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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Lake Houston Wilderness Park Volunteer Day

Lake Houston Wilderness Park 25840 FM 1485, New Caney, TX, United States

Volunteers are needed each Thursday to help remove invasives and maintain trails. Contact Lauren Hollenbeck, Park Naturalist, at [email protected] to volunteer. For trail maintenance, use VMS code: NPA: Nature/Public Access... Read More →

Houston Botanic Garden Docent Training

Houston Botanic Garden 8210 Park Place Boulevard, Houston,, Texas, United States

Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please... Read More →

Girl Scouts Love Our State Parks

Huntsville State Park 565 Park Road 40 west, Huntsville, TX, United States

September 9-11th is Girl Scouts Love Our State Parks. Plans for this weekend include: A Friday night hike, a day of activities on Saturday, and Sunday morning fishing with a ranger.... Read More →

Texas Stream Team Training

Bear Branch Recreation Center 5310 Research Forest Dr, The Woodlands, TX, United States

The Woodlands Township Environmental Services Department in partnership with Houston-Galveston Area Council will offer a training for volunteers to become certified as Texas Stream Team Water Quality Monitors. The class is... Read More →

Houston Botanic Garden Docent Training

Houston Botanic Garden 8210 Park Place Boulevard, Houston,, Texas, United States

Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please... Read More →

Bat Symposium

TX, United States

Sponsored by  Building For Bats "Help Save Our Bat Warehouse" in Huntsville Texas, this event will feature Dr. Gary McCracken. Location:  710 University Ave., Huntsville Contact:  (936) 355-5468 or [email protected]... Read More →

Leave No Trace, Dark Sky Initiative, Mycology, Nature Journaling

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

Required reading:  Unit 24 Citizen Science 8:00 AM   Leave No Trace     Andre Houser 9:30 AM   Dark Sky Initiative     Lisa Tuck 10:30 AM   Mycology, Nature Journaling     Teri MacArthur... Read More →

Bug-a-Palooza

Timber Lane Utility District Community Center 1904 Naplechase Crest Drive, SPRING, TX, United States

Timber Lane Community Center will host Bug-a-palooza on Saturday, September 10. Although some of the bug stations are of exotic bugs, most stations will be about native bugs and butterflies.... Read More →

Kleb Woods Hummingbird Festival

Kleb Woods Nature Center 20303 Draper Road, Tomball, TX, United States

Heartwood member  Susan Beckemeier is once again taking the lead on the Heartwood booth and guided nature walks along one of the trails. Trail guide volunteers are needed.  Signs will be... Read More →

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Houston Botanic Garden Docent Training

Houston Botanic Garden 8210 Park Place Boulevard, Houston,, Texas, United States

Attending one of the virtual training classes on either August 24th or 25th and then the August 28th in-person session is required to become a Houston Botanic Garden docent. Please... Read More →