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The Rio Brazos Chapter book club meets quarterly by Zoom and discusses a book chosen by club members. The hour discussing the book can be recorded as AT. Zoom link will be sent to participants prior to each Zoom meeting. Contact Wendy Moore or submit a Contact Us form with your name and contact information... Read More →
The sixth annual Brazos River cleanup and campout reunion at Little L Ranch is on the calendar! There will be four days of opportunities for advanced training and volunteer time while cleansing our chapter's namesake (Rio Brazos) of tires and trash. Maneuvering a canoe is optional, as there will be other events that qualify for... Read More →
Mothing at the ANC will NOT be a public event this year, but Sam Kieschnick of TPWD will provide our Chapter with an AT opportunity. The exact time will be announced later this month, but the program will likely start about 8:30 as the skies darken. Of course, the moth-ers will be there with a... Read More →
Monarch 101 will help give chapter members the background and specific information on the life cycle, migration, host plants, threats to and ways to help the amazing Monarch butterfly thrive. The exact agenda will be announced to chapter members via email in August. We want to make sure you have the background to make October's... Read More →
This is the first of four 2024 Acton Nature Center Community Lectures offered to the public through the year. Lectures are nature-oriented and are offered the first Sunday of January, April, July, and October at 2:00 PM at the Opal Durant Community Center (aka, the Acton Library). For this lecture, Dave Moore, Rio Brazos Chapter... Read More →
All are invited to this free public lecture. Dr. Billy Teels will talk about Endemism and Endangerment, using the Black-capped Vireo as an example. Endemism is defined by Wikipedia as the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country, or other defined zone. For... Read More →
Join us for community presentations on creating habitats for pollinators; learn about native plants on a plant walk; and get comfortable with using iNaturalist to identify living things around you. We will be meeting at the Acton Nature Center Farm House. Park in the parking lot and follow the trail behind the parking lot map.... Read More →
The seventh annual Brazos River cleanup and campout reunion at Little L Ranch is on the calendar! There will be four days of opportunities for advanced training and volunteer time while cleansing our chapter’s namesake (Rio Brazos) of tires and trash. Maneuvering a canoe is optional, as there will be other events that qualify for... Read More →
Chapter members: Advanced Training on a variety of topics in preparation for volunteering at the Monarch Fest event in October. Topics will include migration, tagging, lifecycle details and more. Sessions will be Saturday morning, September 7. Actual start time TBD but will be updated closer to the September event.
Chapter Members: Join fellow Texas Master Naturalists from around the state for several days of learning, adventure, and socializing at the 2024 Annual Meeting in New Braunfels, Texas. Mark the date and check the state TMN website for details as they're developed.
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To request an event or opportunity to be posted on the calendar, please complete our Calendar Entry Request form. (Link opens in new page.) Please allow at least 48 hours for new events to appear on the calendar.
