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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Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 120 W Loop N, Houston, TX 77024 We will also stream via zoom. CLICK HERE to register for the zoom meeting. Please use the following VMS code: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Restoring Riparian Buffers Throughout Houston)
Interns: This is the initial training schedule. Any changes communicated by the committee take precedence over this schedule. VMS Code: Initial Training (Description: Class 6 - Climate and Weather; CoCoRaHS)
What: Native Plant Booth - March Mart Plant Sale and Festival When: March 22-23, 2024 Where: Mercer Botanic Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield Road, Humble Tx 77336 Contact: Colleen Powell [email protected] or 713 274-4160 Volunteers with plant knowledge are needed to consult with visitors who are interested in purchasing native plants from the Friends of Mercer Botanic... Read More →
Are you curious about how people lived in Southeast Texas in the past? This will be the focus of our Public Archaeology Day at Arrowwood Preserve on Friday, March 22nd. March 22nd Public Archaeology Day This 90-minute site visit will include opportunities to observe and interact with ASH&E archaeologists during excavations, work with archaeologists to... Read More →
What: Native Plant Booth - March Mart Plant Sale and Festival When: March 22-23, 2024 Where: Mercer Botanic Gardens, 22306 Aldine Westfield Road, Humble Tx 77336 Contact: Colleen Powell [email protected] or 713 274-4160 Volunteers with plant knowledge are needed to consult with visitors who are interested in purchasing native plants from the Friends of Mercer Botanic... 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 7 - Citizen Science Projects)
Join The Woodlands for the 14th annual community litter cleanup day! Grab your friends and family and roll up your sleeves to remove litter from pathways, greenbelts, and waterways as part of the Earth Day GreenUp on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 8 to 11 a.m. Last year, more than 500 GreenUp volunteers removed over 1,000 pounds... Read More →
Note that an RSVP is required to [email protected] and that the event will be held in Houston. Only the first session (1.5 hours) will count for AT. AT: Single Presentation (Bat Team Training)
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 →
Interested in certification as a Texas Waters Specialist? The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department (ES) is a partner for this program of Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. All needed training hours for initial certification, and ample volunteering opportunities for annual re-certification as Water Specialists are provided by the ES Department. The monthly 2-hour Online classes resume... Read More →
