Introduction to Plant Identification Webinar

Ricky Linex will be presenting a webinar on "Introduction to Plant Identification" on February 23rd at 1:00pm central time.  This will be a nation-wide webinar that is open to the public.  Here is the link: http://www.conservationwebinars.net/webinars/introduction-to-plant-identification  This is an abbreviated version of what he teaches at the annual MN symposium.  Please share with the chapters.... Read More →

TMN Chapter Meeting

Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History (BVMNH) 3232 Briarcrest Dr., Bryan, TX, United States

Sean Wall (TMN Brazos Valley class of 2016 ) will be presenting - The Cycle of Foraging : wild foods for our daily lives. See the short excerpt from Sean's bio to expand on the title of the presentation. "What led my family and I to learn about wild foods was a desire to live... Read More →

Soils field trip at the beef center

If you had the privilege to hear Dr. Christine Morgan’s presentation on soils during the training classes then you already know how interesting and fascinating she makes soils sound.  We have an opportunity to do a field trip with her out at the beef center off HWY 60 to learn more about the soils and... Read More →

Field trip to Range Area with Dr. Barron Rector

May 20th from 8 to noon the 4 hour class will cover weed ecology, a weed id test, talk about the Post Oak Savannah and land use change, demonstrations and hands-on things with the water cycle, walk through the prairie with several monitoring activities on bare-ground, litter, rocks and plant cover, see erosion and problems... Read More →

TMN Chapter Meeting

Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History (BVMNH) 3232 Briarcrest Dr., Bryan, TX, United States

Dr. Alston V. Thoms, Department of Anthropology Presentation Title:   The Human Side of Lick Creek Park: From Ancient to Last-Century Lifeways in the Post Oak Savannah   We (the board) have been discussing a Big Project to take on for our TMN Brazos Valley Chapter and we think Lick Creek Park is right up our... Read More →

TMN Chapter Meeting

Texas Waters - Johnnie Smith, TPWD With the Texas Waters curriculum, we want to inform and educate the citizens of Texas about the most precious natural resource Texas possesses, its water. Many challenges face our state concerning water, particularly in our aquatic habitats, the water for wildlife. Texas Parks and Wildlife values the natural and cultural resources of Texas... Read More →

Brazos River fossil bed field trip

Date: August 5th, 2017 Time: 7:30 AM – to whenever it gets too hot! Where:  Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History,  we will meet here and all drive out together Important items:  Water, sunscreen, hat, bug spray, and more water.  Hope to see everybody out there! Anyone who would like to collect some shells should... Read More →

TMN Chapter Meeting

Restoration Efforts at the Connemara Meadow Nature Preserve - Bob Mione, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists The presentation deals with the detailed history of restoration attempts at the 72 acre nature preserve.  Removal of invasives, both chemically and via solarization, the use of a "no till drill", using a greenhouse to start seedlings, irrigation techniques, seed... Read More →