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The Pins

We share our love for the Hill Country’s natural resources and our communities benefit from our volunteer projects.

We’ve earned the pins to prove it.

Texas Master Naturalists must recertify annually to retain the Master Naturalist designation and receive the current year’s certification pin and milestone awards.

bumblebee pinForty hours of volunteer service and eight hours of advanced training must be completed and submitted by December 31 to receive the current year’s pin. Pin design is retired each year. The 2020 recertification pin is the American Bumblebee.

President's Service PinMilestone pins are awarded at 250, 500, 1000, and 2500 recorded volunteer service hours. 4000 recorded service hours earns the gold with ruby dragonfly and the President’s Call to Service Award with a letter signed by the President of the United States and the special blue eagle pin. 5000 volunteer service hours earns the diamond dragonfly. 10,000 service hours earns the emerald dragonfly. The Texas Master Naturalist program’s highest honor is the 20,000-hour ruby dragonfly. A select group of Texas Master Naturalists have surpassed the 20,000 hour mark and are marching toward new volunteer service records.

Our chapter is proud to have eighteen diamond dragonflies:

  1. Kip Kiphart 2007
  2. Angelo Falzarano 2009
  3. Priscilla Stanley 2009
  4. Tom Collins 2009
  5. Ron Hood 2010
  6. Jim Stanley 2011
  7. Kristie Denbow 2012
  8. Cathy Downs 2013
  9. Gracie Waggener 2015
  10. Glenn Randow 2015
  11. Paul Unger 2016
  12. Stephen Bishop 2017
  13. Kathy Ward 2018
  14. Diane McMahon 2020
  15. Rheda Boardman 2021
  16. Lisa Marler 2021
  17. Tom Harrigan 2021
  18. Bob Binney 2021

We are honored to have four emerald dragonflies.

  1. Kip Kiphart reached the 10,000 hour milestone in October, 2012.
  2. Ronald Hood reached the 10,000 hour milestone in November, 2014.
  3. Gracie Waggener reached the 10,000 hour milestone in May, 2021.
  4. Stephen Bishop reached the 10,000 hour milestone in June, 2022.

Accolades again to Ridlon “Kip” Kiphart who in 2018 was recognized for volunteering more than 20,000 hours since becoming a Texas Master Naturalist in 2004.

Monthly chapter meetings

The next monthly chapter meeting is June 26, 2023 from 6:00 pm to 8:10 pm.  More information about the meeting is posted on the Home page. Come join us!

 

Upcoming Events

Jun 5
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Event Series

VT: Cibolo Nature Center Bird Survey-Kendall County

Jun 6
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

VT: Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area Bird Survey-Bandera County

Jun 6
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Event Series

VT: Cibolo Nature Center Grounds Maintenance-Kendall County

Jun 7
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Event Series

VT: Herff Farm Monarch Larval Monitoring-Kendall County

Jun 7
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Event Series

AT23-178 Webinar Green Schoolyards as a Climate Change and Health Solution

Jun 7
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Event Series

AT23-178 Webinar Green Schoolyards as a Climate Change and Health Solution

Jun 8
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

AT23-191 Birds in the Landscape, Austin

Jun 8
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Event Series

AT23-173 Nature Journaling: What’s Growing Today?, Kerrville

Jun 9
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Event Series

VT: Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area Geology Walk-Bandera County

Jun 10
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

AT23-195  Beginners Bird Walk at Judson Nature Trails, San Antonio

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