Advanced Training

An overview of mosquito and house fly biology and ecology and how best to manage these pests throughout the year. Sonja L. Swiger, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology and an Extension specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Her research and teaching interests lie in the field of... Read More →

WE WILL MEET AT THE PARKING FOR HIGH POINT WHICH IS AT THE END OF FM 1496. THE COORDINATES ARE 31.999849, -98.475447. High Point is easy hiking, mostly sand and very little topography. Kyle Watter, CIV USARMY CESWF (USA), will lead the hike. Kyle will explain the history of the area, and some of the species we will encounter... Read More →

THE MOTHING EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE IT LATER. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MORNING HIKE AT LAKE PROCTOR IS STILL GOING ON. FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT DAYNA INBODY   Dr. Russell Pfau, Professor at Tarleton State University, and other area Moth-ers will set up at Lance Trinques’s property Saturday June 4th from 9pm... Read More →

Walk the Bosque River Trail and learn the names of the trees, native plants, and wildlife along the way. You will also learn the basics of iNaturalist, an app that uses photos to identify native species. It searches a database to offer suggestions of species from your area.  Whoever can take a photo with an  iphone is... Read More →

Free virtual training June 15 Historic and traditional uses in Texas, current medicinal purposes, utilitarian uses. Edible native gardens. To register  go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MedicinalPP Log to AT: Texas A&M AgriLIfe Extension classes/lectures  

Ricky Linex will present at 7 pm after the Business Meeting Presentation showcases 45 native Texas forbs, shrubs and trees that were used medicinally by many tribes across Texas and the southern US.  The treatment method and the illness or disease treated will be discussed for each plant.  Resources will be shown that can be... Read More →

For the past ten years Patrick Kostecka has been a beekeeper as a hobbyist.  He will share with us his experiences with honeybees and how he has added native plants to benefit native pollinators also.  He will present on both his honeybees and his experience creating pollinator gardens for butterflies, hummingbirds and native bees. Patrick... Read More →

Ben Murphy is a Park Ranger and the Volunteer Coordinator at Lake Proctor. Ben graduated from Tarleton State University in May of 2020 and has a degree in Agricultural Services and Development. Topic Overview As the Volunteer Coordinator at Lake Proctor Ben will be able to share the history of Lake Proctor, what the park... Read More →

Meet at the Red Waterfront Trail at 9 am. No max people but TX MN only Led by Colton Claborn Hike will last about 1.5 hours. The trail is a little over a mile long but including the walk back is about 2 miles Bring water, hiking sticks, hats, boots, sunglasses, sunscreen, snacks. You will... Read More →

Pollinators and Natives: An Ancient Marriage with Randy Johnson - October 2 The relationship between pollinators and angiosperms (flowering plants) supports and sustains almost all terrestrial ecosystems on Earth. Flowering plants are pollinated by a vast array of organisms and mechanisms but mostly by insects and many are unique, specialized relationships which reflect their co-evolution. This presentation discusses... Read More →