David Lewis has been kind enough to invite the LRMN to a field trip on his property! He is excited to share his wealth of knowledge with us. His property has several mushroom species that have been featured in his book, MUSHROOMS OF THE GULF COAST STATES, and he will happily point out identifying features.... Read More →
Jasper Public Library on Water St. downtown 8am - 10am We will likely be improving the flower beds around the library. Tools provided. Bring water and sun protection.
This month they will focus on cutting Titi (Cyrilla racemiflora). They plan to thin it so that native wildflowers will get some sunlight. The area may be wet. Bring rubber boots. Open to anyone age 10 and over. Please be sure to sign the liability waiver when you get there. Be sure to bring water... Read More →
Friends of the Park will meet at Martin Dies Jr. State Park quarterly meetings, 3rd Thursday talk to Richard Peters for more information
Golden Triangle Sierra Club will have presenters at their monthly meeting to talk about Village Creek State Park. The park superintendent, lead ranger, and office manager will tag team to share with us the history, flora and fauna of the park, improvements and amenities over the last 2 years, volunteer opportunities, paddling and prescribed burns.... Read More →
10am Texas AgriLife Office in the Jasper Courthouse Annex
The Angelina & Neches River Authority (ANRA) is hosting a citizen science training event at Hackberry Bunkhouse (on the Neches near Hwy 7) in Apple Springs, TX (SW of Lufkin). Training is free. Open to teachers, Master Naturalists, or anyone interested in environmental stewardship. Space is limited to 10 people, but more training classes will... Read More →
Guided tour of the Watson Preserve. Guide Joe Liggio (author of Wild Orchids of Texas) will be there to help identify wildflowers and give history of the preserve. The Chapman's Fringed Orchids should be blooming. It is on the IUCN red list. The preserve features the the largest colony in the world! Artesian water is... Read More →
Typical meeting date has changed for this month! Our speaker, Daniel White, could not make it for our normal date, so we moved it! Meet Thursday, August 18 to hear about the CoCoRahs group, who are citizen scientists that report precipitation and other weather data. 6pm at the dining hall in Martin Dies Jr. State... Read More →
Monthly Meeting 6pm at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Hwy 190 west of Jasper Usually the JMGs meet on the 1st Monday of the month, but their meeting was moved to accomodate speaker, Rusty Young, who will be presenting about Container Gardening. Subcommittee meeting for upcoming Butterfly Festival and Butterfly Release. Meet Monday Sept 12.
