Help our group document all the plant/wildlife species in Jasper & Newton counties! Download iNaturalist on your phone. Make observations and take photos of your findings and post them. They should automatically be included in the "Longleaf Ridge Master Naturalist" project if you are in Jasper or Newton County. Bring whatever you need to make... Read More →
The LRMN have a booth every year at this annual festival in Jasper, TX. We encourage volunteers to come talk to potential new members and engage the kids in a nature-related activity. Sandy Creek Park West parking lot Setup from 9am-10am (Richard will be there as early as 8am if anyone wants to chit chat).... Read More →
This annual birding event is officially called the “Great Texas Birding Classic.” Our team will be birding at Martin Dies Jr. State Park at the Walnut Ridge unit boat ramp (near the dining hall). You must sign up for the team (which comes with a T-shirt) by March 20th. Contact Claire Boutte for more details.... Read More →
Every year Keep Jasper Beautiful partners with the Jasper Master Gardeners and Longleaf Ridge Master Naturalists to pickup trash in the Jasper community. Members of the public are also invited to attend and beautify our town! This includes picking up litter along the Hwy 2799/Houston St. Adopt-A-Highway. Supplies are provided including trash bags, grabbers, orange... Read More →
Champions For Nature is an educational section within the Fair that hosts many booths for many different nature-related organizations, including Texas State Parks, Game Wardens, Big Thicket Association, 2 chapters of the Texas Master Naturalists, the Golden Triangle Sierra Club, and more! Volunteers are needed at our Longleaf Ridge Master Naturalist booth. This year we... Read More →
Join our experts, Fred Lyons and Philip Hight, in a monthly expedition to view and record the feathered wildlife of Martin Dies Jr. State Park. Meet at 8am at the Cherokee Unit (south side, way back near the boat ramp, look for parked cars). Park entrance ($4 per person, cash or card) can be paid... Read More →
TMN Tuesday is an online webinar that offers members an Advanced Training opportunity. Earn an hour of AT by registering for and watching this Texas Master Naturalist official webinar each month on the second Tuesday. If you miss a day, don't worry, you can still go back and watch a recording on the TMN website.... Read More →
Join us for a potluck dinner and listen to a guest speaker at our monthly meetings! We meet at Martin Dies Jr. State Park dining hall in the Walnut Ridge unit (until May, when it will begin converting into the state park's "Discovery Green"). Meetings start at 6:00pm. Anyone is welcome to join us at... Read More →
You can register for the Neches River Rally between March 15 - April 12. River Rally takes place on May 6th. https://www.bigthicket.org/rally/
The Houston Audubon Society will be having a field trip to Tyrell Park in Beaumont. Within this park is Cattail Marsh, a man-made wetland that is used to naturally treat waste water. This wetland is habitat for many wading birds. There is also an education center on site and many trails. Admission is free. Bring... Read More →
