Winedale landscape and nature trail workday

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

VMS opportunity: Winedale project The monthly Winedale work days are normally :  Second Saturdays, and Fourth Fridays. (Unless an email is sent out to cancel or change the date/start time)  Please remember to bring gloves, hats, bug spray, suntan lotion for protection. TOOLS: spades, sharpshooters, hand trowels; hand pruners, loppers, tree saws, a chainsaw or two if possible….with... Read More →

Stinging & biting arthropods webinar

VMS opportunity: AT: webinar (add to description: Stinging & biting arthropods presented by Wizzie Brown) TOPIC: Stinging & biting arthropods WHEN: Friday, May 22, 2020 at 10AM WHERE: online (webex) COST: FREE! Meeting link: https://agrilife-tamu.webex.com/agrilife-tamu/j.php?MTID=m2c00937dcee1ba567237561f94035c9d Meeting number: 924 319 646  Password:  Zap5nTeFm73  Thanks everyone and stay safe! Wizzie Brown, BCE Extension Program Specialist- IPM Texas AgriLife... Read More →

National Invasive Species Awareness Week

VMS opportunity: Citizen Science Other (enter in description: Texas Invasive Species Bioblitz 2020) As you may know, National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Part 2 (May 16-23) starts this weekend.  We’ve set up the iNaturalist project “Texas Invasive Species Bioblitz 2020” to automatically collect any iNaturalist observations of invasives in Texas during that time frame.  https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/texas-invasive-species-bioblitz-2020 I... Read More →

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 →

Butterflies and Native Plants: Making Connections webinar

VMS opportunity: AT: webinar (add to description: Butterflies and Native Plants: Making Connections webinar presented by Craig Hensley) Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist Craig Hensley ([email protected]) for an look at our scale-winged wonders and the native plants that attract them for nectar and as host sites for eggs and larvae. While this will be focused... Read More →