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The Acton Farmers Market is a community farmers and makers market held on the second and fourth Saturdays from May until October. Open to the public, the market features farm-raised food, including fresh baked and canned goods, along with hand-crafted items produced locally. The market is at the pavilion behind the Shell station at the... 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.
Keep Burleson Beautiful's Monarch Festival will be the first pollinator event held in Burleson. Carol Clark -- Monarch specialist, amateur botanist, longtime Native Plant Society of Texas member, and Conservation Specialist with Monarch Watch -- is scheduled to speak. Chapter plans are to host the chapter booth, a monarch life cycle booth, and assist with... Read More →
Lectures are held the first Sunday of the month in January, April, July, and October at 4:00 PM. The October lecture will be about native plants, presented by Randy Johnson. Please check back for more information as the date approaches. Chapter members: This is an Advanced Training opportunity.
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 Joe and Karen Langdon -- Turning the Langdon Ranch into a Conservation Easement 7:30 Business meeting... 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.
The Acton Farmers Market is a community farmers and makers market held on the second and fourth Saturdays from May until October. Open to the public, the market features farm-raised food, including fresh baked and canned goods, along with hand-crafted items produced locally. The market is at the pavilion behind the Shell station at the... Read More →
Join in the celebration of Dinosaur Valley State Park 50th Anniversary! There will be family fun and educational activities. Learn from real paleontologists, archaeologists, historians, biologists, astronomers, and more! There will be food trucks, music, games, and even a discussion panel featuring funny, unique and interesting tales from the past 50 years. Location in the... Read More →
This free, family-friendly event features fun activities including historical re-enactments, food trucks, vendors, car show, and a Kids Zone. Texas Master Naturalist, Rio Brazos Chapter volunteers will join Keep Burleson Beautiful to offer historical ethnobotany. Volunteers: We may set up shifts to offer a glimpse into the uses of plants by combining the Burleson Historical... Read More →
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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.
