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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Join Teri MacArthur. Details will be added as the event approaches. NOTE: This AT is open to all Heartwood members. It also counts toward Texas Waters Certification for those who are certifying. For those not certifying as Texas Waters Specialist: VMS Code: AT: Woodlands Township (specify water-related class or lab) For those certifying as Texas... Read More →
Join the team to work in the pollinator gardens and possibly sweep for litter. Bring your own garden gloves and tools. For the latest information, download Slack and join the Jones Forest channel. Team chat is found there. VMS: RM: W. G. Jones State Forest (Maintaining Pollinator Garden or Litter Pick-up)
Trail maintenance, volunteer work crew and garden group. For information on volunteer opportunities at Kleb Woods, contact [email protected] or call (281) 357-5324. VMS CODE: RM: Kleb Woods
Are you curious about how people lived in Southeast Texas in the past? This will be the focus of Bayou Land Conservancy's first Public Archaeology Day at Arrowwood Preserve on Tuesday, February 6th! This 90-minute site visit will include opportunities to observe and interact with ASH&E archaeologists during excavations, work with archaeologists to screen and... Read More →
On Tuesday, February 6, Craig Hensley and Wendy Anderson will be presenting a webinar titled “iNaturalist Train the Trainer Workshop.” The Texas Nature Trackers (TNT) program is looking for Master Naturalists interested in becoming TNT certified iNaturalist workshop trainers across Texas. During this workshop we will provide you the training needed to get started as an iNaturalist trainer for... 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 →
Expand your horizons by learning something new. Bring a lunch and meet fellow garden enthusiasts. February’s topic is “Louisiana Iris and Mercer‘s Species Preservation Project” with Species Preservation Project Founder Charles Perilloux of Baton Rouge, LA. Perilloux’s presentation will include information about Texas native and non-native irises, with a focus on those that grow in... Read More →
From: Teri MacArthur If interested (or know someone who is) in attending once a month committee meetings to get involved in planning and presenting events to help people wishing to participate in activities related to water, please join me on Wednesday, February 7 at 3:30pm for a one-hour Online meeting. Use this link to JOIN THE... Read More →
Enjoy learning about improving water quality, water quantity, conservation practices, water law, and aquatic habitats. Join the training program throughout the year for FREE. Visit the Texas Waters webpage for information on becoming a certified Texas Waters Specialist and view recorded webinars from 2017-2023. Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 @ 6:30-7:30p Presenter: Kathleen B. Ligon, Associate Executive Administrator, Texas Water... Read More →
With record high ocean temperatures in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico in 2023, there was a lot of coral bleaching. Just about everyone realizes coral bleaching is not good for our coral reefs, but exactly how is it affecting them and what can we expect in the future? Climate monitoring helps us understand these... Read More →
