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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Event Series Bayou Land Conservancy Bird Walks

Bayou Land Conservancy Bird Walks

George Mitchell Preserve: Creekside Entrance Spring, TX, United States

The Bayou Land Conservancy would love to see you for a birding walk along BLC’s Spring Creek Nature Trail. Bird walks/surveys are held every Monday and the first Saturday of each month, led by Texas Master Naturalist, Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador and BLC Trail Steward JoJo Bradbury The 2.5-mile walk begins at 7:30 a.m. from the George Mitchell Nature Preserve Trailhead, the parking... Read More →

Monthly Bird Walks/Surveys at Creekside Park

Creekside Park The Woodlands, TX, United States

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 →

Remove Invasives at Rush Haven

TX, United States

The Woodlands Township Invasive Task Force (ITF) is back in business! With the temperatures cooling a bit, the group is ready to get back out and attack some of the well-known culprits in the neighborhood. Saturday, October 7 Rush Haven Targeted species: air potato Time: 8-11 am come when you can, leave when you must Location: Rush... Read More →

Weekly Bird Walks/Surveys at Creekside Park West

Creekside Park The Woodlands, TX, United States

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 →

Event Series WG Jones State Forest Work Day

WG Jones State Forest Work Day

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

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)

Kleb Woods Volunteer Opportunity

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

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

Can Owls and Humans Exist in Shared Environments?

Online

Owls are fascinating and elusive birds — masterful hunters and age-old symbols of wisdom and knowledge. While their acute senses and physical adaptations help them survive and succeed in nature, owls have a curious charisma and surprising social skills when closely observed. Join owl expert Kevin J. McGowan from Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology and ecologist... Read More →

2023 Annual Meeting

TX, United States

Get excited for our Texas Master Naturalist 2023 Annual Meeting – to be held Thursday, October 12th through Sunday, October 15th this year at the southernmost point of the South Texas Plains ecoregion, surrounded by mesquite and prickly pear brush country in McAllen, Texas. The Lower Rio Grande Valley is famous for its diversity of birds, butterflies, and endangered species like... Read More →

Event Series Friends of Texas Volunteer Opportunity

Friends of Texas Volunteer Opportunity

Friends of Texas Wildlife Education Center 29816 Dobbin Hufsmith Road, Magnolia, TX, United States

This recurring opportunity takes place every other Thursday.  Volunteers will be working in the pollinator gardens. Please bring gloves, water, and snacks.  Most tools and equipment are provided. Location:  Friends of Texas, 29615 Highland Blvd, Magnolia, Tx 77354 Time:  9a-12p Contact: Brenda Reeves ([email protected]) OT: Friends of Texas Wildlife:TMN Report Hours

Bird Friendly Webinar – Audubon’s Conservation Leaders

Online

Join Audubon Texas to hear inspiring young conservationists share their passions and stories on how they want to make a difference and what they learned in Audubon’s Conservation Leaders program. Audubon’s Conservation Leaders is a year-long experience for high school students which focuses on connection, conservation, and conversation. Over the last 9 years, more than 200 young women have been... Read More →