Texas Master Naturalist
El Camino Real Chapter
Events Notice
January 12, 2025
Event: ECRMN Board Meeting
Date: Monday, January 13, 11:30 am
Where: All Saint’s Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
VMS: AT: Administrative Work, Board and Committee Work
Event: TMN Tuesday: State of the Program
Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Details: Michelle Haggerty, Mary Pearl Meuth and Hannah Ferguson will discuss the state of the TMN program.
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, potluck at 5:30 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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Jan 17, 2025 10:00 AM- tree insects
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
Event: Work Day at the Wildscape
Date: Saturday, January 18, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Where: Wildscape at Bird and Bee Farm, 1369 County Road 334, Rockdale
Details: This will be our first work day of the new year. We will need help maintaining the wildscape and removing moss and calcium deposits from three bird baths and the water chain.
VMS: VS: Nature Improvements Public Areas
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: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
Date: Tuesday, January 28, 1:00 pm – 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 that you might have collected as well. Put them in an envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
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: Seed Packaging Volunteer Opportunity
Date: Monday, February 3, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: All Saints Episcopal Church Meeting Room, 200 N Travis, Cameron
Details: This is a volunteer opportunity to work on packaging seeds for our seed library. Please bring any seeds that you might have collected as well. Put them in an envelope or brown paper bag with the name of the plant and when it was harvested.
VMS: VE: Community Outreach – Indirect
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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Feb 14, 2025 10:00 AM- invasive insects/ arthropods (maybe some others)
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Mar 14, 2025 10:00 AM- vegetable insects
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
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: 2025 Insect Expo
When: Monday, March 24, 2025, 9:00 AM-1:30 PM
Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton, Round Rock; 270 Bass Pro Drive, Round Rock, TX 78665
Details: The Entomological Society of America, Southwestern Branch is holding their annual meeting in Round Rock, TX in March of 2025. Along with the meeting, they are holding an Insect EXPO for area 3rd-5th graders. Insect EXPO is a free event for area students to come and learn about insects and other arthropods in a fun, hands-on way. While they have volunteers that are meeting attendees- professors, students, extension professionals, industry professionals, etc.- they need A LOT of volunteers to pull this off. Which is where Master Naturalists come in. If you would like to volunteer for EXPO, please email Wizzie Brown at ebrown@ag.tamu.edu (let her know what time slot you choose). You can volunteer 8AM-11AM; 11AM- 2PM; or 8AM-2PM. The day of the event, they will have various booths set up- usually around 20- and you will be assigned to a booth to interact with the kids and explain the activity, whatever about insects (they will teach you what you need to know for your booth or pair you with a bug person); and to help out with said activity as needed. They have two shifts that kids can visit; the first begins at 9AM and goes to 11:00 and the second begins at 11:30 and goes to 1:30.
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored, and/or VE: Community Outreach, Direct, as appropriate.
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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Apr 18, 2025 10:00 AM- native bee identification
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: May 16, 2025 10:00 AM- landscape pests
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Jun 20, 2025 10:00 AM- bug friendly yards
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Jul 18, 2025 10:00 AM- IPM Basics (pesticide alternatives)
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Aug 15, 2025 10:00 AM- silk moth identification
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
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: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Sep 19, 2025 10:00 AM- plants for pollinators
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
Event: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: Oct 10, 2025 10:00 AM- kissing bugs & Chagas disease
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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
Event: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: 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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored
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
Event: Backyard Bug Hunt Webinar
Date: 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 ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
VMS: AT: AgriLife Sponsored