Meet at the boat ramp at Lake Wichita off of Kemp Blvd (near across from the State Hospital). Then move to Lucy Park,, just inside the park near River Bend Nature Center. This event will be held the second Friday of each month, unless noted otherwise. Contact Carl Brown for more information. Report as FR:... Read More →
The Global Big Day is an annual birdwatching event that takes place on the second Saturday of May every year. Join birders from around the world to observe and record as many bird species as possible in one day. The data collected during Global Big Day helps to shed light on the distribution and abundance... Read More →
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 →
TMNTuesdays webinar series are on the second Tuesday of the month. Only TMNTuesdays and Texas Nature Tracker mini-series webinar recordings can count as AT. This month's webinar is: No Mow May Mowing is time consuming. Mowing is expensive. Mowing, in most cases, doesn’t provide any benefit to wildlife. So why are so many of our... Read More →
Join the HMANA (Hawk Migration Association of North America) for their Lunch-n-Learn about nighthawk migration. The ground-nesting Common Nighthawk is one of North America's most widely distributed bird species and yet it remains one of the least understood, thanks in part to its nocturnal habits. Unfortunately, the Common Nighthawk is also declining across much of... Read More →
The Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus) is a grassland species historically found across most of Texas. There has been taxonomic uncertainty as to whether there are one, two, or even three species of western hognose in North America, potentially all occurring within the borders of our state. Corey will discuss his latest taxonomic conclusions as... Read More →
Help Lynn Seman with a high school class from Chillicothe as they go for a hike on the trails at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus. She needs some help. Contact her at [email protected]. Time to be determined. DO: Community Presentation
Wild pigs are an invasive species with cascading impacts to agriculture, property, and natural resources. Texas watersheds are particularly vulnerable to damage. Damage includes soil erosion, bacterial contamination, bank erosion and changes to vegetation, all of which affect water quality and wildlife. In this webinar we’ll discuss the impacts pigs have and the benefits of... Read More →
Dr. Steven Rosscoe, Assistant Biology Professor at MSU, will discuss paleontology, the study of ancient life. Meet at MSU's Bolin Science Hall, Room 213. In-person preferred. Trainees report as: Training Class (enter class description).
Join MSU's Dr. Rosscoe as we travel to Mineral Wells Fossil Park to learn about the ancient life of Texas. You can collect and keep the fossils you find. We will meet in the parking lot just south of Bolin Science Hall at MSU at 8:00 am, and carpool/travel to the park. Bring a sack... Read More →
