New to Austin gardening? Love our creeks, lakes and aquifer? Want to help prevent water pollution? If so, before you go on a planting spree, we have lots of tips to help you make the most of your landscaping work.

Trace the evolutionary origins of pollination and explore the extraordinary diversity and complexity of pollination systems in modern flowering plants in this one-hour webinar.

This one-hour webinar presentation will cover the rich range of diversity in Texas' native bees.

We hope that everyone agrees that vibrant human social diversity can lead to vibrant biodiversity. Fruitful Commons has provided a pre-recorded deep dive panel session with local diversity, equity and inclusion experts to help gardeners and other naturalists like you to learn creative and effective ways to pollinate and root with all of Austin’s Communities.

This lecture is an introduction into the World of Mycology. We will explore the basics of fungal anatomy, growing mushrooms outdoors and how important they are in our soils & life!

Join us on an Austin garden tour in the form of a haphazard alphabet in Episode 1 of Garden Buds. 

Participe en un pequeño taller de cómo hacer flores de “bluebonnet” con papelitos enrollados.

Join us for a tutorial on rolling and shaping narrow strips of paper to create a beautiful bluebonnet design.

Learn more about the creatures that play an important role in our environment and that can be found right in your backyard with friend of the Canyonlands and bug expert, Val Bugh.

Della Barbato, Director of Education for the Native Prairies Association of Texas and volunteer Chuck Duplant give you a closer look at some insects that are found on Lawther-Deer Park Prairie in Harris County, Texas.

Learn about local owls! Dr. Tania Homayoun of Texas Parks & Wildlife talks all about these amazing creatures, from special adaptations that make them amazing hunters, to their "relentlessly cute" owlets.

Wondering what to read next about nature? Check out this recommended reading list featuring nature titles for youth vetted by Austin Public Library’s librarians.

Equity in the outdoors has serious implications for so many Austin residents’ access to nature, participation in recreation activities, and opportunities to advance in green jobs. Key City of Austin Parks & Recreation and Equity Office staff, as well as community partners will discuss the goals and challenges of racial equity work, current initiatives, and why it’s so important for residents to be aware and engaged in this effort.

Volunteerism is critical to the health of our parks, and coordinated efforts between park stewards and city staff can lead to incredible positive outcomes in Austin’s natural spaces. Join Jerry Levenson and David Todd - veteran park stewards, Patrick Chaiken (City of Austin Park Ranger Program), James Duff (City of Austin Wildfire Division), and Barry Rivera (Volunteer Manager at Austin Parks Foundation) to discuss how volunteerism is a key component of keeping our parks safe and accessible.

It all begins with an idea.