Calling on all nature lovers to partner up for pollinators. The Texas Pollinator Bioblitz begins October 11th! Do it on your own, do it with friends, get your family involved, attend an event. Everyone can be a citizen scientist from Oct. 11-27. For all the details, visit the TPWD website: https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/bioblitz . Texas Master Naturalists... 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: AgriLife Land Management and Wildlife Conservation Workshops and Programs The 2024 Aquatic Series has been approved as advanced training. Registration and payment for the webinars is through Texas Agrilife. Please see the schedule of webinars and registration links below. Upcoming 2024 Webinars Registration for the rest of the 2024 Aquatic Webinar Series is up!... Read More →
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 →
The Crawfish Frog is associated with prairie habitats, which are rapidly being lost due to human activities. The population genetic structure of the Crawfish Frog has not been investigated in Texas or regionally. Join Texas Parks & Wildlife's webinar at noon to learn more about this research.
Fall cleanup! Bring a favorite native pollinator-friendly plant to replenish the ones we may have lost, and Karen Woods, Chair of the Schubert House Project, will reimburse you. And of course, bring gloves, gardening tools, sun protective gear and water. It would be great if someone can bring a short ladder for easy tree pruning.... Read More →
What do we know about the impacts of climate change, such as drought and fire, on our soil microbial communities? What roles do soil microbes play in making our plant communities more resilient as our climate changes? What research do we still need to better understand these processes? Join the NPAT Fayette Prairie Chapter for a presentation on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to learn more.
VMS opportunity: Administrative work: board/committee meeting The October board meeting will be held October 25, 2024 beginning at 9:30 a.m.
VMS opportunity: AT: AgriLife Land Management and Wildlife Conservation Workshops and Programs Please note that the April and November webinars are not approved for TMN AT credit. Backyard bug hunt webinar series by Wizzie Brown (ebrown@ag.tamu.edu) 2024 Schedule Happy New Year! I'm changing things up a bit for 2024 to keep myself a bit more organized... Read More →
Come visit the Texas Master Naturalist - Gideon Lincecum Chapter at the first annual Lake Somerville Fall Festival on Saturday, October 19, 2024. This event will be held at the Lake Somerville State Park, Nails Creek Unit, located at 6280 FM 180, Ledbetter, Texas. Learn more about wildlife with an interactive skulls and skins activity at the GLC booth.