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Carrin Patman
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Ellen Cohen
The event will feature a discussion with Harvard Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, led by METRO Chair Carrin Patman. Kanter was named one of the “50 most influential business thinkers in the world,” according to Thinkers50, the global ranking of management thinkers. She will speak about her latest book, “Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time.”
Center for Houston’s Future will also present the Vaughan Award to Ellen Cohen, a community leader who served as a Houston City Council member and Texas state representative.
SAT., JAN. 30: SEED SWAP SOCIAL. 9am, free. KICKERILLO-MISCHER PRESERVE, 20215 Chasewood Park Dr. Register at https://www.hcp4.net/tap/events
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
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 .
Join Spring Creek Greenway Ambassador and published birder Joanne “JoJo†Bradbury on a bird walk every Monday.
VMS Code:  AT: Single Presentation – BLC Birding Walk
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
The 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
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.
Join 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
Over the course of 8 weeks and over 32 instructional hours, you can gain a greater understanding of entomology, integrated pest management in the garden, landscape and home, be able to identify common insects, spiders and arthropods in Texas, learn about butterfly gardening and native pollinators and much more. iNaturalist training, invasive insects to watch in Texas, medical entomology, using dichotomous keys for identification will also be covered.
See the website for more details.