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Texas Waters Specialist, Curriculum Study Group

January 25, 2025 @ 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Event Title: Texas Waters Specialist, Curriculum Study Group

VMS-AT:  AT: TX Waters Certification Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Comments: AT25-024 Texas Waters Specialist, Curriculum Study Group, Kerrville, Presenter: Deb Youngblood (AT=11.5h)

Event Date: 1/11/2025
Event Time: 12:30p-2:30p

Event Summary:
The Texas Waters Specialist program aims to develop a corps of well-informed volunteer specialists who provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of aquatic resources and aquatic habitats within their communities for the state of Texas.

Event Description:
This study group will meet at the Riverside Nature Center on the following dates/times:

1/11/2025, 12:30p-2:00p @ Riverside Nature Center (RNC): how to record in VMS, download curriculum, service (AT=1.5h)
1/25/2025, 12:30p-2:30p @ RNC: chapters 1 & 2 (AT=2h)
2/08/2025, 12:30p-2:30p @ RNC: chapters 3 & 4 (AT=2h)
2/22/2025, 12:30p-2:30p @ RNC: chapters 5 & 6 (AT=2h)
3/08/2025, 12:30p-2:30p @ RNC: chapters 7 & 8 (AT=2h)
3/22/2025, 12:30p-2:30p @ On the River: chapters 9 & wrap up (AT=2h)

The group will discuss chapters as indicated. At the conclusion, students will qualify as Texas Waters Specialists and Texas Master Naturalist will have completed 11.5hours of Advanced Training.

Cost: no charge

Register: Please RSVP to Deb Youngblood at texaswaters@hillcountrytmn.org

Location:
Riverside Nature Center
150 Francisco Lemos
Kerrville, TX

Instructor/Presenter:
Deb Youngblood, TMN, TWS

Contact Information:
texaswaters@hillcountrytmn.org

Organization Website:
https://txmn.org/hillcountry/tws/
https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/water-education/texaswatersprogram/texaswatersspecialist

Sponsoring Organization:
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department