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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Dr. Margaret Cook, HARC’s Deputy Director of Climate Equity and Resilience, will moderate an essential panel discussion on "The Water-Energy Nexus: Balancing Water Needs with Hydrogen Production” at the Water for Texas 2025 Conference from January 27th – 29th 2025 in Austin, Texas. As hydrogen production ramps up across Texas—especially in water-scarce regions—this panel will explore the... Read More →
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 →
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)
Link to Webinar Series: https://monarchjointventure.org/events/monarch-conservation-webinar-series?blm_aid=4131431 Each webinar is scheduled to begin at 1:00pm. January 28: Monarch Butterfly Conservation on Department of Defense Lands, presented by Stephanie Hertz, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Mercy Manzanares and Alexa Koch, Monarch Joint Venture Please use the following AT code: AT: Single Presentation: (Monarch Joint Venture: Monarch Butterfly... Read More →
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 →
Discover the innovative tools used by landowners and conservation partners to conserve Whooping Crane habitat in the central Texas coast. Once abundant across North American, Whooping Cranes were pushed to the brink of extinction with less than 20 birds by the 1940s. Thanks to dedicated conservation efforts, their wild population has rebounded to over 500... Read More →
How do changing climate and bloom times affect Monarchs and other insects? If you wonder, this presentation might be for you. You can be part of the group of people generating the data to give us the answers, and it's not hard. Native Plant Phenology with ‘David Gwin and ‘Time to Restore’ Texas January 30... Read More →
Back by popular demand - this FREE series will provide tips on how to garden with less water, manage too much stormwater, and generally provide a healthier habitat for birds, pollinating insects, and more. Who: Anyone interested in home gardening for wildlife and water quality When: Thursdays, January 23-March 6 Time: 2-3p Where: Zoom (virtual) Cost: FREE Speakers... Read More →
Please use the following VMS code:AT: Single Presentation: OHBA Science Day '25
