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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NOTE: Trainees must attend both the 2-hour online session on July 13 and the in-person presentation session on July 29 in full. There are only two Project WILD Facilitator Trainings left in 2023. If you have been thinking about getting certified to conduct Project WILD Workshops for TPWD, don’t miss your chance! Training for certification... 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 Water Lab is a... Read More →
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 →
Lake Houston Wilderness Park is looking for birders! The park has a growing birder population, but there are so many cool places that haven’t been explored. If you would like to help with this, show up at 8am on the 3rd Sunday of every month and bring your binoculars! VMS CODE: FR: LAKE HOUSTON WILDERNESS PARK:... Read More →
You don't want to miss the chance to help keep one of the many Woodlands Township parks clean and green! This hardy crew meets quarterly to collect escaped trash and the litter left behind in and around Shadowbend Park and the adjacent waterway. Meet July 16, 10:30am in the parking lot of Shadowbend Park -... Read More →
Create a memorable summer camp experience for kids at Jesse H. Jones Park. Sign up with the Summer Nature Camp Sign Up Genius Link for a week. A full-commitment includes a Monday morning meeting to review expectations and activities (all materials provided), and participating with kids on Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Park... Read More →
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
Webinar Description: This webinar will provide updates on long-term research partnerships between TPWD and Texas A&M University's Natural Resources Institute geared toward better understanding Western Chicken Turtles, their status in Texas, and their conservation needs. The webinar will summarize several studies completed at various geographic scales and synthesize what we learned from that research into... Read More →
It's been ten years since American Bird Conservancy (ABC) published its monumental report, "The Impact of the Nation's Most Widely Used Insecticides on Birds," which documented impacts from neonicotinoids (aka neonics), toxic insecticides that harm birds, the insects that sustain them, and the ecosystems they rely on. A decade later, not much has changed in... Read More →
