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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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 →
Lake Houston Wilderness Park is looking for birders! The park has a growing birder population, but there are so many cool places that haven’t been explored. If you would like to help with this, show up at 8am on the 3rd Sunday of every month and bring your binoculars! VMS CODE: FR: LAKE HOUSTON WILDERNESS PARK:... Read More →
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 →
