March 30-April 1 - "TRASH BASH" WEEKEND

TRIP ONE:  “Trash Bash” Weekend -- Trip Canceled.

TRIP TWO: Backpacking trip to Four Notch Loop -- This 10-mile hike is a side loop of the Lone Star Trail just south of Huntsville, TX. We will camp on Friday night at Stubblefield Lake Recreation Area, transport to the trail Saturday morning, and finish the hike around noon on Sunday. Along the way, we will be leaving the trail better than we found it by picking up trash along the way. -- Trip Full.

Once a year thousands of volunteers gather along the Texas waterways to do their part in cleaning up the environment and participate in the largest statewide event to educate the public about the importance of our water resources. For more information on the Trash Bash Events, visit: http://www.trashbash.org/

April 13-15

TRIP ONE: Students will head out to the  Sam Houston National Forest, a 161,508 acre beautiful Texan forest just a short drive north of Houston.  The Woods Project students and leaders will be camping next to the serene Stubblefield Lake Recreation Area, full of diverse wildlife and definitely deep in the woods.  This weekend we will have a bat specialist lead our Friday night programming, and our service projects will consist of building bat boxes and putting them up at various sites in the national forest.  Sunday morning we will continue with bonding activities before heading back to Houston.

TRIP TWO: Backpacking trip to Four Notch Loop -- This 10-mile hike is a side loop of the Lone Star Trail just south of Huntsville, TX. We will camp on Friday night at Stubblefield Lake Recreation Area, transport to the trail Saturday morning, and finish the hike around noon on Sunday. Along the way, we will be leaving the trail better than we found it by picking up trash along the way.  -- Trip Full.

TRIP THREE: Canoe and kayak trip - Camping at the Alabama Coushatta Indian Reservation; Saturday – you will spend half the day learning how to canoe, and the other half of the day learning how to kayak. This addition to our programing this fall was a hit, and we are super excited to extend it to two weekends this spring! We have certified water instructors leading the programming.  -- Trip Full.

April 20-22 – “EARTH DAY” WEEKEND

TRIP ONE: Canoe and kayak trip - Camping at the Alabama Coushatta Indian Reservation; Saturday – you will spend half the day learning how to canoe, and the other half of the day learning how to kayak. This addition to our programing this fall was a hit, and we are super excited to extend it to two weekends this spring! We have certified water instructors leading the programming.  -- Trip Full.

TRIP TWO: Camping and Service Project - Katy Prairie Conservancy - The Katy Prairie lies in the Texas Coastal Plain, and encompasses over a thousand square miles. The prairie is surrounded by the Brazos River on the southwest, pine-hardwood forest on the north, and the city of Houston on the east. We will meet Friday night at Indiangrass Preserve, then Saturday morning head out to different locations on the Katy Prairie for our service projects. After a full day of hard work on Saturday, we'll return to Indiangrass Preserve evening for campfire activities. Sunday morning we will be treated with a sunrise birdwatching experience before heading back to Houston.  -- Trip Full.

"Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the Woods before sunrise." - George Washington Carver, African-American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor (1864-1943)