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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Volunteers are needed for the following activities at Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center: Friday, April 5th - 9 am to 12 pm assisting with guided hike to turtle pond Thursday, May 2 - 9:30 am to 12 pm assisting with guided hike to turtle pond Tuesday, May 7 - 8:30 am to12:30 pm ... Read More →
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 →
Program Certified Volunteers are needed to help with the following field trips. If you would like to become Program Certified, email Courtney [email protected].) March 28 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Nature Field Trip - volunteers assisting on nature hike, water quality testing, and animal adaptions April 2 8:30 am - 11:30 am Nature Field Trip... Read More →
Dr. Eliot Miller from the American Bird Conservancy will discuss results of a project to unite emerging evolutionary understanding with taxonomic revisions used by the Birds of the World and the Open Tree of Life, including exciting ways to combine new tools with birdwatching. Registration required. https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WNmhVM66RPq_vG50A5Izug?utm_campaign=BOW%20webinars%20-%20FY2024&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=299522269&utm_content=299516166&utm_source=hs_email#/registration VMS: Single Presentation (Specify American Bird Conservancy-Avian Phylogeny)
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 →
Great Texas Birding Classic hosted by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department The biggest, longest, wildest birdwatching tournament in the U.S. Tournament Dates April 15 - may 15, 2024 The Woodlands Township is registering a team under the "Big Sit" category. Date: Saturday, April 20th, 6:60 am - 10:30 am at Lakeside Park 5001 West Alden Bridge Dr.... Read More →
Interns: This is the initial training schedule. Any changes communicated by the committee take precedence over this schedule. VMS Code: Initial Training (Description: Class #10 - Botany; Native Plants; Volunteer Opportunities)
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 →
Earth Day at Jesse H. Jones will feature a day of project work around the park. 9 am - 11 am - Removal of invasive species for habitat restoration 1 pm - 3 pm - Litter pickup NOTE: Volunteer opportunity sign-ups for Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center are now exclusively on Better Impact. ... Read More →
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 →
