Join the Fredericksburg Chapter of the Native Plant Society for a fun class on Hummingbird Courtship. Brief: Hummingbirds have returned to the Hill Country! While we are familiar with the tiny birds buzzing around our feeders, their sex life is more elusive. Learn what to watch for in this class taught by Fredericksburg bird expert, […]
WISD Board of Trustees will hold a public workshop at 5:30pm on Wednesday June 5 at the WISD admin building on 3 design options for the actual "One Water" wastewater system in the new school. The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment and the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association will be there, as will our […]
Join TLC for a Texas Nature Lotería! Focusing on all things nature, this is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images instead of numbers. You can purchase as many boards as you’d like ($5.00 per board - good for the whole night) and compete for top-notch prizes while enjoying craft beer […]
Do you love Austin? Do you love State Parks? Do you love State Parks in Austin? Zilker Brewing Company does too! Join their newest partners, Friends of McKinney State Falls Park on Thursday, June 6th for their first ever membership drive. The Friends of McKinney Falls State Park (FoMFSP) will be in the house signing […]
Destination Brew Fest is a boutique beer festival featuring some of the best lagers and farmhouse style beers from Texas and beyond. Serving as the launch of The Texas Brewshed Alliance, the festival is hosted on Vista Brewing’s beautiful 21-acre property in the Texas Hill Country, just southwest of Austin and about an hour and […]
Join Austin Youth River Watch board and staff for a beautiful evening at our EcoHouse in Hornsby Bend. During this open house event, guests will enjoy: -Live music provided by Oh Antonio And His Imaginary Friends -Food trucks -Open bar -A guided hike of the Hornsby Bend River Trail -Games -Dancing -Live raffle giving away […]
Since 2016, the Healthy Creeks Initiative has been working with landowners to control non-native, invasive Arundo plants (Giant Cane) at no cost to landowners. Over the past three years, more than 100 landowners have volunteered to participate in the HealthyCreeks Initiative to control Arundo in the Blanco River Basin using targeted, aquatic-approved herbicide application. This control […]
Join Texas Land Conservancy for a Texas Nature Trivia Night! From the pecan tree to the armadillo, we’ll trivia-lize it all. Focusing on all things nature, groups of up to six individuals will compete for top-notch prizes while enjoying craft beer and celebrating this amazingly diverse state! And guess what?! Even if you don’t win […]
What: Fredericksburg Native Plant Society Meeting Topic: Texas Bumble Bees—What’s the Buzz? Brief: Jessica Beckham introduces us to Texas bumble bees--- their lifecycle, their adaptation as the perfect pollinator and her research regarding their population status in Texas. Her interest is to find ways that humans and bumble bees can peacefully coexist in an increasingly […]
