| As a Texas Master Naturalist you must complete a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service a year. We will help you be successful! We have plenty of suggestions and will provide you with monthly opportunities. Feel free to send potential volunteer opportunities (VO) + ideas to [email protected]. CHIHUAHUAN DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE CDRI will host the Marfa Summer Shake Up throughout June. TGMN Warren Shaul will oversee the daily lessons and needs volunteers to assist with the sessions. Classes are Monday – Thursday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Please contact Warren at [email protected] for more information about volunteering. TIERRA GRANDE HIGHWAY CLEAN-UP Tierra Grande Master Naturalist Adopt-a-Highway will take place on Wednesday, June 10 at 9:00am. Please help keep our own strip of the highway clean plus earn volunteer hours in the process. Meet at the sign closest to Alpine, 4 miles north of Casparis Municipal Airport. Questions? Contact Bob Rice – [email protected] DAVIS MOUNTAINS STATE PARK Saturday, June 20, 9 – 11:30am, is our next monthly volunteer workday. We will focus on landscaping needs at Indian Lodge (weed eating, pulling weeds, trimming desert willow, sprucing up). Have you seen the new landscaping between the 200 & 300 section? It’s quite lovely. Afterwards, let’s enjoy a lunch together at the Black Bear Restaurant. I could use at least 5 volunteers. Interested in developing an interpretive program on plants, animals, or anything else relatable to the park? Let’s talk! Some of your alumni have given programs here – Synsorae Eutsay, Bob Rice, Glen Eisen, Pam Cook. Can’t come on that Saturday? We’re flexible and will work with your schedule. Let me know what works. Contact [email protected] for more information. (432) 426-3337, x2123. BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK Between the hours of 7:30 &10am Barton Warnock Visitor Center could use the assistance of master naturalists in the following ways: Desert Garden Caretakers weeding, pruning, irrigation control, clearing pathways of debris. Please reach out to Gabriel Pastrano at [email protected] or call Barton Warnock Visitor Center at (432) 424-3327 TEXAS NATURE CONSERVANCY Monday, June 1 – Davis Mountains Preserve Increase Fire Buffer Along Preserve Roads 8:00am – 11:00am All volunteers welcome Use loppers and hand saws to cut and then scatter small trees/shrubs away from preserve roadways. **Bring gloves. Loppers and hand saws provided, but recommend bringing your own, if you have them Monday, June 8 – Davis Mountains Preserve Increase Fire Buffer Along Preserve Roads 8:00am – 11:00am All volunteers welcome Use loppers and hand saws to cut and then scatter small trees/shrubs away from preserve roadways. **Bring gloves. Loppers and hand saws provided, but recommend bringing your own, if you have them Saturday, June 13 – Volunteer Training Day for Leading Public Tours and Volunteer Activities 9:00am – 2:00pm 1 spot remaining – Please RSVP asap Reminder – if you can’t make this training day but would still like to attend, please let me know. If I have enough interest, I’ll offer a second training day later in the summer Learn how to lead volunteer activities and public tours for The Nature Conservancy’s west Texas program Thursday, June 25 – McIvor Center Clean and Set up for Guided Tour 9:00am – 12:00pm 1-2 volunteers needed Bring gloves if you have them. Other cleaning supplies provided Friday, June 26 – Davis Mountains Preserve Guided Tour 8:00am – 3:00pm 2 volunteers needed Help check folks in Drive vehicles on the preserve Join us on a slow, interpretive hike up Madera Canyon Overlook Trail, if you are able **High clearance vehicles needed for this tour. If you do not have high clearance, you can still volunteer Please contact Kaylee French at [email protected] if you are interested and available to help out with any of these volunteer opportunities. CHINATI FOUNDATION The Chinati Foundation is hosting a Landscape Restoration Weekend to help restore artist Donald Judd’s vision for the landscape. Volunteers are needed to clear invasive plants. Saturday, June 27, 6:30–10:00 a.m.Help cut back and clear Siberian Elms. Stick around afterwards for a communal breakfast! Snacks, cold water, and basic equipment will be provided. Volunteers are encouraged to bring the protective gear and tools they already have (e.g., gloves, hats, handsaws, loppers, sawzalls, etc.) Space is limited. Please register ahead of time through our sign-up form, email Land Management Fellow, Ethyn Maki, at [email protected], or call (432) 729-4362. Interested in more volunteering opportunities to help clear invasive plants at Chinati? Reach out to Ethyn to learn how you can get involved in future projects. Sign-up form https://forms.gle/BLb9x8cRnUScxZNo8 JUDD FOUNDATION AND AGAVE FESTIVAL June 5 9:00 am – 11:O0 am The Block / La Mansana De Chinati 400 W El Paso Street FREE Judd Foundation and Agave Festival present Arroyo Sessions: Volunteers are invited for coffee and breakfast treats, followed by hands-on riparian restoration of neighboring Mimm’s Creek, including planting of native grasses, shrubs, and trees. Boots and protective clothing recommended. |