September 2018 Monthly Meeting – Billy Lambert – Private Lands Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

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

Speaker: Billy Lambert – Private Lands Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Title: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in the Brazos Valley Summary: Mr. Lambert will discuss the role that a Private Lands Biologist plays in our area, including working with private landowners, habitat improvement, and landowner programs. Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018 Location: Brazos... Read More →

Butterflies of Brazos County

The Brazos Center 3232 Briarcrest Dr, Bryan, TX, United States

Butterflies of Brazos County – Tuesday, Sept. 25, 7pm, Brazos Center, Room 102, 3232 Briarcrest Dr., Bryan See the exquisitely detailed images of Shirley Wilkerson and learn about rare and common butterflies of Brazos County. Butterfly enthusiast and amateur butterfly photographer, she has made county record contributions to BAMONA (Butterflies and Moths of North America)... Read More →

October Meeting – Richard Heilbrun speaking on Conservation Laws & Ethics: An interactive exploration

Speaker:         Richard Heilbrun – Conservation Outreach Program Leader, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Title:                Conservation Laws & Ethics:  An interactive exploration Description:   Join Richard Heilbrun as he leads an interactive exploration of conservation-based ethical dilemmas and the laws that may or may not govern our behaviors which will benefit Master Naturalists and the public.  Sometimes... Read More →

November Meeting – Dr. Tania Homayoun speaking on Texas Nature Trackers: Discovering Populations & Documenting Change for Conservation

Speaker:         Dr. Tania Homayoun-Texas Nature Trackers Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Title:                Texas Nature Trackers: Discovering Populations & Documenting Change for Conservation Date:               Texas Parks & Wildlife's Texas Nature Trackers (TNT), part of the Wildlife Diversity Program, tracks the status of wild populations of plants and animals throughout the state. This presentation will introduce the... Read More →

AT: BeeKeepers Bee School monthly meeting

The BeeKeepers Bee School will be held again in 2019.  The local BeeKeepers organization plans that and meets monthly at the First Christian Church at 900 S. Ennis, Bryan 77801 at 6-9pm & January 15th is their first meeting in 2019.  Follow their website for more info. More info: https://www.bvbeeks.org/

AT: Texas Waters Webinar

Advance training opportunity with Texas Waters Webinar. "ABCs of Apple Snails and eDNA" Wednesday January 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm CDT  About the speaker: Dr. Romi Burks, Professor of Biology at Southwestern University, researches a group of highly diverse freshwater mollusks called apple snails. Her research efforts focus on collaborative efforts with undergraduate students in the... Read More →

AT: Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium

The 2019 Central Texas Water Conservation Symposium takes place on Jan 31st, in Austin, TX at the Canyon View Event Center at 4800 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin 78759.  Please see the website for registration, which is $45.00. More info: http://www.cypresscreekproject.net/calendar-1/2019/1/31/2019-central-texas-water-conservation-symposium

AT opportunity: Conservation Hunting Women of the Land workshop (Feb 1-3)

If you plan to attend, please let me know now, so that we have you set up in AT to record your AT-opportunity properly.  Thank you. Sue Welfel [email protected] Sent from Outlook From: (TMN) Texas Master Naturalists <[email protected]> on behalf of Meuth, Mary P <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2019 10:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject:  Conservation Hunting Women of... Read More →

AT: Wildlife and Fisheries departmental seminar “Museum collections”

Texas A&M University

WFSC Double Feature on Museum collections Friday, February 1st, 12 noon, WFES Rm 411 (Texas A&M University campus)       Dr. Jessica Light, Associate Professor, WFSC "The Importance of Natural History Museums for Evolutionary Studies"   and   Heather Prestridge, Curator, BRTC "Making the most of the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections at Texas A&M... Read More →