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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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)
Title: Volunteer Safety in the Field Date/Time: June 11 at 12pm CT Speaker: Kathy Granillo, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Manager Description: Being outdoors and conducting fieldwork can be a wonderful, satisfying experience. But only if everyone stays safe. What does that mean? And how can we best accomplish a safe outdoor experience? This presentation and discussion will... Read More →
Help is always needed in the greenhouse or one of the garden areas in the park. NOTE: Volunteer opportunity sign-ups for Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center are now exclusively on Better Impact. If you do not have a Better Impact account, use this link to create one. From your account, sign up for... Read More →
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 →
This month we are celebrating the 100th edition of The Current Webinar Series! To celebrate this milestone we are showcasing several stellar examples of multistate water work that are expanding their scope and positive impact through multistate partnerships. Tune in as we explore The Confluence for Watershed Leaders program, the Conservation Drainage Network, and the... Read More →
Location: SHSU Woodlands Campus; 3380 College Park Dr or online via Zoom Presentation Title: Exploring the 5 Critical Wetland Areas and Wetland Watch Hub Tools Summary: During this presentation, Alenka Cardenas, Wetland Outreach Coordinator at Bayou City Waterkeeper, will provide an in-depth overview of the 5 Critical Wetland Areas, highlighting their significance and current conservation... Read More →
Presenters: Jeff Bennet & Price Rumbelow, Habitat Restoration Hydrologist & Conservation Delivery Specialist, Rio Grande Joint Venture Extractive practices in the Trans-Pecos led to decreased vegetation and fragmented riparian forests that are less able to cope with flooding. The result has been a feedback loop where sediment has been exported out of the system faster... Read More →
Join the Texas A&M Forest Service and Texas Parks and Wildlife for a field tour of I. D. Fairchild State Forest, a forest actively managed with prescribed fires. View a habitat management demonstration - pine systems, open understories, prescribed fire, and herbicide. Identify plants. Observe fire results. If you’re interested in attending, please RSVP to... Read More →
Too much or too little precipitation can mean the difference between life and death. Join us as we learn about the impacts of precipitation extremes. Find out the many ways in which NASA is helping us to monitor and respond to natural disasters. VMS: Single Presentation: (GPM - Precipitation Extremes and Impacts)
The Texas Master Naturalist – Cradle of Texas Chapter is pleased to host our 7th Annual Advanced Training Day on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 8am-3:30pm. This in-person event will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Angleton. Breakfast and light refreshments will be provided by chapter member volunteers, and the chapter will provide... 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 →
Location: Kashmere Multi-purpose Center, 4802 Lockwood Dr., Houston https://www.bayoupreservation.org/events/resiliency-at-home-a-series-of-climate-smart-workshops About The Event Empower yourself and your community this summer with Bayou Preservation Association's Community Resiliency Workshops! Through a series of engaging, hands-on workshops, you'll gain the knowledge and skills to implement nature-based solutions that benefit both your neighborhood and Houston's vital bayou systems. Each workshop... Read More →