Long Leaf Pine Planting and Restoration Day at the Big Thicket Preserve
Date/Time
12/13/2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central
Event Description
The Houston Sierra Club (HSC) provides members and the public with information and encourages them to follow through based upon that information.
The following outing, which plants native trees and/or other plants in Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP), isn’t a Sierra Club sponsored service outing but is a National Park Service (NPS) official event. The HSC encourages our members and the public to participate and give back to our National Park public lands with this NPS event.
On Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 9 am to noon, the NPS and others will plant Longleaf Pine tree seedlings and/or other native plants to restore this forest ecosystem in the Big Sandy Creek Unit of BTNP.
All equipment will be provided by the NPS. Information packets will be sent to all registered volunteers prior to the planting day which will give the planting location and the most up-to-date logistical information. The exact location for this planting day is to be determined and will be sent out to participants via email before the planting day. Snacks and lunch will be provided!
Register Here
The following outing, which plants native trees and/or other plants in Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP), isn’t a Sierra Club sponsored service outing but is a National Park Service (NPS) official event. The HSC encourages our members and the public to participate and give back to our National Park public lands with this NPS event.
On Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 9 am to noon, the NPS and others will plant Longleaf Pine tree seedlings and/or other native plants to restore this forest ecosystem in the Big Sandy Creek Unit of BTNP.
All equipment will be provided by the NPS. Information packets will be sent to all registered volunteers prior to the planting day which will give the planting location and the most up-to-date logistical information. The exact location for this planting day is to be determined and will be sent out to participants via email before the planting day. Snacks and lunch will be provided!
Register Here
You must sign-up, via Volunteer.gov. Search at this site for Big Thicket so that you find, “Longleaf Pine Planting and Restoration Day”. For more information or if you have questions call Kevin Goodwin at 409-812-5121 or 409-951-6700.
People of all ages are welcome! Planting will occur, rain/shine, so dress for the weather. Wear clothes appropriate for the weather including long pants, long-sleeved shirt, hat, and close-toed shoes. Bring water, bug spray, and sunscreen. You’ll hike from the parking area to the planting area and then back to the parking area. Planting will occur on uneven terrain.
Participate and protect our National Park System and join the NPS to make BTNP even better!
Location
Setting: In-Person
Big Sandy Creek Unit of the Big Thicket National Preserve
6102 FM 420
Kountze, TX 77625
UNITED STATES
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Big Sandy Creek Unit of the Big Thicket National Preserve
6102 FM 420
Kountze, TX 77625
UNITED STATES
Click here for Google Maps
Contact Person
Kevin Goodwin
(phone: 409-812-5121 or 409-)
(phone: 409-812-5121 or 409-)
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