LOCAL WEBSITES AND LINKS
1. Adopt a Trail at Jesse Jones Park Contact Mike Howlett, Naturalist 281-446-8588 mhowlett@hcp4.net Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center www.hcp4.net/jones
2.
Adopt a
City of
3.
Audubon
Society,
4. Bayou Preservation Association www.bayoupreservation.org
5. Big Thicket Association http://www.btatx.org/
6.
Birding
7.
Blueprint
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9.
10. CEC Citizen's Environmental Coalition www.cechouston.org Calendar at www.cechouston.org/cgi-bin/cal/webevent.cgi?cmd=opencal&cal=cal2&
11. City of
12. City of
13. Clean Houston (Citizens League for Environmental Action Now) www.cleanhouston.org
14. Coastal Prairie Master Naturalists (Ft. Bend & Waller Counties) www.coastalprairie.org
15. Coastal Conservation Association www.joincca.org/
16. Discovery Environmental Education Program http://www.refugefriends.org/deep.htm
17. Earth
18. Environment
19. Environmental Concern Wonders of Wetlands http://www.wetland.org/
20. Environmental Institute
of
21. Extinction is Forever http://www.newint.org/issue288/forever.htm
22. City of
23. City of
24. Galveston Bay Conservation and Preservation Association www.gbcpa.net
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26.
27.
28.
29. Green Guide to Yard Care http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/comm_exec/forms_pubs/pubs/gi/gi-028_165325.pdf
30.
31. Gulf Coast Institute
http://www.gulfcoastinstitute.org
2035 Regional Transportation Plan for
32. Gulf Coast Master Naturalist website http://gcmn.tamu.edu
33.
34. Gulf Restoration Network http://healthygulf.org
35.
36. Heart (Help Endangered Animals- Ridley Turtles) www.turtles.org
37. Holistic Resource
Management of
38. Houston Arboretum and Nature Center www.HoustonArboretum.org
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40.
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45. Invasive Species - National Invasive Species Information Center http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov
46. Invasive Plants www.invasive.org Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests Book: www.invasive.org/eastern/srs/ Nandina, privet, ligustrum, mimosa, etc. The crape myrtle has been documented as invasive in many states- Details at http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/map/lain1.htm Alternatives to crape myrtle include American holly, Mexican plum, redbud, american fringe tree, deciduous holly, parsley hawthorn, farkleberry, bumelia, the cultivar "Little Gem" magnolia, wax myrtle, yaupon holly, more.
47. Katy Prairie Conservancy - www.katyprairie.org
48. Keep
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50.
51. Mercer Arboretum Plant Conservation Program http://www.hcp4.net/mercer/conservation/index.htm
52. Memorial Park Conservancy http://memorialparkconservancy.org/
53. National Park Conservation Association www.npca.org
54. National Wildlife Refuge System http://www.refugenet.org/
55. Monarch Watch www.MonarchWatch.org/forums
56. Nature Discovery Center http://www.naturediscoverycenter.org/
57. Mothers for Clean Air www.mothersforcleanair.org, 713-526-0110.
58. Native Prairies
Association of
59. National Parks Conservation Association http://www.npca.org/
60. Nature Conservancy – Quietly Saving Natural Places Worldwide. http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/texas/volunteer/art6140.htm
61. Nature Writing Courses http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/nature.htm
62. Naturally Curious http://www.naturallycurious.net/ Books and more.
63. North American Butterfly
Association- Butterfly Enthusiasts of South East
64. The Ocean Conservancy www.oceanconservancy.org
65. Outdoor Nature Club www.OutdoorNatureClub.org-
Meetings at
66. The Park People http://www.parkpeople.org
67. Project Wild http://www.projectwild.org/ A wildlife focused Conservation Education program for K-12 Educators and their Students.
68.
69. Sierra Club-
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74. Texas Wetlands website www.texaswetlands.org/midcoast.htm
75.
76. Tree & Shrub Identification Benny Simpson’s Trees of Texas website http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/tamuhort.html
77. Trees for
78. US Fish & Wildlife Service www.fws.gov
79. Volunteer Houston www.volunteerhouston.org
80. Volunteer Match www.volunteermatch.org
81. Volunteer
82. Watersmart Landscaping www.watersmart.cc
83. Waugh Bat Monitor & Master Naturalist Websites:
http://community.webtv.net/masternaturalist/THEWAUGHBATMONITOR
http://community.webtv.net/masternaturalist/TMNLOCALEVENTS
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85. WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program) A national 4H program that teaches wildlife and fisheries management www.whep.org/
86. Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy http://www.wwgc.org
87. Woodlands Green www.thewoodlandsgreen.org
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State Board Meetings are held four times a year on the third Saturday
of January,
April, July and October. The January and July meetings are held in
Spring Symposium February 23, 2008 at the LadyBird Johnson
Wildflower Center in Beaumont.