Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site workday

Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site 23400 Park Road 12, Washington, TX

VMS opportunity: Washington on the Brazos State Park Join us for our monthly workday. Please bring hand tools, gloves, and water. We will be weeding and tidying the garden.  If any questions, please contact Julie Itz or David Itz.

Winedale Pollinator Garden Maintenance (4th Friday)

Winedale Historic Complex 3738 FM2714, Round Top, TX, United States

Volunteer Opportunity: VMS Category: Winedale Landscape Project The Winedale Pollinator Garden needs to be diligently maintained (i.e. weeds pulled and plants pruned) now that it is well established. Anyone interested in joining some of the project team members are welcome. When: 2nd Saturday and 4th Friday of the month 9:00 - 10:00 am unless otherwise noted. At least... Read More →

Prescribed Fire 101

VMS opportunity: AT: webinars (please include the sponsoring organization Southern Fire Exchange and the title in the description) Prescribed Fire 101: A Foundation in Ecology and Practice A free one hour webinar from Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southeast Prescribed Fire Smoke and Air Quality Working Group, EPA Region 5, the Southern Fire Exchange, and... Read More →

Texas Nature Trackers: Camera Trapping for Science

VMS opportunity: AT: webinar (include Texas Nature Trackers in the description) Camera trapping – using stationary game cameras to detect wildlife – is a great way to document observations of animals we often miss with traditional surveys and counts. Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologists Tania Homayoun and Craig Hensley for this webinar workshop introducing the... Read More →

All About Trees: Foraging Texas – Living Pharmacies

VMS opportunity: webinar (include the name of the webinar in the description) All About Trees: Foraging Texas - Living Pharmacies is bringing the science, the chemistry, the biology to the field of wild edible and herbal medicine instruction. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a chemist, with an MS in medicinal chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical... Read More →