Aquatic WILD Workshop
9 AM to 4 PM, Friday, May 24, 2024
Professional development for anyone who works in education
Members Event: Cat Chat
Join us for the exciting Lunch and Learn event!
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM Monday, July 29
Join us to learn how to raise native caterpillars to butterflies from your very own home!
Join us to learn about the insects in Phil Hardberger Park! Nicolas Phillips, an expert student of Entomology and an award-winning insect collector, will teach us the basics of arthropods and all the ways insects and arthropods are beneficial.
Join us to celebrate the diversity in nature and our community!
Join us to hear Master Naturalists, Joan Miller of the Native Plant Society and Drake White of the Nectar Bar, discuss the native plants that grow along the park’s trails.
Local poet, teacher and naturalist Mobi Warren combines a deep love for nature and poetic expression as she leads the walk.
Join us for lunch and hear all about living with bobcats on a South Texas Ranch from wildlife photographer Karine Aigner, as she chronicles living with bobcats through stunning imagery.
Then hear from a panel of experts on coexistence with wild cats in urban areas, moderated by Karine Aigner.
The Total Eclipse will occur in the early afternoon on Monday, April 8, 2024. Since we are in the path of totality, we are expecting large crowds. Here are a few tips so you can make the most of your visit.
The Children’s Vegetable Garden program returns to the garden this February. The Children’s Vegetable Garden is a place for homeschooled children 5 to 14 years old to get their hands dirty as they learn every aspect of gardening, from planting to harvesting.
Enjoy learning something new about the park every month. The 2024 PHP Conservancy Calendar is full of beautiful photography of Phil Hardberger Park and its wildlife.
The John Fairey Garden made a generous donation of numerous species to the Butterfly Learning Center. Project Manager Nicki Apostolow picked up and delivered the donation to the BLC gardens where volunteers helped install the new additions.
Did you know that Phil Hardberger Park is home to perhaps hundreds of moths? In honor of Moth Week, let’s learn something about our nocturnal neighbors.
Patsy Kuentz offers a brief history of the Wildscape Demonstration Garden at Phil Hardberger Park, followed by a photographic perspective on how the native plants provide native fauna with food, shelter, and a safe place to raise their families.