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 each Thursday to help remove invasives and maintain trails. Contact Lauren Hollenbeck, Park Naturalist, at [email protected] to volunteer. For trail maintenance, use VMS code: NPA: Nature/Public Access for other organizations (Lake Houston Wilderness Park) For removing invasives, use VMS code: RM: Other locations (Lake Houston Wilderness Park)
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Hot on the Trail! (Thursdays at 7pm, June 30 – July 28, 2022): Ready to take your birding to the next level? Each week Kristine Rivers (832-372-8236) will surprise you with virtual field trips to current birding hotspots, sharing videos of species encountered there – but you’ll have to identify them to discover what we... Read More →
Lake Houston Wilderness Park hosts a bird walk every third Friday of the month. Birds are added in eBird to create a census. Experienced birders are needed to lead walks. Novice birders are needed to spot birds. For more information, contact Lauren Hollenbeck at [email protected]. VMS code: FR: eBird Monitoring (Lake Houston Wilderness Park)
ge group: 7-9 Orientation: Monday, July 11, from 9 to 10 a.m. Camp: Tues-Fri, July 12-15, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. A comitment of one full week is required. Please notify Jones Park staff in advance if you are to be absent, and find a replacement if possible. Registration is required: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050f45a9ae23aaf85-20224
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Program: Invasives Beware Date: Every 3rd Saturday Time: 9 AM – 12 PM Description: Join the Jesse Jones Park Eradicators to remove invasive plant species and restore native habitats of Jones Park. VMS code : RM:JJones Park and Nature Center Description, removal of invasives
The Woodlands Township Environmental Services (ES) Department is offering a summer schedule to achieve certification and/or re-certification as Texas Waters Specialists. This program of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is provided locally through ES to fulfill all needed requirements. Adults, and students in grades 9 through 12, are invited to attend. Students under age 18... Read More →
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
