VMS opportunity: Winedale project Join other chapter members to maintain the pollinator habitat in front of the visitor center. Our workdays are scheduled for the second Friday of each month (we will not schedule a workday in January 2024) from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Please bring gardening tools and prepare for the weather. For... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site Join us for a workday in the GLC pollinator garden at Washington-on-the-Brazos Historic Site. We’ll be working on cleaning up, cutting back, and pulling out aggressive native and non-native plants. Bring gloves, hand clippers, and small trowel or other tool for digging up weeds, and don’t... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Stephen F. Austin State Park Monthly workdays will be scheduled the second Thursday of each month to work on the wildscape at the entrance to the park. For more information, contact project leaders Charlene and B.R. Koehler.
VMS opportunity: La Grange Agrilife Extension Bldg. Native Plant Landscape Our regular workdays to attend the landscape are the 3rd Tuesday of the month from approximately 8 am to 10 am.. The native plant landscape bed is at the Fayette County AgriLife Extension Office on Svoboda Lane in La Grange and has been developed over... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Group Educational Presentations This is a new event for 2024, building on our successful on-campus wildlife day for Giddings ISD 4th graders. TMN is partnering with the Lee County Wildlife Association, Lee County Extension, and TPWD for a day of wildlife education at the Parker ranch 9 miles NW of Giddings. (The Parkers were... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Education - informal TMN GLC will be hosting a booth at the Independence Texas Historic Homes Tour on March 23 and 30, 2024. Visitors will have the opportunity to make bird feeders and learn about landscaping for birds. Volunteers will be needed to staff the booth both days. Watch your email for more... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Attwater Prairie Chicken Refuge The next workday will be Tuesday, March 26, from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. We will be cleaning up the Native Grasses display garden. Lots of visitors are anticipated for the Attwater Prairie Chicken Festival, April 6-7. For any questions about the workday, please contact project leader Susan Vanderworth.
VMS opportunity: TBD For all things water, join the GLC Texas Waters Specialist team. We will be completing the Texas Waters Specialist curriculum and discussing how we can get involved in water-related issues. Currently our chapter supports Adopt-a-Highway, which is an approved Texas Waters Specialist project (where do you think all that trash ends up... Read More →
Brenham 7th graders will be studying the cardiovascular system with a pig pluck (dissection) This will be conducted in just one classroom with probably 5 or 6 stations. The Education Team need a few volunteers to help with this all day event. If you are experienced with this kind of activity and can commit to... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Schubert House Pollinator Project Our Schubert House Pollinator Garden project in Giddings is in much need of Spring Cleaning! With the recent rains, pulling and clearing the unwanted plants should be a breeze. We will have a workday on Thursday, March 28 at 8:30 a.m. The address is 173 E. Hempstead St., Giddings,... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Indian Creek Nature Area The regular workday for this project is the third Thursday of each month from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Volunteers maintain the pollinator bed and nature trail. Contact project leader Ann Ray for more details.
VMS opportunity: Education - informal TMN GLC will be hosting a booth at the Independence Texas Historic Homes Tour on March 23 and 30, 2024. Visitors will have the opportunity to make bird feeders and learn about landscaping for birds. Volunteers will be needed to staff the booth both days. Watch your email for more... Read More →
The chapter will have a table at Attwater April 6-7 for the Festival there. This event is working to re-establish itself after COVID and recent staff changes at the refuge. Hours will be from 7:00am to 2:00 pm both days. A schedule of activities is attached. Please plan on bringing a chair, a drink (we... Read More →
