Join our Friends of the East Texas Arboretum Facebook group to share photos from the
garden (ours or yours), ask gardening questions and get advice.
garden (ours or yours), ask gardening questions and get advice.
Nearby attractions of interest include:
FIRST MONDAY - CANTON
Visit the world's largest flea market in Canton, Texas.
THINGS TO DO - ATHENS
Learn more about local attractions and travel accommodations in beautiful Athens, Texas.
LAKE PALESTINE
There are many activities to keep Lake Palestine residents and visitors busy around the lake and its environs.
Birding and Species Identification Apps:
eBird - eBird is the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science project, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed each year by eBirders around the world. A collaborative enterprise with hundreds of partner organizations, thousands of regional experts, and hundreds of thousands of users, eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Don't forget to download the Merlin Bird ID app to help make identification easy.
iNaturalist - One of the world’s most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over 750,000 scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What’s more, by recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature. iNaturalist is a joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.
Other Resources:
SENIOR VOLUNTEER BENEFITS
Volunteering has its social, mental, and physical benefits for people of all ages. But these benefits truly reveal themselves for elderly folks, who often have more times on their hands, are less physically active, and engage less with the community than the average resident.
HUMMINGBIRD CENTRAL
Common hummingbird species found in North America plus much, much more.
FIRST MONDAY - CANTON
Visit the world's largest flea market in Canton, Texas.
THINGS TO DO - ATHENS
Learn more about local attractions and travel accommodations in beautiful Athens, Texas.
LAKE PALESTINE
There are many activities to keep Lake Palestine residents and visitors busy around the lake and its environs.
Birding and Species Identification Apps:
eBird - eBird is the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science project, with more than 100 million bird sightings contributed each year by eBirders around the world. A collaborative enterprise with hundreds of partner organizations, thousands of regional experts, and hundreds of thousands of users, eBird is managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Don't forget to download the Merlin Bird ID app to help make identification easy.
iNaturalist - One of the world’s most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over 750,000 scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What’s more, by recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature. iNaturalist is a joint initiative by the California Academy of Sciences and the National Geographic Society.
Other Resources:
SENIOR VOLUNTEER BENEFITS
Volunteering has its social, mental, and physical benefits for people of all ages. But these benefits truly reveal themselves for elderly folks, who often have more times on their hands, are less physically active, and engage less with the community than the average resident.
HUMMINGBIRD CENTRAL
Common hummingbird species found in North America plus much, much more.
