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Learn With Us

Learn. Grow. Explore.

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The Exploration Green Conservancy ("the Conservancy") offers numerous education opportunities for children, adults, and families.

+  Family Opportunities      

+  After-School Opportunities  

+  Scouting Opportunities      

+  School Field Trip Opportunities

+  Naturalist Opportunities

+  Chronolog Stations

+  Donate

Plan your visit

What to do, see and learn

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  • Hike/bike/roller blade six miles of ADA compliant trails along five lakes.

  • Scavenger Hunt

  • Bird Watch

  • Study Nature

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Hours

Dawn to dusk 365 days a year

 

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Family Opportunities

Scavenger Hunt​

Challenge yourself to find all of the items on our scavenger hunt list by walking the trails at Exploration Green ("the Green").  

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Adult/Family Birding - Monthly Texas Audubon Surveys

See and learn about our birds at the Green with an expert guide!

  • Appropriate for beginner birders as well as for experienced birders

  • Meet on the second Tuesday every month beginning at 7:00 am

  • Gather at the Phase 1 parking lot (16205 Diana Lane)

  • Birding takes place along all five lakes

  • FREE to the public

  • Leader: Davis Clay

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Moonlight Moth Mania

Learn about the dozens of moth species that live at the Green!

  • These monthly events at the Green begin at dusk

  • Bring a flashlight

  • Check the Calendar of Events for monthly dates and locations.

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After-School Opportunities

Does your child have an after school birding club?

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The Green works with local schools to provide weekday after-school birding opportunities.  

 

For more information, contact the Green at info@explorationgreen.org

Saturday Mornings

  • Youth Birding Club - offered jointly by the Conservancy and the Environmental Institute of Houston ("EIH")

  • For kids ages 7 through 13 (families are welcome)

  • Meet on the third Saturday of each month from 9:00 until 11:00 am

  • Location alternates between the Green Phase I and EIH at UHCL

  • Binoculars and field guides are available

  • Leaders: Davis Clay and Rowena McDermid

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School Field Trip Opportunities

The Green offers school group and field investigations with real-world learning opportunities and relevancy. The Green has been named a Texas Aquatic Science (TAS) Certified Field Site. TAS includes site-based, hands-on, experiential learning with field-based activities in its curriculum.

  • The "Land Use in Our Watershed" lesson examines water flow and its influences on water quality​.

  • The "Assessing Stream Health" lesson with invertebrate sampling shows students how to conduct, analyze, and identify macroinvertebrates as bioindicators.

  • The "Field Trip to Wetlands" lesson shows unique aquatic ecosystem characteristics.

  • The "Water Quality" lesson introduces students to water chemistry testing.

  • The "Ecosystem Assessment' lesson examines multiple evaluation criteria using dip-netting and seining.

 

Our affiliation with Galveston Bay Foundation offers field trip opportunities to nearby saltwater ecosystems.

For more information, contact the Green at info@explorationgreen.org.

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Internship Opportunities

  • The Green Infrastructure for Texas ("GIFT") team, part of the Texas Community Watershed Partners ("TCWP") AgriLife Extension Office, provides internships for high school and college students.

  • The GIFT High School Internship Program is offered twice each year: a 12-week Fall session and a 12-week Spring session.  See Calendar of Events for start dates. 

  • TCWP offers undergraduate college-level internships as funding allows.

For more information, contact the Green at info@explorationgreen.org.

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Naturalist Opportunities

Want to learn more about wetland plants or native trees and shrubs? Come volunteer at a workday with our Wetland Team or our Tree Team!

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Donate

Creating the Green’s 200-acre park and conservation area has been a major undertaking. Unlike city or county-owned parks, the Conservancy must raise all the funds for the amenities and services offered - native trees and grass, hike and bike trails, educational programs, and other infrastructure like park benches and signage.

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Would you like to help? We are always looking for people and organizations to provide financial support for the Green!

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Scouting Opportunities

Merit Badge Days at the Green - Scouts can earn multiple badges in a single day!

Merit Badges Offered

  • Insect Study

  • Bird Study

  • Plant Science

  • Soil and Water Conservation

  • Sustainability

  • Environmental Science

  • Fingerprinting

  • Crime Prevention​

Things to know

  • Patch is included with registration

  • Not at all badges are offered at each event. For details, contact the Green at info@explorationgreen.org

  • See Events Calendar for event dates

  • Participation is limited - first come, first served!      

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Environmental Conservation Service Projects

The Green welcomes Environmental Conservation Service Projects. Opportunities include individual/group and Eagle/Gold Badge projects.

 

For more information, contact the Green at info@explorationgreen.org.

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Chronolog Stations

Our Chronolog Stations provide a photographic record of change at the Green. You can participate in this Citizen Science project by taking a photo with your mobile device at the Chronolog Stations located at Phase 4 and Phase 5 and uploading the images to the designated web site. Your images will be added to observations by others to create a time-lapse record.

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Click below to view the time-lapse record for Phase 4 or Phase 5.

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