Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the field of Environmental Sciences
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in the field of Environmental Sciences
McAllen, TX
This presentation explores the application of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in Environmental Sciences, highlighting their role in data collection, monitoring, and analysis of environmental conditions. Carlos Garcia Patlan, Ecologist for the Texas A&M Forest Service, covers how drones and other sy…
Thursday, January 23 2025
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Plant Propagation Workshop Spring 2025
Plant Propagation Workshop Spring 2025
McAllen, TX
Learn from a native plant practitioner about how to grow some of our favorite native plants, including techniques that help with seed germination as well as vegetative propagation.
Saturday, March 1 2025
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
Last Poet In The Woods- Eco- Tapestry of Art and Poetry
Last Poet In The Woods- Eco- Tapestry of Art and Poetry
McAllen, TX
Join Artists Reeks Schneider and Poet, Steven Schneider for a presentation on their eco-tapestry of art and poetry, Last Poet in the Woods. For this special presentation Professor Schneider will discuss the literary traditions of ekphrasis and eco-writing as well as the social, pedagogical and eco…
Thursday, February 27 2025
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
How to ReWild Your Campus
How to ReWild Your Campus
McAllen, TX
Join Mackenzie Feldman, founder and co-director of Re:Wild your Campus. This presentation will give you actionable ways to get involved, either as a student or community member, through the lens of pesticide reduction and increased biodiversity on campus grounds and community spaces for the sake of…
Thursday, February 20 2025
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Valentines Jazz Concert
Valentines Jazz Concert
McAllen, TX
Celebrate love in the forest with LIVE jazz music. Bring your friends, family, or your special someone to enjoy rhythms of the heart, great food serviced by Malaquite and select natural wines and beverages serviced by El Nopalito.
Thursday, February 13 2025
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
Canciones de mi Tierra
Canciones de mi Tierra
McAllen, TX
Join us for a first time performance of Canciones de mi Tierra, featuring twenty-four newly published songs and arias in Spanish. Featuring the powerful performances of soprano Hannah Moreno and pianist Dr. Chelsea Whitaker, this intimate recital breathes life into overlooked classical work, brid…
Friday, February 28 2025
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM
Growing Wildflowers Workshop (Feb 2025)
Growing Wildflowers Workshop (Feb 2025)
McAllen, TX
Learn about how to grow your own wildflower meadows from the Center for Urban Ecology's plant practitioner team. Workshop attendees will receive a wildflower seed mix.
Saturday, February 1 2025
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
A Taste of Last Poet in the Woods - Open Reception
A Taste of Last Poet in the Woods - Open Reception
McAllen, TX
Quinta Mazatlán is honored to host select works from the poetry-art exhibit, Last Poet in the Woods. Join us for an opening reception, to experience a plea to preserve the natural beauty left in our world by artist Reefka Schneider and Poet, Steven P. Schneider. These paintings and poems are infor…
Thursday, February 6 2025
5:30 PM
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8:00 PM
Sifting through South Texas Ancient History- Stone Tools and Archeology
Sifting through South Texas Ancient History- Stone Tools and Archeology
McAllen, TX
Join Nick Morales for a presentation centering on how geology influenced the manufacturing of lithic tools in South Texas and Northern Mexico and how they are identified and used.Critical to the task of identification and use, this presentation will include information on archaeological methods emp…
Thursday, March 6 2025
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
Spiders of The Rio Grande Valley
Spiders of The Rio Grande Valley
McAllen, TX
Join us for an exploration of some of the common and the extraordinary spiders that inhabit the Rio Grande Valley. Discover fascinating facts, behaviors, adaptations, and where to find these misunderstood eight-legged wonders. Bring your curiosity, questions, and enthusiasm!Joseph Connors, a lifel…
Thursday, January 30 2025
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
