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Gideon Lincecum Chapter Territory

Gideon Lincecum Chapter Service Projects

Many communities and organizations rely on citizen volunteers for implementing youth education programs; for operating parks, nature centers, and natural areas; and for providing leadership in local natural resource conservation efforts. In fact, a short supply of dedicated and well-informed volunteers is often cited as a limiting factor for community-based conservation efforts.

Our Chapter, named after naturalist Gideon Lincecum, works in our counties providing a cadre of trained citizen volunteers to support these programs through our local knowledge as well as engaging in local projects to enhance environmental education through continuous learning.  We also provide volunteers to support the programs and efforts of our sponsors, the Texas AgriLife Extension and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.  Ongoing activities (listed by county) are briefly described below. Learn more details about our chapter’s service projects in Volunteer Opportunities.

All Counties

Agriculture Safety Days – presenting a hands-on session for programs focused on student safety in interactions with snakes, spiders, insects and other aspects of our natural world

Family Science Nights –participating in these district-wide events for several school districts

Prescribed Burning –learning from and working with South Central Texas Prescribed Burning Association

Austin County

Coastal Prairie Native Seed Project – assisting with maintenance and harvesting at the seed plots

San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site – working on the maintenance and enhancement of the native landscapes and plantings on this site

Stephen F. Austin State Park – designing and constructing interpretive native pollinator and prairie grass gardens and trails

Colorado County

Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge –helping with habitat restoration, managing invasives, and maintaining a native grasses demonstration plot

Fayette County

Adopt-a-Highway – teaming up for  litter control and trash pickup (and recycling) for a stretch of State Highway 159

Fayetteville – planting and maintaining native plants in beds at the Fayetteville Town Square

Fayette County AgriLife Building Landscape –maintaining native plant landscaping at this facility with signage and a field guide

Monument Hill State Historic Site –maintaining native grasses and removing invasive plants

Winedale Historic Complex Trails and Pollinator Garden –building and maintaining paths and pollinator gardens at the visitor center and surrounding the Gideon Lincecum monument

Lee County

Schubert House –establishing and maintaining a pollinator garden to enhance the grounds of this landmark

Washington County

Brenham ISD Outdoor Education – assisting with multiple outdoor educational programs through the school district and in partnership with Texas Wildlife Association’s L.A.N.D.S. program

Indian Creek Nature Area – establishing pollinator garden and trails in this wooded natural area located behind the Texas Cotton Gin Museum in Burton

Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site –maintaining a Monarch and pollinator garden near the site’s visitor center

Citizen Science and Chapter Support

And when we are not out in the “field” working at one of those projects, we are active “citizen scientists” and busy working behind the scenes supporting the many chapter administrative functions. Here is just a sampling:

  • Bird watches and counts
  • Rainwater collection reporting
  • Invasive plant reporting
  • Texas Stream Team
  • Butterfly monitoring
  • Texas Nature Trackers

and

  • Leadership positions
  • Chapter Facebook group moderator
  • Newsletter editor
  • Website management
  • Membership management
  • Marketing and publicity efforts

When you join us and become a Texas Master Naturalist, you will find a project or an opportunity or a role that will be just right for you. The possibilities are unlimited.

Contact

1305 East Blue Bell Road, Suite 104
Brenham, TX 77833
(979) 277-6212Contact Us

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