Master Naturalists,
We’re excited for next week’s Virtual Volunteer Fair – February 3rd & 4th, 2021.
Our full Catalog of Projects is now posted and attached to this email. Please use this to review projects you may be interested in volunteering with. Our speakers are excited to share these opportunities for conservation outreach, stewardship and education with you.
Click here to go to the Quick Guide with Information on how to log your volunteer hours for this event.
Don’t forget – you MUST register for each day separately with the links below in order to get each day’s WebEx Link. Use the following links to sign up for one or both days of the Virtual Volunteer Fair:
| Event: | Virtual Volunteer Fair 2021 – Day 1 |
| Event address for attendees: | https://tpwdevents.webex.com/tpwdevents/onstage/g.php?MTID=e078f95b8237cc9fbe497458c30ae565a |
| Date and time: | Wednesday, February 3, 2021 9:00 am Central Standard Time (Chicago, GMT-06:00) |
| Event: | Virtual Volunteer Fair 2021 – Day 2 |
| Event address for attendees: | https://tpwdevents.webex.com/tpwdevents/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed446d79da8b880fe3c118f2f5040ab8b |
| Date and time: | Thursday, February 4, 2021 9:00 am Central Standard Time (Chicago, GMT-06:00) |
If you’ve never used WebEx as a platform at all, the WebEx 101 Guide linked is a great place to start – plus there are live testing sites on the Cisco WebEx page for any day users to test their equipment and set up.
Here is the AGENDA:
The following projects are described in the “Catalog of Projects” in the order presented below.
Wednesday February 3rd
- 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Introduction
- 9:10 AM – 9:20 AM George W. Bush Presidential Library Native Texas Park Docent – Lois Diggs
- 9:20 AM – 9:30 AM Prairie Restoration Maintenance Plan – Stephanie Keith
- 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM Erosion Plot Design – Stephanie Keith
- 9:40 AM – 9:50 AM Social Media Content – Jordan Kieffer
- 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM BREAK
- 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM Flora and Fauna Guide to the Chris W. Burkett Service Center Demonstration Gardens – Rebecca Sales
- 10:10 AM – 10:20 AM Virtual Interpretive Videos – Brent Wilkins
- 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM Request for Social Media Content emphasizing the natural resources and flora and fauna of Southeast Texas. – Emilee Gerngross
- 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM 3 Rivers Foundation Biodiversity and Educational Assistance – Christena Stephens
- 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM Nature Notes Contributor – Rachel Powers
- 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM BREAK
- 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM Butterfly Monitoring – Irmi Willcockson
- 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM Texas Butterfly Monitoring Co-coordinator – Irmi Willcockson
- 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM Texas Aquatic Science Video and e-Book Production – Melissa Felty (Alderson)
- 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM Adopt-A-Paddling Trail – Shelly Plante
- 11:40 AM – 11:50 AM Monitoring Invasive Aquatic Species Through Birding – Alice Best
- 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM Conclusion & Wrap Up
Thursday February 4th
- 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Introduction
- 9:10 AM – 9:20 AM Bracken Cave Preserve video projects – Fran Hutchins
- 9:20 AM – 9:30 AM City Nature Challenge 2021 in the Rio Grande Valley – Tony Henehan
- 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AquaPlant Website Review & Enhancement – Brittany Chesser
- 9:40 AM – 9:50 AM Invasive Species Surveys and Verification – Angela England
- 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM BREAK
- 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM Adopt-A-Loop – Great Texas Wildlife Trails – Joshua Lee
- 10:10 AM – 10:20 AM Fat Bat project – Fran Hutchins
- 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM Story Time for Bats – Fran Hutchins
- 10:30 AM – 10:40 AM Plant ID Bingo – Meg Inglis
- 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM Aligning TPWD Educational Resources with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) – Louisa Torrance
- 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM BREAK
- 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM Texas Municipal Park Providers Inventory – Jamie Walker
- 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM Aquatic Plant Photo Submission Round 2 – Brittany Chesser
- 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM Armchair Botanist: Community Scientists Transcribing Specimen Labels – Tiana Rehman
- 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM Horned Lizard Conservation Educational Materials – Mason Lee
- 11:40 AM – 11:50 AM TPWD’s Texas Ecological Analytical Mapper user testing – GroundTruther tool – Wendy Anderson
- 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM Conclusion & Wrap Up
Projects Not Presented During Virtual Volunteer Fair
These projects need your assistance too!
- Flora Guide for Village Creek State Park – Kathy Smith
- Village Creek State Park Trail Maintenance and Minor Repair Projects – Kathy Smith
- Village Creek State Park Invasive Species Control – Coral Ardisia – Kathy Smith
- Village Creek State Park Bird Checklist – Kathy Smith
- Species Spotlight for Village Creek State Park Social Media – Kathy Smith