****Important notice**** The museum is having a new exhibit opening the same night as our chapter meeting which means we will be meeting in another room. We will be meeting in Room 106 in the Brazos Center. When you enter the museum turn left like you are going to the restrooms, there is a... Read More →
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Nowotarski – Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M Title: Severe Weather In Texas Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018 Location: Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History (BVMNH) 3232 Briarcrest Drive Bryan, TX 77802 Start Time: 6:30 pm End Time: 7:30 pm... Read More →
Speaker: Jake Gaster – Research Associate; assisted by Hayden Smith Title: Post Oak Savanna Restoration Description: The talk will be about the science and best management practices for the ecological restoration of post oak savanna as well as a description of the restoration project happening at Texas A&M's... Read More →
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 →
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 →
Milam County landowner and wildlife enthusiast, Barbara Willy, founder of Monarch Gateway, a non-profit that facilitates the creation of wildlife habitat for pollinators and other species will present her personal 1D1 Wildlife Management Plan for pollinators on her family property Ford Blackland Prairie Pollinator Wildlife Habitat as well as the site’s Blackland Prairie restoration plan... Read More →
