June 2018 Monthly Meeting – Landscaping With Native Plants

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

Speaker:          Cheryl Lewis, our chapter specialist in landscaping and gardening with native plants, will present a video by Doug Tallamy, professor of entomology at the University of Delaware, speaking on "The Value of Having Native Plants in Our Yards." Following the video she will lead a discussion on native plants appropriate to our... Read More →

Texas Waters Specialist Program- Group Discussion Session 1

TDI - Brooks International 14391 S. Dowling Rd, College Station, TX, United States

Our Chapter will again be hosting three group discussion sessions for the Texas Waters Specialist Program to help our members learning more about Texas waters and getting AT hours for this program. Our very own, Kate Cupps, will be facilitating the sessions. Each session will be three hours long. At this first group discussion, we... Read More →

NABA Fourth of July Butterfly Count

Lick Creek Park Nature Center 13600 Rock Prairie Road, College Station, TX, United States

The Brazos County NABA Butterfly Count will be Saturday July 14. We will meet at the Lick Creek parking area at 9:00 am. We will split into multiple parties so that we can be done before it gets unbearably hot. Please note that there is a $3 fee from NABA to participate. This volunteer opportunity... Read More →

Texas Waters Specialist Program- Group Discussion Session 2

TDI - Brooks International 14391 S. Dowling Rd, College Station, TX, United States

Our Chapter will again be hosting three group discussion sessions for the Texas Waters Specialist Program to help our members learning more about Texas waters and getting AT hours for this program. Our very own, Kate Cupps, will be facilitating the sessions. Each session will be three hours long. At this second group discussion, we... Read More →

July 2018 Monthly Meeting – Citizen science, kissing bugs, and Chagas disease at the human-wildlife-domestic animal interface in the Southern United States

Speaker: Sarah A. Hamer – Director of Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Associate Wildlife Biologist Title: Citizen science, kissing bugs, and Chagas disease at the human-wildlife-domestic animal interface in the Southern United States Description: Many diseases emerge at the interface of human and animal populations. Chagas disease, caused by a protozoan... Read More →

7th Annual Wish Upon a Butterfly

Our chapter will be hosting a table at the 7th Annual Wish Upon a Butterfly event being held at the BVMNH from 9am-12pm. Please let me know if you would like to help out.  This is a great way to get those volunteer hours!

Stream Team Sampling at Lick Creek

The two Stream Teams will be sampling Lick Creek at the entry and exit locations. If you like to help, please contact either Andrea or Kathryn. Please meet up at the Nature Center Parking lot around 6:45 am.