Stars and Science Austin will be hosting a stargazing event at Lake Pflugerville. We will be gathering around the junction of Weiss Lane and Pflugerville Parkway. We will be observing all of the outer planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. One of the founders will be bringing his 11 inch Celestron telescope. Talks will focus […]
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Who: Dr. George Veni, Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute & President, International Union of Speleology What: "Comal County, Texas: Opportunities and Challenges Within the International Year of Caves & Karst" Caves and karst. You know what caves are but do you know what karst is? Much of Comal County is karst, so […]
Workshop with Katy Bowen, MS, RDN, LD at the San Antonio Botanical Garden About this event Learn how the Culinary Health Education for Families (CHEF) program helps children connect garden to plate by making fresh, flavorful recipes with ingredients straight from the garden. Participants will also learn creative strategies to impact children’s overall health and […]
Workshop with Katy Bowen, MS, RDN, LD at the San Antonio Botanical Garden About this event Learn how the Culinary Health Education for Families (CHEF) program helps children connect garden to plate by making fresh, flavorful recipes with ingredients straight from the garden. Participants will also learn creative strategies to impact children’s overall health and […]
Online is now firmly front and center for most of our organizations and agencies. If you’ve been battling the ramifications or embracing them, you may still have some questions about how natural resources can compete better with other online content. Things have changed dramatically in design, writing standards and searchability. In addition, smart devices have […]
Evening of wild game appetizers, beverages, games, live auction, raffle and silent auction supporting agriculture, youth education and rural living in the Texas Hill Country. Also, only 500 tickets will be sold for the Magnificent 7 Raffle for $100 each – seven guns and a 26-gun safe. Raffle tickets must be purchased online. Winner will […]
Six Easy Star Hunting Steps During the campaign dates, go outside more than an hour after sunset (8-10 pm local time). The Moon should not be up. Let your eyes become used to the dark for 10 minutes before your first observation. Use a night sky app on your phone outside to find the constellation […]
There will be a meeting of the Guadalupe RFPG on December 1, 2021. The meeting agenda, materials, and details on how to join the meeting can be found here: www.guadaluperfpg.org. All meetings of the regional flood planning group are open to the public. Below is information regarding this upcoming meeting: Region 11 - Guadalupe RFPG […]
2021 Texas Children in Nature Network Summit: Inspiring Leaders for Healthier, Happier Smarter Kids About this event The 2021 Texas Children in Nature Network Summit: Inspiring Leaders for Healthier, Happier, and Smarter Kids will take place on December 2-3, 2021 at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens and Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 3220 Botanic Garden […]
Join Park Rangers and the Hill Country Astronomers as we learn about the importance of dark skies while learning to navigate the stars above. From finding constellations to specific stars. From myths and legends about these celestial beings to scientific facts and figures. We’ll spend our time looking and learning. As an International Dark Sky […]
Scientists say we have less than a decade to act on climate and secure a livable future. This hits home in the water sector, where climate impacts show up first and most often. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that water is also part of the climate solution. Over 10 percent of global greenhouse gas […]
