AT23-010 Hybrid Hill Country Chapter Meeting: Reintroduction Efforts of Black Tailed Prairie Dogs and Why This is Good, Kerrville

Hybrid Event Title: Hill Country Chapter Meeting: Reintroduction Efforts of Black Tailed Prairie Dogs and Why This is Good

AT-VMS: AT: Hill Country Chapter Meeting (usually 1 hour, Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, and Presenter)
Comments: AT23-010 Hybrid Hill Country Chapter Meeting: Reintroduction Efforts of Black Tailed Prairie Dogs and Why This is Good, Presenter: Mark Mitchell (AT=1h)

Hybrid Event Date: 7/24/2023
Hybrid Event Time: 6:30p-8:10p

Webinar/Event Summary:
The presentation on “Reintroduction Efforts of Black Tailed Prairie Dogs and Why This is Good” and will follow a brief business meeting.

Hybrid Event Description:

Mark has been with the Texas Parks and Wildlife since 1986.   He started at the coastal WMA outside of Lake Jackson Texas called Peach Point Wildlife Management Area whose name was later changed to The Justin Hearst WMA.  He then moved to Gonzales Texas as a regulatory biologist and then to Edna Texas until 1999.  When working in Southeast Texas, along with assisting landowners, He was involved in research projects on Bald Eagles, piping plovers, peregrine falcons, white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail, waterfowl and colonial waterbirds.

He transferred to Mason Mt WMA in 1999 and assumed the area manager responsibilities in 2002.  While at Mason Mt WMA he have been involved with research associated with white-tailed deer, numerous exotic ungulate species, collared peccary reintroduction, Texas horned lizard reintroduction, and black tailed prairie dog reintroduction.

Besides research on game and non-game species, he also have been very involved in the management of habitat through the use of prescribed fire.   As a burn boss he have conducted over 160 prescribed fires totaling almost 20,000 acres.

” I always say there are two things wildlife biologist really enjoy.  And that is trapping and moving animals and burning up dead grass and sticks.  I have been lucky to have gotten to do both” – Mark

A 30-minute chapter business meeting begins at 6:30 PM.  Members attending this may claim 0.5 volunteer hours. The Advanced Training session runs from 7:10 PM – 8:10 PM.  Topic and link will be provided when available.

Location:
Guadalupe Basin Natural Resources Center (GBNRC)
 125 Lehmann Dr # 100
Kerrville, TX 78028

Zoom:
Register in advance for this meeting:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsd-iurj0jGdJOy34JNLw3_4gHfEYym-2K
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Cost: no charge

Instructor/Presenter:
Mark Mitchell, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Mason Mt WMA

Contact Information:
Kim Ort
vicepresident@hillcountrytmn.org

Organization Website:

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Sponsoring Organization:
TMN Hill Country Chapter