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Nov
12
Thu
OLE! Texas Design Network
Nov 12 – Nov 13 all-day

Texas Tech University will host a virtual 1.5 day seminar that will meet the requirement for becoming a part of the OLE! Texas Design Network. Those who complete this training will no longer need to complete the NLI course.

Dates & Times: November 12, 2020 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM & November 13, 2020 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 

Fee: There is no fee associated with this workshop, however, we are asking all participants to support the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children with a $20 donation towards their 2021 Healthy Beginnings Conference. The conference theme is “Taking Learning Outdoors” and donations will support conference scholarships for local early care and education professionals. Donations can be made via their PayPal Account.  

Participation Requirements: Participants must attend the full workshop in order to be added to the list of OLE! Texas certified designers. This evens is ONLY for Landscape Architects & Designers who are willing to support early care and education programs in the Harris County area.

Presenters:  Charles Klein, PhD, PLA, Research Associate, Landscape Architecture, Texas Tech University & Kristi Gaines, PhD, IIDA, IDEC, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Professor in the Department of Design, Texas Tech University.

Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ole-texas-designer-certification-seminar-tickets-125567893951. Registrants will be sent the link to access the seminar and any pre-reading prior to the date.

Jan
29
Fri
Family Trout Fishing @ Pundt Park
Jan 29 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Visit the water’s edge for tips and tricks to get those tasty rainbow trout into your skillet. Don’t have a fishing pole? Borrow one of Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center Texas Parks & Wildlife Department rules and regulations apply. Face coverings recommended.

Jan
30
Sat
Seed Swap Social @ Kickerillo-Mischer Preserve
Jan 30 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

SAT., JAN. 30: SEED SWAP SOCIAL. 9am, free. KICKERILLO-MISCHER PRESERVE, 20215 Chasewood Park Dr. Register at https://www.hcp4.net/tap/events

Feb
6
Sat
Spring Creek Nature Trail Bird Walks @ creekside park west
Feb 6 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am

Join Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador and published birder Joanne “JoJo” Bradbury on a bird walk on the first Saturday of every month.

VMS Code:    AT: Single Presentation – BLC Birding Walk

Mushroom Walk with Teri Mac! @ Recreation Center at Rob Fleming Park
Feb 6 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Meet at the back of the parking lot at 9am. Look for Teri MacArthur old red Ford Escape. Texas Master Naturalists – Heartwood Chapter will spend a couple of hours along the trails behind the Rec Center. With some rain recently, Texas Master Naturalists – Heartwood Chapter might just find something worth seeing! Hope you can join Texas Master Naturalists – Heartwood Chapter. Questions? Call or text to Teri MacArthur cell number: 281.381.3281, or send an email to texasnaturelover@earthlink.net .
VMS Code: AT-Single Presentation TMN AT

Feb
8
Mon
Spring Creek Nature Trail Bird Walk @ creekside park west
Feb 8 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am

Image result for spring creek nature trail bird creekJoin Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador and published birder Joanne “JoJo” Bradbury on a bird walk every Monday.

VMS Code:    AT: Single Presentation – BLC Birding Walk

Feb
20
Sat
Invasive Species Training Workshop @ Online Event
Feb 20 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 pm

Learn how to identify and remove non-native invasive plants from our pathways and green spaces so you can volunteer alongside your neighbors in the effort to keep native trees and plants healthy.

The Online training is FREE. Registration is required

Feb
24
Wed
Heartwood Chapter Board of Directors Meeting @ virtual
Feb 24 @ 1:17 am – 2:17 am

Heartwood Chapter – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Parks &  WildlifeThe Heartwood Chapter Board of Directors meets the last Monday of every month (or Tuesday, if Monday is a holiday) at 6:00 p.m. at the Jones Forest Classroom.

Members and the public are invited to attend.

NOTE:   Meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic are being held virtually.  If you’d like to receive an invitation to the board meeting, please contact heartwoodpres@gmail.com

Plant Party Training – Talking Ecology @ webinar
Feb 24 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Texas Master Naturalists – Heartwood Chapter are having their second Plant Party Training on Feb. 24th from 10-11:30 am.  The theme this time is “Talking Ecology” where Texas Master Naturalists – Heartwood Chapter will have 5, 15-minute presentation prepared on Ecological Site Descriptions, Using Plant as Indicator Species, Converting Introduced Grass Fields to Natives, and How Weather Changes Influence Ecology.  It is really going to be an information-thick event, plus there are door prizes!

Again, these Plant Party quarterly webinar trainings are a collaboration between Extension, USDA-NRCS, and TPWD.  They are offered FREE in an attempt to provide an easy learning opportunity for our employees and volunteers, although clientele are welcome.

Mar
6
Sat
Spring Creek Nature Trail Bird Walks @ creekside park west
Mar 6 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am

Image result for Spring Creek Nature Trail Bird WalksJoin Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador and published birder Joanne “JoJo” Bradbury on a bird walk on the first Saturday of every month.

Contact JoJo @ jojobirder@comcast.net for more information.

VMS Code:    AT: Single Presentation – BLC Birding Walk