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When and where are classes happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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January<\/th>February<\/th>March<\/th>April<\/th>May<\/th>June<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
17th <\/strong>(S) – Lockhart – Orientation and Interpretation<\/td>2nd<\/strong> (M – early 5:30 start) – Lockhart – Geology and Soils<\/td>2nd<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Ornithology (Pt 1)<\/td>4th<\/strong> – No Class<\/mark><\/td>2nd<\/strong> (S) – (TBD Bastrop) – Entomology (Insects)<\/td>1st <\/strong>(M) – Makeup (TBD)<\/td><\/tr>
19th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Chapter Meeting<\/mark><\/td>7th<\/strong> (S) – Lockhart – Water Ecology<\/td>7th<\/strong> (S) – Austin – Ornithology (Pt 2), Optional Mycology<\/td>6th <\/strong>– Makeup Day (TBD)<\/td>4th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Herpetology (Reptiles)<\/td>6th<\/strong> (S) – Bastrop – Graduation<\/td><\/tr>
24th<\/strong> (S) – Bastrop – Citizen Science – Postponed<\/mark><\/s><\/td>9th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Dark Skies and Astronomy<\/td>9th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Nature Accessibility for All<\/td>11th<\/strong> (S) – Lockhart – Native Texas Plants<\/td>9th <\/strong>– No Class<\/mark><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
26th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Historical Master Naturalists – postponed<\/mark><\/s><\/td>14th<\/strong> – No Class<\/mark><\/td>14th<\/strong> (S) – Bastrop – Aquifers and Geology<\/td>13th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Future of Water<\/td>11th<\/strong> (M) – Makeup (TBD Bastrop)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
31st<\/strong> (S) – Austin – Ecoregions and Ecology<\/td>16th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Chapter Meeting<\/mark><\/td>16th<\/strong> (M) – Lockhart – Chapter Meeting<\/mark><\/td>18th<\/strong> (S) – Austin – Urban Ecosystems<\/td>16th<\/strong> (S) – Makeup (TBD Bastrop)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>21st<\/strong> (S) – Florence – Archaeology<\/td>21st <\/strong>– No Class<\/mark><\/td>20th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Chapter Meeting<\/mark><\/td>18th (M) – Bastrop – Chapter Meeting<\/mark><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>23rd <\/strong>(M) – Lockhart – Paleontology<\/td>23rd <\/strong>(M) – Bastrop – Mammology<\/td>25th<\/strong> (S) – TBD Rangeland Ecology and Management<\/td>23rd<\/strong> (S) – Makeup (TBD)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>28th<\/strong> (S) – Canyon Lake – Geology and Paleontology<\/td>28th <\/strong>(S) – Bastrop – Forest Ecology<\/td>28th<\/strong> (M) – Lockhart – Ichthyology (Fish)<\/td>25th <\/strong>– No Class<\/mark><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td>30th<\/strong> (M) – Bastrop – Plants and Pollinators, Historical Naturalists<\/td><\/td>30th<\/strong> (S) – Makeup (TBD)<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NOTE: Trainees are encouraged to attend chapter meetings, but it is not mandatory. Makeup sessions may be used in case of bad weather or postponements, but we may also add optional classes and field trips into these time slots if requested during the training period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

When will you be available for questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n