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SUMMARY:Fall Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Friday & Saturday\, October 2 & 39:00 am – 2:00 pm \n\n\n\nFall is one of the best times to garden in Houston so get ready for our Fall Plant Sale! A variety of Texas natives will be featured\, including perennial and annual wildflowers\, grasses\, shrubs\, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies\, bees\, and other pollinators to your yard or garden while helping to conserve water\, reduce mowing\, protect the soil and save money on fertilizer and pesticides. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s conservation and education efforts. Members receive discounts on all plant sale purchases! \n\n\n\nBe sure to check back here for the plant list as the sale approaches. \n\n\n\n\nPlant List\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note that this plant list is subject to change and quantities may be limited. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nplant pricing\n\n\n\n4-inch$51-gallon$15Milkweed$163-5 gallon$35\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll proceeds support the Houston Arboretum’s dual mission of conservation and education. \n\n\n\n\n\nPlant Sale Tips\n\n\n\n\nArrive early for your best chance at getting your desired plants\n\n\n\nBecome a Member for discounts on Plant Sale purchases\n\n\n\nEnter via the 610 Entrance and park along the parking loop for easy access to the Plant Sale\n\n\n\nBring your own cart if you have one! Limited carts will be available to transport plants at the sale.
URL:https://houstonarboretum.org/event/fall-plant-sale/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Conservation,Nature & Wildlife,Plant Sales,Plants & Gardening,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Goats at the Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:August 4-10\, 2026 – Dates are subject to change. Please check back for updates.7:00 am – 7:30 pm \n\n\n\nThe goats have departed!\n\n\n\nGoats from GoatScaping LLC will be at the Arboretum this August clearing out invasive and aggressive native understory brush and vegetation to allow for increased biodiversity! This year\, the goats will be working on a 7 acre area in the northwest corner of the Arboretum between the 610 Parking Loop\, the Ravine Trail\, and the Event Lawn. Read below for some helpful tips for viewing the goats at work! \n\n\n\nAre you an Arboretum Member? If so\, join us on Friday\, August 7 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm for a fun\, free Members-only Meet the Mowers event! \n\n\n\nStarting the afternoon of August 7\, the goats will be in a new location because they cleared the original 7 acres so quickly! Click the button below for the map of the new area. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2026 Goat visit map\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoat Viewing Tips\n\n\n\n\nPark at either entrance and look at the Goat Visit Map to plan your walk.\n\n\n\nStay on sidewalks and trails.\n\n\n\nKeep children and dogs away from the fence – it is electrified to keep predators like coyotes out of the area.\n\n\n\nDo not try to feed or pet the goats. They are helping us clear species like poison ivy\, and the oils can get on your skin.\n\n\n\nTake lots of photos – if you post them on social media\, tag @houstonarboretum so we can see them!
URL:https://houstonarboretum.org/event/goats-at-the-arboretum/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Conservation,Family Programs,Goats,Nature & Wildlife,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Spring Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:Friday & Saturday\, March 20 & 219:00 am – 2:00 pm \n\n\n\nUpgrade your garden with Texas native plants at our Spring Plant Sale! The Sale features perennial and annual wildflowers (including milkweed)\, grasses\, shrubs\, and trees – perfect for attracting butterflies\, bees\, and other pollinators to your yard or garden while helping to conserve water\, reduce mowing\, protect the soil\, and save money on fertilizer and pesticides. Members receive discounts on all plant sale purchases! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nplant list\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe plant list is subject to change and quantities may be limited. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nplant pricing\n\n\n\n4-inch$4.501-gallon$14Milkweed$163-5 gallon$30\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll proceeds support the Houston Arboretum’s dual mission of conservation and education. \n\n\n\n\n\nPlant Sale Tips\n\n\n\n\nArrive early for your best chance at getting your desired plants\n\n\n\nBecome a Member for discounts on Plant Sale purchases\n\n\n\nEnter via the 610 Entrance and park along the parking loop for easy access to the Plant Sale\n\n\n\nBring your own cart if you have one! Limited carts will be available to transport plants at the sale.
URL:https://houstonarboretum.org/event/spring-plant-sale/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Conservation,Plant Sales,Plants & Gardening,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Field Notes Symposium
DESCRIPTION:NEW DATES: September 14 & 15\, 2023 \n\n\n\n$65 per person \n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nProgram Overview\n\n\n\nThe Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is hosting an interactive and intimate environmental symposium in September 2023 to connect Houston area practitioners to share their on-the-ground knowledge and discuss larger conservation initiatives. \n\n\n\nThe goal of this symposium is to foster meaningful dialogue across multi-disciplinary fields – practitioners\, educators\, designers\, landscapers\, planners\, engineers\, contractors\, and interested members of the public – regarding the methods\, management\, and messaging for ecological restoration in an urban setting. Participants will connect\, compare notes\, learn best practices\, and become better educators and experts to support and strengthen urban ecological restoration practices\, foster collaboration\, and encourage innovation to benefit the Greater Houston Region. \n\n\n\nMeeting Location\n\n\n\nAll indoor presentations will be at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center Building. The address is 120 West Loop North (610 Parking Loop) or 4501 Woodway Drive. \n\n\n\nMeeting Structure\n\n\n\nAttendees will have the opportunity to hear presentations on related topics\, engage in panel/facilitated discussion as well as small group breakout sessions\, and attend guided walking tours of the Arboretum. \n\n\n\nRegistration will be capped at 100 people so that we can assure successful interaction between presenters\, attendees\, and to facilitate effective field tours and breakout sessions. \n\n\n\n\nView Detailed Agenda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecome a Sponsor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease email Debbie Markey for sponsorship inquiries. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPricing\n\n\n\nThe registration fee of $65 per person includes a Field Notes Workbook Deliverable\, registration for both days\, two-day parking pass\, Thursday and Friday lunch and break refreshments\, and Thursday happy hour. \n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContinuing Education Credits\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) has approved this symposium for 8 continuing education credits under the Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (CERP) program. The event has been added to the SER calendar on their website at http://www.ser.org/events/. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our generous sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenting Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLoblolly Pine Sponsor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEchinacea Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact\n\n\n\nIf you have questions about the symposium\, please contact one of the organizers below: \n\n\n\nEmily Manderson\, manderson@blacklandcollaborative.com  \n\n\n\nStephen Benigno\, sbenigno@houstonarboretum.org \n\n\n\nTiffany Ritter\, tritter@houstonarboretum.org
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