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