The Katy Prairie Conservancy has organized several seed collecting trips this fall, some to prairies not usually open to the public. All are welcome to participate. Take a look and sign up! Seed collecting is a leisurely way to enjoy the prairie and learn about prairie grasses. Join friends and Read more…
Fall Prairie Day Saturday, September 29, 2018 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. < p style=”text-align:center;”>Members, supporters, friends, and neighbors are invited to visit the Lawther – Deer Park Prairie Preserve 1222 E. Purdue Lane, Deer Park 77536 (Please do not park directly in front of our neighbors’ houses) houstonprairie.org/deer-park-prairie/ Please Read more…
Seed collecting is a leisurely way to enjoy the prairie and learn about prairie grasses. Join friends and family for outdoor fun while gathering seeds ripe for collecting. No experience necessary as we work to support numerous organizations in the region. Make an impact and visit prairies often not open to Read more…
Check out all the upcoming prairie events and SAVE THE DATES! Scroll down for flyers for several of the events listed. 2nd Wednesdays, June – December. HNPAT & Katy Prairie Conservancy sponsor seed collecting mornings at Deer Park Prairie, 1222 E. Purdue Ln, Deer Park, TX. RSVP is required to Read more…
National Moth Week with HNPAT Join the Houston Chapter – Native Prairies Association of Texas (HNPAT) for our National Moth Week programs. (National Moth Week Flyer  —  HNPAT Moth Week Flyer) Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Stuart Marcus, Refuge Manager, Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge presents “Moths of Trinity River National Read more…
Within eight days at the end of May two authors visited Deer Park Prairie! At our members day on May 19, Joe Liggio (center in photo below), author of Wild Orchids of Texas, talked about orchids in Texas. Then a week later, Michael Eason, author of Wildflowers of Texas and Read more…
City Nature Challenge (CNC) ended over a month ago. However, for completeness, we are blogging the result (scroll to the bottom) and showing some photos of CNC at Deer Park Prairie on our Spring Prairie Day. If you think the activities look interesting, SAVE THE DATE and join us on Read more…
Please join us to celebrate Spring Prairie Day on Saturday, April 28 at Deer Park Prairie. Enjoy the spring wildflowers and prairie wildlife along with a bit of history and photography. Because the Deer Park Prairie has never been plowed, the landscape here looks much as it did in 1836, Read more…
Spring has sprung in Houston and it’s time to go out in nature. In greater Houston, that means many events on the prairie are here and upcoming. See summary below and scroll down for details: Tonight (3/8/18): Benigno & Newman of Harris County Flood Control talk on “A Tale of Read more…
Scroll down for upcoming activities  Sorry for the late enewsletter. I hope all of you were safe and dry during Hurricane Harvey. My home fortunately did not flood. . I hope you all were checking the UP Team calendar (tinyurl.com/UPTeamCal). Even though an UP Team email was not sent out, the events Read more…