Ready! Set! Plant! Sapling Planting Instructions
Have some saplings but don’t know how to give them proper care? Check out this video from TreeFolks on sapling planting instructions, and learn more about tree care resources here.
Learn Nature Words in ASL
Watch this video from South Dakota School For The Deaf to learn some common signs to describe nature in ASL!
Get Some Outdoor Ideas from #NADYouthSummerSeries
Watch this video for some outdoor activity ideas, from the National Association for the Deaf’s Youth Ambassador Program!
Birdability's Crowdsourced Accessibility Map
The Birdability Map is a crowdsourced map that describes in detail the accessibility features of birding locations all over the world. It is a work-in-progress, and anyone can contribute to it by submitting a Birdability Site Review.
Become a Monarch Watcher and Learn More About the Monarch Migration
Join the Zilker Botanical Garden to learn more about the monarch migration and how you can support monarch butterflies on their journey south.
How To Grow Green in Austin
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.
Pollinators & Pollinator Conservation
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.
Native Bees of Texas
This one-hour webinar presentation will cover the rich range of diversity in Texas' native bees.
Fall Native Pollinators
Join Festival Beach Food Forest (FBFF) on a video tour of different indigenous pollinators found at the FBFF and how they benefit our edible landscaping.
Vibrant Social Diversity Leads to Vibrant Biodiversity
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.
Mushroom Log Inoculation Demo
Enjoy this how to video about inoculating logs with mushroom plug spawn! This is a fun activity for the whole family and a great way to dive into the wonderful world of fungi.
Mycology in the Garden
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!
Making Earth Art
Earth art is for everyone! We will look at photos of beautiful works of art created using materials in nature. You may feel inspired to go outside and create your own!
Draw and Tell: Butterflies!
Follow the story and draw along to create a beautiful butterfly!
Bug Collection
This week we are going to learn more about incredible insects! Learn about Insect habitats, how to catch them, and how to identify them on this Tinker Tuesday!
All About Arthropods
Welcome to the Austin Nature and Science Center’s Incredible Insects program! Join us every day this week to learn all about arthropods!
Butterfly Craft!
Thanks for joining me this Thoughtful Thursday! Today we are going to learn about another migrating, flying creature—butterflies! I will teach you how to make an awesome butterfly craft today. I hope you enjoy!
Stellaluna Reading
Welcome to Thoughtful Thursday! Today we are going to learn all about bats. I will read you one of my favorite bat stories — Stellaluna. Thanks for tuning in!
Meet an Animal: Gone Batty
Welcome to the Austin Nature and Science Center’s Fizzy Flying, and fun week! At the Austin Nature and Science Center we love our flying mammals. Join us to learn about Austin bats and their special wings!
Seek Tutorial
Ever see a cool plant or animal that you want to know more about? Join Lilly from the Nature Center as she explains how to use Seek by iNaturalist, a really simple and fun tool, to get to know the world around her. Seek can be downloaded for free wherever you get your phone apps.