EVENTS NOTICE
Texas Master Naturalist
El Camino Real Chapter
February 8, 2026
Event: BioBlitz at the ECR Milam Wildscape – HEB Pollinators for Texas Project
When: Now through mid-July 2026
Where: ECR Milam Wildscape, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: Photograph flora and fauna at the Wildscape. Let’s see how many pollinators we can attract and document at the wildscape!
VMS: Reporting hours is very important for this project. Be sure to report hours under the HEB Pollinators for Texas project.
If you donate native plants from your place to the wildscape report the time you spent gathering the plants and preparing them to be replanted and report that as an “NRM” event (improving the area for animals).
If you clear the paths through it, report it as “NPA” (improving the area for humans).
If you take photos of pollinators at the wildscape and post them on a blog and/or iNat, report all the time spent doing the photos and writing the blog, or posting on iNat as “FR” (dissemination of info). If you post a blog and post on iNat record the time posting on iNat separately and include in the notes “HEB Pollinators for Texas” project.
Event: February Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, February 12; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is soups/stews/chili.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Paul Crump, Herpetologist at Texas Parks and Wildlife, will present a program on the Conservation Tale of Toads and Tortoises
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Great Backyard Bird Count
When: February 13-16
Details: All observations in eBird and on Merlin will count toward it. For more information, visit https://www.birdcount.org/.
VMS: VS: Cit. Sci.- Cornell Lab (CL) / National Audubon Society (NAS) / other National Surveys Make a specific notation in your VMS entry for the Project Name
Event: Work Day at the ECR Milam Wildscape
When: Saturday, February 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: ECR Milam Wildscape, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: We will be cutting grasses and planting native plants.
VMS: VS: Nature Improvements Public Areas
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, February 17, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Square Foot Gardening Program
When: Wednesday, February 18 at 10:00 am
Where: Grace Church, 808 W. 16th Street, Cameron (in the main building fellowship room (not in the large gym/rec center building)
Details: The Little River Basin Master Gardeners Association will host a program by Bell County Master Gardener Wayne Schirner, who will present a program on The Square Foot Gardening. Method. Wayne is a Certified Square Foot Gardening Instructor.
VMS: To Be Determined
Event: Work Day at the ECR Milam Wildscape
When: Saturday, February 21, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: ECR Milam Wildscape, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: We will be cutting grasses and planting native plants.
VMS: VS: Nature Improvements Public Areas
Event: Work Day at the ECR Milam Wildscape
When: Saturday, February 28, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: ECR Milam Wildscape, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: We will be cutting grasses and planting native plants.
VMS: VS: Nature Improvements Public Areas
Event: 2026 HLSR Ranching & Wildlife Expo Educational Seminar
When: March 3-5
Where: In person in Houston, with an online attendance option
Details: For more information, visit https://www.rodeohouston.com/plan-your-visit/ranching-wildlife-expo/, under the Seminars section.
VMS: To Be Determined
Event: LRBMGA Annual Plant Sale
When: Saturday, March 7 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Youth Exposition Building, 301 S Houston Ave., Cameron
Details: Master Gardeners’ annual plant sale
VMS: Not applicable
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, March 12; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is German, Czech.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: ECRMN Michelle Lopez will provide a bat update for Milam County, and ECRMN Sue Ann Kendall will present a program on beavers.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Wildflower Walk for Chapter Members
When: Sunday, March 28
Where: Private Property.
Details: There are many different plants, including some rare ones in Milam County. Additional details, including time and address, will be provided to ECRMN members closer to the event.
VMS: To Be Determined
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, April 9; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Fish, Seafood.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Brittany Perry, District Biologist for Milam, Falls and Burleson Counties, will present a program on wild turkeys.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Houston City College Green Thumb Online Gardening Series: Texas Superstar Plants
When: Monday, April 13, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Where: Online
Details: FREE! Monthly Live-Online Gardening Workshop. It isn’t easy to become a Texas Superstar® plant. Only the toughest, most reliable and best-looking plants make the cut. We’ll take a look at some of these plants and how they got there. Click here to register: https://hcc.idloom.events/2026-green-thumb-gardening-series/register.
VMS: CE: General Education
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, May 14; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Asian, Chinese, Mediterranean, Indian.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Program to be determined
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: HNSW BioBlitz
When: May 22-23
Where: Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Details: For more information, visit visit https://friendsofhagerman.com/event-6551252VMS: VS: Cit. Sci.- All TPWD Nature Trackers (TNT) and other Texas “involved” Monitoring Projects using iNaturalist Observations, eBird and other reporting tools
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, June 11; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Vegetarian.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Program to be determined
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, July 9; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Salads.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Program to be determined
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, August 13; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Appetizers, Finger Food.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Program to be determined
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, September 10; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Comfort food, American, Casseroles.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Program to be determined
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, October 8; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Italian.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Program to be determined
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, November 12; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Thanksgiving.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Program to be determined
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
Event: Chapter Meeting and End of Year Party
When: Thursday, December 10
Where: To Be Determined
Details: Let’s get together and celebrate!
VMS: VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, December 15, 2026, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Cameron Public Library, 304 E 3rd St., Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds you have collected. Put them in a paper envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect