2025 Annual Meeting

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

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Welcome Reception
About College Station
Call for Proposals
Registration
Lodging
Sponsors
Vendors
Silent Auction
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Contests and Awards
Agenda

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!

Learn more about all you can see and do in College Station when you are in town for the Texas Master Naturalist 2025 Annual Meeting here!

Call for Proposals

Proposals for our 2024 Annual Meeting are closed.

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. 

Deadline: June 1, 2025

Submit Presentation Abstracts Here
Deadline: June 1, 2025 Submissions are closed

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.

If you are a speaker for this year’s meeting – please use the Speaker Resource Center for connecting with resources for the upcoming meeting.

Registration

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Registration for the 202 Annual Meeting is closed.

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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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The booking window for our conference hotel is closed.

This year’s Annual Meeting will be hosted at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, situated in the heart of Aggieland, on the Texas A&M University campus and across the street from the iconic Kyle Field.

Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center
Address: 177 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77840
Phone: (888) 654-4436

BOOK YOUR STAY

Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center
Address: 177 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77840
Phone: (888) 654-4436

Contracted Room Block: Wednesday, October 15 through Sunday, October 19, 2025.

*Note: There are a limited number of rooms contracted for Wednesday. If you have trouble booking, try moving your dates selected to Thursday through Sunday.

Includes:

  • Complimentary Wifi in all rooms
  • Complimentary overnight parking in attached Gene Stallings Boulevard Garage
  • Access to hotel amenities

*Note: If there are issues with the links for hotels, please call their front desks to book under our Texas Master Naturalist block.

*Note – if there are issues with the links for hotels, please call their front desks to book under our Texas Master Naturalist block.

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

Register to be a Sponsor here!

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.

Register to be a Vendor here!

Silent Auction

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It is time to prepare for getting donated items for the Silent Auction! Money raised by the silent auction is used for TMN project grants, scholarships to the annual meeting for each chapter, and to bring in speakers and trainers for future annual meetings.

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Contests and Awards

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Applications for our 2024 Annual Meeting contests are closed.

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.

  • Chapter Advisor Award
    • Nominate your chapter’s advisor(s) to be recognized!
  • Chapter Project Fair
    • Submit your chapter project for our virtual fair!
  • Video Contest
    • Videos of 1 minute to 3 minutes highlighting chapter activities!
  • Photo, Art & Media Contest
    • Photos and art taken in/focused on Texas
    • Media developed for chapter use/promotion
    • Note: Photos & Media must be taken somewhere in Texas.

Agenda

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We have the most sessions ever this year, with 142 classroom presentations and 32 field sessions, covering a variety of topics presented by a variety of speakers from around the state. A huge thanks to the local contributing Chapters for recruiting these record-breaking sessions, speakers and locations!

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

Important information for the meeting can all be found in the Attendee Hub. This can be accessed via the link above, and also through our handy mobile app! Scan the QR code for your operating system below.

App Store (Apple)

Google Play Store (Android)

With the goal of ensuring that the Annual Meeting is welcoming and inclusive for all, please review the Code of Conduct, linked below.

Code of Conduct: https://txmn.tamu.edu/annual-meeting-code-of-conduct/

Welcome Reception

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Join us on Thursday, October 24, for a Welcome Dinner and outing at The Meadows Center for Water and Environment. With transportation provided from the Conference Center, our casual welcome dinner opening the Annual Meeting will be hosted on the Headwaters Green lawn with scattered seating available, classic Austin area TexMex food by Chuy’s, and beer and wine offered by Roughhouse Brewing (a local TMN owned brewery)! TMNs will be entertained with glass-bottom boat tours offered by Texas State student docents, open tours of the boardwalk, and more along the trails at the Center.

*Note that this event is included in registration for Full Event Registrations only.

View the past 6 Annual Meetings: