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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Project FeederWatch turns your love of feeding birds into scientific discoveries. FeederWatch is a November-April survey of birds that visit backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. You don’t even need a feeder! All you need is an area with plantings, habitat, water or food that attracts birds. The schedule is completely flexible. Count your... 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 →
The Grand Opening of the Pines and Prairies Chapter, NPSOT, propagation station at W.G. Jones State Forest kicks off the New Year! The station will be managed by David Lemons and Jessica Mauch. Work days will be held every Sunday afternoon and Friday morning. Martin Simonton has planted nearly 200 species from seed and is donating... Read More →
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 →
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
Work in pollinator gardens or litter sweep. Join Heartwood's Slack channel to get the lastest information about what we'll be concentrating on.
Presenter: Gary Clark Topic: Bird Brains & Their Complex Thinking Venue: Dennis Johnston's Big Stone Lodge, Dennis Johnston County Park , 709 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring, Texas 77373 Format: In-Person only Date and Time: Tuesday, April 18th, at 6:30 p.m. with social time at 6 p.m. Sponsoring Organization: Piney Woods Wildlife Society Latest rules for... Read More →
Join park staff and volunteers at Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center for Conservation Connections. From planting seeds in the greenhouse, to light landscaping work, to invasive species removal - we have plenty of projects to pique your interest! No registration required. Call 281-446-8588 or email [email protected] for questions. VMS: RM: J. Jones Park and... Read More →
Wildlife Wednesdays 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month (excluding March 15) through May 2023 Take a closer look at one of the wildlife species found in Jesse H. Jones Park. Each program features a different species, such as scorpions, coral snakes, salamanders or cardinals. Email [email protected] for the particular topic featured at each program. When possible, live specimens... Read More →
Presenter: Tina Cheng, Director of White-nose Syndrome Research, Bat Conservation International Sponsor: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Webinar Description: White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is a devastating disease in hibernating bats that was first discovered in upstate New York in 2006. Over the past couple decades, the disease has spread throughout the US and Canada, driving mass... Read More →
Join Brian Beebe for a presentation of his photographs of native wildflowers of East Texas in his quest to capture images comparable to his artistic muse, Georgia O’Keeffe. Brian is a member of the Heartwood Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist and the Pines and Prairies Chapter of NPSOT. Brian spends most of his volunteering time with... Read More →
Through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Texas Waters program, a corps of well-informed volunteer specialists is developed who provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of aquatic resources and aquatic habitats within their communities for the state of Texas. Certification requirements, advanced training, and service opportunities can be found on TPWD’s Texas... Read More →
Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologists Craig Hensley and Wendy Anderson for an on-line introduction to this year’s City Nature Challenge and iNaturalist from 7-8 pm on Thursday, April 20th. We’ll review how to use the iNaturalist app, share the importance of the data collected to TPWD, and how you can participate in the upcoming City... Read More →
Join the Native Plant Society of Texas - Houston Chapter Thursday, April 20th at 7:00 PM at the Houston Arboretum when Blas Espinoza, co-owner of Next Door Nursery, will speak about propagating natives for any size effort, whether it be for a backyard garden, school pocket prairie, or a small farm or nursery. Houston... Read More →
The Grand Opening of the Pines and Prairies Chapter, NPSOT, propagation station at W.G. Jones State Forest kicks off the New Year! The station will be managed by David Lemons and Jessica Mauch. Work days will be held every Sunday afternoon and Friday morning. Martin Simonton has planted nearly 200 species from seed and is donating... Read More →
Lake Houston Wilderness Park is starting a Garden Club every Friday from 10am-12pm. We are focused only on native plants to our area. Volunteers will help with seeding in our new nursery, seeding in the park, weeding in our pollinator garden, and helping to create new pollinator habitat around the park. This is a new... Read More →
Shift 1: 8:00am-11:00pm Shift 2: 12:00pm-3:00pm Location: W.G. Jones State Forest, 1328 Farm to Market Rd 1488, Conroe, TX 77384 Needs: 3-5 volunteers for each shift Roles: Lead/co-lead groups of 5-10 students in one of the options below. Trash pick-up Garden care Planting seedlings in pots Building birdhouses Please respond directly to: Jaden Kelly, Program Specialist... Read More →