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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Searching for a Needle in a Haystack: Louisiana Pinesnakes and Camera Traps

Online

Presenter:  Dr. Danielle Walkup, Research Assistant Professor Natural Resources Institute, Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries, Texas A&M University Webinar Description: Rare and secretive snake species with low occupancy and detection rates are expensive to monitor and study using traditional box traps. Advancements in camera trap technology have provided wildlife researchers with a more efficient technique to... Read More →

Chapter Meeting – How to Read a Plant (Hybrid Meeting)

SHSU Woodlands Campus 3380 College Park Dr, The Woodlands

Business meeting:  6p at the SHSU Woodlands Campus, 3380 College Park Dr, Conroe, Texas 77384 (fourth floor). Program:  "How to Read a Plant - The Effect of Temperature on Form" presented by Justin Williams, Ph.D Justin Williams received his undergraduate and Ph. D. at the University of Texas at Austin under the direction of Billie... Read More →

The Destructive Nature of Invasive Species

Online

Teri MacArthur will speak on "The Destructive Nature of Invasive Species" at the monthly meeting of Pines and Prairies Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT).  Teri is a member of the Heartwood Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist as well as the Pines and Prairies Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas.  She is the... Read More →

In the Life of Bees: Nesting in Darkness

Online

When you think of bees, you probably imagine the things they do on sunny days, like flying around and pollinating flowers. But this is only half of the story, as most of the 20,000 species of bees found around the world nest belowground, and spend the majority of their lives in darkness. What are they... Read More →

Community Science Project – Collecting and Auditing Trash at Grogan’s Mill Shopping Center

TX, United States

Volunteers are invited to participate in a Community Science project to collect and audit litter! The audit results in useful data and is reported into Keep Texas Beautiful's TxLitter Database! Litter will be collected for about 30 minutes around the grounds of the shopping center.  The audit will take one to one-and-a-half hours. The Woodlands... Read More →

Event Series Harper’s Horsepen Branch Maintenance

Harper’s Horsepen Branch Maintenance

Harper's Landing Park 2 Blair Bridge Drive, The Woodlands, TX, United States

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 →

Pumpkins and ‘Possums – Friends of Texas Wildlife

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

Contact Cathie Coudert at [email protected] to volunteer for this event. Come and get up close with some nocturnal critters!  Lots of fun games and activities. Make a craft to take home; learn about nocturnal animals in our area; meet the owls, opossums, skunk, and more. Costumes encouraged! Come and go any time during the event. $5... 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 Texas Waters Specialist Class

Texas Waters Specialist Class

Online

Monday, October 23:  Attend a 2-hour discussion of Chapters One and Two from the Texas Waters curriculum guide published by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Join the discussion using this link: https://thewoodlandstownship-tx-gov.zoom.us/j/82370015868 If you have not attended any of the in person events offered by Environmental Services to pick up a copy, you can easily download... Read More →

Night Hike at W. G. Jones

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

Volunteers are needed as "sweepers" to corral stragglers and wanderers. To participate in this event, contact:  [email protected] VMS:  PO:WG Jones State Forest: TMN Report Hours (specify: hike leader)