TMN Tuesday

VMS opportunity: AT: TMN Tuesday

On the Second Tuesday of each month at the noon hour (12PM Central Standard Time), the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers).

May TMN Tuesday

Crossing the Finish Line: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act with Richard Heilbrun

Description:

A bill winding through Congress is about to cross the finish line, and we need to mobilize the entire conservation community. Every TXMN has a role to play here, as Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would bring $55 million each year to Texas, and $1.3 billion nationwide for fish, wildlife, and nature education. This is huge, transformational funding that could reverse species and habitat declines, and finally address nature deficit disorder by investing in nature education and getting more people outside. We need your help to cross the finish line this month, and help us secure the future of 12,000 species of concern! Richard Heilbrun, from the TMN State Program, will discuss what is needed in this final push, and how it will benefit rare species and TMN chapters specifically. This bill won’t get passed unless we all get involved!

Bio: Richard Heilbrun is the Conservation Outreach Program Leader for Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, where his program connects Texans with the outdoors, improves wildlife habitat throughout the state, and manages the state’s most sensitive wildlife populations.  He has worked with bighorn sheep, Whooping Cranes, ducks, songbirds, raptors, quail, deer, dove, and bobcats.   He serves on the TMN State Committee.

Register at: https://tpwdevents3000.webex.com/tpwdevents3000/j.php?RGID=rc09d91b7496ddf8f3d2b4efa7087b6b0

April TMN Tuesday

Recording link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlfdwuXVoQ

Health and Nature with Sarah Coles

Join Sarah Coles, Texas Children in Nature Network Executive Director, for this month’s presentation on The Connection between Health and Nature, and How TMN Volunteers Can Help!

March TMN Tuesday

Recording link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EFvbClKUyc

Historical Women Naturalists: Remembering Forgotten Pioneers

Take a trip through time as we spend the hour reviewing some of the pioneering women naturalists highlighted in Marcia Myers Bonta’s “American Women Afield.” We will explore the lives and scientific pursuits of these women in entomology, botany, ornithology, ecology, and even taxidermy! This is an informative session for any and all to join and be introduced to new (and possibly familiar) faces who all had great impacts on their respective scientific fields.

Join Addison Preston, our former Texas Master Naturalist intern for her presentation honoring Women’s History Month!

February TMN Tuesday

Recording link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsLyiLRGt_g

Seed Collections for Conservation

Join the Texas Master Naturalist program February 8th at noon.

Most people don’t think of seeds as living creatures, but that is exactly what they are! Humans have been collecting and saving seeds for thousands of years, and it’s vitally important that we as Texans utilize this timeless skill to help protect our nature heritage. Join TPWD Botanist Anna Strong, along with Minnette Marr (Conservation Botanist) and Andrew McNeil-Marshall (Arborist) from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as we learn about the best practices of creating seed and living collections for conservation purposes. Start making those seed collections today!

January TMN Tuesday

Recording link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2TrQoGF6xg

The State of the Program

Join us for the first #TMNTuesday of the year!

Mary Pearl and Michelle will be going over the state of the program on January 11th at noon!