VMS: Volunteer hours (including travel time) for OUTREACH BOOTH On February 29 and March 1, 2020, the Washington on the Brazos State Historic Site will be the location of the Texas Independence Day Celebration. This annual two-day celebration features live music, food, traditional crafts, living history presentations, firing demonstrations, historical encampments and commemorative programs. Guests... Read More →
VMSÂ opportunity:Â Initial MN training Brian Robert, Education Specialist with the Texas Wildlife Association, and Natalie James, BISD Outdoor Education Specialist, will present on Citizen Science, "Volunteers as Teachers."
VMS opportunity: AT: TPWD Wildlife and Land Management Workshops and Programs Notes for entering time in VMS: Only the sessions listed below qualify for AT credit. For a full list of the sessions offered, see https://www.rodeohouston.com/Portals/0/Content/VisitShow/Attractions/RanchingWildlifeExpo/Downloads/RanchingandWildlifeSchedule.pdf Each day is a separate entry, with Total hours for that day (remember you cannot count travel time) Topic and at least speaker’s last... Read More →
VMS category: BISD Outdoor Learning Projects 5th Grade Outdoor Classrooms (8:15 am - 2:30 pm) at Nails Creek State Park, Lake Somerville. Tuesday, March 3 Thursday, March 5 If spending the day teaching science to kids at the lake sounds like fun - this may be the day for you! Students rotate through life science... Read More →
Volunteer Opportunity VMS Category: BISD Outdoor Learning Projects If you volunteer for this event, please let Lori Buffum know because she is our project coordinator for BISD/L.A.N.D.S. Volunteers will check in at 7:30 a.m. in the school office. Announcement from Brian Robert: We’ll be hosting the BISD Quail Necropsy/Dissection on March 4, 2020. First period... Read More →
VMS category: BISD Outdoor Learning Projects 5th Grade Outdoor Classrooms (8:15 am - 2:30 pm) at Nails Creek State Park, Lake Somerville. Tuesday, March 3 Thursday, March 5 If spending the day teaching science to kids at the lake sounds like fun - this may be the day for you! Students rotate through life science... Read More →
VMS opportunity: BISD Outdoor Learning Projects Brenham ISD Outdoors is looking for volunteers for our 2019/2020 programs! These programs are designed to engage kids in a series of short (15 minute), fun activities while helping students broaden their understanding of the outdoors, stewardship of the Earth, and life cycles in Nature. Volunteers will act as... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Administrative work: Board/committee work When: Friday March 6, 2020 10:00 am – 12:00 p.m. Where: Winedale - small conference room Agenda - Welcome - Review / Approve November board meeting minutes (attached) - President’s update - Treasurer bi-monthly report - Officer and Director updates - Any other business
VMS opportunity: Adopt-a-Highway Our Adopt A Highway roadside cleanup will be on the second Wednesday in March, March 11. Meet in the parking lot of St. John Lutheran Church in Rutersville at 8:30. Wear closed toe shoes, hat, gloves and sturdy slacks. We will provide vests and trash bags. Call us to reserve a trash... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: webinars (note that only 4 hours of webinars may count toward the annual 8 hour AT requirement) A free one hour webinar from the University of Nebraska, the Southern Fire Exchange and the University of Florida. Thursday, March 12, 2020 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET (12:00 - 1:00 p.m. CDT) Presenter: Carissa... Read More →
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 →
VMSÂ opportunity:Â Initial MN training Dr. Megan Clayton is an Associate Professor and Extension Range Specialist for the Texas AgriLife Extension Center at Corpus Christi, TX. She will be presenting on rangeland ecology and management.
VMS opportunity: BISD Outdoor Learning Projects Brenham ISD Outdoors is looking for volunteers for our 2019/2020 programs! These programs are designed to engage kids in a series of short (15 minute), fun activities while helping students broaden their understanding of the outdoors, stewardship of the Earth, and life cycles in Nature. Volunteers will act as... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: Agrilife Land Management and Wildlife Conservation Workshops and Programs The Multi-County New Landowner Program is a series of meetings, seminars, and field days designed to provide information and resources related to agriculture, natural resources, wildlife, and land stewardship for new landowners in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington counties. Participants in the program... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2 and for Level 3. Subsequent levels may be taken in any order. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the characteristics and plants of the region in which they are taught. Please... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2 and for Level 3. Subsequent levels may be taken in any order. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the characteristics and plants of the region in which they are taught. Please... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Administrative work: Chapter meeting VMS opportunity: AT: TMN chapter program The March chapter meeting will be held at Winedale on March 21, 2020 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Following the chapter meeting, we will have an AT presentation by Taylor Abshier. Taylor Abshier is a biologist with Ducks Unlimited Inc. He graduated in 2015... Read More →
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 →
VMS opportunity: AT: Webinars (note that only 4 hours of webinars may be counted toward the annual 8 hour AT requirement) The Casa Frio Site in Frio County comprised a burial in what appeared to be a burned prehistoric pit house. Archeologists used computed tomography (CT) scanning, an x-ray technique common in medical applications, and... Read More →
VMS opportunity: BISD Outdoor Learning Projects Brenham ISD Outdoors is looking for volunteers for our 2019/2020 programs! These programs are designed to engage kids in a series of short (15 minute), fun activities while helping students broaden their understanding of the outdoors, stewardship of the Earth, and life cycles in Nature. Volunteers will act as... Read More →
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 →
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2 and for Level 3. Subsequent levels may be taken in any order. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the characteristics and plants of the region in which they are taught. Please... Read More →
VMSÂ opportunity:Â Initial MN training Daniel Lewis, a forester with the Texas Forest Service, and Dr. David Appel, Professor, Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Texas A&M University, will present on forest ecology. The program will be held at Stephen F. Austin State Park.Â
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.
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship The seminar will be held March 29, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Brazos Bend State Park. The park entrance fee is waived for program participants. Meet at the Brazos Bend State Park dining hall. Agenda 9:30 - noon Workshop... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2 and for Level 3. Subsequent levels may be taken in any order. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the characteristics and plants of the region in which they are taught. Please... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship Level 1 is a prerequisite for Level 2 and for Level 3. Subsequent levels may be taken in any order. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the characteristics and plants of the region in which they are taught. Please... Read More →
