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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Participate in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count when the world comes together for the love of birds. Watch and count as many birds as you can find and report them. Observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations. Learn how you can participate, and learn, on the Great... Read More →
Bird lovers -- from the simply curious and fascinated, to the seasoned birder: Join us in helping spot, identify, and count birds at Acton Nature Center as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count! Meet in the ANC parking lot for a short walk to the bird blind to observe and record who comes to... Read More →
New member training. Astronomy and Solar System Walk -- Robert Slaughter, Chapter Member and Amateur Astronomer Friends of Cleburne State Park -- Cathy Crocker, Chapter Member and President, Friends of Cleburne State Park Hours reporting VMS category (dropdown list): Initial Training. Identify class in the training description box.
Special presentation for Great Backyard Bird Count. Link to flyer. This presentation by Dr. Billy Teels will entail a brief discussion of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) Classification Committee Check-list of North American Birds and its history, the concept of a morphological vs. biological species, and recent amendment proposals to the Classification Committee for a... Read More →
Preparation of Plant Specimens for Deposit as Herbarium Vouchers is a class to train members in the proper technics of collecting, making field notes, pressing, drying, mounting, and labeling specimens for delivery to the herbarium at Texas A&M. Dale Kruse, curator of the S.M. Tracy Herbarium at Texas A&M, will provide classroom and field work... Read More →
Bird lovers -- from the simply curious and fascinated, to the seasoned birder: Join us in helping spot, identify, and count birds at Acton Nature Center as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count! Meet in the ANC parking lot for a short walk to the bird blind to observe and record who comes to... Read More →
Join the Friends of DVSP for a highway cleanup morning. We will be working on cleaning the northern park roads that have treasures left from the 80s. Meet us at the Park Store and we will head out from there.
New member training. Aquatic Systems, Ichthyology, Wetland Ecology -- 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.
Join Friends of DVSP for a trail maintenance day. Our organization is adopting the Cedar Break Outer loop. Maintenance will include picking up litter, tree trimming, and evaluating erosion. Please bring work gloves, sturdy shoes and water. We have tools to use as needed. You will be required to hike out to the working location.... Read More →
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 →
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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.
