*Monday, Sept. 29, 12:30 -- 3:30 p.m. Austin Jewish Academy. Kayaking, archery, lead a hike or nature program of your choice. Log hours under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Training and Educating Others (Direct). Contact Paula Richards
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*Tuesday – Thursday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2. Volunteers will be needed to lead nature hikes and help with insect collection and pinning Sept. 30. Help with meals and provide water conservation lessons each of the three days: -- Sept. 30 hikes. Arrive by 12:30 p.m. at the Margaret Bamberger Research & Education Center parking... Read More → |
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The HLMN membership is invited to the Burnet County AgriLife Building (Burnet) at 1pm. |
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*Saturday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Help with the annual Refuge Roundup near the park headquarters. Put up and take down tents and tables, attend parking and staff stations, such as Backyard Bass. Contact Ranger Stephanie Jones
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*Saturday, Oct. 4, 7 – 8 p.m. Central Park. Help with International Observe the Moon Night activities. Log under Inks Lake SP Public Outreach (Indirect). |
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October 7th: Lead hikes and assist with sweep-netting and insect-pinning. Arrive by 12:30 p.m. at the Margaret Bamberger Research & Education Center parking lot and end by 4 p.m. Need five volunteers. Dinner. Arrive by 4:30 p.m. Meal served by 5:30 p.m. Need one to two volunteers. |
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*Wednesday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. -- 4 p.m. Homeschool Day at the Science Mill. Planning is underway for zoology centered activities and programs for local home-school students, with an invitation for one or more HLMN teaching stations. More information to come, and help in planning the event is welcome. Contact Sue Davis Log hours under... Read More →
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October 8th: Lunch. Arrive by 11:30 a.m. Meal served around 11:45 a.m. Need at least one volunteer. Dinner. Arrive by 4:30 p.m. Meal served by 5:30 p.m. Need one to two volunteers. |
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Help clear river banks to provide access for future trout stockings. Log hours under Blanco SP Natural Resource Management.
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October 9th: Lunch. Arrive by 10:45 a.m. Meal served around 11 a.m. Bus leaves at noon. Need at least one volunteer. Log hours under Bamberger Ranch Training & Educating Others (Direct). |
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Volunteers are needed to collect data in the field for the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program. On- line training videos and written materials are available at this link: https://learn.monarchjointventure.org/. Volunteer roles include identifying blooming plants, recording the data collected and navigating/aligning the path of the observation frames. Log hours under Bamberger Ranch Field Research. |
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Volunteers needed to lead Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, ages 11-17, on one or more nature hikes. Times: 9-10:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-noon, 1-2:30 p.m. and 2:30-4 p.m. Log under Pedernales Falls SP Training and Educating Others (Direct). Contact John Pieper
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Saturday in the Wild. Volunteers are invited to present/assist with HLMN teaching stations focused on the importance of wildlife and insects. Log under HC Science Mill Training and Educating Others (Direct) Set up at 9:30am, museum open 10-4pm.
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*Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. – noon. Help teach a Fishing 101 class. This is an opportunity to learn and assist with the program. Log under Blanco SP Training and Educating Others (Direct). Contact Butch Williams |
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Help clear river banks to provide access for future trout stockings. Log under Blanco State Park Natural Resource Management. |
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Volunteers are needed to lead 3rd-graders on two nature hikes per day. More details to come. Log hours under Bamberger Ranch Training & Educating Others (Direct).
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Help establish a native pollinator garden in front of the Burnet County public defender’s office building, 110 Co Rd 250 in Burnet. Soil has been ordered and plants and block rocks have been donated for this joint project of HLMN and HLNPSOT. Now people are needed to put it all together. Bring gloves, bucket, shovel... Read More → |
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Get excited for our Texas Master Naturalist 2025 Annual Meeting – to be held Thursday, October 16th through Sunday, October 19th in College Station, Texas! The Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for the Texas Master Naturalist volunteers from around the state to gather, participate in hands-on educational seminars, and receive all their Advanced Training requirements for the... Read More →
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Weed front flower beds and to walk the trails for upkeep. Meet FOIL members at the park headquarters at 8:30 a.m. Log hours under Inks Lake SP Nature/Public Access. |
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Meet at the Margaret Bamberger Research & Education Center parking lot at 8:30 a.m.. The plan is to be finished by 11:30 a.m.. Possible tools for the day include work gloves, reciprocating saws (and batteries), handsaws, loppers, hedge shears, pruners, hammer drills with mortar bits, wood drills with extensions, sledgehammers, mallets, pick axes, grubbing hoes,... Read More →
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*Saturday, Oct. 18. Help present discovery trunks and talk about our chapter and mission at the park’s 75th anniversary celebration. Booth starts at 9 a.m. Event: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Log under Inks Lake SP Public Outreach (Indirect). Contact Steph Beardsley or Cynthia Dietz to volunteer or for more information.
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*Saturday, Oct. 18, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Help a group of 20 foster teens with archery and your choice of activity for a 45 minute nature program. Two rotations of 10 people each. Log hours under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Training and Educating Others (Direct) |
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Meet Ross Rogers at park headquarters at 8:30 a.m. to help clear park trails. Bring hand tools, battery operated weed eaters, pruners, and manual hedge trimmers if you have them. Long pants are suggested. Log hours under Inks Lake SP Nature/Public Access. Contact Karen Stewart |
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Sign up by 10/20 ($10 fee to register) for these sessions by Rain Bees on October 30th 9:30-12:30pm Session 1: Aquifers and How They Differ, Recharging and Measuring Session 2: Rain Harvesting--Build Your Own Wicking Garden and Methods of Rain Collection for Various Uses. Door Prizes awarded at end of sessions. Cash, Check or Zeffy... Read More →
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Volunteers are needed to lead a nature hike for 3rd- graders. Meet in the Margaret Bamberger Research & Education Center parking lot by 9:30 a.m. Log hours under Bamberger Ranch Training & Educating Others (Direct). |
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Hill Country Water 101: Texas Water Law, Hill Country Water Resources,and Current Challenges Marisa Bruno, Water Program Manager, HCA | 12:00 - 1:00 PM This webinar will cover: Who owns the water in Texas? How is groundwater managed? What are the challenges facing Hill Country streams and aquifers? And-- are there policy opportunities to solve... Read More →
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Volunteers needed for the Lampasas County Friends of the Night Sky star party. The free, family friendly event will be held on private land west of Lampasas. Log hours under HLMN Public Outreach (Indirect). Contact Janie for directions and more information. |
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*Saturday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. – noon. A discovery trunk on bees will be presented for park campers and day-trippers. The program is staffed, but chapter members can observe the presentation and learn about the activity for future opportunities. Blanco SP Public Outreach (Indirect). Contact Al Lillis
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Help present a monarch trunk and craft for a large homeschool group. Central Park. Log hours under Inks Lake SPTraining & Educating Others (Direct). Contact Margaret Schelde
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*Saturday, Oct. 25, 12:30 -- 2:30 p.m. Two groups rotate between archery station and a nature hike. Log hours under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Training and Educating Others (Direct). |
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*Sunday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Military Family Day., Kayaking, archery, lead a hike or nature program of your choice. Log hours under Balcones Canyonlands NWR Training and Educating Others (Direct). Contact Paula Richards |
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Master Naturalist Presentation: Land Stewardship for Water Resource Protection Lauro Martinez, Land Program Manager, HCA | 12:00 - 1:00 PM This webinar willcover strategies for working with landowners to promote water infiltration and mitigate erosion on your property to support and protect water resources Register at Link |
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Sign up by 10/20 ($10 fee to register) for these sessions by Rain Bees on October 30th 9:30-12:30pm Session 1: Aquifers and How They Differ, Recharging and Measuring Session 2: Rain Harvesting--Build Your Own Wicking Garden and Methods of Rain Collection for Various Uses. Door Prizes awarded at end of sessions. Cash, Check or Zeffy... Read More →
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Creatures of the Night fall celebration. Time TBD. Dress and talk about an animal or lead trail hikes. Log under Inks Lake SP Public Outreach (Indirect). |
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