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Adult Education Calendar

Aug 14, 2010

Rainwater Harvest Workshop

John Kight, engineer and rainwater catchment owner gives the latest technological information and the most practical advice.  Learn about design and materials from someone who has done it himself!


Time: 9:00 am - 12:15 pm
Location: CNC Library / Kight Installation

Sep 11, 2010

Rainwater Harvest Workshop

John Kight, engineer and rainwater catchment owner gives the latest technological information and the most practical advice. Learn about design and materials from someone who has done it himself!


Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: CNC auditorium and visit to Kight installation

Sep 11, 2010

Fall Grasses Workshop

Bring your grasses and questions for the expert!  Program includes easy walk to look at and learn about 20 fall grasses growing at the Nature Center.


Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: CNC Pavilion

Sep 18, 2010

Texas Invasives Workshop

Contact Judith Shickley at 210.695.8419


Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: CNC auditorium

Sep 25, 2010

Basic Birding for Adults

 

Free for members but registration is required.  Memberships Available Online and at the Door ($25). Do you enjoy watching birds in your own backyard and find bird interesting and beautiful?


Time: 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Location: CNC Auditorium and Park

Sep 25, 2010

Tour of Yards

Four tour yards are located in Fair Oaks Ranch, Cordillera, River Mountain Ranch and north of Boerne.  Come see how resilient native landscaping can be during a severe drought. 


Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: throughout Boerne Area

Oct 16, 2010

Rainwater Harvest Workshop

 

John Kight, engineer and rainwater catchment owner gives the latest technological information and the most practical advice.


Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: CNC auditorium and visit to Kight installation

Oct 23, 2010

Green Home Retrofit Workshop

Presented by CNC; designer Linda Manning, LEED AP; architect Stephen Colley, AIA, LEED AP; and architect ‘Chip' Henderson, AIA, CEM, LEED AP.  A comprehensive review of strategies.


Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: CNC auditorium

Oct 30, 2010

Sustainable Concept House Workshop

The Adams family has lived in the Sustainable Concept House now for one year and will share their insights on what works and what doesn't in the home and the yard. 


Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Meet at CNC Pavilion. Carpool to Adams house promptly at 9 AM.

Nov 4, 2010

Geology Short Course: Part I

Limestone Geology and Geologic History of Our Area


Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: CNC auditorium

Nov 6, 2010

Ethnobotany Workshop

Take a walk along the Cibolo Nature Center tails with Patty Leslie-Pastzor, a walking textbook of knowledge about uses of our native plants by Native Americans and early Texas settlers.


Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: CNC Park

Nov 11, 2010

Geology Short Course - Part II

Hydro-geology of the Trinity Aquifer


Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: CNC auditorium and field trip to Herff Falls Ranch

Nov 12, 2010

Short Course Part I: Habitat Management for WTV

Part 1:  Seeps, Drainages, Streams and Ponds for Wildlife plus Q&A with Regional Appraisal District representative.

Pre-registration required.


Time: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: CNC auditorium

Nov 13, 2010

Rainwater Harvest Workshop

 

John Kight, engineer and rainwater catchment owner gives the latest technological information and the most practical advice.


Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: CNC library and visit to Kight installation

Nov 18, 2010

Geology Short Course Part III

Carpool from CNC promptly at 9 AM.  The great flood of July 2002 created Canyon Lake Gorge.


Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Field Trip to Canyon Lake Gorge

Nov 20, 2010

Boerne Birders / CNC

Join a friendly group of birders who are happy to share knowledge and guide this bird walk and monthly census.


Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Location: Meet at CNC pavilion

Dec 3, 2010

Short Course Part II: Habitat Management for WTV

Grassland and Woodland Management

Pre-registration required.


Time: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: CNC auditorium

Dec 4, 2010

Winter Sparrows & Wrens Workshop

Presenter is Byron Stone, expert birder and sparrow specialist from Austin.


Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: CNC auditorium and park