Welcome - Gideon Lincecum Chapter

We are glad you are here to learn more about the Gideon Lincecum Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists.

What’s New

Class of 2025 Graduation and May Chapter Meeting

May 5, 2025

Please join TMN-GLC for a special time of the year, the graduation celebration for the…

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Keep Columbus Beautiful: Texas Master Naturalists Clean Colorado River

April 18, 2025

(Columbus, TX) – Members of the Gideon Lincecum Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists helped clean…

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National Volunteer Month: GLC Naturalist Education Program Engages 500+ Students

April 6, 2025

April is National Volunteer Month and the Gideon Lincecum Chapter (GLC) of Texas Master Naturalists…

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Who are Master Naturalists?

We are volunteers working to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within our communities for the State of Texas.

Our Chapter

Serving Austin, Colorado, Fayette, Lee and Washington counties, the Gideon Lincecum chapter, with more than 120 members, is named after an early naturalist who spent many years exploring Texas and researching and writing about its flora and fauna. He was renowned for his in-depth studies of ants. Read more about Gideon Lincecum.

We are one of the most active chapters in the state, busy continuing our education in “all things Texas nature,” helping people of all ages learn more about our natural resources, and working at our myriad service projects spread over 5 counties. For some highlights of our members and our activities, see What’s New, and read the latest edition of The GLC Tidings, our chapter newsletter.

Events

From preserving pollinator habitats to creating nature-based educational programs, GLC-TMN members are dedicated to serving our South Central Texas ecoregions and communities.

Chapter Meetings

Chapter meetings are held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of odd months. Meeting location rotates among chapter counties. Check our calendar for the location of each meeting. Chapter business meetings are followed by an advanced training presentation. The public is invited to attend.

TMN GLC members at work in our communities

Planted native grasses along the nature trail at Winedale. Photo courtesy of Betsy Palkowsky.
Removed invasive KR Bluestem at Monument Hill Historic Site. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
TMN volunteers helped with the Brenham ISD Outdoor Education 5th grade program at Nails Creek. Photo courtesy of Betsy Palkowsky.
Created nature journal with Cubs in Nature Brenham ISD Outdoor Education program. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Presented entomology display at the Bellville Family Science Night. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Met the challenge of taking our training class virtual. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Learned about archaeology at San Felipe de Austin Historic Site. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Planted native plants in Fayetteville square. Photo courtesy of Karen Bookout.
Filmed this native cellophane bee for the TMN Nature Reflections. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Recognized four leaders of tomorrow with TMN GLC scholarships.
Graduated our 2020 class after switching to a virtual format midway through the training.
Learned to work with masks at Krause Elementary Pocket Prairie. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Refurbished the pocket prairie at Krause Elementary. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Tended the Native Plant Garden at tephen F. Austin State Park. Photo courtesy of Tom Shaughnessy.
Collected a "bouquet" at the Stephen F. Austin State Park Native Garden. Photo courtesy pf Tom Shaughnessy.
Produced a virtual field session for the TMN Annual Meeting.
Filmed at Stephen F. Austin State Park for the virtual field session. Photo courtesy of Sheri Wilcox.
Filmed for the virtual field session at Hidalgo Falls. Photo courtesy of Tom Shaughnessy.
Collected fossils at Stone City for virtual field session. Photo courtesy of Betsy Palkowsky.
Found this "alligator" while scouting at Lake Somerville for the virtual field session. Photo courtesy of Betsy Palkowsky.
Collected seeds at Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR. Photo courtesy of Terry Rooney.
Shot a video for the TMN annual meeting. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Expanded our Adopt a Highway program to allow members to work individually cleaning the roadsides in our communities. Courtesy of Jaci Elliott.
Virtual Nature Venture activities - 5k walk, Pollinator BioBlitz. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Used iNaturalist to confirm identification of this ceraunus blue butterfly. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Fall seed planting at Winedale promises spring blooms. Photo courtesy of Ken English.
Installed a new arbor for our crossvine at Winedale.
Observed black bellied whistling ducks at Brazos Bend State Park during a winter hike. Photo courtesy of Lori Buffum.
Another ligustrum bit the dust. Photo courtesy of Ann Ray.
Triumphed (at least temporarily) against ligustrum at Indian Creek. Photo courtesy of Ken English.
Twenty loads of invasive ligustrum removed from Indian Creek. Photo courtesy of Ken English.

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Removing-KR-Bluestem-at-Monument-Hill-Feb-2020-Lori

5th grade Nails Creek Brenham ISD March Betsy

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April Nature Reflections filmed this little native bee for Nature Reflections LB

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Beautiful day at Attwater PCNW Refuge. We collected coneflower, mountain mint, silver bluestem, partridge pea and liatris seeds. Terry Rooney Oct 2020

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Oct Virtual Nature Venture 5k Pollinator BioBlitz

Using iNaturalist to id new butterfly LB

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Another-ligustrum-removed-at-Indian-Creek–December-2020-Ann-Ray

Man against ligustrum December 2020 Indian Creek Ken English

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