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:Â 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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Our 5th cleanup of the Brazos River, along with the 3rd chapter campout should allow the opportunity of both "advanced training" and "volunteer time". Past events included star parties, nature bio-blitz, bird walks, lessons on nature journaling, monarch life cycle, falcons, and the Brazos River water snake. Of course with our chapter, there is always... 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 →
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   Dale Kruse -- Bryophytes and/or Other Plants 7:30  Business meeting Members’ hours reporting: Volunteer Opportunity: VMS Category: Administrative... Read More →
Meet by the Park Store at 8am. The route typically take 1.5-2 hours Please bring plenty of water with you for the morning. We will supply work gloves, safety vets, trash bags and grabbers. Email the Friends of DVSP if interested in helping out: [email protected]
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.
Celebrate all things Texas with historical vendors, live music, demonstrations, chuck wagons, and food trucks. Rio Brazos Chapter will provide ethnobotany-based education on heritage plants in Burleson when the area was founded. This is a chapter member volunteer opportunity. Check back for developing details or contact Maryann Mathews.
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 →
The Rio Brazos Chapter book club meets quarterly by Zoom and discusses a book chosen by club members. The hour discussing the book can be recorded as AT. Zoom link will be sent to participants prior to each Zoom meeting. Contact Wendy Moore or submit a Contact Us form with your name and contact information... Read More →
Join Texas Land Conservancy for guided hikes and hayrides at Chalk Mountain Ranch, a 340-acre former ranch that has been permanently protected by TLC in Somervell County. Explore the upland prairies with restored native grasses and discover the forested canyons on the limestone escarpment of the Lampasas Cut Plain in North Central Texas. This family-friendly... Read More →
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 →
Cedar Break Outer Loop Group Trail Maintenance Day. Meet at the Eastern low water crossing parking lot by the group campsites. We are aiming to hit the trails by 8am at the latest. Please bring plenty of water and snacks. A small meal will be provided on the trail. Park will supply work tools and... Read More →
2022 Second 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 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.
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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.
