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2018 Service Pin is the Ocelot
Texas Master Naturalists will be awarded the 2018 Service Pin for volunteering for 40 hours from Jan.1-Dec. 31, 2018. The 2018 Service Pin is the ocelot. Today there are an estimated… Read More →
Texas Waters Specialist Certification
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TWPD) introduced a certification program called Texas Waters Specialist. Requirements for the initial certification are 8 hours of approved water-related Advanced Training (AT). The… Read More →
Members Reach Volunteer Milestones
Congratulations to these Heartwood chapter members who reached a milestone number of volunteer hours in 2017! They receive a special dragonfly pin for each milestone (see below). Mari Hanley, 250… Read More →
Christmas Bird Count 2017 – Spring Creek Results
The Christmas Bird Count is complete. Thanks to all who helped this year! This year’s results were 91 species and 5,264 individual birds in our Spring Creek count circle. We… Read More →
Lisa Tuck awarded Native Plant Society President’s Award
Heartwood Texas Master Naturalist chapter member Lisa Tuck was recognized with the President’s Award from the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT). The outgoing state board president of NPSOT, Linda Knowles,… Read More →
Classroom Renovation Completed
A host of TMN volunteers worked to renovate the classroom at W.G. Jones State Forest. The classroom is used for training classes and the monthly chapter meetings. The updates to… Read More →
Award-Winning Video on TMN Pilot Project at Ellis Unit in Huntsville Prison
Over the last year, a group of men in the Ellis Unit at the Huntsville prison have been experimenting to find the best methods to raise and propagate the American… Read More →
Article featuring TMN program
The Texas Master Naturalist program was highlighted in the July 2017 edition of the magazine, Texas Co-op Power, and quoted a member from our Heartwood chapter, Nita Schiro. The article… Read More →
Academy of Science and Technology wins 2017 Texas Envirothon
A team of high school students from the Academy of Science and Technology from The Woodlands won the 2017 Texas Envirothon championship in Junction, Texas. The event took place April… Read More →