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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NPSOT Presentation – Wildflowers of East Texas

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

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 →

The Weird and Wonderful World of Fungi

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

Join Teri MacArthur to take a look at the organisms beneath our feet and how they make life on earth possible at the monthly meeting of Pines and Prairies Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) on Wednesday, January 18 at 7p.  The meeting will be held in-person at the W. G. Jones Education Building... Read More →

NPSOT Chapter Meeting and Program

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

Following a short chapter meeting, Teri MacArthur will present the Weird and Wonderful World of Fungi. See more at https://npsot.org/wp/pinesandprairies/ This is a hybrid meeting.  Register to meet via Zoom at https://npsot-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvceGppzssHtbhiuh4bn8nZcml4jnZiCUu AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Specify: Pines and Prairies Chapter Monthly Meeting - Weird and Wonderful World of Fungi)

Landscaping for Butterflies

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

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)

Junior Master Naturalist Class

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

Introduction & Orientation Leave No Trace fundamentals

Leave No Trace, Dark Sky Initiative, Mycology, Nature Journaling

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

Required reading:  Unit 24 Citizen Science 8:00 AM   Leave No Trace     Andre Houser 9:30 AM   Dark Sky Initiative     Lisa Tuck 10:30 AM   Mycology, Nature Journaling     Teri MacArthur VMS code: Initial training

Adopt-a-Loop Information and Training

WG Jones State Forest Education Building 1328 FM 1488, Conroe, TX, United States

Heartwood Chapter Adopt-A-Loop coordinator Terri Stinn will present information on the Great Texas Wildlife Trails Adopt-A-Loop program sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife and supported by the Texas Master Naturalist Program.  The presentation will cover what the program is all about and how to participate through iNaturalist.  For more information, contact Terri at [email protected] or... Read More →