Bird Outing for July

Lake Arrowhead State Park , United States

Join Penny Miller, other members and guests at Lake Arrowhead State Park for a bird outing.   Look for and identify birds found at the park.  This is a leisurely hike on level ground (handicap accessible).  Binoculars helpful, but not required.  You can borrow a birding pack (bird book/binoculars) from the State Park headquarters.  This outing... Read More →

Digitizing Texas’ Botanical Legacy: the Texas Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria – Texas Wildlife Diversity Webinar

Natural history collections, such as herbaria, are well positioned for the analysis of global change and the resulting impacts on regional biota. In this context, the digitized herbarium specimen data from the Texas Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria provide the capacity for addressing major hypotheses in the region concerning patterns of species richness and phylogenetic... Read More →

Stewardship for Birds in Aquatic and Riparian Habitats – A Texas Waters Webinar

Riparian corridors have the greatest diversity of bird species and the greatest abundance of individual birds compared to most other habitat types. Also, riparian birds are an excellent indicator of riparian and aquatic ecosystem health, and stewardship for birds along riparian corridors increases the quality of the entire ecosystem. This webinar will discuss breeding and... Read More →

Training Class # 16 – Rangeland ecology/management

Midwestern State University

Join Ricky Linnex, formerly with the National Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, as he explains rangeland management and ecology.  Meet at MSU's Bolin Science Hall, Room 213.  In-person preferred. Trainees report as: AT: 2024 Training Class (enter class description). Current members are encouraged to attend this class but cannot report VT or AT hours... Read More →

Horned Lizard Hike @ Copper Breaks State Park (morning)

Meet at the Bull Canyon Trailhead at Copper Breaks State Park. Lynn would like other Rolling Plains Chapter TXMN members to assist with this hike. Report as IO: Special Events at Copper Breaks State Park.

Cool Off With Shade Gardening

Does your landscape have problem areas where nothing seems to grow? Do you have mature trees and areas where your turf is receding? Are your trees throwing shade?  Don’t accept being shaded out. Instead, take advantage of these cooler landscape areas! Learn about the many native and adapted plants that not only survive, but thrive,... Read More →

Horned Lizard Hike @ Copper Breaks State Park (evening)

Copper Breaks State Park

Meet at the Bull Canyon Trailhead at Copper Breaks State Park. Lynn would like other Rolling Plains Chapter TXMN members to assist with this hike. Report as IO: Special events at Copper Breaks State Park.

In the Life Of: Butterflies East of the Rockies

This Xercies Society webinar looks east over the Continental Divide running along the Rockies to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to explore the life of butterflies. This large extent of the country includes diverse landscapes ranging from alpine peaks, arid grasslands, fertile plains, forests, farms, and coastal wetlands. In all... Read More →

Training Class # 17 – final class

Midwestern State University

This is the final training class of 2024. Laura Gillis of the Rolling Plains Chapter TMN will discuss interpretive, volunteer opportunities and communication.  Meet at MSU's Bolin Science Hall, Room 213.  In-person preferred. Trainees report as: AT: 2024 Training Class (enter class description). Current members are encouraged to attend this class but cannot report VT... Read More →