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Projects and Training List

Status Code Activity Code Proposed Date/ Duration Activity Description Contact Training Hours Max Volunteer Hours Max Travel Hours Approved For
Active or Proposed
a EDU-010 Annual Annual Bluebird Symposium Harold Latham 4 0 Advanced Training
a EDU-012 Annual Program Speaker for any Children’s Program. Christine Miller Time Worked Actual Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a EDU-013 Annual Project WILD/Growing Up WILD Workshops TPWD TBA Time Worked 0 Volunteer Hours or Advanced Training
a EDU-014 Annual Summer Science Camp Patsi Tindel Up to 20 Actual Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a EDU-020 Annual Fossil Workshop More Info: The workshop with a tour will be held in Ladonia. There is no cost. Turn in a copy of the agenda with session(s) you attend marked for determination of AT hours awarded. The volunteer hours can be reported under PUB-002 or here. Doug Franklin TBD Actual Time 0 Volunteer Hours or Advanced Training
a EDU-031 Ongoing Flora and Fauna of Fannin County More Info:  Taking quality pictures of flora and fauna in Fannin county, identifying them (form will be available online for information required before submitting to oversight committee). Multiple pictures of same species may be shown, esp. when in different parts of the county or at different times of year. Doug Franklin
(Subject Matter Experts Needed!)
0 Time Worked Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a EDU-032 Ongoing 4-H Natural Resources Project More Info: Project entails training 4-H youth in various areas of conservation & natural resources, forestry and wildlife habitat – helping prepare them for 4-H contest areas, outreach with youth in the community and encouraging youth leadership in areas of conservation and natural resources. Linda Brinlee 0 Time Worked Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a EDU-034 Annual Second Grade Nature Day Jessica Womack Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a EDU-037 Annual TXMN Mini Conference Part 1 is volunteering to help organize and set up the conference.  This is approved for volunteer hours.  Part 2 will be attending the sessions at the conference and may be used for Advanced Training. Bring marked agenda Time Worked Time Traveled Advanced Training & Volunteer Hours
a EDU-042 Annual  Texoma Earth Day, Sherman. Rachel Van Citters or Reah Easley 0 Time Worked Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a HAB-005 Ongoing MPC Wildlife Habitat ProjectMore Info: This project is at the Multi-Purpose Complex. It involves preparing, planting and maintenance of a wildlife forage area, putting out feeding containers and working on layout of future walking trails. Other possibilities are: photographing & documenting wildlife in the MPC acreage, using the area for guided tours and/or training classes – youth and adult. Harold Latham 0 Time Worked Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a HAB-006 Ongoing Bluebird Trail at MPC 0 Time Worked Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a HAB-008 Ongoing Clymer Meadow Mowing and MaintenanceMow for fire breaks, controlled burns, other maintenance as requested by Clymer Meadow. Rodney Nicely (903-364-5366 / 903-821-3122) 0 Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a PAI-003 Ongoing Caddo Grasslands Wildlife Management Area Maintenance and reestablishment of 26 miles of  trail access. Phil & Cyndee Haley (903-583-3902) Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a PUB-001 Annual Booth at Fannin County Fair Christine Miller
Joyce Hicks
Harold Latham
Actual Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a PUB-002 Ongoing Outreach Doug Franklin Connie Aplin 0 Actual Time Actual Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a PUB-003 Ongoing Media
For more info: Contact Christine Miller (christine.miller@bonhamisd.org)
if you are interested in writing articles or doing radio informational spots.
Christine Miller 0 Actual Time Actual Time Traveled Volunteer Hours
a PUB-004 Ongoing Newsletter of the Bois d’Arc Master NaturalistNewsletter to inform members, other chapters and partners, possibly potential members about Chapter work, meetings, natural resources of the county.  Members gather information, pictures and other current information to prepare a monthly newsletter.  Committee members select information, get agent approval, print and mail to mailing list. Doug Franklin Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a SUR-003 Ongoing Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Jessica Womack 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-004 Ongoing Texas Hummingbird Roundup TPWD Limited 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-005 Annual Great Backyard Bird Count Cornell Lab Limited 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-006 Ongoing Bumblebee Monitoring TPWD Limited 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-007 Ongoing Texas Mussel Watch TPWD Limited 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-008 Ongoing Texas Box Turtle Survey TPWD Limited 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-009 Ongoing Texas Amphibian Watch TPWD Limited 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-010 Annual Christmas Bird Count Audubon Society 0 Limited 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-011 2011 – 2012 Project Feeder Watch Cornell Lab 0 Limited 0 Volunteer Hours
a SUR-013 Ongoing Statewide Bobwhite Quail Survey Texas Wildlife Assn TBD Volunteer Hours
a SUR-014  Ongoing North American Mosquito Project 2012  Contact: More Info: Participants must e-mail Elin Maki – elin.maki@ars.udsa.gov USDA TBD Volunteer Hours
a SUR-015 Ongoing Spring Snake Count Register at http://www.snakecount.org Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a SUR-016 Ongoing Lost Ladybug Project –Contact: http://www.lostladybug.org Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a SUR-017 Ongoing Dragonfly Pond WatchMore info/Contact : Xerces Society, www.xerces.org  approved for vol. hours – time worked Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a SUR-019 Ongoing Bois d’Arc Tree SurveySurvey to find Fannin County’s largest Bois d’Arc tree. Collect information on Bois d’Arc trees in Fannin County and submit information to Texas Big Tree Registry. Mahlon McCall Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a SUR-020 Ongoing Project Nest WatchCollect and report data to Cornell Ornithology Lab according to their directions. Copy of data reported to be turned in with hours report.  Pam Richcreek Time Worked Volunteer Hours
a WRS-001 Ongoing Working at an approved Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility.  May include labor, giving tours, making brochures, etc. at or for the facility. TBA Time Worked Volunteer Hours

Status Code

p
in proposal process
a
approved
i
inactive
c
closed
w
withdrawn

 

Activity Code

HAB
Habitat Protection Restoration/Improvement
PAI
Public Access Improvements
EDU
Education of Public and Schools
SPE
Species Introduction
SUR
Surveys
NP
New Programs, e.g. Jr. Master Naturalists
CD
Chapter Development Activities ( pre-charter organizing )
ADM
Routine Chapter Operations
PUB
Publicity, Media, county fair and outside Orgs
WRS
Wildlife Rehabilitation Services.
Note: If approved, Travel Hours only apply to the actual Volunteer activity, not training.

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