Events
Prairie Workdays in Greater Houston Area
WEEKLY
Tuesday mornings
- Sheldon Lake State Park. Contact: Tom Solomon
- Texas City Prairie Preserve. Contact: Jim Duron
Friday mornings
- Armand Bayou Nature Center. Contact: Tom Solomon
MONTHLY
- First Saturdays, usually 8:30am-11:30am: Proj. Blazing Star at Bayou Parklands, Hermann Park. Contact: Jason Frederick
- Third Saturdays. Proj. Blazing Star at Whistlestop Pocket Prairie, Hermann Park. Contact: Chris Gray
Blog Posts
Bill Neiman discusses restoration at San Jacinto - just great!
Posted by Coastal Prairie Partnership on January 4, 2012 at 2:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Prairie Hunters Article by Houston Chronicle's Lisa Gray
Posted by Coastal Prairie Partnership on November 24, 2011 at 8:16am 0 Comments 2 Likes
Groups
Featured Publication
The Cajun Prairie
By Malcolm Vidrine, Ph.D.
This new work chronicle's the history and future
ofthe highly imperiled Cajun Prairie of Louisiana. Well worth a read.
Click here to see an overview of this book.
Photos
First Saturdays, Proj. Blazing Star
by Janny Phung Added December 17, 2011 at 1:08pm
Plant Materials Group
by Coastal Prairie Partnership Added December 6, 2011 at 10:03am
Pauline Singleton's Prairie Photos
by Pauline Singleton Added November 9, 2011 at 7:13pm
Prairie Remnant Nov 4
by Carolyn Fannon Added November 5, 2011 at 10:47pm
Music
Restoration Methods
Texas Master Naturalist/Master Gardener Tom Solomon shares his knowledge and experience of growing native Coastal Prairie species from seed. Combined running time for both videos is approximately 98 minutes.
Coastal Prairie Partnership - Seed Germination Workshop from Coastal Prairie Partnership on Vimeo.
Coastal Prairie Partnership - Seed Germination Workshop - Part 2 from Coastal Prairie Partnership on Vimeo.
LESSON 2 | PRAIRIE PLANT RESCUES
Texas Master Naturalists Tom Solomon and Dick Benoit share their knowledge and expertise with conducting plant rescues. Topics include proper digging techniques, increasing numbers of plants through division ("sprigging"), and planting rescued (or grown) plants properly. A small section on using larger equipment (such as sodcutters and tree spades) for rescues is also included. Running time approximately 49 minutes.
Coastal Prairie Partnership - Prairie Rescue Workshop from Coastal Prairie Partnership on Vimeo.
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