Texas Coneflower at Herman Park
Chapter News
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Sheldon Green the Prairie April 20
Over 100 volunteers participated and planted 2,900 native prairie grasses and forbs in an area just north of the new observation tower. This brings our planted total to 7 ...
Posted Jun 1, 2013, 11:04 AM by Jason Watson
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GRANT RECEIVED
On December 19, LyondellBasell award GCMN with a grant of $1,000 to support on-going habitat and related wildlife restortion projects at Sheldon Lake State Park (SLSP). LyondellBassel has ...
Posted Dec 24, 2012, 1:45 PM by John Egan
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PRAIRIE PLANT-A-THON
On November 10, GCMN and other volunteers from the area gathered at Sheldon Lake State Park for the annual planting that takes place the 2nd Saturday in November each year ...
Posted Dec 24, 2012, 12:59 PM by John Egan
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New Board Members
Photo shows from left new president Nancy Taylor and Secretary Beth Kennedy along with Pam Cook who moved from Training to Volunteer Services. New Board for 2013 include:President - Nancy ...
Posted Dec 31, 2012, 9:23 AM by Admin Account
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Prairie Restoration Partnership
Jason Frederick (right) Project Blazing Star and John Egan Project Sheldon join together Sept 29 at Sheldon to rescue a truck load of Indian Grass for use by Blazing Star ...
Posted Sep 29, 2012, 12:40 PM by John Egan
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Recent Announcements
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News & Photos from Recent GCMN (Native) Plant Propagation Workdays
Blurbs below of recent Gulf Coast Master Naturalists Plant Propagation Program (GCMN--PPP) workdays were cut and pasted from the monthly workday announcements. GCMN-Plant Propagation Program: We propagate local native plants and wildscape plants to give to school / public / community gardens. Anyone interested in native plants is invited to join us on our propagation workdays on second Thursdays of the month from 9:00 am to noon at the pavilion next to 6520 Almeda. To join our workdays or get free native plants for your projects or join the GCMN email list, please contact Lan.shen@txgcmn.org. News from April, 2013 Workday (photos take a while to upload)
Hi all,
Thanks to all who came last month ...
Posted May 8, 2013, 12:12 PM by Lan Shen
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TONIGHT! "San Jacinto Prairie Now & Then" by Dennis Jones, TPWD
Come tonight, Wednesday, March 20, to Judson Robinson Jr. Community Center (2020 Hermann Dr. 77004 - corner of Almeda) in Hermann Park to hear Dennis Jones, Park Interpreter at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site speak on San Jacinto Prairie Now & Then with New Information on the Role of the Prairie on the Battle. Dennis is a terrific speaker; his forte is to find accounts by early settlers/soldiers and read them in a fabulous voice that make their words come alive. Everyone is invited to the Native Prairies Association of Texas, Houston Chapter (HNPAT) meeting tonightPlease join us for refreshments at 6:30 pm and the program at 7:00 pmWebpage: http://prairiepartner.org/group/hnpat This coming ...
Posted Mar 20, 2013, 8:16 AM by Lan Shen
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Sandy Wilson honored with CPP's Dick Benoit Upper Texas Coast Prairie Award
At the 2012 State of the Prairie Conference in Kingsville, TX from December 6-9, GCMN Sandy Wilson received the Coastal Prairie Partnership's Dick Benoit Upper Texas Coast Prairie Award for his volunteer service. Congratulations, Sandy! Photo from Coastal Prairie Partnership (http://prairiepartner.org).
Posted Feb 6, 2013, 8:29 AM by Lan Shen
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