Want to know more about the wild things of the Texas Panhandle?
THEN WE HAVE A PROGRAM FOR YOU!
Applications are closed for 2026. Check back near the end of the year for next year’s applications.
Training sessions will be held on various Saturdays from February to October. Some days will be broken up into a morning session, break for lunch, then afternoon session. Days with field study will be full days with a break for lunch. Dates, times, locations and instructors may change due to circumstances beyond our control. Participants will be contacted by email/text as far in advance as possible if changes occur.
| Date | Session | Location | Topic | Instructor | Class Hrs. |
| Feb. 21 | 9:30 – 2:30 | Potter County Agri-Life | Orientation; Texas insects, Arachnids, and Myriapods | Bernice Blasingame; Kathleen Guerrero | 5 |
| March 7 | 9:00 – 12:00 | WTAMU | Ornithology | Dr. Ray Matlack | 3 |
| March 28 | 9:00 – 3:00 | WTAMU | Mammology; Herpetology | Dr. Ray Matlack; Dr. Dylan Maag | 5 |
| April 11 | 9:00 – 11:00 | Thompson Park | Birding | Peggy Trosper | 2 |
| April 25 | 9:00 – 1:00 | SW Library | Native Plants | Joanne Toler | 4 |
| May 16 | 9:00 – 2:00 | PDC State Park | I-Naturalist, BioBlitz | Wendy Anderson | 5 |
| June 20 | 9:00 – 2:30 | SW Library | Icthyology; Entomology | John Clayton; Dr. David Sissom | 4 |
| July11 | 9:00 – 11:30 | Nazareth, TX | Playa Day | 2.5 | |
| July 25 | 9:30 – 2:30 | SW Library | Weather; Texas Ecoregions | Joanne Culin; Joanne Toler | 4 |
| Aug. 15 | 9:30 – 2:00 | Goodnight House | Texas Naturalists | Lindsay Adams | 4.5 |
| Sept 26 | 9:30 – 2:30 | Caprock Canyon SP | Rangeland & Wildlife Management | Jack Determan | 5 |
| Oct. 24 | 9:00 – 3:00 | Alibates Flint Quarries | Archeology | Dr. Paul Katz | 6 |
| Total hours | 50 |