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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Week of Events
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week is a virtual seminar series happening August 12-16, with a new speaker and topic every day starting at 12pm CST. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts about all things raptor! Topics will include tips and tricks for photographing raptors, exciting current research projects, raptor adaptations, and hawk identification skill-building, including learning how... Read More →
Kleb Woods Volunteer Opportunity
Kleb Woods Volunteer Opportunity
Trail maintenance, volunteer work crew and garden group. For information on volunteer opportunities at Kleb Woods, contact klebwoods@hcp4.net or call (281) 357-5324. VMS CODE: RM: Kleb Woods
W. G. Jones State Forest Work Day
W. G. Jones State Forest Work Day
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)
Texas Aquatic Science Teacher Trainings
Texas Aquatic Science Teacher Trainings
Each workshop will meet the following goals: Introduce educators to TPWD & TAS materials and resources Provide a sample of field and classroom activities for coastal and inland aquatic habitats Review 2021 TEKS alignment Cost: FREE Currently all three dates will be sharing the same information and activities, if there are aquatic topics you would like to... Read More →
TMN Tuesday – Monthly AT Offerings
TMN Tuesday – Monthly AT Offerings
The Texas Master Naturalist Program is excited to once again host our TMNTuesdays webinar series on the second Tuesday of the month through the 2024 year. TMNTuesdays are a way to learn about top conservation issues of the state, earn advanced training hours, and interact with wildlife professionals from across the state! Title: Plastic Free July:... Read More →
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week is a virtual seminar series happening August 12-16, with a new speaker and topic every day starting at 12pm CST. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts about all things raptor! Topics will include tips and tricks for photographing raptors, exciting current research projects, raptor adaptations, and hawk identification skill-building, including learning how... Read More →
Austin NPSOT Chapter Meeting – “What’s the Rush” video with Dr. Doug Tallamy
Austin NPSOT Chapter Meeting – “What’s the Rush” video with Dr. Doug Tallamy
Doug Tallamy presents on video the science-based solution to the biodiversity crisis and explains why it’s so urgent. Native plants are the foundation of the solution, and we can do it together. This is a virtual meeting using Zoom. Please register to get the Zoom for this meeting. https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqd-6gpz8sH9yU0Gnv_I3PexdIUvwbJpvi Please use the following AT code: VMS:... Read More →
Garden and Greenhouse Day at Jesse H. Jones
Garden and Greenhouse Day at Jesse H. Jones
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 at Mercer
Blossom Brigade: Pollinator Garden Work at Mercer
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 →
Urban Dwellers
Urban Dwellers
Urban Dwellers Harris County SPCA's* Wildlife Center brings live animals and discusses what to do if you encounter local wildlife. Mercer Visitor Center August 14th, 2024 10:00am-11:00am Register Here Please use the following AT code: VMS: AT: Mercer Botanic Gardens (Urban Dwellers)
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week is a virtual seminar series happening August 12-16, with a new speaker and topic every day starting at 12pm CST. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts about all things raptor! Topics will include tips and tricks for photographing raptors, exciting current research projects, raptor adaptations, and hawk identification skill-building, including learning how... Read More →
Aquatic Invasive Species
Aquatic Invasive Species
This month’s webinar will delve into a topic of critical importance this summer —Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS). Learn about the collaborative efforts across various regions to combat AIS, learn about initiatives aimed at preventing the spread of AIS through online platforms, and discover the newest findings on how outreach and education are making a difference in... Read More →
2024 Texas Waters Webinars
2024 Texas Waters Webinars
Enjoy learning about improving water quality, water quantity, conservation practices, water law, and aquatic habitats. Join the training program throughout the year for FREE. Visit the Texas Waters webpage for information on becoming a certified Texas Waters Specialist and view recorded webinars from 2017-2023. Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 @ 6:30-7:30p Presenters: Robert Mace, Executive Director & Chief Water Policy Officer,... Read More →
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week is a virtual seminar series happening August 12-16, with a new speaker and topic every day starting at 12pm CST. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts about all things raptor! Topics will include tips and tricks for photographing raptors, exciting current research projects, raptor adaptations, and hawk identification skill-building, including learning how... Read More →
From the Bayou to the Hills: The (Lost) Palms of Texas
From the Bayou to the Hills: The (Lost) Palms of Texas
Live Presentation: Houston Arboretum & Nature Center 120 W Loop N, Houston, TX 77024 If you are not aware (but we hope you are), an invasive species is defined as a non-native species to the ecosystem whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. Our speaker... Read More →
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week Daily Seminars
Raptor Week is a virtual seminar series happening August 12-16, with a new speaker and topic every day starting at 12pm CST. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts about all things raptor! Topics will include tips and tricks for photographing raptors, exciting current research projects, raptor adaptations, and hawk identification skill-building, including learning how... Read More →
Invasive Species Workshop
Invasive Species Workshop
Use this link to REGISTER: https://environmentalservicesdepartment.wufoo.com/forms/q10su61r1dady1r/ Attend a Class Saturday, August 17 2024 to learn how to identify the invasive plants, and some pests, of greatest concern in our area. Ashley Morgan-Olvera of the Texas Invasive Species Institute, will be our instructor! After training, you will be well prepared to volunteer for removal of invasives from... Read More →