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Fall Changes to take NDC Discovery Rooms Back to their Roots
Over the next month or so, staff at the Nature Discovery Center will be making mission driven changes to our Discovery Rooms that will take the rooms back to the…
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We’re Partnering with Houston Audubon and others for Bird Week
We’re excited to be an official partner with the Houston Audubon in the first-ever Houston Bird Week, in honor of their 50th anniversary. Equal parts fun, education, and celebration, experience…
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Fall Planting Season is Coming
It’s almost fall planting season! Visit these two great native plant events hosted by our partners at the Native Plant Society and the Garden Club of Houston! Wildscapes Workshop Saturday,…
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June 2019 Wired to Nature
Duran, E. (6/2019) Why bats and wasps matter: Debunking myths about pollinators. Essentials, p. 18 Wired to Nature is the Nature Discovery Center’s regular column in Essentials, a monthly…
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New Snake Species for Russ Pitman Park
By Eric Duran, Staff Naturalist On Tuesday, May 7, 2019 during a light rain, I went out flipping logs to add a couple of species to the previous day’s bio-blitz,…
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117 Species Spotted on Spring Migration Field Trip
Last Friday, April 27, 2019, a group of senior members of the Nature Discovery Center traveled to Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge and High Island for our annual Spring Migration Field…
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SNAIL INVASION!
This past April 13th, during our Spring Fling Festival, an unwelcome discovery was made. One of our volunteers was dip-netting in the pond with kids, as part of a pond…
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2019 Spring Fling!
Despite a dreary forecast, we had over 400 people attend our annual Spring Fling! A Big Thank You to the volunteers and families who came out to enjoy the beauty…
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Heather Sullivan Brings New Mindfulness Classes to Center
We’re pleased to announce a new “Mindfulness in Nature” class series being offered by Heather Sullivan at the Nature Discovery Center this spring. Practicing mindfulness in nature allows you to…
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March 2019 Wired to Nature
Duran, E. (3/2019) Look! Up in the sky! Our spring bird migration has begun. Essentials, p. 15 Wired to Nature is the Nature Discovery Center’s regular column in Essentials, a monthly magazine published by…
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