Please join us for a Wildscape workday at the Nature Center. Come and go as you can. We recommend bringing the following items if you have them. We will have extra tools for those who don't have them. · Gloves · Hat · Sunscreen · Knee pads or kneeling pad or towel to kneel on... Read More →
ZOOM only; no in-person. Must RSVP to wwrauscher@gmail.com by 7-22-24 to receive invitation. Speaker beginning at 7 p.m. (counts as 1 AT hour). Please log on by 6:45 p.m. Please mute and turn off individual cameras during the speaker’s presentation to improve bandwidth. In honor of the upcoming Odolympics Sept. 7-15 (bioblitz for dragonfly and... Read More →
The August 22 Chapter Meeting at the Mineola Civic Center (1150 N Newsom St 75773) Dogwood Room We’re holding a shower! We will collect needed items to help an animal rehabilitator in our area. Lori Cavitt, DVM, with Henderson Animal Care Hospital and licensed rehabilitator will talk to us about what it takes to become... Read More →
Please join us for a Wildscape workday at the Nature Center. Come and go as you can. We recommend bringing the following items if you have them. We will have extra tools for those who don't have them. Gloves Hat Sunscreen Knee pads or kneeling pad or towel to kneel on Shovel Rake 5-gallon bucket... Read More →
What’s going on with species diversity and range? We can’t know if we do not collect data. This Bioblitz is focused on Odonates- that’s dragonflies and damselflies. This site is checklist based like eBird and asks how many of each species you observe at each location you visit. Keeping a tally sheet either the old-fashioned... Read More →
Title: Spanish for Naturalists Speaker: Ernesto Garcia-Ortega, Wildlife Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Wendy Anderson, Nature Trackers Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife. Description: ¡Español para naturalistas! Join Spanish speaking Texas Parks and Wildlife Department biologists and learn the Spanish names for common trees, plants, flowers, animals, birds, and insects. Prior knowledge of the... Read More →
ETCMN Chapter meeting on September 26 will be at the Tyler Nature Center BOARD MEETING at 5:30pm then program at 7:00pm - Chris Keiser, Wildlife Biologist for Smith and Wood Counties, will talk to us about “nuisance” animals- how to deal/live with our cohabitating critters.
Please join us for the Wildscape workday at the Tyler Nature Center, starting at 8 a.m. Come and go as you can. We recommend bringing the following items if you have them. We will have extra tools for those who don't have them. · Gloves · Hat · Sunscreen · Knee pads or kneeling pad... Read More →
Oct 15 Pond Management Myths Webinar, 6-8 p.m. Advance Registration Required https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/ereg/index.php?eventid=782074&_gl=1*pm1p00*_gcl_au*MTYxOTQxMDk3MC4xNzI3MDI2ODIx*_ga*MTUwNTI0MzI1Ni4xNzA3MjgwNDg1*_ga_SJ5GMN0ZQL*MTcyNzAyNjgyMS4xLjAuMTcyNzAyNjgyMS42MC4wLjA.*_ga_6Z244NFEFP*MTcyNzAyNjgyMS4xLjAuMTcyNzAyNjgyMS42MC4wLjA. Presented by Dr. Todd Sink, Aquaculture Extension Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; Director, TAMU Aquatic Diagnostics Laboratory This 1.5-hour how-to educational program will unravel common pond myths and mismanagement practices. Q&A to follow. It counts as AT for the time attended. Record... Read More →
The October 22 (NOTE DATE- it’s a Tuesday) will be an all Virtual ZOOM Meeting. RSVP to Wanda Rauscher (wwrauscher@gmail.com) Note the Date moved to avoid conflict with TMN State Annual Meeting. Kelly Simon, TPWD State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator, will talk to us about how the Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) is updated... Read More →
