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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Golden Triangle Sierra Club Group July Group Meeting Tuesday, July 2, 2024 6:00 PM This presentation will cover a brief overview of the citizen science program called Nurdle Patrol. Nurdle Patrol has recorded plastic pellet concentrations along beaches, lake shorelines, riverbanks, and railroads from volunteers conducting 10-minute surveys. Over 10,000 volunteers have collected over 20,000... Read More →
The Texas Master Naturalist Program is excited to once again host our TMNTuesdays webinar series on the second Tuesday of the month through the 2024 year. TMNTuesdays are a way to learn about top conservation issues of the state, earn advanced training hours, and interact with wildlife professionals from across the state! As webinars are... Read More →
Dr. Maureen Frank will discuss building a habitat to benefit migratory birds! If you are interested in attending this webinar, please contact Casey Matzke <casey.matzke@ag.tamu.edu>. Take-away lessons will include: How to evaluate your space and choose target species How to improve the food, water, and shelter that your space provides Where to learn more about... Read More →
Join NASA for the 6th of our “GPM 10-in-10” anniversary webinars. The webinar will focus on “remote sensing”. Please share this information with others! Have you ever wondered how Earth-observing satellites can measure things like precipitation, temperature, and other weather variables from space? Join us during this free webinar to learn about “remote sensing” and... Read More →
Mosquitoes in NASA Science: Local Mosquitoes = Local Problems, July 16th, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. https://apps.hcp4.net/med/Event/Detail/29524 Take a look into the challenging surveillance, sampling, and control methods used by scientists in public health-tasked vector control programs. Participants will learn how scientists track dangerous virus activity, which criteria are used to inform operations... Read More →
Gulfton is a culturally rich neighborhood in southwest Houston with great leadership and a can-do spirit. Yet, it is a nature-deprived neighborhood, putting the human community at risk for rising temperatures, air pollution, and increased stress levels. Fortunately an effort is underway to plant trees, provide nature-rich shade shelters and bus stops and more! Part... Read More →
Webinar Description Natural history collections, such as herbaria, are well-positioned for the analysis of global change and the resulting impacts on regional biota. In this context, the digitized herbarium specimen data from the Texas Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria provide the capacity for addressing major hypotheses in the region concerning patterns of species richness and... Read More →
Enjoy learning about improving water quality, water quantity, conservation practices, water law, and aquatic habitats. Join the training program throughout the year for FREE. Visit the Texas Waters webpage for information on becoming a certified Texas Waters Specialist and view recorded webinars from 2017-2023. Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 @ 6:30-7:30p Presenters: Coauthors of Land Stewardship for Birds - Jan... Read More →
Interested in certification as a Texas Waters Specialist? The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department (ES) is a partner for this program of Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. All needed training hours for initial certification, and ample volunteering opportunities for annual re-certification as Water Specialists are provided by the ES Department. The monthly 2-hour Online classes resume... Read More →
FROM BALCONIES TO BACKYARDS Taking care of what you have! JULY 27, 2024 In-Person or Virtual ABOUT THE EVENT Keynote speaker Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond and co-founder of Neighborhood Foresters, runs a permaculture education, design, and consultation business focused on integrated regenerative approaches to landscape design, planning, and living.... Read More →
Each workshop will meet the following goals: Introduce educators to TPWD & TAS materials and resources Provide a sample of field and classroom activities for coastal and inland aquatic habitats Review 2021 TEKS alignment Cost: FREE Currently all three dates will be sharing the same information and activities, if there are aquatic topics you would like to... Read More →
August 1, 2024, 8:00 p.m. ET Register Here Overview Every second of every day, NASA satellites are collecting data to help us better understand and protect our home planet. Have you ever wondered what kinds of data NASA collects and how you can access it? Join us and find out how and why we use... Read More →
