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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Webinar Series Offered by Monarch Joint Venture

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Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from experts across various interdisciplinary fields related to monarchs, other pollinators, their habitats, and the threats and pressures that make conservation urgent. Bring your questions and get ready to discover how you can... Read More →

Garden and Greenhouse Day at Jesse H. Jones

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

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 at Mercer

Mercer Botanic Gardens 22306 Aldine Westfield, Humble, TX, United States

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 →

Herbicide Drift Impacts on Plants and Wildlife

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Herbicide Drift Impacts on Plants and Wildlife Webinar Did you know many Certified Wildlife Habitats® are small farms? Join NWF and Partners to learn about the ecological impacts of drift-prone herbicides to native plant communities and wildlife, and how to recognize and report drift injury to trees, crops, and wild plants. Learn more and sign... Read More →

Event Series Mercer’s Monthly Bird Survey

Mercer’s Monthly Bird Survey

Mercer Botanic Gardens 22306 Aldine Westfield, Humble, TX, United States

Houston Audubon conducts 18 bird surveys across the region. This critical community science effort gathers data that will help scientists evaluate population changes and understand which species might require special management. Survey leaders engage participants of all birding skills, and it’s a great way to be introduced to the joys of birdwatching! Mercer’s monthly Bird... Read More →

Volunteer Opportunities at Lake Houston Wilderness Park

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

Volunteers are needed to assist with each of the following classes: April 6 10 am to 12pm debris, shelter and campfire skills April 12 1 pm to 3 pm freshwater ecology help April 13  All day 9 programs April 19  9 a to 2 pm First graders, frogs, writing in nature, snakes, guided hike April 25  9... Read More →

Native Plants – Where Would We Be Without Them?

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Topic: There is an intrinsic relationship between our native plants, insects, birds, and land and marine mammals.  Insects, which appeared on Earth about 480 million years ago, have co-evolved with plants. Native Oaks, for instance, support over 500 species of caterpillars. Native milkweed maintains the life cycle of the Monarch Butterfly that we all love... Read More →

City Nature Challenge at Huntsville State Park

Huntsville State Park 565 Park Road 40 west, Huntsville, TX, United States

From:  John Herron, Park Interpreter, Huntsville State Park (936-355-9275  or [email protected]) City Nature Challenge. April 26th-28th. This is an opportunity for guests to become Citizen Scientists and go on a Nature Blitz in our park. Utilizing the iNaturalist ap, guests will log plants and wildlife in the park. This is going to help us out... Read More →

Volunteer Opportunities at Lake Houston Wilderness Park

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

Volunteers are needed to assist with each of the following classes: April 6 10 am to 12pm debris, shelter and campfire skills April 12 1 pm to 3 pm freshwater ecology help April 13  All day 9 programs April 19  9 a to 2 pm First graders, frogs, writing in nature, snakes, guided hike April 25  9... Read More →

City Nature Challenge – Lake Houston Wilderness Park

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

Volunteers are needed to assist with the event (including explaining what the City Nature Challenge is and instructing how to use iNaturalist).  All hikes meet at the nature center.  Some require driving to another location to start. These are public hikes and volunteers are welcome to come and participate. Friday, April 26      Pipeline... Read More →