Calendar

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

Dan Searcy and Cedar Fever

Dynamic band from the Texas Hill Country, with roots in country, blues, southern rock & Texana.  Signature big sound and full vocals cutting across spectrum of musical tastes. Dan Searcy,  lead vocals and guitar, Steve Rogers, vocals and bass, Mario Roth, vocals and lead guitar, Frank Wantland, vocals and rhythm guitar, and Shorty Spears, drums. Bring a chair or blanket and picnic!  Enjoy live music under the CNC oak trees.

Cost:  CNC member $7.50, non-member $10.00, seniors (65+) $5.00, kids 12 and under free.

Time: 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: CNC Stage

Water striders walk on water!  They need to move fast in their watery world to outrun the hungry fish.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: CNC Backporch and Creek

Presented by:  Constance Keremes, Youth Librarian, Boerne Public Library.

Cost:  Donations gladly accepted.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: CNC Visitor Center

Featuring:  The Fortunate Ones

 The Fortunate Ones, a Boerne band, are a group of four young talented musicians that inject new style and fresh energy into ageless classic rock music. In addition to an extensive list of cover songs, The Fortunate Ones perform a set of stirring original tunes that creates fun and entertainment for any crowd.

Bring a chair or blanket and picnic!  Enjoy live music under the CNC oak trees.

Cost:  CNC member $7.50, non-member $10.00, seniors (65+) $5.00, kids 12 and under free.

Time: 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: CNC Stage

We need you!   Please come to our spring Outdoor Classroom organization meeting and see if you would like to become a Trail Guide with this award-winning program.

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

One Minute to Midnight

Returning to the CNC stage, OMM brings its eclectic mix of rock, soul and jass to conclude this years" Songs & Stories series.  OMM will provide a night club experience, from Cole to Soul, from Sting to Swing.  Bring your martini glasses.  OMM provides something for everyone!! Bring a chair or blanket and picnic!  Enjoy live music under the CNC oak trees.

Cost:  CNC member $7.50, non-member $10.00, seniors (65+) $5.00, kids 12 and under free.

Time: 8:30 pm - 11:45 pm
Location: CNC Stage

Bring family and friends to spend the morning pulling weeds, picking up trash and other to-do projects to help keep the CNC beautiful.  Meet at the pavilion at 9 for your assignments

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

Donations gladly accepted.   For kids from 3-103.  No drop offs, please.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: CNC Visitors Center/Backporch

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

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

Friday AND Saturday, September 17 and 18.  9 AM - 4 PM on Friday.  9 AM - Noon on Saturday.

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: CNC Auditorium and Park

Meet at  CNC pavilion.  This free outing is especially for families with children, who have an interest in birding.  Bring your favorite bird identification book and binoculars. If you are just

Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Location: CNC Park

Contact Judith Shickley at 210.695.8419

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

FREE.  Donations welcome.  Numerous scientists and science teachers present Science in Nature learning at this "free choice" event for children and families.

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: CNC Pavilion and Park

For children ages 3 - 5 and their caregivers.  Presented by Miss Constance Keremes, Boerne Public Library Youth Librarian.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: CNC Visitors Center

September 21 - 25.  Are you interested in mammals, insects, reptiles, birds, grasses, trees, fishes or aquatic invertebrates?  Become a citizen scientist!

Time: all day
Location: CNC Park

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

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

details will be posted soon.

Time: 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Location: Cibolo Nature Center

Bring family and friends to spend the morning pulling weeds, picking up trash and other to-do projects to help keep the CNC beautiful.  Meet at the pavilion at 9 for your assignments.

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

DATES:  October 12, 14 and 16.   Join Patsy and Tom Inglet to conduct a bird census at CNC.

Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Location: CNC Park

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

For children ages 3-5 and their caregiver.  Presented by Constance Keremes, Boerne Public Library Youth Librarian. 

Cost:  FREE.  Donations gladly accepted.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: CNC Visitor Center

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

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.

Limestone Geology and Geologic History of Our Area

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

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

Hydro-geology of the Trinity Aquifer

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

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

Bring family and friends to spend the morning pulling weeds, picking up trash and other to-do projects to help keep the CNC beautiful.  Meet at the pavilion at 9 for your assignments.

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

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

For kids from 3 - 103.  No drop-offs, please.

 Cost:  FREE.  Donations gladly accepted.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: CNC Visitors Center/Backporch

For children ages 3-5 and their caregivers.  Presented by Constance Keremes, Boerne Public Library Youth Librarian.

 Cost:  FREE.  Donations gladly accepted.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: CNC Visitor Center

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

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

Grassland and Woodland Management

Pre-registration required.

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

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

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

Thursdays:  December 9, January 6, February 10 

Three winter outings to survey winter birds in the Cibolo Preserve grasslands. We need a few birders who can help.

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

Bring family and friends to spend the morning pulling weeds, picking up trash and other to-do projects to help keep the CNC beautiful.  Meet at the pavilion at 9 for your assignments.

Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Second Saturday Volunteer Workday

  For kids from 3-103.  No drop offs, please.

 Cost:  FREE.  Donations gladly accepted.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: CNC Visitor Center

For children ages 3-5 and their caregiver.  Presented by Constance Keremes, Boerne Public Library Youth Librarian.

Cost:  FREE.  Donations gladly accepted.

Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: CNC Visitor Center