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Hill Country Chapter

Monthly Meetings

The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter meets monthly in-person and online via Zoom. Chapter Meetings are Open to the Public and held on the fourth Monday of each month from 6:30p-8:00p. Location of the meetings vary – see the various meeting places below.  

Each meeting opens with a social hour followed by a short business meeting and a 1-hour Advanced Training session.

  • 6:00p Social Hour
  • 6:30p Chapter Business Meeting
  • 7:00p Chapter AT

if you want to attend via Zoom please pre-register @:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/HzvCLDRDR6CjGsNmhcigAQ#/registration

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Meeting-Places

January 1/26/26 Boerne Herff Farm-CX due to weather
February 2/23/26 Kerrville GBNRC
March 3/23/26 Fredericksburg St. Barnabas Church
April 4/27/26 Boerne Herff Farm
May 5/18/26 Kerrville GBNRC
June 6/22/26 Fredericksburg St. Barnabas Church

July 7/27/26 Bandera Agrilife
August 8/24/26 Boerne Herff Farm
September 9/28/26 Kerrville GBNRC
October 10/26/26 Fredericksburg St. Barnabas Church
November No Meeting
December No Meeting

Herff Farm

33 Herff Road
Boerne, TX 78006
(830) 249-4616
[email protected]

GBNRC/
UGRA

125 Lehmann Dr. Suite 100
Kerrville, Texas 78028
(830) 896-5445
https://ugra.org

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church

 601 W. Creek St., Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
(830) 997-3452


Bandera AgriLife


2886 Hwy 16N.
Bandera, Texas 78003
(830) 796-7755

Chapter AT: Speaker Information for March 23

Evan McCoy

Overabundant White-tailed Deer
in the Texas Hill Country

The speaker for the March 23 Chapter Meeting will be Evan McCoy. His program explores the deer populations in the Edwards Plateau. How many are too many, and how do we manage populations?


Evan McCoy is the Senior Biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife District 5, where his responsibilities primarily include daily operations, wildlife research and monitoring, outreach programs, and providing technical assistance to private ranches across 13 counties in the western Edwards Plateau.

Monthly Chapter Meetings

Next Chapter Meeting: March 23, 2026

Location:  St. Barnabas Church

Address: 601 W. Creek St.,
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624

  • 6:00p Social Hour
  • 6:30p Chapter Business Meeting
  • 7:00p Chapter AT

Speaker: Evan McCoy

Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/HzvCLDRDR6CjGsNmhcigAQ#/registration

Next Class is Spring 2027

The Spring of 2026 class is now full. If you would like more information about the Spring 2027 class or would like to be placed on the wait list, please contact [email protected]

Read about becoming a Texas Master Naturalist: https://txmn.org/hillcountry/application/

Applications for Spring 2027 will be open on November 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027, or until the class is filled.

Contact Us

Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter
PO Box 293972
Kerrville, TX 78029

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