This calendar includes Heartwood’s scheduled chapter, volunteer, and training events.
For a list of unscheduled (work at your own pace) volunteer activities, check out the approved chapter activities: Heartwood Volunteer Projects
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The September program for PWWS will be ONLY in-person and takes place on Tuesday, September 19th, at 6:30 p.m. (snacks & social time at 6:00 p.m.) at Dennis Johnston’s Big Stone Lodge located in Dennis Johnston County Park at 709 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring, Texas 77373.
Presentation: “The Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary” by Nicole Rogers – Executive Director for Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary
For the Piney Woods September program, the Executive Director of the Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary (SFWS) will speak about the history of wolves and wolfdogs in Texas, what exactly a wolfdog is, and how the animals living in their sanctuary were rescued
Latest rules for bringing snacks: If you wish to bring some store bought items for snack time, you are welcome to do so. Items no longer must be individually wrapped. However, we are still not allowed to bring homemade items to the Big Stone Lodge (unfortunately).
The Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary is a non-profit organization committed to providing exceptional lifelong sanctuary to non-releasable wolves and wolfdogs, while sharing a message of education and conservation about these amazing animals. The sanctuary was founded on October 4, 2002, by Jean LeFevre, who was dedicated to animal conservation and protection when asked to rescue a wolf found in Spring, Texas. She named it “Mystery” since no one knew the origin of the Timberwolf. Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary has remained the only wolf sanctuary in Texas for the past 20 years. In 2020, the sanctuary relocated to Navasota, TX after securing a 15-acre site in which to build bigger and better animal enclosures and eventually have the ability to rescue up to 36 wolves and wolfdogs at the site. Currently, the sanctuary is home to 6 wolves, 6 wolfdogs, and one dog who desperately believes he is a wolf, so we let him stay!
Nicole Rogers has served as the Executive Director of the Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary since 2017. As the sanctuary’s first and only Executive Director, she has passionately led the way for rapid, yet sustainable, growth of the sanctuary over the past 5 years by leveraging her 24 years of diverse nonprofit leadership. Animal welfare is near and dear to Nicole’s heart, so leading SFWS in collaboration with the Board of Directors for the sanctuary is truly a labor of love for her.
VMS: AT: Piney Woods Wildlife Society (The St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary Presentation)