Initial Training (Advanced Training for Certified Members) Topic: Entomology and Botany Presenters: Katie Krantz and Dr. Randall Terry Assignments: Units 13 and 11 Hours: 6 Location: Shangri La Botanical Gardens in Orange Notes: A lunch break will be provided between the sessions. Bring your own lunch.
Canoe/Kayak Trip on Pine Island Bayou Date: Sunday, October 6, 2019 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Pine Island Bayou (Meet at the Highway 69/96 boat ramp on Pine Island Bayou. Take the Cooks Lake Road Exit.) Sponsor: Golden Triangle Sierra Club The Golden Triangle Sierra Club Group will canoe Pine Island Bayou through the Big Thicket... Read More →
Sea Rim State Park Beach Clean-up is needed monthly. Please report to the Visit Center for an assignment.
Initial Training (Advanced Training for Certified Members) Topic: Geology, Texas Soils, and Forest Ecology Presenters: Cynthia Parish, Julia McCormick, and Wendy Ledbetter Assignment: Unit 7 and 17 Hours: 6.5 Location: Village Creek State Park Notes: Following the morning presentation at Village Creek State Park, the participants will caravan to the Roy E. Larsen Sandyland Sanctuary.... Read More →
Date: OCTOBER 12, SATURDAY Event: Big Thicket Day, celebrating 55 years of BTA and 45 years of Big Thicket National Preserve. Beaumont Country Club BTA's annual meeting and awards presentation will be held at the Beaumont Country Club from 9 am to 11 am (adjacent to Collier's Ferry Park). Rodney Franklin, Texas State Parks Division Director of Texas... Read More →
20th Texas Master Naturalist State Meeting Dates: October 18-20, 2019 Location: Hilton Rockwall, 2055 Summer Lee Dr, Rockwall, TX 75032 Details: TBD (will be published in Summer 2019)
Date: October 22 at 1:30 p.m. Register now! Ocean of Changes Marine ecologist Malin Pinsky is leading the charge to collect the data needed to shape ocean policy amid global temperature rise. His lab at Rutgers University focuses on understanding “how marine ecosystems are changing, why they are changing and what choices we can make... Read More →
Quarterly Board Meeting Date: Thursday, Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Initial Training (Advanced Training for Certified Members) Topic: Citizen Science Presenter: Han Landel, Texas Invasive Species Assignment: Unit 24 Hours: 1 Location: Big Thicket Association Office in Beaumont Notes: A chapter meeting will follow.
Monthly Chapter Meeting Date: Thursday, October 24, 2019 Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. with the program (Advanced Training) generally preceding the business meeting Advanced Training:
