City Nature Challenge Wildlife ID and iNat Training Walks
Feb
19
1:00 PM13:00

City Nature Challenge Wildlife ID and iNat Training Walks

Nature walk open to all who wish to improve their skills at identifying wildlife: plants, birds, mammals, insects or any butterfly that flutters by, blooming wildflower or bird call.  We passionately love being outdoors in nature and documenting and uploading our observations in iNaturalist.  We will help you become better at observation and documentation through practice, which is the only way it can be done.  

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Public Gardens: Headwaters Circle of the Springs Garden Talk & Film, "Beatrix Farrand's American Landscape"
Feb
11
2:00 PM14:00

Public Gardens: Headwaters Circle of the Springs Garden Talk & Film, "Beatrix Farrand's American Landscape"

  • CHRISTUS Heritage Hall - The Village at the Incarnate Word (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Headwaters Circle of the Springs Garden design, composition, and maintenance strategy will be presented by Patrick McGuire followed by a film, Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscape, a documentary about the first American woman landscape architect.

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Flood Risk and Safety
Jan
28
2:00 PM14:00

Flood Risk and Safety

  • CHRISTUS Heritage Hall - The Village at the Incarnate Word (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Flooding is by far the #1 weather threat to life and property in South Central Texas. But it is also endemic to our area -- part of the natural geologic and life cycles that make the Hill Country, Balcones Escarpment, and the Edwards Aquifer special. So, the best way to respond to the challenge is to learn to live with the natural conditions.

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