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OUR MISSION
The Texas Master Naturalist mission is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide EDUCATION, OUTREACH, and SERVICE dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE IS THE REASON FOR OUR EXISTENCE
Chapter members must contribute 40 hours of volunteer service annually to retain certification in the Texas Master Naturalist program. Our members make a difference in more than 115 chapter-approved volunteer projects across our ten-county service area and contribute thousands of hours each year towards the preservation of our Hill Country environment. For approved projects, please click here.
HOW TO BECOME A TEXAS MASTER NATURALIST AND MEMBER OF THE HILL COUNTRY CHAPTER
The chapter serves Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real, and San Saba Counties. For information on becoming a Texas Master Naturalist and member of the Hill Country Chapter, click here.
MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETING, WITH SOCIAL TIME
The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter continues to have in-person Monthly Chapter Meetings. Our next Chapter Meeting and Advanced Training session is open to the public and will be held on Monday, August 26th. The meeting is at The GUADALUPE BASIN NATURAL RESOURCES CENTER (GBNRC) Building located at 125 Lehmann Drive, Suite 100 in Kerrville. Doors open at 6 pm for socializing. A short business meeting will begin at 6:30 pm and the Advanced Training session is from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. There is no cost to attend. Our monthly Chapter Meetings and Advanced Training sessions are HYBRID. This means you have the option to attend in-person or via Zoom. Pre-registration is required to attend the chapter meeting session via Zoom. Click the link, shown below, to register.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsd-mtrj4jGtxFYzNkQoId0FVA05cYJyEF
The Advanced Training topic is: Land Stewardship in the Hill Country
Presenter: Daniel Oppenheimer
Description: Daniel will be presenting on land stewardship in the Hill Country, specifically how to restore and preserve landscapes. He will discuss the unique natural resources present in the Hill Country along with the importance of healthy soil in supporting biodiversity and the incredible surface and groundwater interactions that occur here. Daniel will also highlight different approaches and considerations for enhancing the health of a property including erosion management, invasive plant control, riparian stewardship, and more.
Presenter Information: Daniel Oppenheimer is the Land Program Director at the Hill Country Alliance. Since 2017, Daniel has worked with hundreds of private landowners, dozens of agency and non-profit partners, and communities across the Texas Hill Country to support private land stewardship and conservation. Prior to joining Hill Country Alliance, Daniel coordinated the Dolores River Restoration Partnership in southwestern Colorado and eastern Utah for six years. He is a fifth-generation Texan.
Hill Country Alliance: https://hillcountryalliance.org/ The mission of the Hill Country Alliance is to bring together a diverse coalition of partners to preserve the open spaces, starry night skies, clean and abundant waters, and unique character of the Texas Hill Country.
The July Advanced Training presentation is available on our Facebook and YouTube channel.
Disclaimer: This meeting is NOT endorsed by GBNRC.