Texas Community Watershed Partners

Take a little time with the family on a Saturday, April 12th, and join others to explore Exploration Green as it begins its transformation from a rough old defunct golf course to 200 acre public green space that works for residents as a flood control, recreation and conservation area. Walk, ride bikes or drive to the Exploration Green Groundbreaking Celebration to explore the area, listen to a speaker or two, let the kids play in the fields, walk the trails, talk to EG volunteers, and take pics for... Read More →

Come collect green milkweed, blackeyed Susans/Rudberkia hirta, and other ripe seeds for your projects, and also for reseeding the site after the stormwater basin is excavated. Where: The City of Alvin has given permission to collect seed from a 15 acre parcel that will be developed as a stormwater detention basin. The land is at the corner of Kost and South St, on the west side of Kost. See the map link is below. How: You may find the best place to park is on Coffee street north... Read More →

Even if you don’t have a pond, bog, or rain garden, you may be surprised to learn how many native wetland plants you can grow in regular garden soil. Find out about the amazing adaptability of wetland plants in this region. We’ll also discuss the ethics of wild collecting, and some important native wetland species you probably DON’T want in your home water garden. About the speaker: Mary Carol is a native grown in Houston, herself. She has spent a lifetime messing with plants, except for a short... Read More →

Curious about the new tree nursery and wetland plant nursery at Exploration Green? Join us for an Open House, Saturday October 4, 9am-12pm. Trees for Houston and the Texas Coastal Watershed Program, in conjunction with the Clear Lake City Water Authority and Exploration Green Conservancy, will offer tours and provide information about volunteer opportunities in the nurseries, which are growing plants for the new Clear Lake City park. You can access the nurseries from the trail that heads northeast from the bridge on Neptune Dr. For more information... Read More →