At the TMN-GLC board meeting on August 30, 2018, we bid Dave Redden a bittersweet farewell. Bitter because we will miss his wise counsel, his participation in every project, and his friendship to all. Sweet because we are so happy for his new place in South Carolina and all the adventures that await him and…
Does this class qualify as Advanced Training?
Fall is the season for Advanced Training! There are numerous opportunities for advanced training in the upcoming months. Never been to the TMN Annual Meeting? It will be held in Georgetown during the last weekend of October. Wildscapes, sponsored by the Houston Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, will be back this year…
Youth Education in the Spotlight
BISD Outdoor Learning, LANDS, Ag-Safety Days, School Science Nights – TMN-GLC volunteers are there! What can be more rewarding than working with tomorrow’s leaders to help them understand the natural world? Youth Education Director Donna Mueller is leading an initiative to assess our chapter’s efforts in youth education. A meeting will be held in the…
A Drone’s-Eye View of TMN-GLC’s Winedale Project
Dave Redden and his new drone captured the action at the TMN-GLC Winedale Project. What a wonderful overview of the project, which is a work-in-progress. We hope this inspires you to visit the project or join the workdays.
Seeking new leader for Indian Creek project
After many years of dedicated leadership, Judith Deaton needs to turn leadership of the Indian Creek project over to a new project leader. Judith describes the project leader duties as follows: The Nature Area of about one acre belongs to the Texas Cotton Gin Liaise with Steph Jarvis, manager of the Texas Cotton Gin, when…
Class of 2018 Graduates
It was a full house at the last session of the 2018 training class on April 30th in La Grange. 20 students received their graduation certificates and badges with smiles all around. Congratulations to our newest Texas Master Naturalists! [From left: Jeb Lapeyrolerie (Training Co-director), Annette Holdeman, Rachel Spurr, Rory Johnston, Karen Bookout, Tom Bookout,…
Rally around the bumblebee!
Each year TMN members participate in the choice of the re-certification pin by voting for their favorite symbol. Let’s make 2019 the year of the bumblebee by casting our votes at https://goo.gl/forms/TVeKqxQTVypOmNrZ2. The voting deadline is May 1, 2018. In support of your vote, you can use the following or draft your own: Bumble bees are important pollinators of wild…
Spring is Busting Out All Over
April is the busiest month yet for Texas Master Naturalists as our chapter projects experience their “blooming” season and events abound. Check out the April calendar and you are sure to find a workday or outreach event or youth education day that appeals to you. Work at Winedale or Washington on the Brazos or Indian…
Adopt-a-Highway beautifying our landscape one (or many) bags at a time
Taking advantage of the beautiful spring weather, our faithful Adopt-a-Highway volunteers collected 17 bags of trash during their recent collection. Adopt-a-Highway is a great way to meet other TMN members. David and Mary Ann Butler have plenty of tips for new volunteers. Watch our website calendar for the next opportunity to join this group.
Class of 2018 Off to a Great Start
With 24 students now officially enrolled in the chapter training class, Training Directors Jeb Lapeyrolerie and Deb Hilton are busy putting the finishing touches on the class schedule to provide more than 48 hours of classroom and field training which will culminate in graduation on April 30. The Geology topic (class #2) was covered by none…