All About Trees: Pruning & Planting
WebExProper practices in pruning and planting will improve tree health and increase longevity. Before you make the first cut or plant a tree, having a purpose in mind will help... Read More →
Proper practices in pruning and planting will improve tree health and increase longevity. Before you make the first cut or plant a tree, having a purpose in mind will help... 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... 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 →
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 →
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 →
Texas has more than 50 species of milkweeds across the state. Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist Craig Hensley for a look at milkweeds across the state, roles they play in our ecosystems and how you can help us track milkweeds through iNaturalist. This will be a Webex Webinar. The link to join is below: You... Read More →
Texas Nature Trackers Biologists Tania Homayoun and Craig Hensley train hundreds of Master Naturalists and other community scientists annually about iNaturalist and the TNT programs. During this one-hour session, we will open up the floor to answer questions you have regarding aspects of iNaturalist. We'll begin with a short overview and then take your questions... 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 →
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 →
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 →