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Keep Burleson Beautiful is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the health and prosperity of the city through litter prevention, solid waste minimization, education, and beautification. The City of Burleson is a partner organization with the Rio Brazos Chapter. Chapter members can earn volunteer hours by participating in Keep Burleson Beautiful activities. Contact Maryann Mathews... Read More →
Friends of Acton Nature Center (FANC) meet every second Wednesday to discuss, review, and plan tasks and projects for maintaining the native character of the nature center, along with maintaining facilities and offering educational opportunities. Anyone is welcome to attend meetings and become a member of the friends group. Meetings are at the Opal Durant... Read More →
2022 Fourth Quarter Chapter Board Meeting. Meeting is open to members and the public. Location TBD. Any change to start time will be noted on the website calendar.
The Education Committee plans and develops educational events and services to the chapter and our communities. Examples include public events at Acton Nature Center and our partner parks, nature education for homeschool programs, special educational activities for local schools, field trips, and more. Interested members are invited to join us! Volunteer Hours. VMS Category: Administrative Work... Read More →
All members, guests, and visitors are invited to the chapter’s monthly meetings. Each meeting starts with a potluck (dinner on us for guests and visitors), followed by a speaker and the business meeting. 6:00 Potluck 6:30 Speaker: Gaston del Pino Borgstrom - Isopods 7:30 Business meeting Members’ hours reporting: Volunteer Opportunity: VMS Category: Administrative Work... Read More →
The chapter offers nature-related lessons in a structured program for homeschool children. Volunteers arrive at 9:30 to set up. Nature based programs start at 10:30. Volunteers can participate in the entire program or parts of it. There are different programs each month from September-May. If interested contact Courtney Reeves at mrscourtneyreeves@gmail.com or 972-357-6898.
Free Public event. This is a citizen science monthly bird count recorded in eBird. Walk starts in the parking lot and goes to the bird blind and along trails from there. Masks and social distancing encouraged. Recommended: Binoculars, camera, water, hiking shoes, and clothing suitable for the weather.
Anyone interested in the Texas Master Naturalist program and becoming a member is invited to meet and visit with chapter members in an informal, relaxed setting and learn more about the chapter, its mission, and its people. This Meet and Greet kicks off the 2023 basic training program that begins with the first class on... Read More →
This is the first 2023 Acton Nature Center Community Lecture of four in a series to be offered to the public through the year. Lectures are nature-oriented and 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, local... Read More →
Friends of Acton Nature Center (FANC) meet every second Wednesday to discuss, review, and plan tasks and projects for maintaining the native character of the nature center, along with maintaining facilities and offering educational opportunities. Anyone is welcome to attend meetings and become a member of the friends group. Meetings are at the Opal Durant... Read More →
