TEXAS MASTER NATURALIST – CYPRESS BASIN CHAPTER
2017 TRAINING INFORMATION
- Request Application by emailing Jill Wright at: jillmom8788@hotmail.com
- Fee of $130 for individuals/ $200 for couples in the form of cash, check or money order made out to: Cypress Basin Texas Master Naturalist (CBTMN) must accompany the completed application
- Deadline for completed application: December 31, 2016
- Training encompasses 4 mandatory weekends:
TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR 2017
Session I: Friday, January 20 6:00-9:00 pm at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack
Topic: Intro. to the TMN Program, Taxonomy
Saturday, January 21 9:00am-5:00pm at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack
Topic: Volunteers as teachers (Morning), Resources of Texas (Afternoon)
Session II: Friday, February 24 6:00-9:00 pm at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack
Topic: Mammalogy
Saturday, February 25 9:00am-5:00pm at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack
Topic: Ichthyology (Morning), Ornithology (Afternoon)
Session III: Friday, March 31 6:00-9:00pm at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack
Topic: Archaeology
Saturday, April 1 9:00am-5:00pm at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack
Topic: Herpetology (Morning), Botany (Afternoon)
Session IV: Friday, May 5 6:00-9:00pm at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack
Topic: Ecological Regions/Ecosystem Management
Saturday, May 6 9:00am-5:00pm at Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Karnack
Topic: Entomology (Morning), Forest Management (Afternoon)
- Certification as a Texas Master Naturalist requires completion of the following within one year:
- 40+ hours training includes combined class and field instruction on the dates listed above
- 40 hours volunteer service on approved projects
- 8 hours approved advanced training
- Active members expected to:
- Participate in the Chapter’s Group Project (TBA)
- Attend monthly meetings
- After the first year, pay annual dues of $25 per person or $40 for couples
Direct questions to: Stella Barrow by telephone: 903-672-5524 or 903-736-3063
Jill Wright by email: jillmom8788@hotmail.com