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: More information can be found here. Participating is easy, fun to do alone or with others, and can be done anywhere you find birds. Step 1: Decide where you will watch birds. Step 2: Watch birds for 15 minutes or more, at least once over the four days, February 16–19, 2024. Step 3: Identify all the birds you see... 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 →
Greetings Greenbelt Guardians! We have been asked to help with an Eagle Scout Project. Our Task Force will assist Scouts in remediating the pollinator habitat by removing deep-rooted sedge and other vines in preparation for new native plantings. If you can assist, please register with the following form so the Scout can keep track of his "helpers" for his... Read More →
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 →
Date: Feb 22 Topic: Climate Models and Forecasts for SE Texas Presenter: Zong-Liang Yang, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ. of Texas - Austin Zoom Link Details: How will climate change impact Texas and the native prairie and savanna ecosystems? How do we plan restorations to be sustainable in 2050? Do we need to... 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
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)
Blossom Brigade: Pollinator Garden Work Recurring Every Wednesday 9 am - 11 am (weather permitting) Mercer Botanic Gardens, 223 Aldine Westfield, Humble 77338 Join this weekly effort alongside volunteer programming staff to care for plants in and around the pollinator garden and Honeybee Corral. These beds provide sustenance for native pollinators including, hummingbirds, butterflies, moths,... Read More →
Mercer is a great place to volunteer! Whether you love gardening or want to learn more about horticulture and botany, we have a spot for you. During our February Volunteer Open House, we invite you to explore Mercer Botanical Center opportunities, including helping with imaging and preservation in the herbarium, plant and seed care in... Read More →
Webinar Description: In road construction projects across the United States, erosion control methods (e.g., erosion control blankets), are mandated to stimulate seedbed regeneration and prevent soil loss. Previous reports have suggested that snakes are vulnerable to entanglement in erosion control blankets. This presentation will discuss results from a literature review, field surveys, and two entanglement... Read More →
Understanding where fish spend their time on the reef is a critical part of effective resource management. This study examines how fish are using the reefs and banks across the sanctuary, at both large and fine scales, using underwater acoustics. Come learn about how a network of instruments is being used to track fish around... Read More →
Houston Audubon conducts 18 bird surveys across the region. This critical community science effort gathers data that will help scientists evaluate population changes and understand which species might require special management. Survey leaders engage participants of all birding skills, and it’s a great way to be introduced to the joys of birdwatching! Mercer’s monthly Bird... Read More →
Interns: This is the initial training schedule. Any changes communicated by the committee take precedence over this schedule. VMS Code: Initial Training (Description: Class 4-Laws, Regulations, Ethics, and Urban Ecology)
Conserve water and reduce stormwater runoff, pollution, and bacteria entering Galveston Bay. Workshop will consist of a supply pickup, hands-on presentation, and Q&A session with Galveston Bay Foundation staff. The class is free but there is a $40 fee for the optional rain barrel and kit. If you do not wish to purchase a kit,... Read More →