EVENT – Forests & Human Health Connections – VIRTUAL CLASS Texas A&M Forest Service’s ALL ABOUT TREES has moved our live presentations to a web-based platform. This is in response to the important stay-at-home ordinances related to the outbreak of COVID-19. Join us for this unique presentation created to bring together a panel of experts... Read More →
National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Part 2 (May 16-23) starts this weekend. We’ve set up the iNaturalist project “Texas Invasive Species Bioblitz 2020” to automatically collect any iNaturalist observations of invasives in Texas during that time frame. We would love to invite Texas Master Naturalists to participate, since so many of them contributed great observations... Read More →
EVENT – All About Trees: Forests, Water, and People – VIRTUAL CLASS Healthy forests are critically important for protecting water supplies. Forests play an important role in providing clean water. More than 50 percent of the nation's freshwater resources originate from forests that cover about one-third of the United States. In addition to providing clean... Read More →
Join artist and Rolling Plains Chapter Texas Master Naturalist, Laura Gillis, for a learning session on “How to use nature journaling as a tool for naturalist activities.” This session will allow participants to meet with Laura to learn awesome tips and methods to document flora and fauna through journaling. You DO NOT have to know... Read More →
McDonald Observatory is hosting a new type of on-line program: Live Solar Viewing on Monday, June 1 at 11:00 am CDT. This brings a new astronomical object, our own Sun, which has a tremendous influence on Earth, and a new presenter, Joe Wheelock of our Frank N. Bash Visitors Center Team.
McDonald Observatory is hosting a new type of on-line program: Live Solar Viewing on Monday, June 1 at 11:00 am CDT. This brings a new astronomical object, our own Sun, which has a tremendous influence on Earth, and a new presenter, Joe Wheelock of our Frank N. Bash Visitors Center Team.
Make plans to join us online Tuesday, June 9th from 12 noon – 1 pm for a discussion concerning aquatic weed identification and management. To sign up, contact Chris at [email protected]. The program is FREE unless you need CEU credit. In that case, cost is $10. For more information, see the attached flyer below. Aquatic... Read More →
Registration: https://tfs.webex.com/tfs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e46376572ab72e9dea2d947c49b06c626 All About Trees: Foraging Texas - Living Pharmacies is bringing the science, the chemistry, the biology to the field of wild edible and herbal medicine instruction. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a chemist, with an MS in medicinal chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry. An estimated 50,000 plant species are used medicinally. Within... Read More →
Our volunteers are ready to volunteer! Our Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers are dedicated to natural resource conservation work, but as a result of this year’s extreme circumstances our members have been severely limited in conducting many of their typical outreach, technical guidance and community stewardship service projects. Thus also severely limiting their ability to obtain their required... Read More →
Join us Thursday, September 3rd from 11:30-1:00 pm to learn about options for managing fish populations in your pond. Bring your questions. This is sure to be a popular and very informative program presented by Dr. Todd Sink, Aquaculture Extension Specialist and Director of Texas A&M University Aquatic Diagnostics Laboratory. Best part of all, it’s... Read More →
In years past, the Silent Auction at the Annual TMN State meeting was our annual fundraiser. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, and the virtual nature of our Annual Meeting, we are not able to have a live event this year. For the first time, we are asking our community to come together and participate in a... Read More →
The Texas Master Naturalist 2020 Annual Meeting is going virtual! When: October 14th-17th, 2020 Where: From the comfort of your home office, back patio or reclining chair. As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Master Naturalist Program has decided to suspend this year’s in-person event in Houston, Texas, in favor of a fully... Read More →
