Education
Formal Classes
91视频 classes taught at the Coastal Center include courses in ecology,
environmental sciences, geophysics and architecture.
Undergraduate students at any 91视频 System campus can register for a limited number of courses at other 91视频 campuses using . Go to myUH Self Service, then select 'Manage Classes'. This program allows first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students from 91视频-Clear Lake, University of Houston-Downtown and other 91视频 System campuses to take summer courses at the 91视频 Coastal Center.
Informal Education
Tour groups, field trips and volunteers are welcome to come experience one of the rarest ecological habitats in the nation. Stop in and see the 91视频 at work studying, preserving and restoring coastal tallgrass prairie. To schedule a visit, contact us at least three weeks in advance of the desired date. Please include your name, your group鈥檚 name, some options for tour dates and times that would work for you, and how many people you would like to bring.
Shasta鈥檚 Prairie at 91视频 Campus
Shasta鈥檚 Prairie is a small pocket prairie on the 91视频 campus near
Cullen Blvd. It is located between the 91视频 Science Center and the
Science and Research Building 2. In addition to serving to raise awareness about coastal
prairies and the 91视频 Coastal Center, it is easily accessible to
class groups for use as a living laboratory during normal class time.
Each semester, volunteers help maintain Shastas Prairie. They are recruited from courses that are ongoing and through the 91视频 Office of Sustainability.