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Creation Care Fest/Environmental Extravaganza

August 24, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Free

You are invited to the 2019 Creation Care Fest – Environmental Extravaganza! This free event is actually three events in one:  lectures by expert speakers on The State of Our World, an exhibit by local environmental organizations, and a family-friendly festival with kids’ activities such as nature/environment-focused games, crafts, encounters with live education animals, seed planting (to take home & watch grow!) and much more. Please register for this event for planning purposes on www.eventbrite.com. Note that all children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Lisa Brenskelle at [email protected] with any questions.

Lecture Details:

  • 10 a.m. State of Biodiversity, Professor Kerri Crawford, University of Houston
  • 10:45 a.m. State of the Air, Professor Dan Cohan, Rice University
  • 11:30 a.m. State of Fresh Water, Professor Hanadi Rifai, University of Houston
  • 2 p.m. State of the Oceans, Professor Hyun-Min Hwang, Texas Southern University
  • 2:45 p.m. State of the Land, John Ferguson, owner of Nature’s Way Resources

 

Exhibits by local environmental organizations 12 – 2 p.m. including:

  • Air Alliance Houston
  • Citizen’s Climate Lobby
  • Co-Housing Houston
  • Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
  • Houston Climate Protection Alliance
  • Native Prairies Association of Texas
  • Public Citizen
  • Willow Waterhole Conservancy
  • All those listed below under kids’ activities

 

Kids’ Activities 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. provided by:

  • Blackwood Educational Land Institute
  • Galveston Bay Foundation
  • Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
  • Harris County Parks Dept.
  • Houston Botanic Garden
  • Mercer Botanic Gardens
  • Texas Master Naturalists, Gulf Coast Chapter
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept.
  • Vegan Society of Peace
  • Westbury Community Garden
  • Wildlife Center of Texas

 

Details

Date:
August 24, 2019
Time:
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Christ-the-King-Creation-Care-306344082873677/events

Organizer

Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church
Phone
713-523-2864
Email
ctk@ctkelc.org
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Food
None

Venue

Faith Lutheran Church
4600 Bellaire Blvd.
Bellaire, 77401
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Phone
713-664-3048
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