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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NPSOT 2023 Fall Symposium (Pineywoods Ecoregion)

TX, United States

NPSOT has assembled a remarkable schedule of recognized experts to speak about the astounding East Texas Pineywoods plant communities. Highlights include plenary and concurrent sessions, workshops, field trips, a silent auction to raise money for scholarships, a native plant sale, vendors and exhibitors, the state annual meeting of members, and an awards dinner honoring outstanding achievements... Read More →

Event Series Friends of Texas Volunteer Opportunity

Friends of Texas Volunteer Opportunity

Friends of Texas Wildlife Education Center 29816 Dobbin Hufsmith Road, Magnolia, TX, United States

This recurring opportunity takes place every other Thursday.  Volunteers will be working in the pollinator gardens. Please bring gloves, water, and snacks.  Most tools and equipment are provided. Location:  Friends of Texas, 29615 Highland Blvd, Magnolia, Tx 77354 Time:  9a-12p Contact: Brenda Reeves ([email protected]) OT: Friends of Texas Wildlife:TMN Report Hours

Heartwood Year-End Banquet

SHSU Woodlands Campus 3380 College Park Dr, The Woodlands

  For:  Heartwood Members and Their Guests We are excited about our upcoming Year-End Banquet!  Our special guest speaker will be Federico Marques. Federico is a native Houstonian and a graduate of the University of Houston.  He founded MoonFlower Farms (a subsidiary of MoonFlower Technologies) to focus on hyper-local sustainable city farming. Year-End Banquet Details:... Read More →

The Woodlands 3R Recycling Event

TX, United States

What:  3R RECYCLING EVENT When:  SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2023 8:00 AM  - NOON Where:  THE WOODLANDS HIGH SCHOOL  6101 RESEARCH FOREST  WEST PARKING LOT FROM MILLENNIUM FOREST Volunteers are needed to direct traffic, pick up event waste, upload and sort, and stack Styrofoam for transportation. For more information, go to www.thewoodlandstownship.tx.gov  Select Calendar/Event Details/3R Recycling... Read More →

Putting Down Roots 2023

Indiangrass Preserve 31975 Hebert Road 77484, Waller, TX, United States

This is your opportunity to plant native plants on the prairie!  New volunteers and participants of all ages are welcome to join this free event that will be followed by free hot dogs and veggie dogs for the whole family. Snacks and water will be provided, or you may bring your own.  Don't forget to... Read More →

Weekly Bird Walks/Surveys at Creekside Park West

Creekside Park The Woodlands, TX, United States

Bayou Land Conservancy and Houston Audubon bird walks/surveys at Creekside Park West 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. ​The walk meanders along the Spring Creek Nature trail, a natural... Read More →

Event Series WG Jones State Forest Work Day

WG Jones State Forest Work Day

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

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)

Kleb Woods Volunteer Opportunity

Kleb Woods Nature Center 20303 Draper Road, Tomball, TX, United States

Trail maintenance, volunteer work crew and garden group. For information on volunteer opportunities at Kleb Woods, contact [email protected]  or call (281) 357-5324. VMS CODE: RM: Kleb Woods

Event Series #TMNTuesday

#TMNTuesday

Online

We are excited to once again host our TMNTuesdays webinar series on the second Tuesday of the month through the 2023 year. TMNTuesdays are a way to learn about top conservation issues of the state, earn advanced training hours, and interact with wildlife professionals from across the state! For the remaining TMNTuesdays, November and December,... Read More →

Raptors of the Rios: Ecology of the Riparian Obligate Birds of Prey in the Trans Pecos

Online

Presenter:  Dr. Clint W. Boal, Professor of Wildlife Ecology USGS Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Texas Tech University Clint Boal is a professor of wildlife ecology at Texas Tech University that has studied birds of prey for over 30 years. He received his graduate degrees from the University of Arizona and post-doctoral training... Read More →