# Putting Down Roots Festival — prairie planting at Indiangrass Preserve > Event for families in the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM - Where: Indiangrass Preserve — Coastal Prairie Conservancy, 31975 Hebert Rd, Waller, TX 77484 - Ages: All ages; volunteers 16 and older may participate on their own; children with an adult - Price: Check official pricing - Status: Sold out when last checked. - Organizer: Coastal Prairie Conservancy - Official page: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mpx39zg - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/putting-down-roots-festival-prairie-planting-at-indiangrass-preserve--listing-9484bb70c6de27cb9973e07c ## About Coastal Prairie Conservancy's 2026 Putting Down Roots Festival is a family-friendly volunteer morning at Indiangrass Preserve near Waller, where participants plant 1,200 native prairie plants to create one acre of restored coastal prairie. Every plant was grown from wild-collected seed in the conservancy's on-site native plant nursery. After check-in, coffee and a planting demonstration with a safety briefing at 9 a.m., planting runs until 11:30, while live bluegrass, educational booths, an ice cream truck and a farm animal petting zoo run through the morning. Lunch is provided under the pavilion at 11:30, followed by a short program and native plant raffle at noon and optional staff-led tours from 12:30 to 1 p.m. (welcome center, native plant nursery, plant identification walk or bird blind). The festival is open to all ages: volunteers 16 and older may take part on their own, and children are welcome with an adult. Wear closed-toed shoes or boots, tall socks, long pants, a long-sleeved shirt and a hat, and bring a reusable water bottle and gardening gloves (loaner gloves and all tools are provided). It goes ahead rain or shine unless the weather is unsafe, and volunteer hours can be signed off for school requirements. ## Similar picks in Houston - [Tree Planting Workshop — Houston Arboretum](https://grassyknees.com/houston/activities/tree-planting-workshop-houston-arboretum--listing-b89f5078ae64c3811873605c) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Houston Arboretum & Nature Center · Ages 12+ · From $22 · checked Oct 16. 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