Brick Stacking & Cleaning for The Ditch Water Discovery Center – July 15

Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District 930 Wolfe Nursery Road, Stephenville, TX, United States

This event has been rescheduled to July 15. Thurber brick will be used for the pathways, but we will have to clean and stack them first before moving them to Middle Trinity GCD.  If you have a rock chisel hammer, hammer/chisel, putty knife, etc., please bring them!  We will be sorting, cleaning asphalt off, and... Read More →

Ways to create a pollinator garden and beekeeping – July 21

Agrilife Research and Extension Center 1229 US-281, Stephenville, TX, United States

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 →

Event Series Project Wild K-12 – July 20

Project Wild K-12 – July 20

Texas Project WILD is available solely through TPWD workshops.  Attendance for the full training is required to get the book, regardless of fee payment. Any participating  TxMN Chapter (or cluster of nearby chapters) will designate a coordinator to receive and distribute the Project WILD books When a chapter has a minimum of 5 committed participants,... Read More →

Outreach Table @ Dublin Public Library – July 30

Dublin Public Library 206 W. Blackjack Street, Dublin, TX, United States

The Dublin Public Library will host a Back-To-School Fair, Saturday, July 30, 11am-2pm. Chapter members interested in taking the lead and volunteering with an information table at the event may contact Linda Wood by 3:00pm, Tuesday, July 26, to arrange for a basic chapter outreach box, table, and activity for the event. Log hours to... Read More →

Pottery lessons – August 2

Morning Star Ranch: On August 2,  we will try to glaze the pots that the participants made July 10.  It starts at 8:30 am and runs  until noon.   Contact Linda ([email protected])  if you are coming.  This is so I can contact you if they cancel due to heat

Brick Work Day – August 12

Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District 930 Wolfe Nursery Road, Stephenville, TX, United States

Sort, clean, stack historic Thurber Brick for the Ditch Water Discovery Center! Volunteers must sign a realist to participate. Bring gloves, water, any kind of hammer (optional: stool or chair). We are working toward a goal of 8600 total bricks Contact Stephanie Keith 254-485-8498 or  [email protected]

Fish Ecology – August 18

Agrilife Research and Extension Center 1229 US-281, Stephenville, TX, United States

“Lakes and fishing go hand and hand in Texas, but swim under the surface and the environmental history of Texas freshwater ecosystems becomes cloudy indeed. Texas has only one natural lake, and the current assemblage of fish found in Texas reservoirs represents a long and winding history of human intervention, often with surprising twists and... Read More →

Dinosaur Valley Bioblitz – August 20-21

Dinosaur Valley State Park 1629 Park Rd 59, Glen Rose, TX

Bioblitz at the new section of Dinosaur Valley State Park.  Birding, Mothing, Fishing, Insects, Bats, Small Mammals. Log hours to FR: iNaturalist Specify location & project in “Describe your service”, when you report. iNaturalist Cataloguing in public spaces within the state of Texas.   For more information contact [email protected]

Board Meeting – September 1

Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District 930 Wolfe Nursery Road, Stephenville, TX, United States

We will be meeting at Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District office in Stephenville. Are agenda below  Please let Katie know if you have any additional business to discuss or if you have any documents that need to be shared with the group. Agenda Items "Mid-year" budget review Revisit 501c3 status- If anyone has any notes... Read More →

Children’s program on birds – September 8

Stephenville Public Library 174 N Columbia S, Stephenville, Texas

We are putting together a children’s program, Birds! Birds! Birds! The planned activities include an activity showing how bird beaks are like household tools for obtaining food, finding food with your tool-like beak when it blends with your surroundings, and making paper sack owl  puppets.  Please let Linda Wood ([email protected]) or Gail Bradshaw ([email protected]) know... Read More →

Event Series Chapter Meeting

Chapter Meeting

Agrilife Research and Extension Center 1229 US-281, Stephenville, TX, United States

Chapter Meeting 6 pm to 7 pm Log chapter meeting hours to CB: Admin work; chapter meeting        

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