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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Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation (MTBC) will be partnering with Swift River Pecans, Noble Research Institute, and Bat Survey Solutions to bring a 3-day bat workshop - an exciting opportunity coming up for the Texas Master Naturalists! Along the San Marcos River in Central Texas, participants will visit the birthplace of the commercial pecan industry at... Read More →
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 RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Bayou Land Conservancy and Houston Audubon will resume the weekly (Mondays) bird walks/surveys at Creekside Park West beginning Monday, Sept 5 (Labor Day). The walks 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... Read More →
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 RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Beginner Birding Series (Mondays at 7pm, September 12 – October 31, 2022): Excited about birding, but not sure where to start? Join Kristine Rivers via Zoom for this fun 8-week series of interactive classes. Register for the entire series or just the topics that interest you! Duration: 1 hour per class; 8 hours per series.... Read More →
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
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 RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Presenters: Suzzanne Chapman, former Botanical Collections Curator& Anita Tiller, M.S., Botanist Mercer Botanical The September program for the Piney Woods Wildlife Society (PWWS) will be hybrid (in-person and via Zoom) on Tuesday, September 20th, at 7 p.m. (snacks & social time at 6:30 p.m). Latest rules for bringing snacks: Any food brought to the meeting... Read More →
Hot on the Trail! (Thursdays at 7pm, Ongoing): Ready to take your birding to the next level? Each week we'll surprise you with virtual field trips to current birding hotspots, sharing our videos of species we've encountered there – but you’ll have to identify them to discover what we saw! In this fun workshop, you'll practice... Read More →
Date: Every Wednesday (Except Sept. 1) Time: 8:30-11:30 AM Description: Every day is Earth Day at Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center! Volunteers are invited to join staff and assist with a variety of conservation projects such as maintaining the pollinator gardens, plant propagation, and habitat restoration. VMS code : RM :JJones Park and... Read More →
Date: Every Wednesday (Except Sept. 1) Time: 8:30-11:30 AM Description: Do you love gardening or working outdoors with tools? Then we need you to join the Homestead Team and help rejuvenate the Redbud Hill Homestead at Jesse Jones Park. Some activities include debarking the logs, sharpening the woodshop tools, maintaining the herb and vegetable gardens,... Read More →
Webinar Description: Eastern Texas contains the southwestern range edge of the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii). The state ranks the alligator snapping turtle as an S2 (imperiled) Species of Greatest Conservation Need, and has protected it as a threatened species since 1987. The species has a wide native range in 14 states of the southeastern United states, occurring... Read More →
Globally, whales and other megafauna play an important role in the carbon cycle and in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. In this webinar, Sara Hutto, Climate Program Coordinator for Greater Farallones and Cordell Bank national marine sanctuaries will discuss the latest science on "whale carbon," and the critical efforts underway to rebuild whale stocks by reducing... Read More →
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 RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Join NPSOTs Pines and Prairies Chapter meeting to learn all about Landscaping for butterflies, with native plant expert, Don Dubois. VMS code: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Landscaping for butterflies)
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 for other organizations (Lake Houston Wilderness Park) For removing invasives, use VMS code: RM: Other locations (Lake Houston Wilderness Park)
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 RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
The Texas Waters Specialist program offered by Texas Parks and Wildlife will present How One Community is Tackling Their Water Quality Issues featuring Teri MacArthur, Environmental Education Specialist at The Woodlands Township-Environmental Services Department. Registration Hear Teri talk about organizing volunteers to work through Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) to install storm drain markers; hold park... Read More →
USGS Annual Groundwater Table Report Thursday, September 22 at 7:00 pm via Zoom Join The Woodlands G.R.E.E.N. for the next Going Green Sustainability Lecture: USGS Annual Groundwater Table Report on Thursday, September 22 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Learn current regional water-level altitudes in the Gulf Coast Aquifer system and its impact on Montgomery County.... Read More →
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 RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)
Woodlands Landscaping Solutions (WLS) is a one-day sustainable landscaping and gardening event where experts share knowledge and resources to help residential landscapes and gardens become more water-wise, wildlife and earth-friendly. The event features live music, children’s activities, hands-on demonstrations, and top-quality presentations that showcase the importance of caring for our natural spaces and wildlife. Attendees can purchase native plants, compost bins, rain barrels and more. Over 1,500 residents attend this free event. Heartwood will host... Read More →
Nothing ruins scenic waterways faster than litter. Join us along with partners, Texas Children in Nature and Harris County Precinct 3, to keep Spring Creek clean and make a positive impact on our shared environment. Ages 16+ or accompanied by an adult. Wear closed-toed shoes, long pants and bring work gloves and a reusable water... Read More →
Come join me on a hike through the trails around Harper's Horsepen Branch this Saturday afternoon (September 24). We will be picking up litter as we go on a hike from the Harper's Landing Park, to the head of the creek, then hike through the woods on some trails, picking up garbage as we go.... Read More →
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 RSVP to [email protected]. VMS code: AT: Specific project (Houston Botanic Garden docent training)