First Friday Volunteer Opportunity at Love Creek Preserve This Friday February 2, they will meet at the shop/stewardship center on Elam Creek Rd at the Preserve. They will meet at 8:30AM to continue trail work. A new trail is roughed in and the lower portion will be the section to need more refinement. There is... Read More →
Join Hill Country Alliance and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for a three-part riparian series. This workshop series is tailored specifically to river- and creek-side landowners in the Hill Country and features Steve Nelle, who literally and figuratively wrote the book on stewarding Texas riparian areas. It’s a great opportunity for local landowners to... Read More →
iNaturalist Train the Trainer Workshop Speaker: Craig Hensley and Wendy Anderson, Texas Nature Trackers Biologist, TPWD Description: The Texas Nature Trackers (TNT) program is looking for Master Naturalists interested in becoming TNT certified iNaturalist workshop trainers across Texas. During this workshop we will provide you the training needed to get started as an iNaturalist trainer... Read More →
Proposition 6: What Does that Mean for Texans - Kathleen B. Ligon, Associate Executive Administrator, with Texas Water Development Board Register here Visit the Texas Waters webpage for information on becoming a certified Texas Waters Specialist and view recorded webinars from 2017-2023.
Rattlesnakes Speaker: Chip Ruthven (Natural Resource Specialist and Project Leader) Description: Chip has been the project leader for the Panhandle Wildlife Management Areas since 2004. He is stationed at the Matador Wildlife Management Area. Chip has special interest and advanced knowledge in rattlesnakes. TMNTuesdays are a way to learn about top conservation issues of the state,... Read More →
The Great Backyard Bird Count is a four day global event and is easy to participate in. Go to https://www.birdcount.org/participate/ to see how you can participate.
What a Mesh! Correlates and Mitigation of Snake Entanglement in Erosion Control Blankets Presenter: Christopher Schalk, Ph.D., Research Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service’s Southern Research Station Description: In road construction projects across the United States, erosion control methods (e.g., erosion control blankets), are mandated to stimulate seedbed regeneration and prevent soil loss. Previous reports have suggested... Read More →
Offered by Texas Hill Country Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists Presenter: Terry Hibbitts Description: Acclaimed biologist and photographer Terry Hibbitts will share his techniques and strategies for photographing small creatures in the field, with a focus on butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, moths, and beetles. The talk is for photographers of all skill levels, including novices... Read More →
2024 Deer Research Meeting AGENDA The Patton Center for Deer Research Annual Update - Dr. Michael Cherry, CKWRI Errors in Demographic Ratios from Helicopter Surveys - Dr. Aaron Foley, CKWRI Thermal Drivers and Consequences of Foraging Behavior in White-tailed Deer - Ms. Miranda Hopper, CKWRI Effects of Early Life Conditions on Growth, Survival, Senescence of White-tailed Deer - Dr. Joe Hediger, CKWRI Managing White-tailed Deer... Read More →
Speakers Megan Clayton, Professor & Extension Range Specialist, Texas AgriLife Extension Julie Lewey, Ranches and Rivers, LLC Zach Lowe, NRCS District Conservationist for Edwards County Description: Learn more about water on rangelands, riparian areas, water conservation strategies, and landowner assistance programs. To be held at Frio Pecan Farm in Leakey with lunch included. RSVP by... Read More →
