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 →

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 →

Monarch Blitz

Monarch Joint Venture

For the 10-day period, the Monarch Blitz invites people from across North America to report monarch butterfly sightings, to find milkweed plants, and to look for monarch eggs, caterpillars, and chrysalises. To take part, simply go outdoors and share your monarch and milkweed observations with one of these participating community science programs:  Journey North (journeynorth.org),... Read More →

August Chapter Meeting

Join us at MSU, Bolin Science Hall, Room 209 or contact [email protected] for the Zoom link.  Use the south entrance of Bolin Science Hall.  Handicap-accessible.  Program to be announced. Report as AT: Chapter Meeting for the program; CB:Administrative Work: Chapter Meeting for the chapter business meeting.