EVENTS NOTICE
Texas Master Naturalist
El Camino Real Chapter
November 3, 2025
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. 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: Rancheria Grande Chapter Bimonthly Meeting
When: Thursday, November 6 at 10:00 am
Where: Milam County Museum, 112 W 1st St, Cameron
Details: Bimonthly meeting of the Rancheria Grande Chapter.
VMS: To Be Determined
Event: Work Day / Nature Day at the ECR Milam Wildscape
When: Saturday, November 8 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: ECR Milam Wildscape, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: All volunteers are needed! We are ready to harvest flowers, take pictures of people and pollinators, make lists of pollinators, hand out brochures, and interact with any visitors. We will do this each Saturday in November and then no work until Jan. 2026. Please don’t miss it. The wildscape is at the Rek’s Bird and Bee Farm on County Road 334. County Road 334 intersects with Hwy 79 between Milano and Rockdale. Look for the Bird and Bee Farm sign on the left.
VMS: Reporting hours is very important for this 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: Chapter Meeting
When: Thursday, November 13; potluck at 5:30 pm, program at 6:00 pm. Meal theme is Thanksgiving. Roasted chicken, dressing, and cranberry relish will be provided. Please bring additional side dishes or desserts.
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: Tim Siegmund will present the program, topic to be determined.
VMS: AT: At a Chapter Mtg or Other Venue; VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
When: Nov 14, 2025 10:00 AM- buggy things to do outside with kids
Where: Online
Details: Monthly program by Wizzie Brown.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 874 3060 0844
Passcode: 017247
To join Wizzie Brown’s email list and get direct notifications, along with how to join by phone, email Wizzie Brown at [email protected]
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
Event: Work Day / Nature Day at the ECR Milam Wildscape
When: Saturday, November 15 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: ECR Milam Wildscape, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: All volunteers are needed! We are ready to harvest flowers, take pictures of people and pollinators, make lists of pollinators, hand out brochures, and interact with any visitors. We will do this each Saturday in November and then no work until Jan. 2026. Please don’t miss it. The wildscape is at the Rek’s Bird and Bee Farm on County Road 334. County Road 334 intersects with Hwy 79 between Milano and Rockdale. Look for the Bird and Bee Farm sign on the left.
VMS: Reporting hours is very important for this 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: Volunteer Effort at Red Mountain
When: Saturday, November 15 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Red Mountain (formerly known as Sugarloaf Mountain), County Road 264, Gause
Details: They are looking for up to 30 volunteers to trim back brush from the outcroppings at Red Mountain. The work will be done to prepare the site for the return of archaeologists on December 5, to search for rock art at the site. Please bring your own hand tools for doing the trimming. They will order sandwiches from Coats’ for lunch, and will bring water and sodas. If you are able to help, please let Alan Rudd know, [email protected].
VMS: To Be Determined
Event: TMN Tuesday ON THE THIRD TUESDAY
When: 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: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, November 18, 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: LRBMGA Tree Program
When: Wednesday, November 19 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: The Little River Basin Master Gardener Association will host a presentation on “Our Mighty Oaks: Protecting and Saving Oak Canopies to Build a Healthy Environment for Animals, Plants, and our Community.” The presentation will include the tremendous benefits of oak trees and their counterparts in our Post Oak Savannah ecosystem. They will discuss strategies and the importance of helping these trees have a fighting chance to survive in our brutal temperatures and harsh soils.
VMS: AT: By Conservation Partnership Agencies, or similar organizations. Note the agency and topic in the Details/Notes.
Event: Wild Ones Webinar: Living in the Liberated Landscape: My Yard
When: Thursday, November 20 at 6:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Join Wild Ones for a free webinar featuring award-winning ecological designer and author Larry Weaner. Imagine a yard that becomes richer in wildlife and easier to care for with each season! All too often in our gardens and landscapes, we think of static compositions of carefully placed and managed plants. But our approach can be more dynamic and arguably more rewarding than that, by taking advantage of plants’ natural abilities to reproduce and proliferate.
Learn how to design gardens that consider the reproductive abilities of plants, the ecological processes that affect those plants, and the wildlife that those plants can support. Drawing from 35 years of observation and analysis on his home property, Larry will show how this interactive approach can result in experientially rich, easily managed landscapes that give new meaning to the phrase “partnership with nature”. Register at https://wildones.org/living-
VMS: To Be Determined
Event: Work Day / Nature Day at the ECR Milam Wildscape
When: Saturday, November 22 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: ECR Milam Wildscape, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: All volunteers are needed! We are ready to harvest flowers, take pictures of people and pollinators, make lists of pollinators, hand out brochures, and interact with any visitors. We will do this each Saturday in November and then no work until Jan. 2026. Please don’t miss it. The wildscape is at the Rek’s Bird and Bee Farm on County Road 334. County Road 334 intersects with Hwy 79 between Milano and Rockdale. Look for the Bird and Bee Farm sign on the left.
VMS: Reporting hours is very important for this 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: Work Day / Nature Day at the ECR Milam Wildscape
When: Saturday, November 29 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: ECR Milam Wildscape, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: All volunteers are needed! We are ready to harvest flowers, take pictures of people and pollinators, make lists of pollinators, hand out brochures, and interact with any visitors. We will do this each Saturday in November and then no work until Jan. 2026. Please don’t miss it. The wildscape is at the Rek’s Bird and Bee Farm on County Road 334. County Road 334 intersects with Hwy 79 between Milano and Rockdale. Look for the Bird and Bee Farm sign on the left.
VMS: Reporting hours is very important for this 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: 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
Event: Chapter Meeting and Christmas Party
When: Thursday, December 11, social at 5:30 pm, meal at 6:00 pm
Where: The Yards of Cameron, 301 Adams Ave, Cameron
Details: Join the fun at our annual End of the Year Party and the final Chapter meeting of the year. There will be an optional white elephant gift exchange for those who wish to participate. BYOB.
VMS: VS: Chapter Mtg; VS: Hospitality if appropriate
Event: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
When: Tuesday, December 16, 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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
When: Dec 19, 2025 10:00 AM- pesticide mode of action
Where: Online
Details: Monthly program by Wizzie Brown.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 874 3060 0844
Passcode: 017247
To join Wizzie Brown’s email list and get direct notifications, along with how to join by phone, email Wizzie Brown at [email protected]
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored