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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Event Series Wildlife Wednesdays

Wildlife Wednesdays

Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center 20634 Kenswick Dr, Humble, TX, United States

Wildlife Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month (excluding March 15) through May 2023 Take a closer look at one of the wildlife species found in Jesse H. Jones Park. Each program features a different species, such as scorpions, coral snakes, salamanders or cardinals. Email JesseJonesPark@pct3.hctx.net for the particular topic featured at each program. When possible, live specimens... Read More →

Watershed Project Committee Meeting

Online

Join Teri MacArthur for an hour to help with planning for upcoming water related events and activities. Find opportunities to take the lead for one or more ways of spreading knowledge about local environmental issues relevant to water. Plenty to do, just get involved! Watershed Project Committee Meeting, Online March 1, 3:30 to 4:30pm. Use this link to... Read More →

Ecologically Sound Mosquito Management at Home

Online

Mosquitos are a nuisance at best and health risk at worst, so it's understandable why many people turn to insecticides to try and control these pests. Though spraying may seem like a quick and easy way to deal with mosquitos, it's often an ineffective control strategy. Worse, these insecticides are toxic to pollinators and other... Read More →

Ways That We Impact Watersheds in our Garden Decisions

Online

Wildlife & Water Friendly Gardens: FREE Series 2023 The Environmental Learning Center* presents a FREE Workshop Series for anyone interested in home gardening for wildlife and water quality. Learn how to garden with less water, manage too much stormwater, and generally provide a healthier habitat for birds, pollinating insects, and more. March 2 - Ways... Read More →

NPSOT Propagation Station

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

The Grand Opening of the Pines and Prairies Chapter, NPSOT, propagation station at W.G. Jones State Forest kicks off the New Year!  The station will be managed by David Lemons and Jessica Mauch. Work days will be held every Sunday afternoon and Friday morning.  Martin Simonton has planted nearly 200 species from seed and is donating... Read More →

Lake Houston Wilderness Park Native Gardens

Lake Houston Wilderness Park 25840 FM 1485, New Caney, TX, United States

Lake Houston Wilderness Park is starting a Garden Club every Friday from 10am-12pm. We are focused only on native plants to our area. Volunteers will help with seeding in our new nursery, seeding in the park, weeding in our pollinator garden, and helping to create new pollinator habitat around the park. This is a new... Read More →

Creekside Park West Monthly Bird Walk/Survey

Creekside Park West Dr. Ann Snyder Way, The Woodlands, texas

Bayou Land Conservancy and Houston Audubon will resume the monthly (Saturdays) bird walks/surveys at Creekside Park West beginning Saturday, Sept 3. The walks begin at 7:30 a.m. from the George Mitchell Nature Preserve Trailhead, the parking area located at the end of Dr. Anne Snyder Drive, and walk approximately 2.5 miles until around 10:00 a.m.... Read More →

Free

Monthly Bird Survey at Jesse H. Jones Park

TX, United States

Join park staff at Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center on the first Saturday of each month for a Bird Survey. Volunteers are needed to catalogue species on eBird and assist with a hike. No registration required. Call 281-446-8588 or email JesseJonesPark@pct3.hctx.net for questions. VMS:  PO: J. Jones Park and Nature Center (Description:  Staffing a... Read More →

NatureFest at Jesse H. Jones Park

Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center 20634 Kenswick Dr, Humble, TX, United States

NatureFest, the big environmental education fair at Jesse H. Jones Park, is March 4 from 10 - 2 p.m. Heartwood has been asked to provide a booth. All booth materials will be provided to our volunteers! Please sign up to man the Heartwood booth here. For more information about being a booth volunteer, contact Outreach... Read More →