VMS opportunity: AT: NGO workshops and programs on wildlife conservation and land stewardship NPAT board member professional photographer Sean Fitzgerald on January 3 at 6:30 will speak on how to photograph prairies for maximum impact, with a particular focus on our often-overlooked Texas prairie ecosystems. Learn valuable tips to take better photos using a variety... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Administrative work: Board/committee work The TMN GLC board meeting will be held January 6, 2023 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Winedale HIstorical Complex. All chapter members are invited to attend.
VMS opportunity: AT: TMN Chapter Program Plan to join our Gideon Lincecum Chapter as we present a Landowner Summit. We’ll start our daylong seminar at 8:30 am on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the Washington County Fairgrounds Event Center. Landowner Summit Flyer has all the details including registration, sponsorship opportunities and maps. Click on the... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship Stewardship of Native Plant Communities is a new class in the NPSOT Landscape Certification Program. There is no prerequisite for this program. It is not ecoregion specific, so the class can be taken when offered by any NPSOT chapter. Summary Learn how... Read More →
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: AT: Texas Waters Certification Training Tuesday, January 17 @ 6:30-7:30 PM CT - Walt Bailey, Regional Interpretive Specialist-Region 4 with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Tuesday, February 7 @ 6:30-7:30 PM CT - Taylor Keys, Program Director with Texan by Nature Thursday, March 9 @ 6:30-7:30 PM CT - Marty Kelly, Natural Resources Specialist-Coastal Fisheries with Texas... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship Joing Teri MacArthur to take a look at the organisms beneath our feet and how they make life on earth possible. Teri is a charter member of the Pines and Prairies Chapter of NPSOT and a certified Texas Master Naturalist. She serves... 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. We are ready to get busy at Indian Creek for Spring. Ann is away and... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Monument Hill State HIstoric Site Please come to Monument Hill in La Grange for a productive work day, Friday, January 20, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. We will be clearing cedar trees that have died over the past couple of years. And, I expect we will find some nandina, chinaberry and ligustrum to eradicate. Wear... Read More →
VMS opportunity: Winedale Project If anyone is ready to face some colder weather, I'd like to get a group together to trim back some of the dead plants at Winedale. I think what we have there will bounce back no matter what we do, and might as well, try to get it in order just... Read More →
VMS opportunity: AT: TMN Chapter ProgramVMS opportunity: Administrative work: Chapter meeting Chapter meetings are held the third Saturday of odd-numbered months. Each meeting will include an advanced training opportunity. Members of the public are invited to attend. Birds will be the focus of our advanced training at the January chapter meeting. We will hear from... 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 →
This field trip has not been approved for advanced training. Date: January 24th 2023, 1:00 – 3:00pm Location: 1180 Pvt Rd 2906, Giddings, TX 78942 Here’s a good article or those who haven’t driven by or haven’t seen the greenhouses from 290: https://bluebonnet.coop/visit-texas-largest-commercial-nursery-altman-plants-just-west-giddings Or if you’ve never been to the Plant Outlet where they host deeply discounted... Read More →
Submit your volunteer opportunities, adventure story & pictures, lessons learned, tidbits, book reviews, profiles or anything else you would like to share with chapter members. send to glcnwsltr@gmail.com VMS: Administrative Work: Communications
VMS opportunity: AT: TPWD Wildlife and Land Management Workshops and Programs
