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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From: John Herron, Park Interpreter, Huntsville State Park (936-355-9275 or john.herron@tpwd.texas.gov) City Nature Challenge. April 26th-28th. This is an opportunity for guests to become Citizen Scientists and go on a Nature Blitz in our park. Utilizing the iNaturalist ap, guests will log plants and wildlife in the park. This is going to help us out... Read More →
Lake Houston Wilderness Park is looking for birders! The park has a growing birder population, but there are so many cool places that haven’t been explored. If you would like to help with this, show up at 8am on the 3rd Sunday of every month and bring your binoculars! VMS CODE: FR: LAKE HOUSTON WILDERNESS PARK:... Read More →
Trail maintenance, volunteer work crew and garden group. For information on volunteer opportunities at Kleb Woods, contact klebwoods@hcp4.net or call (281) 357-5324. VMS CODE: RM: Kleb Woods
Join the team to work in the pollinator gardens and possibly sweep for litter. Bring your own garden gloves and tools. For the latest information, download Slack and join the Jones Forest channel. Team chat is found there. VMS: RM: W. G. Jones State Forest (Maintaining Pollinator Garden or Litter Pick-up)
Help is always needed in the greenhouse or one of the garden areas in the park. NOTE: Volunteer opportunity sign-ups for Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center are now exclusively on Better Impact. If you do not have a Better Impact account, use this link to create one. From your account, sign up for... Read More →
Blossom Brigade: Pollinator Garden Work Recurring Every Wednesday 9 am - 11 am (weather permitting) Mercer Botanic Gardens, 223 Aldine Westfield, Humble 77338 Join this weekly effort alongside volunteer programming staff to care for plants in and around the pollinator garden and Honeybee Corral. These beds provide sustenance for native pollinators including, hummingbirds, butterflies, moths,... Read More →
Houston Audubon conducts 18 bird surveys across the region. This critical community science effort gathers data that will help scientists evaluate population changes and understand which species might require special management. Survey leaders engage participants of all birding skills, and it’s a great way to be introduced to the joys of birdwatching! Mercer’s monthly Bird... Read More →
Volunteers are needed to assist with each of the following classes: April 6 10 am to 12pm debris, shelter and campfire skills April 12 1 pm to 3 pm freshwater ecology help April 13 All day 9 programs April 19 9 a to 2 pm First graders, frogs, writing in nature, snakes, guided hike April 25 9... Read More →
Volunteers are needed to assist with each of the following classes: April 6 10 am to 12pm debris, shelter and campfire skills April 12 1 pm to 3 pm freshwater ecology help April 13 All day 9 programs April 19 9 a to 2 pm First graders, frogs, writing in nature, snakes, guided hike April 25 9... Read More →
Volunteers are needed to assist with the event (including explaining what the City Nature Challenge is and instructing how to use iNaturalist). All hikes meet at the nature center. Some require driving to another location to start. These are public hikes and volunteers are welcome to come and participate. Friday, April 26 Pipeline... Read More →
Volunteers are needed to assist with the event (including explaining what the City Nature Challenge is and instructing how to use iNaturalist). All hikes meet at the nature center. Some require driving to another location to start. These are public hikes and volunteers are welcome to come and participate. Saturday, April 27 Forest... Read More →
Join other nature lovers for the city-wide bioblitz. Using the iNaturalist app, come and scour the park and document what you find. Volunteers are also needed to help participants learn to use the iNaturalist app before they head out into the park. 9 am - 12pm - I Spy Something Green: Document Animals and Plants... Read More →