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Also, advanced training on an annual basis promotes continued learning and development. Advanced training is a benefit in itself, providing the experienced Master Naturalist with tools to work in more advanced volunteer efforts. Although the State Texas Master Naturalist program may occasionally provide statewide or regional advanced training opportunities, it is generally the responsibility of the chapter to insure that there are sufficient advanced training opportunities offered so that members can attain their 8-hour minimum requirement. In addition, the local chapter should be a clearinghouse for notifying members of approved advanced training opportunities that exist outside the chapter boundaries.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advanced training courses may be made available directly through AgriLife Extension, TPWD, or any number of short-courses provided by universities or nature centers. One way for a chapter\u2019s trainees to meet their advanced training requirements is by actually sponsoring the advanced training sessions. The chapter\u2019s Local Coordinating Committee, Advanced Training Committee or equivalent must pre-approve all advanced training opportunities before the volunteer attends. Educational television shows are not a form of advanced training and therefore should not be approved as such. Advanced training hours are also counted one hour for each hour of advanced training, however travel time is not included for advanced training hours. Pre-approval must be obtained for an advanced training session that is outside the chapter boundaries.<br>Chapter Coordinators and\/or the Chapter Advanced Training Committee should use the following criteria or ask the following questions of the opportunity when reviewing and approving Advanced Training Opportunities: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Does the Advanced Training opportunity:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Promote continued learning and development of naturalist skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Provide Master Naturalists with knowledge and skills to work in volunteer efforts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Direct trained volunteers toward specific programs in need of their services?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Provide practical information and training for application in volunteer efforts?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. Take advantage of local partnerships?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. Provide Master Naturalists an opportunity to focus their interests in one or a few specific topics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. Build on the core curriculum initially provided by the local chapter?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. Provide natural resource management issues and information applicable to Texas?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advanced Training opportunities must meet the following criteria: 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8. It is suggested that the remaining criteria also be a part of the opportunity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-Approved Advanced Training Opportunities Caprock Canyons State Park EventsWildcat Bluff Educational EventsPalo Duro Canyon State Park Events Note: PCTMN members who haven&#8217;t been on a hike can count the hours&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/advanced-training\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1235,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content"},"class_list":["post-42","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"landing-template-slider":false,"landing-template-thumbnail":false,"template-flexcolumns-2":false,"template-flexcolumns-3":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"juliastanford","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/author\/juliastanford\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Pre-Approved Advanced Training Opportunities Caprock Canyons State Park EventsWildcat Bluff Educational EventsPalo Duro Canyon State Park Events Note: PCTMN members who haven&#8217;t been on a hike can count the hours... Read More &rarr;","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":39,"date":"2019-02-21T14:31:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T20:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-11-01T19:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T00:33:22","slug":"volunteer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-Approved Volunteer Opportunities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Any listed activities or projects from these organizations *that fall within chapter guidelines* are pre-approved as volunteer hours for the Panhandle Chapter. Activities sponsored by these groups that do not qualify can not be counted towards volunteer hours. Be sure to check with the volunteer director if there are any questions.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Naturalist-related educational programs, displays, or reference material development at:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wildcat Bluff Nature Center, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum, Caprock Canyons State Park, Texas AgriLife Extension, Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2020\/12\/Wildcat-Bluff-Tarantula-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134\" style=\"width:137px;height:183px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2020\/12\/Wildcat-Bluff-Tarantula-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2020\/12\/Wildcat-Bluff-Tarantula-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2020\/12\/Wildcat-Bluff-Tarantula-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2020\/12\/Wildcat-Bluff-Tarantula-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2020\/12\/Wildcat-Bluff-Tarantula-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kids at Wildcat Bluff Nature Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trail development, maintenance, or interpretation at:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wildcat Bluff Nature Center, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Caprock Canyons State Park,&nbsp;Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citizen science\/research projects associated with:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Project Feeder Watch, Christmas\/Backyard Bird Counts, Quail Surveys, Small Mammal Trap &amp; Release Studies, eBird, Texas Horned Lizard Watch, Monarch Watch, Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Watch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Establishing or maintaining any public demonstration garden associated with:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas Native Plant Society, Texas Parks &amp; Wildlife Department, or any public program addressing native or xeriscape plants,&nbsp;Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-Approved Volunteer Opportunities Any listed activities or projects from these organizations *that fall within chapter guidelines* are pre-approved as volunteer hours for the Panhandle Chapter. Activities sponsored by these groups&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/volunteer\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1235,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content"},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"landing-template-slider":false,"landing-template-thumbnail":false,"template-flexcolumns-2":false,"template-flexcolumns-3":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"juliastanford","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/author\/juliastanford\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Pre-Approved Volunteer Opportunities Any listed activities or projects from these organizations *that fall within chapter guidelines* are pre-approved as volunteer hours for the Panhandle Chapter. Activities sponsored by these groups... Read More &rarr;","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":36,"date":"2019-02-21T14:03:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T20:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-01-01T14:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:07:17","slug":"contact-officers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/contact-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 Executive Board<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Position<\/th><th>Name<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>President<\/td><td>Dan Porter<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vice President<\/td><td>Mary York<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Secretary<\/td><td>Susan Burgoon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Treasurer<\/td><td>Darlene Pulliam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Volunteer Director<\/td><td>Bernice Blasingame\/Misty Pierce<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Training Class Director<\/td><td>Bernice Blasingame\/Susan Burgoon<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Communications Co-Director<\/td><td>Miranda Bible<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Communications Co-Director<\/td><td>Erin Frigo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Historian<\/td><td>Misty Pierce<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chapter Advisor<\/td><td>Mysti Pace<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chapter Advisor<\/td><td>Megan Eikner<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Executive Board Position Name President Dan Porter Vice President Mary York Secretary Susan Burgoon Treasurer Darlene Pulliam Volunteer Director Bernice Blasingame\/Misty Pierce Training Class Director Bernice Blasingame\/Susan Burgoon Communications&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/contact-officers\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1235,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content"},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"landing-template-slider":false,"landing-template-thumbnail":false,"template-flexcolumns-2":false,"template-flexcolumns-3":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"juliastanford","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/author\/juliastanford\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"2025 Executive Board Position Name President Dan Porter Vice President Mary York Secretary Susan Burgoon Treasurer Darlene Pulliam Volunteer Director Bernice Blasingame\/Misty Pierce Training Class Director Bernice Blasingame\/Susan Burgoon Communications... Read More &rarr;","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":29,"date":"2019-02-21T13:53:21","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T19:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-02-22T20:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:48:07","slug":"training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/training\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to know more about the wild things of the Texas Panhandle? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THEN WE HAVE A PROGRAM FOR YOU!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applications are closed for 2026. Check back near the end of the year for next year&#8217;s applications.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob wp-block-paragraph\">Want to learn more? Click the flyer for details.<br>Ready to apply? Use the application button to access our online form.<br>Please note: You&#8217;ll also need to complete the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) Volunteer Application. <br>Applications for the 2026 program are due by <strong>February 4, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2026\/01\/2026-TXMN-Training-class-flyer_2.pdf\">2026 Training Class Flyer<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfrLSsdwQcLykJvvx7R5twAcGpTclbV-QRVQIYEWime7N88Og\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=103993767600814918637\">TMN Application<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.samaritan.com\/recruiter\/1450\/OppDetails\/213713\/Panhandle-Master-Naturalist-TPWD-Registration\/\">TPWD Volunteer Application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Training sessions will be held on various Saturdays from February to October.&nbsp; Some days will be broken up into a morning session, break for lunch, then&nbsp; afternoon&nbsp; session.&nbsp; Days with field study will be full days with a break for lunch.&nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Date<\/td><td>Session<\/td><td>Location<\/td><td>Topic<\/td><td>Instructor<\/td><td>Class Hrs.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feb. 21<\/td><td>9:30 &#8211; 2:30<\/td><td>Potter County Agri-Life<\/td><td>Orientation;<br>Texas insects, Arachnids, and Myriapods<\/td><td>Bernice Blasingame;<br>Kathleen Guerrero<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March 7<\/td><td>9:00 &#8211; 12:00<\/td><td>WTAMU<\/td><td>Ornithology<\/td><td>Dr. Ray Matlack<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>March 28<\/td><td>9:00 &#8211; 3:00<\/td><td>WTAMU<\/td><td>Mammology; Herpetology<\/td><td>Dr. Ray Matlack; Dr. Dylan Maag<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 11<\/td><td>9:00 &#8211; 11:00<\/td><td>Thompson Park<\/td><td>Birding<\/td><td>Peggy Trosper<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>April 25<\/td><td>9:00 &#8211; 1:00<\/td><td>SW Library<\/td><td>Native Plants<\/td><td>Joanne Toler<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>May 16<\/td><td>9:00 &#8211; 2:00<\/td><td>PDC State Park<\/td><td>I-Naturalist, BioBlitz<\/td><td>Wendy Anderson<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>June 20<\/td><td>9:00 &#8211; 2:30<\/td><td>SW Library<\/td><td>Icthyology; Entomology<\/td><td>John Clayton; Dr. David Sissom<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July11<\/td><td>9:00 &#8211; 11:30<\/td><td>Nazareth, TX<\/td><td>Playa Day<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>July 25<\/td><td>9:30 &#8211; 2:30<\/td><td>SW Library<\/td><td>Weather; Texas Ecoregions<\/td><td>Joanne Culin; Joanne Toler<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aug. 15<\/td><td>9:30 &#8211; 2:00<\/td><td>Goodnight House<\/td><td>Texas Naturalists<\/td><td>Lindsay Adams<\/td><td>4.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sept 26<\/td><td>9:30 &#8211; 2:30<\/td><td>Caprock Canyon SP<\/td><td>Rangeland &amp; Wildlife Management<\/td><td>Jack Determan<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oct. 24<\/td><td>9:00 &#8211; 3:00<\/td><td>Alibates Flint Quarries<\/td><td>Archeology<\/td><td>Dr. Paul Katz<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>Total hours<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2025 Training Class Schedule. For more information on training, please contact: <a href=\"bblasingame46@gmail.com\">Bernice Blasingame<\/a> or <a href=\"burwhat@gmail.com\">Susan Burgoon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/training\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1235,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content"},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"landing-template-slider":false,"landing-template-thumbnail":false,"template-flexcolumns-2":false,"template-flexcolumns-3":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"juliastanford","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/author\/juliastanford\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"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... Read More &rarr;","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":22,"date":"2018-12-09T16:55:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T22:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-03-29T14:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:45:31","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-80f27767 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.samaritan.com\/custom\/1353\/volunteer_home\">Log Volunteer Hours<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/huntwild\/wildlife\/wildlife-trails\/php\">Adopt-a-Loop<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.tamu.edu\/\">Texas Master Naturalist Main Site<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2023\/09\/TMN-ChapterBylaws-2023-adopted-panhandle.pdf\">Chapter Bylaws&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2023\/09\/TMN-Chapter-Operating-Handbook-2023-adopted-panhandle.pdf\">Chapter Operating Handbook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/files\/2025\/01\/2025-PCTMN-Opportunities.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"299\"><strong>List of opportunities for logging hours<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Helpful Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/state-parks\/palo-duro-canyon\"><strong>Palo Duro Canyon<\/strong><\/a><br>We are very fortunate to have the Grand Canyon of Texas in our backyard!&nbsp;Palo Duro Canyon is a never ending wealth of information,&nbsp;whatever your interest &#8211; wildlife, shrubs, wildflowers, geology, ecology, or history,&nbsp;and they are all in abundance and all within a 15-20 minute drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildcatbluff.org\/\"><strong>Wildcat Bluff&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><br>Nature Center &#8211; Great local resource<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/huntwild\/wild\/wildlife_diversity\/texas_nature_trackers\/\"><strong>Texas Nature Trackers<\/strong><\/a><br>Texas Nature Trackers, associated with the Texas Master Naturalist Program,&nbsp;is a citizen science monitoring effort designed to involve volunteers of all ages and interest levels in gathering scientific data on species of concern in Texas through experiential learning. The goal of the program is to enable long-term conservation of these species and appreciation among Texas citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/alfl\/\">Alibates Flint Quarries<\/a><br>US National Park Service &#8211; National Monument<\/strong><br>The flint quarries can only be viewed by a ranger-led guided tour. Tours are offered by reservation only.<br>Please call for tour times, and give park staff ample time to schedule a tour. A few days in advance is best. Call (806)857-6680 for information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plant Identification Sites<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasbeyondhistory.net\/ethnobot\/gallery.html\">Texas Beyond History, Ethnobotany<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio.utexas.edu\/courses\/bio406d\/PlantPics_archive.htm\"><strong>Image Archive of Central Texas Plants<\/strong><\/a><br>Currently have links for 473 species of plants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/\"><strong>Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center<\/strong><\/a><br>The Wildflower Center&#8217;s Native Plant Information Network&nbsp;allows you to search for native plant info&nbsp;<br>by plant traits or names,&nbsp;browse through the collection of&nbsp;23,000 native plant images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fireflyforest.com\/flowers\/\">Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and Plants of the Sonoran Desert<\/a><\/strong><br>Features photographs and descriptions of 360 different wildflower and plant species found in the southeastern part of Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kswildflower.org\/\">Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses<\/a><\/strong><br>site contains information and more than 3349 identification photos for some 639 species of forbs, grasses, sedges, rushes, and woody plants found growing in Kansas, most of which also grow on the Texas High Plains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plants.usda.gov\/\"><strong>The United States Department of Agriculture PLANTS Database<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naeb.brit.org\/\"><strong>Native American Ethnobotany<\/strong><\/a><br>A Database of Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native American Peoples, Derived from Plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasinvasives.org\/\"><strong>Non-native Invasive Plants and Pests in Texas<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter Resources Texas Master Naturalist Main Site Chapter Bylaws&nbsp; Chapter Operating Handbook List of opportunities for logging hours Other Helpful Resources Palo Duro CanyonWe are very fortunate to have the&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/resources\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1235,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content"},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"landing-template-slider":false,"landing-template-thumbnail":false,"template-flexcolumns-2":false,"template-flexcolumns-3":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"juliastanford","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/author\/juliastanford\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Chapter Resources Texas Master Naturalist Main Site Chapter Bylaws&nbsp; Chapter Operating Handbook List of opportunities for logging hours Other Helpful Resources Palo Duro CanyonWe are very fortunate to have the... Read More &rarr;","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":4,"date":"2018-04-24T19:51:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T00:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-01-11T21:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T03:23:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Texas Master Naturalist &#8211; Panhandle Chapter<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The Mission:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;To develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The Need:<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;Many communities and organizations rely on such citizen volunteers for implementing youth education programs; for operating parks, nature centers, and natural areas; and for providing leadership in local natural resource conservation efforts. In fact, a short supply of dedicated and well-informed volunteers is often cited as a limiting factor for community-based conservation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Chapter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Panhandle Chapter encompasses 26 counties of the Texas panhandle and includes a diverse assortment of locations of interest. Three of the largest are Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons State Parks as well as the Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. Chapter meetings typically take place on the last Monday of the month at 7:00pm at the University Church of Christ in Canyon. Locations and dates do vary a few times throughout the year, so please check our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TMNPanhandleChapter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook page<\/a> for updated meeting information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Master Naturalist &#8211; Panhandle Chapter The Mission:&nbsp;To develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural&#8230; <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1222,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content"},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"landing-template-slider":false,"landing-template-thumbnail":false,"template-flexcolumns-2":false,"template-flexcolumns-3":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"archive":false,"gform-image-choice-sm":false,"gform-image-choice-md":false,"gform-image-choice-lg":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"jennifersiegmann","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/author\/jennifersiegmann\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Texas Master Naturalist &#8211; Panhandle Chapter The Mission:&nbsp;To develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural... Read More &rarr;","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2,"date":"2018-04-24T19:47:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T19:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-01-08T18:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T00:26:21","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/pc\/sample-page\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Texas Master Naturalist program is a state-sponsored effort directed toward developing a local corps of volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I have to be some kind of &#8220;master-level&#8221; expert to be a Texas Master Naturalist?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not at all! Some Texas Master Naturalists are simply interested in nature and use the training and volunteer opportunities to learn more, while others are specialists in one or two preferred disciplines. The Certified Texas Master Naturalist title indicates completion of a standardized level of training &#8211; 40 hours of initial training (first year only) plus 8 hours per year of advanced training. Active Master Naturalist participants also commit to 40 hours of volunteer service per year.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does all of this work, exactly?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New members join a local chapter and receive 40 hours of training covering topics within all the traditional naturalist disciplines: Plant and Animal Biology, Ecology, Geology, Archaeology, Paleontology, Ecosystem Restoration and Management, etc. The training emphasizes our local Texas Eco-Regions. Keep in mind that member training is not the ultimate goal of the program &#8211; the whole point of the training is to enhance volunteer service in the Texas Panhandle!<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What kind of volunteer service opportunities are available?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are hundreds of opportunities to participate in naturalist-related volunteer service in the Texas Panhandle. Any unpaid activity which contributes somehow to the beneficial management of local natural resources and natural areas can become an approved chapter project. Leading hikes, working with scouts or other educational groups, nature trail building, interpretive trail signage or guides, wildlife monitoring or research, planning or maintaining demonstration gardens \u2013 these are the kinds of things most Texas Master Naturalists do with their volunteer time. See our page on current approved projects, and reach out to the volunteer coordinator with any questions.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Would some of these TMN activities be of special interest to birders?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Definitely. Examples of volunteer projects which are already approved in the Panhandle Chapter are Christmas Bird Counts, Great Backyard Bird Count, Project FeederWatch, and Texas Hummingbird Roundup. Participation in Panhandle Bird Club field trips or Texas Ornithological Society meetings is suitable for advanced training hours. Potential volunteer projects for the future include hummingbird gardens in public areas, habitat improvement projects on public lands such as Buffalo Lake NWR, trail development, educational outreach programs related to birding or bird conservation, purple martin band data collection, and more.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who are the instructors for the 40 hours of new member training?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Panhandle chapter has been incredibly fortunate to have so many top-notch local experts in their fields say \u201cyes\u201d when we invited them to conduct some of our training.\u00a0Instructors who have developed and presented our chapter\u2019s training include\u00a0professors from WTAMU,\u00a0Amarillo College,\u00a0personnel from\u00a0National Weather Service,\u00a0National\u00a0Park Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Historical Commission and our own\u00a0trained\u00a0experts in the\u00a0Panhandle Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where does the training take place?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training, which is a combination of classroom-style instruction and field trips, takes place in a wide variety of locations which generally include: Alibates National Monument, Amarillo Public Library, Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Crossbar Ranch (BLM land north of Amarillo), Duncan Ranch (private ranch near Skellytown), Palo Duro Canyon State Park, West Texas A&amp;M University (NSB Building), and Wildcat Bluff Nature Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I&#8217;m interested! How do I sign up?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We host one training class per year, usually starting in the spring. 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