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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 Month to List or Day. 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. Please give us two weeks advance notice for your AT request to be approved, published on website and added to PYW. This provides members with plenty of time to plan their AT attendance.

Online Advanced Training

December 10 – Winter Prairie Bird Workshop

December 11 & 12 – Virtual Basic Raptor Field ID Course

December 12 – Treefrogs and Related Species

2021

Note: To earn advanced training hours in 2021, webinars and on-line presentations are eligible; however, the webinars and on-line presentations must be LIVE. Unlike 2020, recorded sessions no longer count toward advanced training hours in 2021.There is ONE exception: the TMNTuesday recorded sessions are allowed for AT. Please enter your time for a TMN Tuesday session (live or recorded) under the new opportunity, AT: TMN Tuesday

January 6 – Dynamics of Urban Ecosystems

January 9 – The Eastern Bluebird

January 12 – TMN Tuesdays, 2nd Tuesday of the month

January 12 – Inviting the Natural World Back to a Suburban Yard

January 14 – Native Plant Trail at Chandor Gardens

January 14 – Winter Bird Survival Adaptations

January 14 – Fifty Shades of Green

January 16 – 2021 Texas Skywarn Class (for Collin and Denton County)

January 19 – Beginning Bird Classes: How to Select Binoculars and Field Guides

January 19 – The History of Alligators in DFW

January 21 – Texas Waters Webinar: From Micro to Macro: Shark and Fish Larvae Impacted by Microplastics

January 25 – Beginning Bird Classes: Understanding Your Field Guide

January 28 – The Art of Nature

February 1 – Beginning Bird Classes: Using Your Field Guide

February 8 – Beginning Bird Classes: Location, Location, Location! Understanding Habitat

February 9 – 2021 Texas Skywarn Class (Cooke County)

February 15 – Beginning Bird Classes: Birds-Eye View on Behavior 

February 16 – 2021 Texas Skywarn Class (all counties)

February 18 – 2021 Texas Skywarn ADVANCED Class (all counties)

February 22 – Beginning Bird Classes: Spring Migration

February 27 – 2021 Texas Skywarn Class (all counties)

March 1 – Beginning Bird Classes: It’s Time for a Makeover! Understanding Plumage Variations 

March 16 to May 6 – 2021 Entomology Advanced Specialist Training

March 25 – 2021 Texas Skywarn Class (all counties)

April 6 – 2021 Texas Skywarn Class (all counties)

North Texas Online (Courtesy of GreenSource DFW) – Updated 9/22

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Fort Worth
@Fort-Worth-Nature-Center-Refuge
Open now – Pre-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
Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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
Registration required for limited open hours, Friday and Saturday, 8am-2pm (last reservation is at 12pm)
VIDEOS

Trinity River Audubon Center, Dallas
@TrinityRiverAudubonCenter
Opened on September 18th. Advance ticket purchase required. Limiting visitors to timed entry (8am, 8:30am, 9am, 9:30am, 10am, 10:30am).
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
Open Friday and Saturday 10-5. Sunday 11-5. Reserve tickets in advance.
VIDEOS: Youtube, Facebook

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth
@FWMSH
Partial reopening, Thursday through Saturday, 11-4
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 »

Conservation Webinar Series

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

AgrLIFE Extension Texas Range Webinar Series

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

Ongoing AT Opportunities