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HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 4<br />
Continued from Calendar, page 9<br />
Texas Bound! Thu., July 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Using props and<br />
hands-on activities, day campers take a journey to early Texas.<br />
Ages 7-12. Reservations required beginning Wed., June 28.*<br />
Junior Canoe Training. Fri., July 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Kids<br />
can hit the water to earn a Jones Park Paddler’s card. The card<br />
allows participation in future park-sponsored canoe trips with<br />
an accompanying adult. Ages 10-15 only. Reservations required<br />
beginning Wed., June 28.*<br />
Second Saturday Settlers: Woodworking. Sat., July 8,<br />
1-3 p.m.<br />
Fish of <strong>Spring</strong> Creek. Sat., July 15, 10 a.m. See page 3 for<br />
details.*<br />
Evening Canoe Trip. Sat., July 15, 5 p.m. Take a leisurely<br />
paddle down <strong>Spring</strong> Creek. Ages 16+. Reservations required<br />
beginning Wed., July 5.*<br />
Freshwater Aquarium Friends. Sat., July 22, 10 a.m. See<br />
page 3 for details.<br />
Bloomers and Britches. Sat., July 29, 10 a.m. Learn about<br />
the Texas pioneer family and how their life struggles influenced<br />
their clothing choices.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Reptile Open House. Sat. and Sun., Aug. 19 and 20,<br />
1-4 p.m. From the largest pythons to the smallest frogs, the<br />
Nature Center is packed with live reptiles and amphibians.<br />
ONGOING<br />
Tadpoles Club. Wednesdays, March 1, 8, 22, and 29; May 3,<br />
10, 17, and 24; and Sept. 6, 13, 20, and 27, 10:30 a.m. or<br />
1 p.m. Children learn about nature. Ages 3 and 4 only. Parent<br />
must accompany child. No younger or older siblings. Reservations<br />
required for respective months beginning Wednesdays, Feb. 1,<br />
April 5, and Aug. 2.*<br />
Second Sunday Pickers. Sundays, March 12, April 9, May<br />
14, June 11, July 9, and Aug. 13, 2-4 p.m. Enjoy an informal<br />
folk concert or bring your instrument to join in the music!<br />
Invasives Beware. Sundays, March 5, April 2, May 7, June<br />
4, July 2, and Aug. 6, 9-11 a.m. Help to remove invasive species.<br />
Ages 16+ or with an adult.<br />
Jesse Jones Park Volunteers. Mondays, March 27, April<br />
24, May 22, June 26, and Aug. 28, 7 p.m. The JJPV invites<br />
everyone to its monthly program and meeting. Ages 16+.<br />
Mercer Botanic<br />
Gardens<br />
MARCH<br />
March Mart Volunteer Training. Wed., March 8, 10:30-<br />
11:30 a.m. and Sat., March 11, 9-10 a.m. New and experienced<br />
volunteers learn about March Mart.<br />
March Mart Preview. Wed., March 8, noon-2 p.m. and Sat.,<br />
March 11, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Whet your gardening appetite for<br />
the biggest and best plant sale in the Gulf Coast region.<br />
March Mart. Fri., March 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sat., March<br />
18, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Special shopping hours: Fri., March 17,<br />
8-10 a.m. (TMS members).<br />
APRIL<br />
Landscape for Life. Mondays, April 3-May 1,<br />
9 a.m.-noon. Texas Master Naturalist and Landscape<br />
for Life certified trainer Debbie Banfield shares how<br />
to create an environmentally friendly garden. TMS<br />
members: $125; non-members: $150.*<br />
Lunch Bunch: Gardening in Small Spaces. Wed., April 12,<br />
noon-2 p.m. Speaker: Harris County Extension Horticulturist<br />
Robert Richter. Ages 12+.*<br />
M A Y<br />
Lunch Bunch: Energetic Excavators. Wed., May 10,<br />
noon-2 p.m. Charlene Perry of DigIt Organics shares how to raise<br />
earthworms for garden compost. Ages 12+.*<br />
Blooming Bonnets. Fri., May 12, New time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.<br />
Don your favorite bonnet with blooms and enjoy a morning of<br />
tea, hors d’oeuvres, and flowers. Ages 10 and up. TMS members:<br />
$20; non-members: $25; children ages 10-16: $12.50.*<br />
JUNE<br />
Lunch Bunch: Carnivorous Plants. Wed., June 14, noon-<br />
2 p.m. Speaker: Mike Howlett of Pet Flytrap. Ages 12+.*<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Camp Pep Rally. Thu., June 15, 9 a.m.-noon.<br />
Required training for summer camp volunteers.*<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Garden Club. Saturdays, June 17, July 22, Aug. 26,<br />
and Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-noon. Monthly topics include unique fern<br />
plantings, ginger exploration, floral design, and basket weaving.*<br />
Garden Explorers: Traveling Through Time. Tuesdays-<br />
Fridays, June 20-23 and June 27-30, 9 a.m.-noon. Kids explore<br />
plants through the ages during this four-day summer camp.<br />
Suggested donation: $30. Session A: June 20-23. Ages 6-8.<br />
Session B: June 27-30. Ages 9-12.*<br />
JULY<br />
Texas Rose Rustlers Annual Meeting. Sat., July 15,<br />
9 a.m.-4 p.m. The event features guest speakers, a pot luck lunch,<br />
and door prizes. Visit www.texasroserustlers.com for details.<br />
UPCOMING<br />
Student Research and Education Symposium. Wed.,<br />
Aug. 2, 5:30 p.m. (networking); 6-8 p.m. (presentations). The<br />
night highlights the work of high school and university students<br />
who conduct botanical research at Mercer. Students and interns<br />
will present their research findings.<br />
See Calendar, page 11<br />
* Reservations required.<br />
Please call 713-274-4160.<br />
All ages unless<br />
otherwise noted.<br />
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