Fwd: Tomorrow 3/10: MD Anderson workday. Also looking for prairie booth vol for Mercer March Mart (3/17-18)

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Mar 9, 2017, 6:28:30 PM3/9/17

to Gulf Coast Master Naturalist members

Also don't forget to register and attend the Native Plant and Milkweed Propagation Workshop this Sunday at Brazos Bend State Park. Click Yay Native Plants for more information and map to BBSP & optional field trips. Park entrance fee waived for workshop attendees.
Also Monday evening, March 13 the Native Plant Society of Texas - Houston is holding the third #TXplants Twitter event, 7-8 pm CT and will focus on all things related to water & native plants. http://npsot.org/wp/houston/2017/02/23/txplants-twitter-event-features-water-native-plants/

Reminder: MD Anderson Prairie Workday Tomorrow, March 10, 9am - noon

Also looking for volunteers for the prairie booth at Mercer Arboretum's March Mart, March 17 & 18.

Upcoming Activities & Photos from Last Week's Event

Activities are listed below.

Please go to the UP Team Calendar for specifics: tinyurl.com/UPTeamCal.

Check the calendar frequently. New events are posted on the calendar as information becomes available.

Tomorrow 3/10/17 at MD Anderson:

We will be re-planting the area that was covered with tarp for MD Anderson's 75th anniversary late last year. Plants rescued will be returned and other plants will be added. Also, we will do regular maintenance and weeding on the prairie that was spared.

Park in the lot with entrance on east side of Fannin between Holcombe and Pressler. Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/dZCza6V48q62 . We do not have to pay for parking. There is an arm to restrict access. Just press the button and say the magic word. Email Lan (Lan....@txgcmn.org) before event day or call Jaime at 281-660-6683 on event day to get the magic word.

3/17-18/2017 Prairie Booth at Mercer Arboretum's March Mart

We need volunteers to work the prairie booth at Mercer's March Mart next Friday and Saturday. Event open to public 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Half day shifts - OK. The display board, handouts, sign up sheets are ready to go and working the booth is very easy. Please reply, if you are interested.

Last week's events:

Photos from the UH Shasta Prairie workday: http://houstonprairie.org/2017/03/06/up-team-uh-shasta-prairie-3mar2017/ Clicking on each of the collage pictures will bring up a bigger version of that picture.
Thanks to Kelly Shield, President of Houston Chapter - Native Prairies Association of Texas and Wally Ward, President of Native Plant Society of Texas - Houston for working the prairie booth at Jesse Jones Park & Nature Center.

March, 2017, UP Team activities:

Please go to the UP Team Calendar for specifics: tinyurl.com/UPTeamCal

Friday & Saturday, March 17 and 18, Volunteer for the Prairie Booth at March Mart at Mercer, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 19, Training opportunity. Join the Native Plant Society of Texas - Houston to Willow Waterhole, a prairie remnant in SW Houston that has a population of the endangered prairie dawn plant.
Saturday, March 25: Deer Park Prairie Workday in Deer Park, TX 9:00 a.m. - noon
Training at Mandell Park (Corner of Richmond & Mandell 77006). Don Verser wrote: "...if someone wants to see the prairie garden, get plants identified and learn about the management protocol and ecological gardening, I would be happy to be there to interpret and answer questions." Contact Don at Donald...@att.net if interested.
Save the date: April 14-18 for the City Nature Challenge. Do it yourselves or stay tuned for group activities: https://houstonprairie.org/2017/03/03/city-nature-challenge-apr14-18/

If you are getting this email and are not an UP (Urban Prairie) Team member, please join our team of volunteers interested in helping at urban pocket prairies and/or to communicate about prairies. See UP Team information and a flyer at this link. Click the buttom below to get monthly emails on Urban Prairies activities that need your help!