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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Please bring proper shoes ( it will be muddy), water, and gloves. Meet at the Nature Center. RM: Lake Houston Wilderness Park (Trash and Climbing Fern Removal)
CCC History Event will take place at the Lodge at Huntsville State Park, featuring educational stations on the formation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, daily life,and CCC program benefits. Additional activities include historical CCC games such as dominoes and Chinese Checkers, as well as hands-on demonstrations like hat folding and bridge building. The Buffalo Soldiers... Read More →
If you would like to sign up for any of the following volunteer opportunities, please email the Park Naturalist, Katharine LeBoeuf, at Katharine.leboeuf@houstontx.gov or Tiffane Davanon, Heartwood TMN and LHWP Conservation Volunteer Organizer at friendsoflhwp@gmail.com (832-621-6858). VMS: DO: Lake Houston Wilderness Park (Describe activity)
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities Date Time Description # of volunteers needed Saturday, February 1st 10am to 11am Fishing 10-15 kids with 10 adults 1-2 Saturday, February 15th 9am to 11am 60-person church group, two programs 9am and 10am 1-2 Friday, February 21st 9am to 1pm Field Trip of 150 4th graders- Five programs 2-3 Saturday, February 22nd 6pm... Read More →
If you would like to sign up for any of the following volunteer opportunities, please email the Park Naturalist, Katharine LeBoeuf, at Katharine.leboeuf@houstontx.gov or Tiffane Davanon, Heartwood TMN and LHWP Conservation Volunteer Organizer at friendsoflhwp@gmail.com (832-621-6858). VMS: DO: Lake Houston Wilderness Park (Describe activity)
Get those binoculars out for the weekly bird surveys conducted by JoJo Bradbury on Mondays beginning on September 9 and continuing until June! All walks start at 7:30 a.m. and end around 10:30 a.m. on the Spring Creek Nature Trail (Creekside Park West Trailhead: 30.14895, -95.56334). Meet in the parking lot kiosk at the end... Read More →
Class Descriptions and Registration VMS: AT: Single Presentation (Birding for Fun- Birding Skills Series)
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)
Join Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) Galveston Bay Area Chapter’s (GBAC) series on Community Engagement, scheduled for Tuesday, February 25, at 6 pm CST on Zoom. Title: “The Woods Project: Join us on our student backpacking trips!” Speaker: Diana Liga, Volunteer & Operations Manager, The Woods Project. Advance registration is required. Please register at: https://shorturl.at/DAdtb This virtual... Read More →
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 →
