This event is free with the cost of general admission and part of UT’s Texas Science Festival. Get more info and register at sciencefest.utexas.edu.
Hill Country Chapter Meeting. The Greatest Grackle: Tips and Tricks for Youth Wildlife Education” – tips and tricks for teaching kids about birding
Excited about birding, but not sure where to start? Meets each Monday from 1/09-2/27, new topics each week. AT=1h per class or 8h for entire series.
FREE Wildlife Management Webinar Series
Field trainings are mandatory; there will be a review of the protocol, data collection, distance training, and skills test for GCWA monitoring surveys. Invited participants only.
Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars.
We will talk about some common and not so commonly known edibles and beneficial plants and how to forage them responsibly.
Range management through grazing practices, fire, chemical and mechanical means.
Learn how the Botanical Garden uses infrastructure, architecture, and plants to conserve resources throughout the garden and learn the importance of building sustainable communities. Join a specially trained docent on a walk to examine these diverse features.
Learn how to spot approaching severe weather.
Learn about Land Stewardship for Birds & Other Native Wildlife.
Hands-On Science tackles the two solar eclipses that will cross Texas between Oct 2023 and Apr 2024.
FREE Wildlife Management Webinar Series
Native Plants to support insects and wildlife
Monthly webinars 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.
Got plants? Make more plants! Learn all about propagating plants.
For a (White-tail) deer-proof landscape, consider starting with native plants and adapted grass plants.
FREE Wildlife Management Webinar Series
This tour will explore the Texas Native Trails and the diverse relationships people have had, and still have, with plants in Texas.
This monthly webinar series highlights research and conservation efforts in Texas
This monthly webinar series highlights research and conservation efforts in Texas
Agricultural Tax Appraisal Based on Wildlife Management Workshops
A free workshop for landowners interested in Wildlife Tax Valuation. Biologists will provide an overview of the wildlife tax valuation, wildlife management plan development, and applicable management practices.
Tiffany Kersten didn't set out to do a big year, but after a series of unanticipated and serendipitous events, she suddenly found herself amidst one.
Join expert bird guide Tiffany Kersten for this (approximately) 5 mile hike focused on listening and looking for birds
This presentation will review some tentative results of field research, including a possible connection to nearby Eagle Cave, along with an overview of our preservation efforts.
Learn about the history of the National Phenology Network.
Learn how data you collect is used in research and decision making.
Learn how to reduce hazards and avoid conflicts with our local wildlife.
Learn how to spot approaching severe weather.
Based on the book Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs which “Reveals the strange and wondrous adaptations birds rely on to get by.” —National Audubon Society
Travelling by foot, your guide will go over birding identification and the proper use of binoculars.
Learn about best options when for choosing plants for your native Texas Hill Country landscape.
Birding with Photography in Warbler's Woods
The presentation on Rangeland Management will follow a brief business meeting.
Learn about Monarch Larva monitoring at YMCA Roberts Ranch, the 1100 acre preserve north of Comfort Texas which has three MLMP research areas under investigation since 2018.
Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars.
“Favorite Hill Country Native Plants,” presented by Kathy Saucier & Kathy Lewis, long-time NPSOT members, is the topic for the March meeting of Fredericksburg Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas.
Join us on the last Wednesday of every month at noon to learn more about the "bugs" you should know.
Learn about the benefits of native plants, desirable plants for your area and design considerations for your landscape. NLCP is a state-wide program, but classes focus on the characteristics and plants in the region in which they are taught. NOTE: The content is specific to the Boerne area.
Explore the amazing world of wildlife, ecosystems, and the outdoors while learning fun, hands-on, TEKS-aligned educational activities.
Guided trail walk to learn about local flora and fauna of the Hill Country.