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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Week of Events
Spring Creek Nature Trail Weekly Bird Survey
Spring Creek Nature Trail Weekly Bird Survey
Get those binoculars out for the weekly bird surveys conducted by JoJo Bradbury on Mondays beginning on September 9 and continuing until June! All walks start at 7:30 a.m. and end around 10:30 a.m. on the Spring Creek Nature Trail (Creekside Park West Trailhead: 30.14895, -95.56334). Meet in the parking lot kiosk at the end... Read More →
TMN Tuesday – Monthly AT Offerings
TMN Tuesday – Monthly AT Offerings
Title: Spanish for Naturalists Speaker: Ernesto Garcia-Ortega, Wildlife Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Wendy Anderson, Nature Trackers Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife. Description: ¡Español para naturalistas! Join Spanish speaking Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and learn the Spanish names for common trees, plants, flowers, animals, birds, and insects. Prior knowledge of the Spanish language is... Read More →
Introduction to Dissolved Biotoxin and Algal Bloom Research on the Texas Gulf Coast
Introduction to Dissolved Biotoxin and Algal Bloom Research on the Texas Gulf Coast
Event: An Informal Webinar Chat with Biologist Avery Tatters (US EPA): an introduction to dissolved biotoxin and algal bloom research taking place along the Texas Gulf Coast Webinar Link: https://ltbasinchapter.my.webex.com/ltbasinchapter.my/j.php?MTID=m0bd0d02b31a638cd947bf3f345748e46 Seeking Texas Master Naturalists Volunteers to assist with data collection! Avery O. Tatters is a biologist at the Gulf Ecosystem Measurement and Modeling Division within... Read More →
NLCP Level 3 – Installing and Maintaining Native Landscapes
NLCP Level 3 – Installing and Maintaining Native Landscapes
NLCP Level 3 - Installing and Maintaining Native Landscapes (9/14/24) The class will be offered Live via Zoom Saturday, September 14th from 8:45 am to 4:00 pm. In addition to installation and maintenance tips, the class will include pruning and invasive removal demonstrations, plant walk videos, live instruction, and Q&A. This class will highlight: The differences... Read More →
East Texas Conservation Expo
East Texas Conservation Expo
We'd like to invite any and all TMN Chapters who might like to attend as a visitor or even participate in the TMN Booth! Announcing the East Texas Conservation Expo! Saturday, September 14, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Polk County Commerce Center and Pedigo Park, 1017 US 59 Loop N, Livingston, TX... Read More →
Wildflowers to the Rescue: Growing Native Plants
Wildflowers to the Rescue: Growing Native Plants
Location: Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX 77030-1718 Texas wildflowers are often appreciated for their beauty but that’s just the start of their superpowers. When grown at home, in a local park, schoolyard, or rural preserve, they can support declining pollinators, clean our air, soak up our floodwaters, and cool... Read More →
Rain Barrel Workshop at Mercer
Rain Barrel Workshop at Mercer
Galveston Bay Foundation’s Rain Barrel Program works in partnership with Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages to conserve water and reduce stormwater runoff, pollution, and bacteria entering Galveston Bay. Join us on Saturday, September 14th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am at Mercer Botanic Gardens (22306 Aldine Westfield Rd., Humble, TX, 77338). The workshop will consist of a... Read More →