Prescribed burning to take place at Jones State Forest

Texas A&M Forest Service will be conducting prescribed burning operations at the Jones State Forest this week on Tuesday, March 26 between the hours of 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Considered a standard forest management tool, the prescribed burning will take place as weather permits.

About 75 acres of predominately pine forests are expected to undergo prescribed burning. The affected area is south of F.M. 1488 and between SH 242 and I-45, east of The Woodlands Township and west of I-45.

Harper's Preserve Hosts MCE Credit Class for Area Real Estate Agents

Area Realtors attended a complimentary MCE class in the master-planned community of Harper's Preserve.  The Woodlands area community is hosting a 4 part, monthly MCE series offering Realtors complimentary MCE credit hours.  The April 17th class topic is Legal…stay tuned for details.

Wes Tipton with Brighton Homes awards Julie Lehrer with Virtual Real Estate a Pappadeaux dinner gift card during the prize drawings.

The Woodlands CrawPHish Festival This Weekend

Harper's Preserve residents - it's crawfish season and this Saturday, March 23 is The Woodlands CrawPHish festival from 11 am to 6 pm.

The Woodlands CrawPHish Festival was created to raise awareness for Pulmonary Hypertension, hence the “PH” in the name, and money to find a cure.  The festival is hosted annually in Town Green Park for a day of family fun with live music, kids activities, authentic Louisiana crawfish, BBQ (for those that do not care for crawfish), networking and more.

YMCA Offers Spring Break Fun

The YMCA is open to the Harper's Preserve/Woodlands area community during Spring Break week and the schedule is filled with a variety of free activities for all ages. Load up the children and head over to the YMCA for Spring Break Staycation. Your Passport to Free Family Fun includes family fitness classes, ZumbaTomic for kids, open swim, open gym, family adventure day, movie under the stars, moonwalk, climbing wall, family campout, summer job fair, Midnight March Madness and much more.

Hummingbird lecture by noted author and nature photographer

Mark Klym, coordinator of Texas Hummingbird Roundup and co-author of "Hummingbirds of Texas," shares the delight of gardening for hummingbirds at "Where Have All the Hummingbirds Gone?," at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at McCullough Junior High School, 3800 S. Panther Creek Drive, The Woodlands.

By mid-March hummingbirds, on their northern migration, start appearing in our area to rest and refuel. In addition to the often-sighted ruby-throated hummingbird, many lesser known species also visit East Texas landscapes.