Get excited for our Texas Master Naturalist 2025 Annual Meeting – to be held Thursday, October 16th through Sunday, October 19th in College Station, Texas!
The Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for the Texas Master Naturalist volunteers from around the state to gather, participate in hands-on educational seminars, and receive all their Advanced Training requirements for the year in one weekend. It’s also an opportunity for program participants and supporters to network, share new ideas, and to learn from chapters in different regions of the state.
Countdown to the 2025 Annual Meeting
Welcome to College Station!
College Station isn’t just about Aggie pride; it’s also a haven of natural beauty! Nestled along the meandering Brazos River and surrounded by a majestic Post Oak Savannah, this area boasts of rich biodiversity and stunning landscapes for Master Naturalists to explore. Here, one can discover the harmonious blend of riverine ecosystems and savannah woodlands, and explore the rolling hills, thick forests and flat plains, while learning in a picturesque scene that is as educational as it is awe-inspiring!
College Station offers a charming blend of natural beauty and serene landscapes. The area is dotted with lush parks and green spaces, such as the picturesque Lick Creek Park, where you can enjoy scenic trails, vibrant wildflowers and diverse wildlife. The Brazos Valley provides a stunning backdrop with its rolling hills, serene waterscapes and expansive prairies, perfect for hiking, birdwatching and photography, making it a delightful destination for nature lovers—and our 2025 Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting!
Call for Proposals
We are planning for an in-person Annual Meeting for 2025! We are asking that all presenters be prepared to host their sessions in person with us this fall, however special considerations may be given where needed. The final full event schedule will be released in the summer. We are seeking proposals for both classroom presentations and field sessions in and around College Station:
As a classroom presenter, you would have the opportunity to inform and train TMN members from across the state on various natural resource topics and provide more in-depth information than their initial core training and curriculum. You are also encouraged to make this an opportunity to enlist and train our program volunteers to assist you, your program, and your work as part of their annual volunteer service commitment. Classroom sessions are currently scheduled to begin each day of the conference at 8am and end at 5pm. Classroom sessions will be offered concurrently with one, two, three and four hour blocks, built-in breaks and potentially themed days (dependent on final submissions received).
As a field session presenter, you would have the opportunity to showcase the region’s diversity of natural spaces, highlight local TMN chapter projects and inform and train TMN members from across the state on various natural resource topics. You are also encouraged to make this an opportunity to host a service project for our volunteers to assist you, your program, and your work as part of their annual volunteer service commitment – even while at the conference. Our Annual Meeting is a time to host numerous field session site visits before, during, and after the event. Three goals with Annual Meeting field sessions is to provide advanced training applicable to any registered Master Naturalist traveling to the meeting from anywhere in the state, while also showcasing the local diversity of the area and the work of local host chapters for project sharing, learning and replication. We want field session attending TMN’s to walk away from the event knowing a bit more about the natural landscape of our host location – and to have new ideas for chapter projects or project management ideas.
Annual Meeting registration and costs will be released in the summer. Classroom session presenters will need to register to attend the Annual Meeting if they intend to stay and participate beyond their presentation time or for event activities outside of technical sessions.
Submit Presentation Abstracts Here
Deadline: May 16, 2025
This year, we are collecting all abstracts in one from (see link above). During step two, you will select either the CLASSROOM presentation type or FIELD SEESION presentation type and a drop down will open with the appropriate questions. To view the questions for each presentation option, see below:
Click Here for Classroom Session Questions
Click Here for Field Session Questions
NOTE: we will NOT accept abstract submissions over email. The files above are provided to show you the questions asked, but will not be accepted as submissions. All submissions MUST be made using the form above.
Registration
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The Texas Master Naturalist Program has established an Annual Meeting Code of Conduct as a positive step towards a safe and equitable gathering. All who register agree to abide by this code, and we provide it in full for your familiarity and reference. The code is also linked from the Annual Meeting app.
Lodging
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Sponsors
All sponsorships receive special recognition through conference communication, fliers, announcements, and programs. Sponsors could make a general contribution to support and sponsor the TMN Annual Meeting at any of the following levels with recognition at each level as given:
To be a sponsor, download the Sponsorship Packet and contact Mary Pearl Meuth – mpmeuth@tamu.edu
Vendors
We are once again hosting our event with the opportunity to invite a few key vendors and exhibitors with naturalist related goods, artwork, projects, plants, educational materials, and outreach from partnership organizations. The vendor booths will be located in the main conference area. Vendors will receive one 6’ table and two chairs. Electricity and other display needs may have additional costs and can be discussed if needed.
Please download the Vendor Packet and email Mary Pearl Meuth, mpmeuth@tamu.edu if you’re interested in being a vendor at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Silent Auction
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Contests and Awards
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We host four Annual Meeting contests each year. All award winners for last year can be seen here in the 2024 Annual Meeting Awards Wrap Up.
Agenda
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To view this year’s Agenda, visit the event website on Cvent or log into your Attendee Hub on the app or online:
Attending the 2025 Annual Meeting?
Attendee Hub (Web): https://cvent.me/0Q10X9
Welcome Reception
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*Note that this event is included in registration for Full Event Registrations only.
View the past 6 Annual Meetings:
- 2024 Annual Meeting – October 24 – 27, 2024, San Marcos, TX
- 2023 Annual Meeting – October 14 – 17, 2023, McAllen, TX
- 2022 Annual Meeting – October 20 – 23, 2022, Houston, TX
- 2021 Annual Meeting – October 21- 24, 2021, Hybrid, Irving, TX
- 2020 Annual Meeting – October 14 – 17, 2020, Virtual
- 2019 Annual Meeting – October 18 – 20, 2019, Rockwall, TX