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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. All meetings are open to the public. Each meeting starts with a potluck (dinner on us for guests and visitors), followed by a speaker and the business meeting. Location: United Coop Granbury, 320 Fall Creek Hwy. Please join us! 6:00 Potluck 6:30 Speaker:... Read More →
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.
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 →
Keep Burleson Beautiful is the catalyst organization that combines all nature organizations working with the City of Burleson Parks Department in a reporting meeting that recurs monthly. All interested persons are welcome to attend. Texas Master Naturalist, Rio Brazos Chapter members serve on the Board.
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 →
First session of Rio Brazos Chapter 2024 new member training course. Introduction to and history of the Rio Brazos Chapter Program — Kristina del Pino Borgstrom, Chapter President, and Amy Knoll, Training Class Director. VMS and Time Reporting — Gary Hinds, Membership Director Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.
Introductions and social time for current chapter members and the 2024 class of trainees.
9:00 am: Introduction to and history of the Texas Master NaturalistTM Program — Sam Kieschnick. 12:30 pm: Taxonomy -- Gary Hinds. Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.
9:00 am: Ecological Concepts - Billy Teels 10:00 am: Ecoregions of Texas - Billy Teels 11:00 am: Field trip, Acton Nature Center Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.
