SPECIAL EVENTS

Join Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center staff and volunteers Saturday, March 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. for NatureFest 2011. Learn about the diverse local environment as nature experts from around the greater-Houston area unite for this fun and educational event.

Presenters will cover a variety of nature and outdoor topics throughout the day. Noted speakers include Kathy Adams Clark presenting Framing, Composition, and the Art of Seeing a Photograph, Gary Clark discussing Beginning Bird-Watching, Carole Allen presenting The Heartbreak Turtle Today (a documentary on the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle), and Jennifer Lorenz from Bayou Land Conservancy discussing “No Child Left Inside” Environmental Education Program.

The event also includes book signings, guided nature walks, pontoon boat tours, live animals, bird banding, and much more!

Visitors can also learn more about nature-related topics by visiting one of the many educational booths including Baytown Nature Center and Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center, Houston Zoo Inc., Piney Woods Wildlife Society, Katy Prairie Conservancy, and Southwest Paddle Sports.

Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center, a Harris County Precinct 4 facility under the leadership of Commissioner Jerry Eversole, is located at 20634 Kenswick Drive in Humble. All programs are free of charge and open to the public.

Harris County Precinct 4 programs serve people of all ages regardless of socioeconomic level, race, sex, religion, national origin or physical ability. For more information on the park or any of its programs, call (281) 446-8588 or visit the Jones Park Web site at www.hcp4.net/jones.