SPRING 2020 ONLINE TRAINING CLASS: Katy Prairie Conservancy

Zoom Online Meeting Advance registration required

Mikayla House of the Katy Prairie Conservancy will present a 1.5 hr training session on Tuesday April 21 at 10 am-11:30 am. She will start with introducing the KPC organization, and explain what it does and why. Then she’ll cover details on 4 or 5 research projects that have been completed on the property including... Read More →

SPRING 2021 TRAINING CLASS: Nature of Naming, Plants/Botany

Zoom Online Meeting Advance registration required

The presenter for this class will be Susie Doe, our plant lady extraordinaire!  She knows everything about plants and serves as a reviewer for iNaturalist.  This lecture will accompany Units 10 and 11 in the Haggerty & Meuth training book. This class will take place by Zoom. Training hours = 4.

SPRING 2021 TRAINING CLASS: Field Trip to Seabourne Creek Nature Park

Zoom Online Meeting Advance registration required

Join in a field trip to our signature project, the Seabourne Creek Nature Park.  The topics covered will include Plant Propagation and ID, Building Diversity, Prairie Restoration. Training hours = 4.

SPRING 2021 TRAINING CLASS: Archeology and Prairie Ecology

Zoom Online Meeting Advance registration required

The presenters for this class will be Jenni Kimbell with the Texas Archeology Society, and Jaime Gonzalez, Houston Healthy Cities Director with the The Nature Conservancy.  This lecture will accompany Unit 2 in the Haggerty & Meuth training book. This class will take place by Zoom. Training hours = 3.

SPRING 2021 TRAINING CLASS: Geology & Soils and Urban Ecosystems

Zoom Online Meeting Advance registration required

The presenters for this class will be Rick Davison, our chapter's own geology expert and Cullen Ondracek, with Pearland Parks & Rec.  This lecture will accompany Units 7 and 21 in the Haggerty & Meuth training book. This class will take place by Zoom. Training hours = 4.

SPRING 2021 TRAINING CLASS: Ecological Concepts and Rangeland Systems

Zoom Online Meeting Advance registration required

The presenter for this class will be Dr. Barron Rector, Associate Professor & Extension Range Specialist with TAMU.  His lecture will accompany Units 5 and 20 in the Haggerty & Meuth training book. This class will take place by Zoom. Training hours = 4  

SPRING 2021 TRAINING CLASS: Kimberly Horndeski, TPWD

Zoom Online Meeting Advance registration required

Kimberly Horndeski is a conservation scientist with TPWD's Water Resources Branch.    Today's topic will be Aquatic Systems Ecology (Unit 18) and Texas Water Resoruces (Unit 9).

SPRING 2021 TRAINING CLASS: Field Trip to Brazos Bend State Park

Brazos Bend State Park 21901 FM 762 Rd, Needville, Texas

Montse Canedo,  park naturalist at Brazos Bend, will present Herpetology (Unit 15).  See snakes and alligators!  Check with Training Class Director Shannon Westveer for the actual meeting point.