About Us

We are a group of citizen volunteers committed to the beneficial management of our natural resources and natural areas through volunteer service and educational outreach. Our chapter was established in Spring 2005. We currently have about 100 members who carry out the Texas Master NaturalistTM mission throughout our three-county chapter area. Our chapter serves Hood, Johnson, and Somervell, and Johnson Counties.

Our coordinated volunteer network is trained and certified to provide natural resource education to the public, provide educational activities to schools, assist our partners with natural resource management, coordinate and lead citizen science activities, sponsor multi-faceted outdoor learning events to the public, and more.

Learn more on our Projects and Partners page.

Photo of butterfly garden with rock-lined path winding through shaded shrub area and sign about native plants
Butterfly garden with native plants, Acton Nature Center. Chapter members maintain this garden and other facilities and areas at the Nature Center. Photo by W. Moore.
Group of people standing on a rock outcrop with mountains in background at Big Bend National Park.
Chapter Advanced Training at Big Bend National Park. Photo by M. Holm.

Join us at our monthly meetings.

Our meetings are open to the public. You’re invited to have dinner on us as a guest. We meet on the first Thursday of each month, rotating meeting locations among the three counties the chapter serves. Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. with a potluck dinner and opportunity for socializing and sharing adventures and discoveries. At 6:30, we enjoy learning from invited speakers, followed by a short business meeting. Check the upcoming meeting’s location and speaker on the Welcome page.

Officers and Committees

To contact an officer, please go to the Contact Us page and submit a form with your request. To contact the webmaster, please email webmaster@riobrazosmn.org.

  • President – Kristina del Pino Borgstrom President@riobrazosmn.org
  • Vice President/Programs – Linda Peters
  • Treasurer – Susan Reece Treasurer@riobrazosmn.org
  • Secretary – Charlene Davis
  • Past President – Robert Slaughter
  • Advanced Training Director – Cynthia Walker
  • Chapter State Representative – Vacant
  • Communication Director – Melody Holm Communications@riobrazosmn.org
  • Educational Programs Director – Tim Eschbach
  • Membership Director – Gary Hinds
  • Training Class Director – Amy Knoll Training@riobrazosmn.org
  • Training Class Representative – Sha and Johnny Robinson
  • Volunteer Service Projects Director – Maryann Mathews
  • Webmaster – Melody Holm Webmaster@riobrazosmn.org

Advisors

Governing Documents