Howdy Master Naturalists, The team at Birding with AgriLife Extension was very bummed to have to cancel our Birding the Border program this year. But we still wanted to bring our participants a little taste of what we do, so we have taken our seminar content and moved to an online format! What that means... Read More →
Howdy Master Naturalists, The team at Birding with AgriLife Extension was very bummed to have to cancel our Birding the Border program this year. But we still wanted to bring our participants a little taste of what we do, so we have taken our seminar content and moved to an online format! What that means... Read More →
The Small Acreage Big Opportunity program for landowners with small properties will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 16. The program, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Wildlife Association, will be a live webinar. The program will be online and accessible to anyone, but the content will be focused... Read More →
The Citizen Science program at the California Academy of Sciences engages tens of thousands of volunteers in California and beyond to document biodiversity, since understanding when and where species occur at scale can only be done through mobilizing people everywhere to make observations of their local nature. In this talk, Rebecca Johnson and Alison Young,... Read More →
Register in advance for this meeting:https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJclcuygrz8pGtNHRhbam0XyK3gijTFrufcU After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Elm Fork Chapter will hold its May General Meeting. After a short business meeting, Dr Williams will speak. His lab at Texas Christian University has been studying Texas horned lizards living in two small towns... Read More →
The next Chapter meeting of the Brazos Valley Master Naturalists will be Thursday, May 21 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. It will be held online. Our speaker will be Carol Brinlee from USDA NRCS and her talk is entitled Ichthyology and Fisheries Management. CJ Brinlee has worked for the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA... Read More →
Let's try again! Join this Bexar Audubon Society and Texas Nature Trackers co-sponsored Webex webinar on the butterflies of Texas and native plants that will attract our scale-winged wonders. This is a make up for the Wednesday webinar (the Webex system apparently went down for a short while which caused the program to be dropped).... Read More →
Do you have frustration when looking at a member of the aster family -- especially those yellow ones -- giving up on just another DYC? If so, join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist Craig Hensley for a look at the world of composites. You'll learn what makes a composite a composite, why they are so valuable... Read More →
A short business meeting for the Elm Fork Chapter June General Meeting will be followed by a presentation by Lisa and Rick Travis entitled "First Steps in Tree ID and North Texas Trees Highly Prized by Wildlife". Lisa and Rick are both members of Blackland Prairie Chapter. Both are active at Heard Sanctuary and Lewisville... Read More →
Dr. Chris Distel will discuss hummingbird research that has been ongoing at Schreiner University for the past few years. This will cover evaluate standardized survey methods vs. incidental observations, and the use of citizen science (eBird) as a predictive tool for migration patterns. He will also provide more general tips on finding and identifying birds.... Read More →
Camera trapping – using stationary game cameras to detect wildlife – is a great way to document observations of animals we often miss with traditional surveys and counts. Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologists Tania Homayoun and Craig Hensley for this webinar workshop introducing the basics of camera trapping, how to set up and manage a... Read More →
Texas is home to more species of bats than any other state. Join Texas Nature Trackers (TN) Biologist Craig Hensley for a look into the world of these denizens of the dark. You'll learn about their life history, who's who, and the challenges they face in today's world. Find out what you can do to... Read More →
