Skip to content

CLOSE

MENU

Search for:

News & Information
- Features
- Topics
- Arts & Culture
- Awareness
Education
Programs & Podcasts
- Local Programs
- UH
- Features
  - Career Frontier
- Podcasts
About
Support
- Membership
- Giving Programs
- Volunteers
- Partnerships
  - Corporate Sponsorship
- Other Ways to Give
PBS Passport
Kids!
UH
- Commitment
- Main
- About UH
- Academics
- Admissions
- Student Life
- Research
- Arts
- Athletics
- News & Events

Every act of generosity counts. Discover more ways to help support public media.

Houston Public Media celebrates Black History Month. Learn more.

Tag: pollinators

Houston Matters

Creating A Garden That Supports Pollinators

Posted on July 23, 2018 · Lauren Simpson tells Houston Matters how a few simple steps can help bees and butterflies travel.

Tags bees gardening Gardens insects Lauren Simpson pollinators UH Law Center

Support Comes From

Related

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2470: Spider Web Design

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 28, 2023 · Episode: 2470 The design and construction of a spider web. Today, let’s weave a spider web.

Tags Brooklyn Bridge catenary curve Daniel Beard Emily Roebling engraving illustration entomologist entomology Henry C. McCook insects John Washington naturalist orb weaver Robert of Bruce spider web steel plate engraving suspension

Houston Matters

Saving your frozen plants (Jan. 5, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 5, 2023 · How can you tell if that plant in your yard survived the recent freeze? And, if so, how can you bring it back from the brink?

Tags abortion Apollo 7 astronaut birth control contraception environment Freezing temperatures Freezing Weather Garden Club of Houston gardening ILC Dover International Space Station iss Katie Watkins Meg Tapp reproductive rights space space suits Walt Cunningham

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3284: Spiders and STEM

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 19, 2022 · Episode: 3284 A place for scary spiders in STEM education. Today, Spiders and STEM education.

Tags Arabella Buckley arachnids arachnophobia Charles Darwin Charles Lyell Charlotteâ€™s Web education evolution insects Life and Her Children mechanics of materials spider silk spider webs spiders stem women yield strength

Houston Matters

What Artemis I taught us (Dec. 12, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 12, 2022 · On Monday's show: NASA's Artemis I mission returned to Earth on Sunday. We discuss how the mission went and what was learned from it. And we examine how a lack of proper staffing and security contributed to a deadly Texas prison escape.

Tags Artemis I Garden Club of Houston gardening Gonzalo Lopez Jeff Balke Keri Blakinger marshall project Meg Tapp nasa prison escape prisons sports Texas Department of Criminal Justice texas prisons

Most Viewed

The true story of love and loss that inspired the new Netflix series, ‘From Scratch’
Harris County Jail making changes after state report finds inmate died from lack of medication
Houston First Corporation assessing how to get broken Montrose-area 59/69 bridge lights back on
Houston could soon become the largest US city without LGBTQ representation in its government
Several Houston-area musicians, including history-making Beyoncé, up for 2023 Grammy Awards

Support Comes From

Resources like these are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Join others and make your gift to Houston Public Media today!

DONATE

Houston Public Media

About
Careers
Commitment
TV
Radio
News
Shows

Compliance

CPB Compliance
FCC Station Information
FCC Applications
KUHF Public File
KUHT Public File
Ethics and Standards
Privacy Policy
Additional Disclosures

Subscribe to Our Newsletters

Today in Houston

Let the Houston Public Media newsroom help you start your day.

This Week

Get highlights, trending news, and behind-the-scenes insights from Houston Public Media delivered to your inbox each week.

4343 Elgin, Houston, TX 77204-0008

Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the University of Houston

Copyright © 2023