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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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 →

Automated Detection of Black-tailed Prairie Dog Colonies in Texas

Online

Webinar Description:  This webinar discusses a new deep learning model for fine-scale detection of Black-tailed prairie dog colonies in Texas in an open-source cloud platform. We implement a convolutional neural network (CNN) model, built in Python API in Colab and deployed in Google Earth Engine, to detect colonies using satellite imagery. Presenter:  Rachel Fern, Ph.D., Statewide... Read More →

NPSOT Chapter Meeting and Presentation – Virtual and In-Person

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

Presentation Topic:  "Trees of Kingwood" Program and Tips for Planting Native Trees Presenter:  Chris Block Date:   Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 6:30p - 7:30p Pines and Prairies Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) invites Heartwood members to its chapter meeting and program presentation, offered both virtually and in-person. Registration is required for... Read More →

A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

Online

Even as scientists make astounding discoveries about the navigational and physiological feats that enable migratory birds to cross immense oceans or fly above the highest mountains, go weeks without sleep or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch, humans have brought many migrants to the brink. Based on his bestselling new book A... 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 →

Event Series Lake Creek Preserve Guided Hikes

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 →

Meet and Greet 2024 Interns (and Distribute Textbooks)

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

For:  Interns, Mentors, Training Team, Board Members When:  Saturday, January 20, 2024 Where:  AgriLife Extension Service, 9020 Airport Road, Conroe, Tx What:  This is an opportunity for interns to pick up textbooks and ask questions about the program.  It is an opportunity for Heartwood members to meet and greet the 2024 interns. Contact:  Heartwood Training Team... 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 Texas Waters Specialist Class

Texas Waters Specialist Class

Online

UPDATE FOR THIS SESSION FROM TERI MACARTHUR:  If you are still working on your certification as a Texas Waters Specialist, you can pick up 2 hours of training time by attending the Online class coming up on Monday, January 22. Starts at 3:30pm and runs to 5:30pm. Use this LINK TO JOIN the meeting a couple of minutes... Read More →