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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Tracking Fire Trends in the Southeast US with Southeast FireMap

Online

Description: The southeastern United States includes a wide range of fire-dependent ecosystems on public and private lands. Across the region, prescribed fire is the dominant form of fire on the landscape and it is used for a wide range of reasons, including ecosystem restoration. In many parts of the region, there are concerns that fire is... Read More →

Feral Pigs and Water Issues

Online

Wild pigs are an invasive species with cascading impacts to agriculture, property, and natural resources. Texas watersheds are particularly vulnerable to damage. Damage includes soil erosion, bacterial contamination, bank erosion and changes to vegetation, all of which affect water quality and wildlife. In this webinar we’ll discuss the impacts pigs have and the benefits of... Read More →

Brazos River Cleanup and Campout

Brazos River Cleanup and Campout Friday, May 17 - Monday, May 20 Private ranch on the Brazos River south of Glen Rose in Somervell County Free, but, you must register  @  txmn.org/rbc/brazos-river-cleanup/ Rio Brazos Chapter TMN Contact:  Melody Holm [email protected] 303 349-5531 A weekend of work, fun, learning, and camaraderie among river lovers and trash haters... Read More →

Intern Training Class #14

AgriLife Extension Conroe Office 9020 Airport Road, Conroe, TX, United States

Interns:  This is the initial training schedule.  Any changes communicated by the committee take precedence over this schedule. VMS Code:  Initial Training (Description: Class #14 - Ornithology; Migration; Benefits; Environmental Challenges; Bluebirds)

Mushroom Walk at Bear Branch Park

Bear Branch Recreation Center 5310 Research Forest Dr, The Woodlands, TX, United States

Join Teri MacArthur for a Mushroom Walk where you will talk about what forest soils and soil organisms do all day to keep the ecosystem healthy so humans and other living organisms can live on the planet. Registration required. Let's meet at 8:30am in the back parking lot near the Skate Park at Bear Branch... Read More →

Harper’s Horsepen Branch Maintenance

Harper's Landing Park 2 Blair Bridge Drive, The Woodlands, TX, United States

Come join Master Naturalist Stephen Hughes on a hike through the trails along Harper’s Horsepen Branch. Pick up litter as you hike from the Harper’s Landing Park, to the head of the creek, then hike along some wooded trails. The hike will take you to a lake north of the creek, for a rest and... Read More →

Native Landscaping Certification Program Classes (Houston, Clear Lake, and Pines and Prairies NPSOT Chapters)

The Houston Area NLCP Team is Offering Classes in Spring 2024 - Sign Up Now! The Houston, Clear Lake, and Pines and Prairies Chapters of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) offer Native Landscaping Certification Program (NLCP) classes. This volunteer-driven effort focuses on the benefits of native plants for bird- and wildlife-attracting gardens, and... Read More →

**Postponed** Raven Butterfly Count (in Montgomery)

NOTE:  This event has been postponed.  The new date is TBD at this time.   Meet in the parking lot of the Brookshire Brothers Grocery Store, 21005 Eva Street (a.k.a. HWY 105 West), Montgomery, Texas, 77356, located at the corner of HWY 105 West and FM 149 at 9:00 am. The circle is from the... Read More →

$3

Lake Creek Preserve Guided Hikes

Lake Creek Preserve Sendera Ranch Dr, Montgomery, TX, United States

Lake Creek Preserve Guided Hikes Third Saturday of every month  10AM Lake Creek Preserve,        Montgomery TX Hikes last 1 to 1.5 hours depending on the size of the group Volunteers are needed to lead community members on a guided hike of the Preserve providing information about the natural history and benefits of the... Read More →

Weekly Bird Walks/Surveys at Creekside Park West

Creekside Park The Woodlands, TX, United States

Time Change for May - June1!  7:00 a.m. 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... Read More →