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 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
Join our Ecological Surveys to learn about local biodiversity and contribute to habitat management at Kleb Woods. Designed for nature enthusiasts aged 14+, participants will get hands-on experience with survey techniques, species identification, and ecological data collection. All skill levels welcome! For questions, email [email protected] or call 281-357-5324. Register VMS: FR: Other Partners (Specify Kleb... Read More →
Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from experts across various interdisciplinary fields related to monarchs, other pollinators, their habitats, and the threats and pressures that make conservation urgent. Bring your questions and get ready to discover how you can... 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 →
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 →
Houston Audubon conducts 18 bird surveys across the region. This critical community science effort gathers data that will help scientists evaluate population changes and understand which species might require special management. Survey leaders engage participants of all birding skills, and it’s a great way to be introduced to the joys of birdwatching! Mercer’s monthly Bird... Read More →
Registration: Monarch Citizen Science Workshop Cost: $75 Venue: Cibolo Center for Conservation; 140 City Park Road, Boerne, TX 78006 As part of the National Wildlife Federation’s Monarch Stewards certification program, NWF is partnering with members of the CenTex Monarch Alliance to provide the Monarch Stewards’ next level of training, the Monarch Citizen Science Workshop. Citizen... Read More →
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 →
Kat Christensen will discuss the power of native plants in the home landscape, how you can care for and feed 7 common butterflies, and the impact native species have had on butterflies and our larger ecosystem. Free to the public. Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99245235071 Contact: Paul Nelson, [email protected] or 713-540-1964 AT: Woodlands GREEN (Specify The Care and... Read More →
