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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Date: Every Wednesday (Except Sept. 1) Time: 8:30-11:30 AM Description: Do you love gardening or working outdoors with tools? Then we need you to join the Homestead Team and help rejuvenate the Redbud Hill Homestead at Jesse Jones Park. Some activities include debarking the logs, sharpening the woodshop tools, maintaining the herb and vegetable gardens,... Read More →
Date: Every Wednesday (Except Sept. 1) Time: 8:30-11:30 AM Description: Every day is Earth Day at Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center! Volunteers are invited to join staff and assist with a variety of conservation projects such as maintaining the pollinator gardens, plant propagation, and habitat restoration. VMS code : RM :JJones Park and... Read More →
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to volunteers@hbg.org. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Volunteers are needed each Thursday to help remove invasives and maintain trails. Contact Lauren Hollenbeck, Park Naturalist, at Lauren.Hollenbeck@houstontx.gov to volunteer. For trail maintenance, use VMS code: NPA: Nature/Public Access for other organizations (Lake Houston Wilderness Park) For removing invasives, use VMS code: RM: Other locations (Lake Houston Wilderness Park)
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to volunteers@hbg.org. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
They Live Here, Too: Wildlife Habitat Restoration as Water Supply Protection with Katie Myers & Michelle Wood-Ramirez, Watershed Coordinators at Tarrant Regional Water District Register VMS code: AT: Texas Waters Certification
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to volunteers@hbg.org. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
The drought has impacted the air potato as well---there have been multiple reports that it has not been growing as vigorously as in recent summers. Target species: Dioscorea bulbifera Wednesday AUGUST 10 Time: 7:30-10:00a come when you can, leave when you must; allow time for the first day of school Location: Grogan's Mill behind Whisperwillow Place; GROUND... Read More →
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to volunteers@hbg.org. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to volunteers@hbg.org. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
