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 submit your event at least 2 weeks in advance of the event date and allow at least 48 hours for new events to appear on the calendar once they’ve been submitted.

Chapter members: Check the state TMN website (link opens in new page) for other training and volunteer opportunities offered through the state office or other chapters.

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TMN Basic Training – Forest Ecology and Ichthyology

New member basic training. Forest Ecology - Kimberlee Howell, Texas Forest Service Ichthyology - Billy Teels, Longtime Chapter Member and Ecologist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (Retired) Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

TMN Basic Training – Introduction to and History of Texas Master Naturalist Program; Taxonomy

First session of Rio Brazos Chapter 2023 new member training course. Introduction to Texas Master Naturalist Program and History of the Progam — Rachel Richter, Texas Parks and Wildlife VMS and Time Reporting — Gary Hinds, Long-time Chapter Member and “Timekeeper” Taxonomy  — Gary Hinds, Long-time Chapter Member and botany expert Hours reporting VMS category... Read More →

Ecological Concepts, Ecological Regions of Texas, and Texas Water Resources

New member basic training. Ecoregions and Ecological Concepts — Billy Teels, Longtime Chapter Member and Ecologist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (Retired) Texas Water Resources - Jill Garcia, Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

TMN Basic Training – Forest Ecology and Ichthyology

New member basic training. Forest Ecology – Kimberlee Howell, Texas Forest Service Ichthyology – Billy Teels, Longtime Chapter Member and Ecologist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (Retired) Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

TMN Basic Training – Mammals; Urban Ecology

New member basic training. Mammals; Urban Ecology - Kristina del Pino Borgstrom, Chapter Member Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

TMN Basic Training – Entomology, iNaturalist, and Astronomy

New member basic training. Entomology and iNaturalist — Valerie Taber, Chapter Member and insect expert Astronomy — Robert Slaughter, Chapter Member and Amateur Astronomer Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

TMN Basic Training – Ornithology; Grasses

New member basic training. Ornithology with bird walk - Dave Moore, Chapter Member and Expert Birder. Bird walk at ANC to follow classroom session. Grasses - Henry Bogusch, Chapter Member and Grass Expert. Field session at ANC following classroom session. Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

TMN Basic Training – Herpetology; Education Trunks

New member basic training. Herpetology - Gaston del Pino Borgstrom, Biologist and Chapter Member. Educational Trunks - What they are and how to use them - Wendy Moore, Chapter Member. Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

TMN Basic Training – Interpretive Hikes; Friends of Cleburne SP; Archeology

Cleburne State Park 5800 Park Rd 21, Cleburne, TX

New member basic training. Interpretive Hikes; Friends of Cleburne SP - Cathy Crocker, Chapter Member Archeology - Tony Lyle, Texas Parks and Wildlife. Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

TMN Basic Training – Wetland Ecology and Aquatic Systems

New member basic training. Wetland Ecology and Aquatic Systems - Billy Teels, Ecologist and Chapter Member Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.

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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.