Advanced-Training

This class will prepare you to start using eBird for your benefit as well as the benefit of our amazing birds. The class will include virtual classroom instruction and in-person field work

Our October webinar for our ongoing series will cover varying aspects of white-tailed deer management including habitat, herd structure and nutrition

Texas Superstar® plants are excellent for attracting butterflies and pollinators to gardens. Join David Rodriguez, Bexar County AgriLife Extension Agent, to learn how to incorporate these long-blooming, water-efficient plants that attract butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds and learn how to design and create dramatic and exciting gardens at home. Guests will receive a complimentary plant.

Game species focused presentations featuring on the Kerr WMA, feral hog research updates, an update on CWD and a tour of WMA.

Do you know when to prune, how to make proper cuts, or shaping for a natural and beautiful look? What does it mean when someone says ‘cut back your perennials’, especially when to do it and how much?

Join Texas Master Naturalists Constance Weaver and Stephen Bishop and examine examples of the many uses of native plants by the First Peoples, followed by a 2 hr. hike to learn about the habitat of those plants. Seminar is Free, but Park pass applies.

Learn about the plants that butterflies are attracted to in San Antonio and how to design a habitat with native, water-efficient plants

Explore the sights and sounds of the nocturnal nightlife, learn to identify bats, recognize hooting and croaking frogs, and learn about native plants in the Garden.

Learn how to install and maintain your native plant landscape. Note: You must complete NLCP Level 1 before taking this class.

Learn how to distinguish between common spring weeds and look-alikes

These en plein air workshops will engage participants of all ranges and abilities who have an interest in Sketching in the Garden, and the focus will change monthly.

Learn the vegetation community in the Llano Uplift Ecoregion at Enchanted

Get in depth and learn new journaling techniques as a way to study nature.

Learn the basics of designing your landscape so as to minimize the effect of fires and protect homes and structures. 

Planting a tree can provide a home with beauty, shade from the Texas sun, delicious fruits or nuts, and creates cleaner air.

Join SamtheFungi to explore the importance of mushrooms in the environment, the basics of mycology, and how to begin exploring their wild world! This class is perfect for people of all ages and will cover terms commonly used by Mycologists. Learn about the local ecology and how to support the fungus in gardens!

Join us for a rare tour of the Doeppenschmidt-Weidner Ranch in the Honey Creek SNA.