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More Green Time Less Screen Time – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

Studies show that direct exposure to nature has positive effects on a child’s physical and emotional development. Green time sessions give children the opportunity to unplug and balance out their screen time exposure with mindfulness, sensory awareness and curiosity. Each session begins with a series of breathing and grounding exercises designed to calm and center... Read More →

Event Series #TMN Tuesday – AT

#TMN Tuesday – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

This month's #TMN Tuesday is a week early. #TMN Tuesdays are usually the second Tuesday of each month at noon, the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event. These will be recorded each month and shared to the TMNTuesday website. TMN Tuesdays are open to the public – all are welcome... Read More →

Mental and Physical Benefits of Being Outside – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

Join Ken Baum with Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to learn what it offers for Community Health Services, often without any charge. Additionally, a new program has been developed (the first of its kind!) that encourages citizens young and old to utilize green space, outdoors, and nature, to nurture their mental health. These resources... Read More →

Enhancing Climate Change Education Through Active Learning – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

A national climate change education survey, conducted by Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF) involving over 4,000 Canadians, found an overwhelming consensus that schools have an important role to play in educating our youth about climate change, yet educators shared concerns about a lack of resources and professional learning opportunities. This interactive workshop will provide highlights... Read More →

Monarch Conservation Webinar Series: Solar Synergy – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

Solar Synergy Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars. This series is a unique opportunity to hear from experts across various interdisciplinary fields related to monarchs, other pollinators, their habitats, and the threats and pressures that make conservation urgent. Bring your questions and get ready to discover how... Read More →

Best practices for pollinators 2024 – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

Learn ecologically sound land practices that promote pollinators, climate resilience, clean waters and lands. Practical knowledge and innovation on pesticide reduction, habitat installation, fostering soil health, pollinator biology, pollinator conservation and more. Click here for a full description of 3 days x 5 hours per day of planned presentations (or see below) Presenter biographies are... Read More →

$60

The Unknown of the Prairie – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

Presented by the Indian Trail Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists The Unknown of the Prairie: The Equilibrium of Soil, Soil Biology, and Plant Adaptations Taylor Garrison The Unknown of the Prairie will examine the importance of soil, fungi-plant-bacteria interactions, cover prairie vegetation and management, and how plants have adapted to survive in North American prairies.... Read More →

Monarch Larva Monitoring Program Virtual Training Workshop – Southern States – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

The MLMP team from MJV and the UW-Madison Arboretum co-lead virtual one-day training on how to collect data that contributes to our knowledge about the monarch population. Participants learn about monarch biology, monitoring procedures, and data entry protocols and are able to ask monarch biologists their questions about monarchs and monitoring. Southern | February 24,... Read More →

$50

Lend an Ear – Using Neuroscience to Study Hearing in Songbirds – AT

Virtual Meeting TX, United States

Songbirds communicate with one another for many reasons – to find and attract a mate, to defend their territory, or even to band together to ward off a predator. However, human-generated noise, also known as anthropogenic noise, and encroachment into bird habitats continues to rise year after year. Birds are thus faced with the ever-increasing... Read More →