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Advanced Training

Events are listed on the calendar.  You can search by date or topic. You can also change the view from list to Calendar view. Please remember only interactive webinars can be counted for AT, however all eight hours of AT required for certification can be online during this crisis.

The state offers an online calendar of possible AT events. We will try to keep a parallel calendar of chapter approved AT, but if you find one on the state calendar that is not on this website, please email AT@efctmn.org for approval.

AT committee: Rita Lokie, Jody Springer, Robert McLaughlin, and Rob Roy. To contact the committee email AT@efctmn.org

To request approval for AT complete this form.

Online Advanced Training

July 7 – Nature Notes: Butterflies

July 14 – What’s It Like to be a Bird

July 18 – Insects: Good and Bad

July 21 – Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Gardening for Wildlife

July 21 & 23 – Gardening for Monarchs & Other Wildlife with Native Plants in Texas.

July 22 – Humans as a Keystone Species

July 25 – Virtual Owl Prowl

July 27 – Fighting Fire with Fire

July 28 – The Joy of Birdwatching

Oak Prairie Wildlife District 7, Texas Parks and Wildlife Webinar Series 
August 6 – Habitat Management for Quail
August 11 – Using Prescribed Fire to Improve Deer Habitat
August 13 – Brush Management Practices for Improving Wildlife Habitat
August 18 – Grazing as a Tool for Wildlife Management
August 20 – Turkey Habitat and Plant ID
August 25 – Supplemental Water for Wildlife
August 27 – Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife

August 8 – Owls of Texoma

August 11 – Caterpillar Gardening IS Butterfly Gardening

North Texas Online (Courtesy of GreenSource DFW) – Updated 6/17

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Fort Worth
@Fort-Worth-Nature-Center-Refuge
Open now – Registration is required. See their website for details.
Virtual Wednesday Walk, live every Wednesday at 10 a.m. on Facebook.
VIDEOS

River Legacy Science Center, Arlington
@riverlegacyparks
Closed until further notice.
River Legacy Live is broadcast live on Tuesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. on Facebook.
Monday Story Time, Wild Wednesday and Fun Fact Friday are posted on Facebook at 2 p.m.
VIDEOS

Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney – open now
@ConnectwithNature
Open Tuesday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. walks.
VIDEOS

Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, Cedar Hill
@Dogwood.Canyon.Audubon
Closed at least thru July 7
VIDEOS

Trinity River Audubon Center, Dallas
@TrinityRiverAudubonCenter
Closed at least thru June 30
VIDEOS

Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Center, Lewisville
@LLELALewisvilleLake
Open daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Science Friday live 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Facebook.
VIDEOS

Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, Fort Worth
@FortWorthBotanicGarden
Open – Reserve tickets on their website
VIDEOS

Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas
@PerotMuseum
Possible reopening on July 9 with timed tickets
Amaze Your Brain at Home posted online.
VIDEOS: Youtube, Facebook

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth
@FWMSH
Closed until further notice.
Discover Lab online.
VIDEOS

MONTHLY ONLINE MEETINGS
Dallas Sierra Club
Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club
North Texas Renewable Energy Group

2020 Webinars

TPWD Wildlife Diversity Webinar Series

Join us for our monthly webinar series highlighting research and conservation efforts in Texas every 3rd Wednesday of the month from noon to 1pm. Sign up for Wildlife Diversity Webinar Series notifications »

  • July 15 – Conserving Genetic Diversity of the Endangered Texas Endemic Big Red Sage, Salvia pentstemonoides.
  • August 19 – Taxonomic status and occurrence of the Rio Grande Siren.

Conservation Webinar Series

June 24 2pm – Endangered Riparian Brush Rabbit: Problems, Partnerships and the Path to Recovery

Conservation of Natural Resources  – Many forestry webinars count as AT (not the choosing yard trees)

AgrLIFE Extension Texas Range Webinar Series

  • July 2: (IPM CEU) What Vine is Growing on Your Fence? Dr. Barron Rector
  • September 3: (General CEU) Why Herbicide Treatments Fail, Dr. Megan Clayton

Natural Areas 2020 Webinars – 2 webinars a month starting in April

These face-to-face events may be canceled too:

June 27 – Melanie Schuhart, Butterflies, followed by a butterfly walk

July 11 – Live Owls and Raptors – Canceled

August 22 – Mike Fox, Dragonflies

Aug 27 – Saving from a Rainy Day: DIY Rain Barrel

Sept. 26 – Small Acreage – Big Opportunity: A program tailored to small acreage landowners

Oct 8 – Butterfly Gardening

October 24 – Screech Owls – Sue Yost

Ongoing AT Opportunities