How do woodpeckers avoid constant concussions? Why do they bang on your gutters in the spring? And what’s up with their crazy tongues? In this class, we’ll explore the extreme and often bizarre adaptations that allow woodpeckers to exploit a unique lifestyle among birds. We’ll examine real woodpecker specimens, learn to identify our local species,... Read More →
Come out to help at Seabourne Creek Nature Park! There are several areas that need volunteers. The following are a few of the opportunities. Butterfly Garden Prairie Demo Garden Prairie Restoration Project--plantings and bump ups Bird Sanctuary You will earn VSP hours and have a good time working with your fellow master naturalists. Directions to... Read More →
There is no chapter meeting in March. Plan to attend the field trip to Matagorda Bay. Details to be announced. The Texas Master Naturalists program is sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
We would like to introduce a new "Friday Brown Bag Lunch Lecture Series" to promote a better understanding of local ecology and enhance eco-literacy. ABNC'S Conservation Director & Chief Naturalist Mark Kramer will present the series. Feel free to bring your own sack lunch.
Come out to help at our signature project, Seabourne Creek Nature Park! Several areas have volunteer opportunities, among them: Butterfly Garden Prairie Demo Garden Prairie Restoration Project Bird Sanctuary You will earn VSP hours and enjoy the company of other master naturalists in a beautiful setting! Directons to Seabourne Creek Nature Park
PLANT STUDY GROUP -- Plant Identification Terminology Class Susie Doe, Plant Study Group leader, will be presenting her Plant Identification Terminology ‘Lectures’ on 3 alternating Sunday afternoons beginning on February 18th. We will meet at the Ag Annex Conference Room at 1:30 pm. Sessions will run about 3-4 hours with a couple of breaks included.... Read More →
Come out to help at Seabourne Creek Nature Park! There are several areas that need volunteers. The following are a few of the opportunities. Butterfly Garden Prairie Demo Garden Prairie Restoration Project--plantings and bump ups Bird Sanctuary You will earn VSP hours and have a good time working with your fellow master naturalists. Directions to... Read More →
Jenny Davis (NOAA-NCOSS). Jenny will present to-date results from a recent thin layer sediment deposition experiment in North Carolina demonstrate increases in elevation, Spartina alterniflora biomass, and porewater concentrations of inorganic nutrients and sulfide.
Save the date. Native Plant walk, usually at Seaborne but can possibly change. Check here for updates. 2 or more hours of AT. In VMS-Classes taught by Chapter members.
