The 2024 Great Texas Birding Classic at Lakeside Park on April 20th invites residents to join The Woodlands Township team and offers birding tips and a raffle.
Birding, a popular outdoor activity, connects people to nature and contributes to scientific knowledge. Adhering to ethical guidelines ensures the well-being of birds and their habitats.
In April, The Woodlands Township celebrates Earth Month with daily activities and events to honor the planet. Volunteer opportunities, educational classes, and outdoor challenges are available, from composting and gardening to birding and sustainable living. The community is encouraged to embrace Earth Day every day with simple actions to protect the environment.
Join the 14th annual Earth Day GreenUp in The Woodlands Township on March 23, 2024, from 8 to 11 a.m. Last year, 500 volunteers removed over 1,000 pounds of litter. Help keep the community clean and green by picking up litter at assigned locations and returning equipment and bags by 11 a.m. Volunteers are encouraged to register by March 20, and walk up on the day of the event is also welcome.
Worm composting, or vermicomposting, is an indoor method using red wiggler worms to break down kitchen food scraps, producing rich compost in weeks. It’s an inexpensive, space-saving, and eco-friendly way to turn food waste into nutrient-rich soil. Maintaining a worm bin and harvesting the compost are essential for successful vermicomposting.
The Woodlands Township recently hosted the 48th annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway and the 10th annual Community Tree Planting, with overwhelming community participation. These events emphasized the essential role of trees in creating healthier, safer, and more connected communities. The Arbor Day Tree Giveaway set a new record, providing 16,700 native tree seedlings, while the Community Tree Planting engaged 108 volunteers who planted 775 trees, demonstrating the community’s deep appreciation for trees and environmental stewardship.
Flowering trees are often considered “ornamentals” leaving many to question their purpose beyond just “looking pretty”. But don’t let these beautiful blooms fool you, these trees offer numerous practical benefits to your landscape. Take advantage of these benefits and plant a flowering tree this year!
The 2024 Arbor Day Tree Giveaway will feature numerous native flowering trees, including Flowering Dogwood and Eastern Redbud, the latest species covered in our Trees on the Trail series. Get your own seedling tomorrow, January 27th, at Rob Fleming Park!
Learn how to care for your trees and ensure they thrive with these resources! Discover tips for planting bare-root trees, mulching, pruning, and choosing the right tree for the right place. Explore this year’s 12 tree varieties before joining us for the 48th Annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway on January 27, 2024, from 9 a.m. to noon at Rob Fleming Park.
Small trees or shrubs offer a wide range of benefits and are valuable additions to every garden’s ecosystem. Shrubs play an integral role in creating bee-, butterfly-, and bird-friendly gardens by providing pollen, nectar, and seeds. They enhance privacy, curb appeal, and property values. With benefits like these, adding small trees and shrubs to your landscape should be a no-brainer!
The 2024 Arbor Day Tree Giveaway will feature two beautiful understory species that can be trained into small trees or multi-stemmed shrubs: false indigo and buttonbush. Keep reading to see which one suits your landscape – or choose both for double the benefits!
Adding native fruit trees to your landscape is a fantastic choice that offers a multitude of benefits. These trees not only yield delicious and abundant crops but also attract wildlife, fostering a thriving ecosystem. The 2024 Arbor Day Tree Giveaway will feature three native fruit trees, Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) and Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia). Let’s take a deeper dive into the similarities and differences between these three native species and help decipher which native fruit tree is best for your landscape.
Invasive species not only cause significant environmental harm by altering ecosystems and leading to loss of biological diversity, but they also come with huge financial loss, costing an estimated $423 billion annually worldwide.
Join us as we explore the simple changes you can make in your own yard, and how anyone can keep our local ecosystems as healthy as possible by giving our native vegetation the space to grow! Learn more from this latest post and save-the-date for February 17, 2024.
