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
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
Nature Loteria Night
Nature Loteria Night
McAllen, TX
Bring your friends and family for an evening of quality time and enjoy a game of Nature Loteria! Winners will receive small select prizes from our gift shop. Servicing deleicous food and drink is Malaquite! Guests will also enjoy: -Texas Ebony Wind Chime Building Stations - Winter Collage Mak…
Thursday, January 16 2025
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
Nature Writing Workshop: Transformation and the Temporary
Nature Writing Workshop: Transformation and the Temporary
McAllen, TX
In this Nature Writing Workshop, participants will explore Temporary as a theme in nature and discover what might happen if Temporary was adopted as a mindset. Through provided readings and group embodiment exercises, participants will reflect through mapping their inner ecosystem and enagage in sh…
Thursday, January 9 2025
6:00 PM
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7:30 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
New Years Jazz Fest
New Years Jazz Fest
McAllen, TX
Join us as we welcome 2025 with Rio Grande Valley Jazz Collective! Doors Open at 6:00pm, Music begins at 6:30pm. Performances by: Marco Acosta's Piano Trio, Ulysses DeLeon Group and Teresa Chen & the Valley Tigers.
Thursday, January 2 2025
6:00 PM
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10:00 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
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
Learning Common Plants and Families
Learning Common Plants and Families
McAllen, TX
Start your year with an introductory workshop on how to identify some of the most common plants and families in the Rio Grande Valley. If you want to learn more about your local ecosystem, one of the best places to start is with plants. This workshop includes both seated and mobile sections, includ…
Saturday, January 18 2025
10:30 AM
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12:30 PM
