Outdoors

Metallic properties can wreak havoc with electrical lines Balloons can add a festive touch to graduation parties, summer celebrations and other outside gatherings.

Doctor Spencer Greene, director of medical toxicology and assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine, sheds some light on the topic of snakes in Texas.

Calling all green thumb gardeners!

The Woodlands Township has launched a new Plant for Pollinators initiative which aims to protect monarchs, bees and all varieties of butterflies.

The Woodlands Township Park and Recreation Department is offering Stand-up Paddle Board Yoga this fall.

Registration is still available for the 18th Annual YMCA Dragon Boat Team Challenge Presented by Repsol.

Following recent rains, The Woodlands Township urges residents to check their properties for standing water and to empty containers to prevent mosquitoes. Drain After Rain is an easy way for homeowners to reduce mosquitoes.

Friends of Texas Wildlife will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their newest flight enclosure Wednesday, August 31.

The Woodlands® Development Company announced that adult entries are now being accepted for The Woodlands Wildflower Festival Poster Contest.

The Riva Row and Lakes Edge Boat Houses will both switch to the fall schedule beginning Monday, August 15, 2016.

The renovation of the turfgrass and drainage system at Town Green Park commenced July 7, 2016. This new turf system will allow for better management of rain events, improved drainage and the ability to support high levels of pedestrian use.

Summer is in full swing and season pool passes are still available for purchase to beat the summer heat! Season passes are valid for entry into all Township pools including the Rob Fleming Aquatic Center.

Although Zika is on everyone’s mind and receiving most of the media attention, The Woodlands Township is still monitoring and responding to West Nile Montgomery County Mosquito Abatement confirmed that a sample of mosquitoes from a surveillance site in The Woodlands Township within South Montgomery County has tested positive for West Nile virus.

Hundreds of volunteers are teaming up to help restore and reopen the damaged Spring Creek Greenway.

It’s important to enjoy plenty of outdoor fun, but, during those indoor breaks, the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District has something area students might find interesting—the inaugural Minecraft Water Challenge.

Two Township pools that were closed due to outdoor-use water restrictions for the Creekside Park area of The Woodlands served by MUD 386 will re-open this week.

Look Out for Litter, The Woodlands Township’s popular summer litter scavenger hunt, kicks off with the start of summer vacation. Teens and children can participate in the free, fun, outdoor, family activity anytime from June 15 to August 15, 2016.

Spring Creek Greenway restoration scheduled. Volunteers needed.

Two Township pools have been closed due to outdoor-use water restrictions in effect for the Creekside Park area of The Woodlands served by MUD 386...Rob Fleming Aquatic Center and Wendtwoods Pool; Remaining pools to open Saturday.