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April 2026

Members-Only: Carlquist Collection Exploration

This event is exclusively for members with Supporter, Patron, or Affiliate-level memberships. Explore the BRIT Library’s Sherwin Carlquist Collection, which documents the mid-20th-century expeditions of botanist Sherwin Carlquist as he collected plants on islands around the world. Members of the Carlquist project team will share his captivating photographs of flora, fauna, people, and landscapes from...
18 Apr
FREE
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Commons at the Botanical Institute of Texas
1700 University Drive

BRIT Reads Book Club: “Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel” by Carl Safina

Do you love to read? Are you passionate about botany, natural history, sustainability and similar topics? Then, you’ll love the BRIT Reads Book Club! This informal group meets every other month to discuss a chosen book, in-person and virtually. We begin with a moderator summarizing the book and reviewing its key points. Then there is...
20 Apr
FREE
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
BRIT Library

Nurturing Nature: A Guide to Gardening for Special Needs

Join author Jill Mays for an inspiring exploration of how our senses can deepen our connection to the natural world. In this session, Jill will share how sensory experiences in nature support health, well-being, and emotional balance for people of all ages and abilities. Participants will discover simple, accessible ways to engage sight, sound, touch,...
24 Apr
10:00 am - 11:00 am
June 2026

BRIT Reads Book Club: “Close to Home” by Thor Hanson

Do you love to read? Are you passionate about botany, natural history, sustainability and similar topics? Then, you’ll love the BRIT Reads Book Club! This informal group meets every other month to discuss a chosen book, in-person and virtually. We begin with a moderator summarizing the book and reviewing its key points. Then there is...
15 Jun
FREE
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
BRIT Library
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