Texas has native 'shrooms?

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.

Guided Bird Walks

Board Meetings are (generally) the 4th Monday of the month. Time is 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM. Meetings may be Zoom (link sent via email prior to meeting) or in-person at Riverside Nature Center in Kerrville. VMS CODE: HC-00-A Hill Country Chapter Administration VMS Sub-category: Board Committee Work

Chapter Meetings are (generally) the 4th Monday of the month; no chapter meeting in Dec. Meetings may be Zoom (link sent via email and posted on chapter website) or in-person at Upper Guadalupe River Authority in Kerrville. The social time begins at 6:00 p.m. followed by a 30-minute chapter business meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m.... Read More →

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.

Volunteers needed for moving Hog Trap from "Muhly Marsh/Easement" area to a location to be determined. We will start, at 8:30 and finish by 12 noon. If you can give us a hand, please let me know, Tom Harrigan (pm45kahr@gmail.com) VMS CODE: BD-01-B-RM TPWD Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area Resource Management

Stay connected with the latest monarch conservation topics by attending our free monthly webinars.

Debbie Windham, President of Friends of Enchanted Rock, and Bob Lodowski, volunteer Interpretive Guide at Enchanted Rock, will speak on the native plants and geography of our local treasure at the monthly meeting of the Fredericksburg Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas.

     The trail team at YMCA Roberts Ranch, outside of Comfort, is looking for volunteers to help clear and construct a newly flagged trail.  Trail-work is scheduled for every Wednesday. We will be meeting at The Pavilion -- 1.8 miles in from the gate-- at 8:30. Safety reviews are required before any work begins.  ... Read More →

We will talk about some common and not so commonly known edibles and beneficial plants and how to forage them responsibly.

We will go to Bessie's Pond Thursday morning, March 2 at 9:00 a.m. to do the monthly water quality sample.  We will use both the "Standard Core" protocol and "Probe Core" protocol from the Texas Stream Team in San Marcos.  Time permitting we will sample and test one or more additional sites. You can observe or gain hands... Read More →

Range management through grazing practices, fire, chemical and mechanical means.

Howdy All! We will be hosting our First Friday workday for March this Friday, the 3rd for those who can make it. We will meet at the bunkhouse on Clark Creek at 8:30am. Activities planned for the day include a continuation of work on the stone walkway we started constructing at our February workday, along... Read More →

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.