Training Class Field Trip # 4 – Water Testing

River Bend Nature Center Wichita Falls, United States

Meet at River Bend Nature Center's pavillion to learn about the Texas Stream Team program. Learn why water testing is important.  In-person only. Trainees report as: AT: 2023 Training Class (enter field trip description). Current members are encouraged to attend this class but cannot report VT or AT hours for attending.

Integrated Disease Management System Approach to Reduce White-Nose Syndrome Mortality in Texas

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a deadly disease affecting hibernating bats all over the United States, including Texas. There are promising treatment options for this disease, but the logistical feasibility of these treatments - as well as the potential disturbance caused to bats by these treatments - require further investigation. In this project, we examined the... Read More →

Fishing Program for Summer Camp (1)

Help Lynn Seman with a Fishing Program with summer camp kids for Wichita Falls Parks and Recreation. Please call or email Lynn Seman at rlynnseman@gmail.com. Report as DO: Community Presentation

Fishing Program for Summer Camp

Help Lynn Seman with a Fishing Program with summer camp kids for Wichita Falls Parks and Recreation. Please call or email Lynn Seman at rlynnseman@gmail.com. Report as DO: Community Presentation

Training Class # 13 – Forest Ecology

Midwestern State University 3410 Tafft, Wichita Falls, United States

Kimberlee Peterson with the National Forestry Service will tell us about forest ecology. Training classes meet at MSU's Bolin Science Hall, room 213. Report as training class.  Current members are encouraged to attend, but cannot report hours.  

Plant Party: Monitoring Native Vegetation

Picking the right monitoring tools, understanding forestry prisms and plots, using photo points efficiently, navigating the Rangeland Anaylis Platform (RAP), and the future of monitoring vegetation are the topics that will be discussed during this Plant Party.  Door prizes are offered during this live event.  You must watch this webinar live. Plant Party is a... Read More →

Training Class # 14 – Vertebrate Biology

Midwestern State University 3410 Tafft, Wichita Falls, United States

Dr. Ray Willis, Associate Professor of Biology at MSU, will overview Vertebrate Biology, including historical biology with mammals as a model.  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... Read More →

Training Class # 15 – Meteorology

Midwestern State University 3410 Tafft, Wichita Falls, United States

Join Michael Bohling, Chief Meteorologist with KFDX, as he presents the class on weather and climatology. 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 for attending.

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 →