Initial Training (Advanced Training for Certified Members) Topic: Wetlands Ecology Presenter: Allison Broussard, Huntsman Assignment: Unit 19 Hours: 3 Location: Huntsman Environmental Education Center (Spur 136 in Port Neches across from entrance to Huntsman Administration Complex)
BTA Neches River Rally Neches River Rally Cooks Lake to Scatterman Paddling Trail The 4.0 mile Cooks Lake Paddling Trail provides families and friends with a great opportunity to experience the biological diversity of the Big Thicket National Preserve. This seemingly short trail can actually become an all-day adventure as Cooks Lake and Scatterman Lake... 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: Aquatic Ecology and Volunteers as Teachers Presenters: Dr. Mathews McClure and Bruce Walker Assignment: Units 18 and 23 Hours: 5 Location: Big Thicket Association Office Notes: The morning session will take place at the BTA Office. The afternoon session will take place aboard the Ivory Bill, weather... Read More →
*** Postponed *** Looking for something fun to do this weekend while working to SAVE THE PLANET? The Big Thicket Natural Heritage Trust has scheduled a one-mile canoe cleanup of trash along the banks of Pine Island Bayou for Saturday, July 20 at 8:30 a.m. WHY:The Trust was fortunate to receive a NEEF grant that... Read More →
*** Postponed *** Date: Place: Sea Rim State Park Time: Arrive about 8:30a. The clean-up begins at 9 and ends at noon. About the Texas Adopt-A-Beach Program: Since the first cleanup in 1986, more than 529,000 Texas Adopt-A-Beach volunteers have picked up more than 9,600 tons of trash from Texas beaches, some of it originating... Read More →
*** Postponed *** Initial Training (Advanced Training for Certified Members) Topic: Weather and Climate Presenter: A representative from NOAA in Lake Charles Assignment: Unit 8 Hours: 2 Location: Sabine Pass Community Center Notes: The Sea Rim State Park Adopt-a-Beach event takes place in the morning at Sea Rim (9-12).
Monthly Chapter Meeting Note Location Change to the BTA Office in Beaumont! Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019 Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. with the program (Advanced Training) generally preceding the business meeting Advanced Training:
NOTE LOCATION CHANGE TO BTA OFFICE IN BEAUMONT! Initial Training (Advanced Training for Certified Members) Topic: Rangeland Ecology and Management Presenter: D'Ann and Danny White, Texas Master Naturalist Assignment: Unit 20 Hours: 1 Location: BTO Office in Beaumont Notes: A chapter meeting will follow.
"Turtle" Scarecrow Construction for Shangri La Date: Sunday, September 29 (and possibly Monday, September 30 as well) Time: 5:00p - 7:00p (or 7:30p) Place: 795 19th St, Beaumont (Kathryn and Bruce Walker's home) Cell: 409-782-3485 Message from Kathryn: The theme this year is Turtles. We will need a sign that somehow conveys the message... Read More →
