussion about environmental education…
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Fall 2020 BioBlitz for Russ Pitman Park (species count)
by Eric Duran, Head Naturalist eduran@naturediscoverycenter.org Twice a year, the Nature Discovery Center has a BioBlitz, one in the Spring, and one in the Fall. A bioblitz is a chance…
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Limited Re-Opening of the Nature Discovery Center
The Center’s two Discovery Rooms will be reopening slowly, with added precautions in place, as we continue to heed the health and safety advice of City, County, and State officials.…
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NDC Presents Online Content for April
The Nature Discovery Center presents weekly online content you can count on during these unusual times. Here is our schedule for the remainder of April. For those of you not…
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NDC Temporary Closure Extended – Again
Our temporary closure due to COVID-19 has now been extended to April 30. We will continue to monitor the guidelines of the CDC and the policies and recommendations of Harris…
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NDC Offers Virtual Experiences during COVID Closure
During our COVID-19 closure, NDC Staff have been making Facebook Live videos of animal encounters, feeding times, walks in the park, and Nature Story Time. Teachers, scout leaders, and parents,…
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