The Texas Master Naturalist 2016 Re-certification pin for this calendar year is the Guadalupe Bass. The annual re-certification pins shall be provided to Certified Texas Master Naturalist Members when they accumulate the required 40 hours of service and 8 hours of Advanced Training for re-certification in the 2016 calendar year.
2016 pin of Guadalupe bass
The Guadalupe bass is found only in Texas and has been named the official state fish. It is endemic to the northern and eastern Edwards Plateau including headwaters of the San Antonio River, the Guadalupe River above Gonzales, the Colorado River north of Austin, and portions of the Brazos River drainage. Read more about why our State Fish of Texas was selected as this year’s TMN Re-certification pin: http://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/gdb/
2016 Re-certification pin