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Armand Bayou Nature Center will celebrate Earth Day with an all-day event on Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Nature Center grounds, 8500 Bay Area Boulevard. Photo and Release Festivities will include guided tours of the hiking trails on the 2,500-acre wildlife preserve, pontoon boat tours of Armand Bayou, canoeing on May’s Pond, mini classes on birding, gardening, and photography, environmental and educational exhibits and activities for children and adults. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will showcase its Earth Day programs with handouts of interest to children. The Houston-Galveston Area Council is costuming characters to engage children in recycling. Other organizations participating include Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Houston Quality Feed Store with bunnies and chicks, the Pasadena Parks Department exhibiting environmental murals painted by recreation center children, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Nature Conservancy of Texas, Port of Houston Authority, and San Jacinto College. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children and seniors. Members are admitted free. For more information contact Catherine Miller at (281) 474-2551, extension 19, or visit www.abnc.org. Hyperlinks will work if this document is read Online
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