Want to know more about the wild things of the Texas Panhandle?
THEN WE HAVE A PROGRAM FOR YOU!
Our training class will start September 9. Application deadline is August 26. Clink the links below for an application or to see our 2023 class flyer.
Training sessions will be held on various Saturdays from September to May. 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. Most classes will start 8-9 AM and finish 3-5 PM.
| Date | Session | Location | Topic | Instructor | Class Hrs. |
| Sep. 9 | Full Day 9:30 – 3:00 | Potter County Agri-Life | Orientation VMS Citizen Science Butterflies | Bernice Blasingame Bernice & Misty Bernice & Joanne Kathleen Guerrero | 6 |
| Sept. 23 | Full Day 10:00 – 3:00 | Goodnight Historic Home Water Resources – Playas | Naturalists | Staff Joanne Toler/Jim Steiert | 5 |
| Oct. 14 | Full Day 9:00 – 4:30 | Alibates | Archaeology | Dr. Paul Katz | 8.5 |
| Oct. 28 | Full Day 9:00 – 2:00 | Palo Duro Canyon Optional – Volunteerism & inaturalist | Geology | Dr. Rick Hobbs | 5 |
| Nov. 11 | Full Day 10 – 3 | SW Library | Weather Ecoregions Water Resources – Rivers | Joanne Culin Joanne Toler Joanne Toler | 2 1 1.5 – 2 |
| Jan. 13 2024 | Full Day 9 – 3 | Amarillo College AC – Museum | Herpetology Natural History | Tiffany Lamb Dan Porter | 4 1 – 2 |
| Feb. 10 | Full Day | WTAMU | Mammalogy | Dr. Ray Matlack | 4 |
| Mar. 9 | AM | TBA – Matador? or Crossbar? | Rangeland Management | 4 | |
| Mar. 23 | AM | WTAMU | Arachnids | Dr. David Sissom | 4 |
| April 13 | Full Day | Caprock Canyons | Wildlife Management | LeAnn Pigg | 2 – 4 |
| April 27 | 8 – 12 | TBA | Ornithology | Dr. Ray Matlack | 4 |
| May 11 | AM | TBA | Plant ID | Joanne Toler | 4 – 5 |