Texas Master Naturalist
El Camino Real Chapter
Events Notice
December 22, 2004
Event: First Friday at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library introducing TMN & ECRMN
Date: Friday, January 3, 9:00 am -11:00 am
Where: Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library, 201 Ackerman Street, Rockdale
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to share your ECR knowledge with the public and enjoy coffee & cookies/crackers. Please bring any cookies or snacks to the event, OR drop off goodies to Debbi Harris by Thursday, January 2 for 1 hour VE: Hospitality. Please coordinate with Debbi Harris.
VMS: VE: Hospitality (if appropriate); VE: Community Outreach – Direct (if assisting at the event)
Event: January Chapter Meeting
Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Mexican food.
Where: All Saint’s Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Craig Hensley, TPWD Texas Nature Trackers Biologist, will present a program on the Bat Monitoring Project.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Harvesting at the Wildscape
Date: Saturday, January 11, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Where: Wildscape at Bird and Bee Farm, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: Linda Burgess will be harvesting seeds for the Little Free Seed Library. Please come help if you are able.
VMS: VS: Community Outreach, Indirect
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Speakers/Topics will include representative(s) from the State office/Welcome, ECRMN President/Welcome, Patsy Coombs/VMS, Deborah Sorenson/Volunteer Hours Quick Course, CoCoRahs Introduction for Volunteer Hours, Eric Neubauer/iNat for Volunteer Hours
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: All Things Wild Program: Those Darling Bunnies
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: Little Red Schoolhouse at ATW, 300 Havelka Road, Georgetown
Details: Join April Walston at our Little Red School house for a family-friendly informative program on our native rabbits and hares. Reservations open January 11.
VMS: AT: By Conservation Partnership Agencies, or similar organizations
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Dr. Clarke Wernecke will present a class on Archaeology.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Dr. Barron Rector will present a class on Rangeland Ecosystems and Management.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: Online Entomology Short Course
Dates: February 4, 2025 10AM-12PM
February 11, 2025 10AM-12PM
February 18, 2025 10AM-12PM
February 25, 2025 10AM-12PM
Where: Online
Details: This virtual class is a short dive into the huge world of entomology. Through a four class series- each 2 hours long- participants can learn about the basics of entomology. Classes cover arthropod classification, identification of common insect orders, identification of common arachnids, and beneficial arthropod groups. Event Registration Link: https://agriliferegister.tamu.
Cost of class is $30. Class is open to anyone. If you have taken the Master Volunteer Entomology Advanced Training, some material may be repeated. No volunteer hours required/ no certification offered after class is complete. You will receive link to the class after registration.
Classes will be recorded and posted to an unlisted YouTube channel and class participants will have access for viewing for two months after class.
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Wizzie Brown will present a class on Insects and Arthropods.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: February Chapter Meeting
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is soups and stews.
Where: All Saint’s 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: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, February 20, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Dr. Mark Hutchinson will present a class on Birds.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Dale Kruse will present a class on Taxonomic Methods and Plants.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Dr. Jake Mowrer will present a class on Soils.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: March Chapter Meeting
Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025, program at 6:00 pm. Meal will be a campfire cookout, starting at 5:00 pm. More details coming soon!
Where: All Saint’s 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: TMN Tuesday ON THE THIRD TUESDAY!
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, March 20, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Chad Cryer will present a class on the Eleven Ecoregions of Texas.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, March 27, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Alan E. Rudd will present a class on Aquatic Habitats – Rivers, Lakes, Ponds and Estuaries.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Open for Forestry
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: April Chapter Meeting
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is a fish fry.
Where: All Saint’s Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Speaker will be a scientist from Texas A&M, Thomas Ronge, who is a citizen of Germany and is a member of the International Ocean Drilling Program. Thomas is a Marine Geologist by training and employed by the IODP project centered at Texas A&M.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: ECRMN New Class
When: Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Open for Mammals
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other if attending class. VS: Chapter Administration / Administrative Work / Training Class if assisting.
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: TMN Tuesday ON THE THIRD TUESDAY
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays
Event: TMN Tuesday
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Topic and speaker to be determined.
To register, visit https://tpwdevents.webex.com/
Recordings of past topics are available for viewing online.
VMS: AT: TMN Tuesdays