Mindfulness Minute: Tree Meditation
In this mindfulness minute, we’ll spend some time contemplating the wind in a pecan tree as an exercise in mindful seeing.
Mindfulness Minute: Birdwatching & Breathing
In this mindfulness minute, we’ll spend some time breathing among the birds to relax and appreciate nature.
Tiny Tours: Birds of Prey Overlook
Join ANSC Tiny Tours to catch a glimpse of our beautiful site and learn all about the animals, exhibits, and natural spaces that surround us!
Garden Buds: The A-Z of an Austin Garden
Join us on an Austin garden tour in the form of a haphazard alphabet in Episode 1 of Garden Buds.
Night Crafters: Papel Filigrana
Participe en un pequeño taller de cómo hacer flores de “bluebonnet” con papelitos enrollados.
Night Crafters: Paper Quilling
Join us for a tutorial on rolling and shaping narrow strips of paper to create a beautiful bluebonnet design.
Video: Inspired by Trees and Nature
Thazin Khaing, Youth Forest Council Intern, invites you to enjoy this trees and nature inspirational video.
Virtual Tree ID Walk with TreeFolks, Shoal Creek Conservancy and PEAS
Take a virtual tree-ID walk along Shoal Creek! ¡Tome un paseo virtual de identificación de árboles a lo largo de Shoal Creek!
Fall Blooming Plants for Beneficial Insects
Matt Morris from Zilker Botanical Garden took us for a tour in the butterfly garden to talk about the importance of fall blooming plants that attract beneficial insects such as pollinators and predators. He gives 5 tips on increasing diversity in your garden as well as 13 varieties of multi-use plants that attract insects and are also edible.
Wild Neighbors: Backyard Bugs
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.
A Closer Look at Insects
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.
Wild Neighbors: Owls of Central 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.
Deer Park Prairie: Spring Wildflowers and Grasses
Della Barbato, Director of Education for the Native Prairies Association of Texas takes us on a spring plant walk at Lawther-Deer Park Prairie. She will introduce you to some of the wildflowers and grasses that are grow there.
Deer Park Prairie: Pressing Wildflowers
Della Barbato, Director of Education for the Native Prairies Association of Texas shows you how to turn wildflowers into a piece of art by pressing them.
Literature Live: The Wilds of Austin
Van goes wild with Water Quality Protection Lands Program Manager Kevin Thuesen. Kevin gives us a behind the scenes tour of the 40,000 acres that make up Austin’s Wildlands. We learn about how water gets from the Wildlands to the city. We also see and learn about how the many wonderful critters are in abundance there.
Literature Live: The Singing Zoologist
Van visits with our favorite singing zoologist Lucas Miller. Learn about the wetlands and even hear Van sing a wetlands rap! Stay tuned until the end of the end of the video for a special extra song.
Tiffany Washington: Austin’s Black Farming Heritage
Austin Organic Garden member Erin Hollis is a seed starting pro. She invited us to her backyard to socially distance and break down step-by-step, the best ways to start seeds for fall. This video will explain the steps from germinating seeds to transplanting into your garden beds. It is a detailed video so be sure to check out the two bonus tips at the end!
How to Start Vegetable Seeds
Austin Organic Garden member Erin Hollis is a seed starting pro. She invited us to her backyard to socially distance and break down step-by-step, the best ways to start seeds for fall. This video will explain the steps from germinating seeds to transplanting into your garden beds. It is a detailed video so be sure to check out the two bonus tips at the end!
Taproots vs. Fibrous Roots
How can one tell the difference between a taproot and a fibrous root? We'll look at some plants and learn what they each look like.