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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Want to suggest a  new advanced training opportunity?

Leave No Trace, Dark Sky Initiative, Mycology, Nature Journaling

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

Required reading:  Unit 24 Citizen Science 8:00 AM   Leave No Trace     Andre Houser 9:30 AM   Dark Sky Initiative     Lisa Tuck 10:30 AM   Mycology, Nature Journaling     Teri MacArthur VMS code: Initial training

Class Introduction

AgriLife Extension Conroe Office 9020 Airport Road, Conroe, TX, United States

Read Units 1 and 3 in the TMN curriculum. Be ready to add your initial training hours to the Volunteer Management System (VMS) each time you attend a class. For further information about creating a VMS account, read the VMS Volunteer Guide.

Ecoregions and Watersheds

AgriLife Extension Conroe Office 9020 Airport Road, Conroe, TX, United States

Read Unit 4: Ecological Regions of Texas Unit 5: Ecological Concepts Unit 6 Ecosystems Concepts and Management Unit 19: Wetland Ecology and Management

Geology & Weather

Malcolm Purvis Library 510 Melton Street, Magnolia, TX, United States

Read: Unit 7: Geology and soils (pp 235-249, 270-281) Unit 8: Weather

Geology Field Session

Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park 6464 Creekside Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX, United States

Meet at the Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park for a walk along Spring Creek to explore the geological features.

Citizen Science & What’s That?

Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center 1300 Riley Fuzzel Rd., Spring, TX, United States

Read: Unit 24: Citizen Science Unit 10: The Nature of Naming