This will be in-person and on Zoom if attendees prefer distance Getting to know you: Nelda Tuthill, PWLMN Orientation: Olivia Wood, PWLMN Bats: Diana Foss, Wildlife Division TPWD Lunch - Provided Tree Giveaway: Mathew March, Polk County Extension Forest Ecology & Management: Mathew Garrison, TX A&M Historical Texas Naturalists: Gail Baum, PWLMN
This will be in-person and on Zoom if attendees prefer distance Getting to know you: Nelda Tuthill, PWLMN Orientation: Olivia Wood, PWLMN Bats: Diana Foss, Wildlife Division TPWD Lunch - Provided Tree Giveaway: Mathew March, Polk County Extension Forest Ecology & Management: Mathew Garrison, TX A&M Historical Texas Naturalists: Gail Baum, PWLMN
Feb 1, 2023 Class Schedule Welcome and Introductions Introduction to TMN Olivia Wood – PWL Master Naturalist Bats – Diana Foss - TPWD Forest Ecology and Management – Matthew Garrison, Texas Forest Service Historical Naturalists – Texas – Gail Baum - PWLTMN
Feb 8, 2023 Class Schedule Ornithology – Bald Eagles – Bron Clear - PWLTMN Chapter Business Meeting Ichthyology – Dan Ashe – TPWD Volunteer Management System – Olivia Wood – PWLTMN Wetlands Ecology – Rachel Fern - TPWD
Citizen Science - iNaturalist - Craig Hensley, Texas Nature Trackers Dragon Flies and Damsel Flies – Beth Miller Weather & Climate – Joshua Gilliland
Urban Ecology - Diana Foss Soils - Julia McCormick, USDA-NRCS Jasper LUNCH Volunteer Presentation Geology - Chris Clear 2:30 pm Field Trip to Johnson's Rock Shop
What is a Seep/Marsh? - Timi Maples, Pollinators/Native Bees - Zac Staton, Sweet Wing Gardens LUNCH Break Volunteer Presentation Introduction to Aldo Leopold and Conservation Awards - Ron Diderich, Piney Wood Lakes Land Stewardship - Matthew March, Polk County Extension
Ecological Concepts and Ecological Concepts and Management - Dr. Amber Ulseth, Sam Houston State University LUNCH Ecological Regions of Texas - Matthew March, Polk AgriLife Agent Entomology - Lawrence (Allen) Smith, Texas Forest Service
Mammalogy - Ann Turney, PWLMN Aquatic Systems Ecology - Ron Diderich LUNCH Volunteer Presentation Laws, Regulations and Ethics - Susan Webb TPWD Mushrooms & Other Fungi - Virtual - Terri MacArthur, The Woodlands Township Environmental Specialist
Ornithology - Virtual - Tania Homayoun, TPWD Archeology - Maggie Moore, Texas Historical Commission LUNCH Volunteer Presentation Alabama-Coushatta Culture - Bryant Celestine, Historic Preservation Officer Alabama-Coushatta Tree ID Fieldtrip at Turney Woods - Ann Turney
