DO YOU STILL NEED MORE HOURS TO GET UP TO YOUR REQUIRED 8 FOR 2024?
Another month of wonderful opportunities for Advanced Training in our area:
Saturday, December 7, Cienegas and CCC History AT Hike at Balmorhea State Park (BSP), Led by Ranger Emily Dickerson. 10:30am – 11:30am, The hike will be about 0.5 mile. Bring water and sun protection.
Also on December 7, there will be a Service Project at Ellen’s Wetlands near the truck stop east of Balmorhea at 9am to paint the bird blind. 11:30am will be a Chapter pot luck at BSP followed by Chapter Meeting 1230-130. Swimmings, Camping and motel rooms available at BSP.
Wednesday, December 4, ReConsidering Megafauna Hunting in the Pleistocene: State of the Debate and Insights from Experiments with the Atlatl and Dart. Dr Devin Pettigrew, Center for Big Bend Studies, SRSU. 3:30-4:30 Warnock Science Building Room 201. Followed by an offsite social mixer.
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TMN Tuesday, December 10, 12:00-1:00, Many Texas Master Naturalist Chapters have mentor/mentee programs to assist new trainees as they complete their initial certification coursework, advance training, and volunteer hours. Join us as we learn about the different mentor programs conducted by the Alamo Area, Capital Area, and Lost Pines Chapters!
To register and view past recordings, visit: https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/
I have enjoyed my tenure as AT Coordinator for Tierra Grande and look forward to an excellent year upcoming with Michael Weiss and John Kennedy taking over the reins. Keep learning all!
If you are interested in serving on our AT Committee, please contact Michael Weiss or John Kennedy. Our current members are Ellen Weinacht (Balmorhea), Michael Weiss (Marfa), Denis Foley (Alpine). We could sure use some representation from Fort Davis, Study Butte, Terlingua, Lajitas please.