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June 2026 - Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting SlidesDownload - [Youth Conservation Science Awards](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/youth-conservation-science-awards/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Conservation award is presented each year in the junior and senior division. 2018 The Texas Science and Engineering Fair was held on March 24 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio. Eight Texas Master Naturalists gathered this year to judge projects for the Texas Master Naturalist Conservation Special - [2026 Annual Meeting Photo, Art & Media Contest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2026-photo-art-media-contest/) - Best of Show 2025 We are excited to once again host our annual Photo, Art & Media Contest for the 2026 Annual Meeting! Each year at the Annual Meeting, we host a Photo, Art, and Media Contest for our Texas Master Naturalist program members to showcase their passions, skills, and hard work from the previous - [2026 Volunteer Training Courses](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2026-volunteer-training-courses/) - Many of our Texas Master Naturalist Chapters are getting ready for a new crop of volunteers to join the TMN Program! Many spring courses have already started while fall and winter training seasons are being planned! We would like to share these classes through our statewide press channels. We encourage each chapter to utilize their - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - May 26, 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-april-28-2026-2/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. May 2026 - Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting SlidesDownload - [2026 Annual Meeting Chapter Project Fair](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2026-chapter-project-fair/) - We are now accepting Chapter Project Fair submissions for the 2026 Annual Meeting! The Texas Master Naturalist Program holds this competition during our Annual Meeting each year to share and award the premier projects of the TMN Program. Our chapter members continually list this fair as a favorite way to learn about projects other chapters - [2026 Annual Meeting Chapter Advisor Award](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2026-chapter-advisor-award/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Program presents the Chapter Advisor Award to outstanding advisors and/or teams of advisors each year. The goal of the awards program is to encourage and recognize the exceptional work and support of local Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Advisors. The Chapter Advisor Team category was established to recognize the exceptional support of - [Communication Director Round Table - May 5, 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/communication-director-round-table-may-5-2026/) - Please see the recording and slides from the May 5 Communication Director Round Table meeting. Hannah Ferguson led a guided discussion on various topics pertaining to communication directors. - [2026 Annual Meeting Video Contest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2026-video-contest/) - We are now accepting Video Contest submissions for the 2026 Annual Meeting! Release the director in YOU! Each year, the Texas Master Naturalist Program hosts a video contest to showcase the "behind the scenes" works that go on within your chapter. We want you to share your experience as a trainee, your experience as a - [National Volunteer Month 2026 Story Highlights](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/national-volunteer-month-2026-story-highlights/) - For National Volunteer Month 2026, we are celebrating our amazing volunteers by highlighting a few individual Texas Master Naturalist stories from across Texas! These are just a few of the fantastic stories from our volunteers. THANK YOU to these four individuals and all of our volunteers who are making a difference throughout the state! Meet - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - April 28, 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-april-28-2026/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. - [H-E-B teams up with Texas Master Naturalist Program to fund third year of Pollinators for Texas](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/h-e-b-teams-up-with-texas-master-naturalist-program-to-fund-third-year-of-pollinators-for-texas/) - April 1, 2026 — The Texas Master Naturalist Program received an $80,000 donation to support community projects benefiting the state’s diverse native pollinator populations for a third year. The donation, awarded by Texas-based grocer H-E-B, continues the partnership of the Pollinators for Texas initiative for a third year. Individual Texas Master Naturalist Chapters are eligible to - [Virtual Volunteer Fair 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/virtual-volunteer-fair-2026/) - Our volunteers are ready to volunteer! Our Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers are dedicated to natural resource conservation work. We're continuing to hold our ever-popular Virtual Volunteer Fair in 2026 where Texas Master Naturalist volunteers are introduced to virtual and distanced service projects offerings of our partner conservation organizations in their communities. This returning feature of - [Training Director Round Table - April 21, 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/training-director-round-table-april-21-2026/) - Please see the recording and slides from the April 21 Training Director Round Table meeting. Hannah Ferguson led a guided discussion on various topics pertaining to training directors. - [Texas Master Naturalist 2025 Annual Report](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/texas-master-naturalist-2025-annual-report/) - Dear Texas Master Naturalists: As we enter into National Volunteer Recognition Day on April 19 and National Volunteer Week, April 19 – 25, we want to take a moment to celebrate YOU. Spring for the Texas Master Naturalist Program always comes with such vibrant energy and a busy season of conservation and stewardship activities! April and National Volunteer week are true testaments to your dedication and passion for our natural resources. This month, as part of Global - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - March 31, 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-march-31-2026/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. - [TMN VMS Update and Office Hours - 3/12/2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/tmn-vms-update-and-office-hours-march-2026/) - Please see below the recording of the TMN VMS Update and Office Hours held on March 12, 2026. - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - February 24, 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-february-24-2026/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. - [Pollinators for Texas 2024 Awarded Projects Final Report](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/pollinators-for-texas-2024-awards-final-report/) - Have more questions? Email us at TMNPollinatorsforTexas@ag.tamu.edu - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - January 27, 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-january-27-2026/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. - [H-E-B teams up with Texas Master Naturalist Program to fund second year of Pollinators for Texas](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/h-e-b-teams-up-with-texas-master-naturalist-program-to-fund-second-year-of-pollinators-for-texas/) - March 31, 2025 — The Texas Master Naturalist Program received an $80,000 donation to support community projects benefiting the state’s diverse native pollinator populations for a second year. The donation, awarded by Texas-based grocer H-E-B, continues the partnership of the Pollinators for Texas initiative for a second year. Individual Texas Master Naturalist Chapters are eligible to - [From Father to Daughters: A Legacy of Nature](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/from-father-to-daughters-a-legacy-of-nature/) - Texas Master Naturalist Jon Watkins, a member of the Gideon Lincecum Chapter, reflects on sharing his TMN Program experience with his daughters: Jon: "On the occasion of reaching my thousandth hour of volunteer service with the Texas Master Naturalist, Gideon Lincecum Chapter, I mark this moment by honoring my daughters, as together we continue a - [Season of Thanks 2025 Stories](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/season-of-thanks-2025-stories/) - This Season of Thanks, we want to celebrate the incredible family we’ve built together within the Texas Master Naturalist community. We asked YOU, our fantastic family of volunteers, a few questions about why you love the TMN Program, and the amount of heartfelt responses were overwhelming! Join us as we share a few! Meet Vanessa - [Seeing South Texas With New Eyes: One Texas Master Naturalist Trainee's Experience](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/seeing-south-texas-with-new-eyes-one-texas-master-naturalist-trainees-experience/) - Monica Garcia, a Texas Master Naturalist in the South Texas Chapter, reflects on her time as a trainee with the program: "When I joined the Texas Master Naturalists as a new trainee for 2025, I expected to learn interesting science, explore local ecosystems, and maybe even pick up a few new hobbies. What I didn’t - [Governing Documents Adoption Process 2026](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/governing-documents-adoption-process-2026/) - The Texas Master Naturalist™ Program governing documents for a chapter are the Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct Bylaws Chapter Management and Operations Protocols (CMOP) Chapter Operating Handbook (COH) All Texas Master Naturalist Governing Documents can be found on the Chapter Documents Page: https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/chapter-documents/ Updates were made to these governing documents in 2025 for - [2025 Annual Meeting Awards Wrap Up](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2025-annual-meeting-awards-wrap-up/) - 2nd Place 1st Place View all of our 2025 Video Contest submissions on our YouTube page. Exemplary Project Awards View all of our 2025 Project Fair submissions on our YouTube page. Photo, Art & Media Contest We had 517 entries Thank you to the Brazos Valley Chapter and the Photo, Art & Media Committee—along with - [Training Director Round Table - October 18, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/training-director-round-table-october-18-2025/) - Please see the recording and slides from the October 18 Training Director Round Table meeting. Hannah Ferguson led a guided discussion on various topics pertaining to training directors. To view the January 2025 Training Director Round Table, click here. - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - October 16, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-october-16-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Thursday, October 16th, 2025. - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - September 30, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-september-30-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, September 30th, 2025. - [2025 Volunteer Training Courses](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2025-basic-training-classes/) - Many of our Texas Master Naturalist Chapters are getting ready for a new crop of volunteers to join the TMN Program! Many spring courses have already started while fall and winter training seasons are being planned! We would like to share these classes through our statewide press channels. We encourage each chapter to utilize their - [2025 Annual Meeting Photo, Art & Media Contest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2025-photo-art-media-contest/) - Best of Show 2024 We are excited to once again host our annual Photo, Art & Media Contest for the 2025 Annual Meeting! Each year at the Annual Meeting, we host a Photo, Art, and Media Contest for our Texas Master Naturalist program members to showcase their passions, skills, and hard work from the previous - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - August 26, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-august-26-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025. - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - July 29, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-july-29-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, July 29th, 2025. - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - June 24, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-june-24-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, June 24th, 2025. - [Training Director Round Table - June 17, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/training-director-round-table-june-17-2025/) - Please see the recording and slides from the June 17 Training Director Round Table meeting. Hannah Ferguson led a guided discussion on various topics pertaining to training directors, from the logistics of starting a second training class to ways to increase the chapter's reach to a variety of demographics. To view the January 2025 Training - [Training Director Round Table - January 21, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/training-director-round-table-january-21-2025/) - Please see the recording and slides from the January 21 Training Director Round Table meeting. Hannah Ferguson presented on the results from the 2024 new member training survey. - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - May 27, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-may-27-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025. - [2025 Annual Meeting Chapter Project Fair](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2025-chapter-project-fair/) - We are now accepting Chapter Project Fair submissions for the 2025 Annual Meeting! The Texas Master Naturalist Program holds this competition during our Annual Meeting each year to share and award the premier projects of the TMN Program. Our chapter members continually list this fair as a favorite way to learn about projects other chapters - [2025 Annual Meeting Video Contest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2025-video-contest/) - We are now accepting Video Contest submissions for the 2025 Annual Meeting! Release the director in YOU! Each year, the Texas Master Naturalist Program hosts a video contest to showcase the "behind the scenes" works that go on within your chapter. We want you to share your experience as a trainee, your experience as a - [2025 Annual Meeting Chapter Advisor Award](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2025-chapter-advisor-award/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Program presents the Chapter Advisor Award to outstanding advisors and/or teams of advisors each year. The goal of the awards program is to encourage and recognize the exceptional work and support of local Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Advisors. The Chapter Advisor Team category was established to recognize the exceptional support of - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - April 29, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-april-29-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday April 29th, 2025. - [Texas Master Naturalist 2024 Annual Report](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/texas-master-naturalist-2024-annual-report/) - Dear Texas Master Naturalists: As we enter into National Volunteer Recognition Day on April 20 and National Volunteer Week, April 20 – 26, we want to take a moment to celebrate YOU. Spring for the Texas Master Naturalist Program always comes with such vibrant energy and a busy season of conservation and stewardship activities! April - [National Volunteer Month 2025 Story Highlights](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/national-volunteer-month-2025-story-highlights/) - For National Volunteer Month 2025, we are celebrating our amazing volunteers by highlighting a few individual Texas Master Naturalist stories from across Texas! These are just a few of the fantastic stories from our volunteers. THANK YOU to these four individuals and all of our volunteers who are making a difference throughout the state! To - [Virtual Volunteer Fair 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/virtual-volunteer-fair-2025/) - Our volunteers are ready to volunteer! Our Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers are dedicated to natural resource conservation work. After the innovations of the pandemic, we're continuing to hold our ever-popular Virtual Volunteer Fair in 2025 where Texas Master Naturalist volunteers are introduced to virtual and distanced service projects offerings of our partner conservation organizations in - [Texas Master Naturalist Program named as a Texan by Nature 2025 Conservation Wrangler](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/texas-master-naturalist-program-named-as-a-texan-by-nature-2025-conservation-wrangler/) - April 1, 2025 — Texan by Nature (TxN), a conservation non-profit, today announces the selection of the Texas Master Naturalist Program (TMN) as a 2025 Conservation Wrangler. Conservation Wrangler is an accelerator program that catalyzes the very best Texan-led conservation projects occurring in the state. Selected projects are science-based and demonstrate positive Return on Conservation™ benefits - [2020 Chapter Project Fair: Entries](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-chapter-project-fair-entries/) - Presented below in the order they were presented to the judges. Galveston Bay Area Chapter Project Title: Galveston Beach Hero Project Submission Contact: Maureen Nolan-Wilde, mnwtiki@comcast.netProject Description: Our project team created a fun, educational and engaging program addressing what we do to help combat plastic pollution on our beaches. Members of the cast wear super - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - March 25, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-march-25-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday March 25th, 2025. - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - February 25, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-february-25-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday February 25th, 2025. - [2024 Annual Meeting Awards Wrap Up](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2024-annual-meeting-awards-wrap-up/) - 2nd Place 1st Place View all of our 2024 Video Contest submissions on our YouTube page. Exemplary Project Awards View all of our 2024 Project Fair submissions on our YouTube page. Photo, Art & Media Contest We had 499 entries An average of 91 votes per category Thank you to Balcones Canyonlands, Highland Lakes and - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - January 28, 2025](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-january-28-2025/) - Please see below the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting held on Tuesday January 28th, 2025. - [Virtual Volunteer Fair 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/virtual-volunteer-fair-2024/) - Our volunteers are ready to volunteer! Our Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers are dedicated to natural resource conservation work. After the innovations of the pandemic, we’re continuing to hold our ever-popular Virtual Volunteer in 2024 Fair where Texas Master Naturalist volunteers are introduced to virtual and distanced service projects offerings of our partner conservation organizations in - [Season of Thanks 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/season-of-thanks-2024/) - As we enter our Season of Thanks, we want to celebrate the incredible family we’ve built together within the Texas Master Naturalist community. Whether it’s a mother and son duo planting trees, an aunt and niece teaming up for wildlife conservation, or the family you found along the way, your stories of shared passion and - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - October 24, 2024 at Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-october-24-2024-at-annual-meeting/) - Please see the recording and slides from the October 2024 Annual Meeting Chapter Leadership Luncheon. TMN_Meeting_Notes_PresidentsAdvisors_2024_OctoberDownload - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - September 24th, 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-september-24th-2024/) - Please see the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents meeting from September 24th, 2024, below: September_2024_Presidents_Meeting_SlidesDownload TMN_PresidentsAdvisors_Meeting_Notes_September2024Download - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - August 27th, 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-august-27th-2024/) - Please see the slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents meeting from August 27th 2024 below: August-2024-Presidents-Meeting_SlidesDownload TMN_Meeting_PresidentsAdvisors_2024_August_NotesDownload - [2024 Photo, Art & Media Contest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2024-photo-art-media-contest/) - Best of Show Image 2023 We are excited to once again host our annual Photo, Art & Media Contest for the 2024 Annual Meeting! Each year at the Annual Meeting, we host a Photo, Art, and Media Contest for our Texas Master Naturalist program members to showcase their passions, skills, and hard work from the - [2024 Basic Training Classes](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2024-basic-training-classes/) - Many of our Texas Master Naturalist chapters are getting ready for a new crop of volunteers to join the TMN program! Many spring classes have already started while fall and winter training seasons are being planned! We would like to share these classes through our statewide press channels. We encourage each chapter to utilize their - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - June 25th, 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-june-25th-2024/) - Below is the recording, notes and slides from the June 25th Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting: June-2024-Presidents-Meeting-SlidesDownload June-2024-Presidents-Meeting-NotesDownload - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - May 28th, 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-may-28th-2024/) - Please see below the recording, notes and slides from the May 28th Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting: May-2024-Presidents-MeetingDownload Chapter-Presidents-Meeting-Notes-May-28-2024Download - [2024 Chapter Advisor Award](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2024-chapter-advisor-award/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Program presents the Chapter Advisor Award to outstanding advisors and/or teams of advisors each year. The goal of the awards program is to encourage and recognize the exceptional work and support of local Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Advisors. The Chapter Advisor Team category was established to recognize the exceptional support of - [2024 Chapter Project Fair](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2024-chapter-project-fair/) - Submissions are now OPEN for our 2024 Chapter Project Fair as part of our Annual Meeting. The Texas Master Naturalist Program holds this competition during our Annual Meeting each year to share and award the premier projects of the TMN Program. Our chapter members continually list this fair as a favorite way to learn about - [2024 Video Contest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2024-video-contest/) - We are now accepting Video Contest submissions for the 2024 Annual Meeting! 2024-Annual-Meeting-Video-ContestDownload Submit your Video Contest entry using the form below: - [National Volunteer Month 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/national-volunteer-month-2024/) - Dear Texas Master Naturalists: Spring is a busy season for the Texas Master Naturalist Program with so many conservation and stewardship events taking place as our program’s heralds of spring. April also brings many opportunities to celebrate and share what our Texas Master Naturalist volunteers are doing throughout this month’s Global Volunteer Month and National - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - April 30th, 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-april-30th-2024/) - Please see below the recording, notes, chat and slides from the April 30th 2024 Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting. April-30-Presidents-CHATDownload TMN-Presidents-Meeting-April-30-2024Download - [Texas Master Naturalist Program Guidance for logging Volunteer Service Hours for iNaturalist, Texas Nature Trackers, and eBird Projects](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/guidance-for-community-citizen-science-projects/) - The use of apps for collecting natural history data has greatly expanded in recent years with two platforms, iNaturalist and eBird, becoming widely accepted and utilized by conservation agencies and organizations across the country and globe, including the Texas Master Naturalist Program and its sponsors, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - March 26, 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-march-26-2024/) - Please see below the notes, slides and recording of the March 26th 2024 Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting. 2024-03-26-Chapter-Presidents-and-Advisors-meeting-NotesDownload - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - February 27th, 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-february-27th-2024/) - Please see below the recording, slides and notes from the February 27th Presidents & Advisors Meeting: Chapter-Presidents-Meeting-Notes-February-27-2024Download - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - January 30th, 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-january-30th-2024/) - Please see below the recording, slides and notes from the January 30th Presidents & Advisors Meeting: Janaury-2024-Presidents-MeetingDownload January-2024-NOTESDownload - [Texas Nature Trackers Bat Acoustic Monitoring Project](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/tnt-bat/) - As part of our #TMNTuesday Webinar events, the TNT Mini Series shared an opportunity to get involved with the Texas Nature Trackers Team. The recording of the presentation is available on our YouTube channel or on our TMNTuesday website. To sign up for the project presented, please use the form below. - [Texas Master Naturalist 25th Anniversary](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/texas-master-naturalist-25th-anniversary/) - In 2023, the Texas Master Naturalist Program celebrated a big anniversary: 25 years! Through the Virtual Volunteer Fair, Storytelling Project, Season of Thanks, and many more projects, we recognized our chapters, thanked our volunteers across the state, and continue to grow as master naturalists. Below, you can find and enjoy all of the 25th Anniversary - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - October 12th, 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-october-12th-2023/) - There is no recording, but please review the slides below from the October 12th, 2023 Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting at the Annual Meeting. October-2023-Presidents-Meeting-at-TMN-Annual-MeetingDownload - [Nature Reflections 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/nature-reflections-2021/) - ONE YEAR LATER - Texas Master Naturalist 'Nature Reflections' video diary project One year ago, as our state and the world progressed into the full realization of the global pandemic and following lockdowns, the Texas Master Naturalist Program took a moment to ask you, our naturalists, to reflect on the benefits of nature in your - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - November 28th, 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-november-28th-2023/) - Please review the notes, slides and recording below from the November 28th 2023 Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting. - [2023 Basic Training Classes](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2023-basic-training-classes/) - Many of our Texas Master Naturalist chapters are getting ready for a new crop of volunteers to join the TMN program! Many spring classes have already started while fall and winter training seasons are being planned! We would like to share these classes through our statewide press channels. We encourage each chapter to utilize their - [2023 Annual Meeting Awards Wrap Up](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2023-annual-meeting-awards-wrap-up/) - 2nd Place 1st Place Exemplary Project Awards Photo, Art & Media Contest We had 499 entries An average of 91 votes per category Thank you to the Rio Grande Valley & South Texas Border Chapters for hosting this contest! Media: Newsletter Media: Brochure Photography: Plants & Fungi Photography: Wildlife Birds Photography: Wildlife Insects and Arachnids - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - September 26th 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-september-26th-2023/) - Please see the recording and slides from the September 2023 Presidents Meeting. September-2023-Presidents-MeetingDownload - [Chapter President & Advisors Meeting - August 29th 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-president-advisors-meeting-august-29th-2023/) - Please see the recording and slides for the August Meeting below: - [2023 Annual Meeting Photo, Art, & Media Contest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2023-annual-meeting-photo-art-media-contest/) - Each year at the Annual Meeting, we host a Photo, Art, and Media Contest for our Texas Master Naturalist program members to showcase their passions, skills, and hard work from the previous year. For 2023, the contest will again be virtual. Be sure to read the rules in their entirety before entering. The host chapters - [25th Anniversary Celebration!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/25th-anniversary-storytelling-project/) - Anniversary Logo Storytelling Project About Our 25th Anniversary Logo: The Texas Master Naturalist Program has a fun way to award the volunteer hours we contribute: the annual service pin. Each one is unique to its calendar year, a “once in a lifetime” recognition to earn, own, and display. This tradition started in 2002 to recognize - [2022 Photo, Art, & Media Gallery](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2022-photo-art-media-gallery/) - Check out the wonderful creative talents of our Texas Master Naturalist members entered into this year's contest. Birds Insects Plants Scenic Photos Other Sculpture & Carving Drawing & Painting Digitally Enhanced Photos Chapters at Work and Play Birds Plants Insects Scenic Photo Category - Other Sculpting & Carving Drawing & Painting Digitally Enhanced Photos Chapters - [Testing Post for Photo and Art](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/testing-post-for-photo-and-art/) - Must be a TMN member to enter! [cg_users_reg id="1"] [cg_users_contact id="1"] [cg_gallery id="1"] [cg_users_login id="1"] - [2023 Video Contest - Entry Rules and Submissions Now Open](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2023-video-contest/) - We are now accepting Video Contest submissions for the 2023 Annual Meeting! https://txmn.tamu.edu/2023-annual-meeting/ Release the director in YOU! Each year, the Texas Master Naturalist Program hosts a video contest to showcase the "behind the scenes" works that go on within your chapter. We want you to share your experience as a trainee, your experience as - [Texas Master Naturalist Meeting OWL Loaner Program](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/meeting-owl-loaner-program/) - Purpose The Meeting Owl Pro is our premium 360-degree camera, mic, and speaker combined into one easy-to-use device. It creates the experience of in-person participation for hybrid teams and integrates seamlessly with the conferencing platforms you already use. The Texas Master Naturalist Program state office is offering a loaner program for the 10 Meeting Owls - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - June 27th 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-june-27th-2023/) - Please see the notes, recording and slides from the June 27th Chapter Presidents and Advisors meeting below: - [2023 Chapter Project Fair: Submissions Open](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2023-chapter-project-fair/) - Submissions are now OPEN for our 2023 Chapter Project Fair as part of our Annual Meeting. https://txmn.tamu.edu/2023-annual-meeting/ The Texas Master Naturalist Program holds this competition during our Annual Meeting each year to share and award the premier projects of the TMN Program. Our chapter members continually list this fair as a favorite way to learn - [2023 Chapter Advisor Awards - Now Open for Nominations](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2023-chapter-advisor-awards/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Program presents the Chapter Advisor Award to outstanding advisors and/or teams of advisors each year. The goal of the awards program is to encourage and recognize the exceptional work and support of local Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Advisors. The Chapter Advisor Team category was established to recognize the exceptional support of - [2021 Chapter Project Fair: Submissions Open!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2021-chapter-project-fair-submissions-open/) - Submissions are now OPEN for our 2021 Chapter Project Fair as part of our HYBRID 2021 Annual Meeting. The Texas Master Naturalist Program holds this competition during our Annual Meeting each year to share and award the premier projects of the TMN Program. While this year’s meeting may be different as we meet virtually, the - [2022 Chapter Project Fair: Submissions Open](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2022-chapter-project-fair/) - Submissions are closed for our 2022 Chapter Project Fair as part of our Annual Meeting. The Texas Master Naturalist Program holds this competition during our Annual Meeting each year to share and award the premier projects of the TMN Program. Our chapter members continually list this fair as a favorite way to learn about projects - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting – May 30th 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-may-30th-2023/) - Please see the recording, slides and notes for the May 30th Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting. Ch_Pres_Meeting_May30 NotesDownload - [WordPress Trainings & Recordings](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/wordpress-trainings-recordings/) - [Virtual Volunteer Fair 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/virtual-volunteer-fair-2023/) - Our volunteers are ready to volunteer! Our Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers are dedicated to natural resource conservation work. After the innovations of the pandemic, we're continuing to think outside of the box for how Texas Master Naturalist volunteers can assist our partner conservation organizations in their communities. At the height of the pandemic, due to - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting – April 25th 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-april-25th-2023/) - Please see the recording, notes and PowerPoint slides from the Presidents and Advisors Meeting below: April-2023-Presidents-MeetingDownload Ch_Pres_Meeting_Apr25Download - [April - Global Volunteer Month 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/april-global-volunteer-month-2023/) - TMN-National-Volunteer-Month-2023 TMN-Program-Info-Handout Avery_VolunteerismMonth2023 2023-Annual-TPWD-Volunteer-Letter-4-20-2023Download - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - March 28th 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-march-28th-2023/) - Please see below the notes, slides and recording of the Chapter Presidents Meeting from March 28th 2023: Ch_Pres_Meeting_Mar28Download - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - February 28, 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-february-28-2023/) - Please see below the recording, slides and notes from the February 28th 2023 Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting: Meeting Notes: Ch_Pres_Meeting_Feb28-1Download - [Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting - January 31 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-and-advisors-meeting-january-31-2023/) - See below the slides, notes and recording of the January 31st 2023 Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Presidents & Advisors Monthly Meeting: - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - November 29th 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-november-29th-2022/) - Please see below the recording, notes and slides for the Chapter Leaders meeting held on Tuesday November 29th. TMN-Presidents-Meeting-11-19-2022Download November-2022-Presidents-Meeting_MH-rev.pptxDownload - [A Texas Master Naturalist in Space!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/a-texas-master-naturalist-in-space/) - We're going to space! In January of 2022, Kjell Lindgren reached out to the Texas Master Naturalist State office with a request. He was a trained master naturalist with the Gulf Coast chapter and needed some pins and TMN gear to borrow for a few months. He was the commanding officer of the Crew-4 mission - [Our Coastal Prairie Chapter needs your Vote!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/our-coastal-prairie-chapter-needs-your-vote/) - UPDATE 11/1/2022 WE DID IT! A Project by the Coastal Prairie Chapter has been selected as one of 10 national semifinalists for $75,000 grant! A project at the Coastal Prairie Chapter’s Seabourne Creek Nature Park in Rosenberg has been selected as one of ten national semifinalists for a $75,000 grant from Niagara Bottling Company’s “Perk - [2022 Annual Meeting Awards Wrap Up](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2022-annual-meeting-awards-wrap-up/) - Our 23rd Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting by the Numbers: 458 registrants83 virtual & 375 in-person126 speakers114 concurrent sessions, including 21 field sessions43 of 48 chapters (~90 %) Lifetime Service Hour Milestone Awards First Year Certification in 2022 250 Service Hours Milestone Award Kristina & Robert Adkins, Hays CountyKaren Aho, Prairie OaksRoy Appleton, Highland LakesDawn - [Governing Documents Adoption Process 2023](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/governing-documents-adoption-process-2023/) - The Texas Master Naturalist™ Program governing documents for a chapter are the Code of Ethics and Standards of ConductBylawsChapter Management and Operations Protocols (CMOP)Chapter Operating Handbook (COH) All Texas Master Naturalist Governing Documents can be found on the Chapter Documents Page: https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/chapter-documents/ Updates were made to these governing documents in 2022 for adoption and effective - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - September 20, 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-september-20-2022/) - Please see below the notes, slides and recording for the Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting held on September 20th. CHAT-September-2022-Presidents-MeetingDownload - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - August 30th 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-august-30th-2022/) - Please see below the notes, slides and recording of the August Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting. August-2022-Presidents-MeetingDownload CHAT-August-2022-Presidents-MeetingDownload TMN-Presidents-Meeting-Notes-Aug-30-2022Download - [2022 Annual Meeting Photo, Art, & Media Contest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2022-annual-meeting-photo-art-media-contest/) - Each year at the Annual Meeting, we host a Photo, Art, and Media Contest for our Texas Master Naturalist program members to showcase their passions, skills and hard work from the previous year. For 2022, the contest will again be virtual. Be sure to read the rules in their entirety before entry. The host chapter - [2022 Video Contest - Entry Rules and Submissions Now Open](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2022-video-contest/) - We are now accepting Video Contest submissions for the 2022 Annual Meeting! Release the director in YOU! Each year, the Texas Master Naturalist Program hosts a video contest to showcase the "behind the scenes" works that go on within your chapter. We want you to share your experience as a trainee, your experience as a - [2022 Chapter Advisor Awards - Now Open for Nominations](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2022-chapter-advisor-awards/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Program presents the Chapter Advisor Award to outstanding advisors and/or teams of advisors each year. The goal of the awards program is to encourage and recognize the exceptional work and support of local Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Advisors. The Chapter Advisor Team category was established to recognize the exceptional support of - [2022 Fall Basic Training Classes Starting Soon!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/fall-2022-basic-training-classes-starting-soon/) - List of Fall 2022 Training Classes for Master Naturalist Chapters in Texas - [Virtual Volunteer Fair 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/virtual-volunteer-fair-2022/) - Catalog of Projects The Catalog of Projects below list ALL service project details along with the Project Contact and their email address. If you are interested in a particular project, please reach out to the Project Contact directly if you did not get a chance to sign up during the event. In addition, the projects - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - May 24th 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-may-24th-2022/) - Please see below for the notes, chat, slides and recording for the may 24th 2022 Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting: - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting – April 26th 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-april-26th-2022/) - Please see below the slide, notes and recording of the April 26th Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting: April-2022-Presidents-Meeting-SLIDESDownload TMN-Tuesday-notes-04-26-2022Download - [Texas Master Naturalist - Student Worker Position Listing](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/texas-master-naturalist-student-worker-position-listing/) - POSITION IS FILLED The Texas Master Naturalist Program is seeking a Student Worker for the spring and summer semesters: Job Duties:Position will be in charge of keeping the Texas Master Naturalist state website updated, and making any additional changes as needed. Website hosted by WordPress and tutorials available upon employment. Position will assist Program Coordinators - [National Volunteer Recognition Week](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/national-volunteer-recognition-week/) - Dear Texas Master Naturalists: April is a celebration of many things! The best of those celebrations is YOU!! Today, April 1st, launches the start of Global Volunteer Month 2022, with the week of April 17th to 23rd highlighted as National Volunteer Week. April also has a whole host of conservation and stewardship events with Earth - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - March 29th 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-march-29th-2022/) - Please see the notes, chat, slides and recording for the March 29th Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting below. Texas-Master-Naturalists-Chapter-Presidents-meeting-minutes-NOTES-3.22Download CHAT-March-2022-Presidents-MeetingDownload March-2022-Presidents-MeetingDownload - [2022 Spring Basic Training Classes Starting Soon!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/spring-2022-basic-training-classes-starting-soon/) - List of Spring 2022 Training Classes for Master Naturalist Chapters in Texas - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - February 22, 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-february-22-2022/) - Please below the notes, recording and power point slides for the February 22nd meeting. - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - January 25, 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-january-25-2022/) - Please see linked below the recording, slides, and notes from the January 25th Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting. Janaury-2022-Presidents-Meeting.pptxDownload TMN-Presidents-Meeting-2022-01-25Download - [2021 Annual Meeting Awards Wrap Up](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2021-annual-meeting-awards-wrap-up/) - Wrapping up the 2021 Hybrid Annual Meeting, our Saturday evening Annual Awards Ceremony was the highlight of the weeks event with milestone awards and special recognition given. Sunday we announced contest winners and the new 2022 recertification pin. The winners of each category are presented below in the order presented on Saturday October 23rd and - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - December 13, 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-december-13-2021/) - Please see below the recording, chat & slides from the December 2021 Presidents & Advisors Meeting. December-2021-Presidents-MeetingDownload December-Ch-Presidents-NOTESDownload - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting – November 15th 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-november-2021/) - Apologies for the late post. Please see below the recording, meeting notes and minutes from the November 15th 2021 Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting. - [2021 Fall Basic Training Classes Starting Soon!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/winter-spring-2021-basic-training-classes-starting-soon-2/) - Many of our Texas Master Naturalist chapters are getting ready for a new crop of volunteers to join the TMN program! As the spring training season comes to an end and the fall training season is just around the corner, we would like to share these classes through our statewide press channels. We encourage each - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - September 27th 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-september-27th-2021/) - Please see below the recording, slides, chat and notes from the September 27th Chapter Presidents and Advisors Monthly meeting September-2021-Presidents-MeetingDownload TMN-Chapter-Presidents-and-Advisors-Meeting-Notes-2021-09Download - [2021 Photo, Art, & Media Contest: Submissions are open until September 30, 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2021-photo-art-media-contest/) - Are you ready to share your best photographs. Did you capture a perfect image of a native prairie, bird, insect, or chapter member at work or play? Photographers may submit one photograph per category, so it's time to start selecting your best to share with your fellow naturalists. Can you draw, paint, sculpt, carve, sew, - [New Hybrid Training Offered](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/new-hybrid-training-offered/) - TMN Chapter Leaders - The TMN State Office is excited to host a new How to Hybrid Meetings Training for Chapter Leaders in September. Please register with the link below. Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend. The training will target chapter leaders who run chapter meetings and new class trainings. It will be recorded - [Virtual Volunteer Fair - August 31st & September 1st 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/virtual-volunteer-fair-august-2021/) - How do I Sign up to Volunteer? At the completion of EACH project proposal and then again at the end of the event, we will share the “Project Volunteer Registration” survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TMNVirtualVolunteerFairFall2021 Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers will use this survey link to select which Service Project(s) they are interested in volunteering with. This survey will - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - August 9th 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-august-9th-2021/) - Please see below the recording, slides, chat and notes from the August 9th Chapter Presidents and Advisors Monthly meeting. August 2021 Presidents Meeting SLIDESDownload TxMN Presidents Meeting 8.9.21 NOTESDownload August 2021 Pres Meeting CHATDownload - [Texas Master Naturalist Specialty License Plate](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/tmn-license-plate/) - Order YOURS Today!!! Our Texas Master Naturalist Specialty License Plate is here!! Join us and show off your Texas Master Naturalist membership, support of the program, your love of dragonflies and commitment to conservation education through volunteer service all over your city, county, Texas, and beyond! By purchasing a Texas Master Naturalist license plate, you - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting – June 28th 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-june-28th-2021/) - Please see below the recording, slides and notes from the June 2021 Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Presidents and Advisors Meeting. TMN-Monthly-Chapter-Presidents-2021-06-28 NOTESDownload June-2021-Presidents-Meeting SLIDESDownload - [2021 Video Contest: Submissions Open!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2021-video-contest/) - We are now accepting Video Contest submissions for our new HYBRID 2021 Annual Meeting! Release the director in YOU! Each year, the Texas Master Naturalist Program hosts a video contest to showcase the "behind the scenes" works that go on within your chapter. We want you to share your experience as a trainee, your experience - [2021 Spring Basic Training Classes Starting Soon!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/winter-spring-2021-basic-training-classes-starting-soon/) - Many of our Texas Master Naturalist chapters are getting ready for a new crop of volunteers to join the TMN program! As the fall training season comes to an end and the winter/spring training season kicks off, we would like to share these classes through our statewide press channels. We encourage each chapter to utilize - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - May 24th 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-may-24th-2021/) - Please see below the recording, slides, chat & notes from the May 24th Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting: May-2021-Presidents-Meeting-SLIDESDownload May-24-Presidents-Meeting-CHATDownload Texas-Master-Naturalist-Chapter-Presidents-NOTES-2021-05-24Download - [2021 Chapter Advisor Awards - Now Open for Nominations](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2021-chapter-advisor-awards-now-open-for-nominations/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Program presents the Chapter Advisor Award to outstanding advisors and/or teams of advisors each year. The goal of the awards program is to encourage and recognize the exceptional work and support of local Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Advisors. The Chapter Advisor Team category was established to recognize the exceptional support of - [2020 Project Fair: Rules & Submissions](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-project-fair/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Program holds this competition during our Annual Meeting each year to share and award the premier projects of the TMN Program. While this year's meeting may be different as we meet virtually, the work that our TMN Chapters do on the ground and in their communities annually is still just as important - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - April 26th 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-april-26th-2021/) - Please see below the recording, slides, chat and notes from the April 26th 2021 - TMN Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting. April-2021-Presidents-Meeting-NOTESDownload April-2021-Presidents-Meeting-CHAT-1Download April-2021-Presidents-Meeting-SLIDESDownload - [National Volunteer Week 2021!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/national-volunteer-week-2021/) - A letter from your Texas Master Naturalist State Program Coordinators Dear Texas Master Naturalists: Unprecedented. Perseverance. Remote. Pivot. Social Distance. Quarantine. Uncertain Times. Flexible.When it comes to words that defined us all in the past year, you have done it all, weathered it all, and you have risen above it all to overcome the challenges - [TMN Awards Two Students at Texas State Science and Engineering Fair](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/texas-state-science-and-engineering-fair/) - For the past four years, the Texas Master Naturalist Program has sponsored a special award at the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair. Texas 6th – 12th grade students compete in regional science and engineering fairs across the state during January, February and March to advance to the state fair. The fair includes 20+ categories spanning across - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting – March 29, 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-march-29-2021/) - Please see attached below the recording, slides and notes from the March 29th, 2021 Chapter Presidents and Advisors regular monthly meeting. PowerPoint Slides: March-2021-Presidents-Meeting-FINALDownload Notes: March-29th-Chapter-Presidents-Mtg-NOTESDownload - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting – February 22, 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-february-22-2021/) - We hope you all are warm and safe following last week’s winter weather across Texas. We held todays regularly scheduled TMN Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting as planned today at 1:00pm, however it was formatted to take on a more casual format. Realizing many of you are still digging out of last week’s event, we’d like to take - [2021 Virtual Volunteer Fair - February 3rd & 4th, 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/virtual-volunteer-fair-february-2021/) - Thursday February 4th 9:00 - 9:10 AM Introduction9:10 - 9:20 Bracken Cave Preserve video projects9:20 - 9:30 City Nature Challenge 2021 in the Rio Grande Valley9:30 - 9:40 AquaPlant Website Review & Enhancement9:40 - 9:50 Invasive Species Surveys and Verification9:50 - 10:00 BREAK10:00 - 10:10 Adopt-A-Loop - Great Texas Wildlife Trails10:10 - 10:20 Fat Bat - [Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting - January 25, 2021](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-advisors-meeting-january-25-2021/) - Please see below the recordings, slides, chat & notes from the January 2021 Chapter Presidents & Advisors Meeting. Thank you to Emily Hansen, CAMN, for taking notes this month. January-CHATDownload January-2021-Presidents-Meeting-1-25-21-SLIDESDownload 1.25.21-Presidents-Meeting-NOTESDownload - [Chapter Presidents Meeting - December 7th, 2020](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-meeting-december-7th-2020/) - Please see the recording, notes, chat & slides used for the December 7th Chapter Presidents Meeting: 12.7.20-Monthly-Presidents-Meeting-Online.editedDownload December-7th-Chapter-Presidents-MeetingDownload CHAT-Chapter-Presidents-Meeting-12.7.2020Download - [New Training Class Directors Meeting, November 30 2020](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/new-training-class-directors-meeting-november-30-2020/) - Please see below the recording, slides, notes & chat discussion from the November 30th, 2020 TMN New Training Class Directors Meeting: New-Training-Directors-Meeting-November-30th_updateDownload Notes-from-New-Class-Director-MeetingDownload New-Class-Directors-Call-Text-Chat-notes-11-30-20Download - [Chapter Presidents Meeting - November 2nd, 2020](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-meeting-november-2nd-2020/) - Please see below the notes, slides and chat from the November 2nd Monthly Chapter Presidents meeting. CHAT-Chapter-Presidents-11.2.2020Download November-2nd-Chapter-Presidents-MeetingDownload Presidents-Meeting-11-2-2020Download - [2020 Annual Meeting Awards Wrap Up](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-annual-meeting-awards-wrap-up/) - This years Chapter Project Fair presentations truly showcased each chapters’ ability to adapt and pivot during these challenging times, re-imagining their projects to make them work amid the health and safety restrictions for each given areas. Photography: Plants Photography: Wildlife Photography: Birds Photography: Scenic Photography: MNs at Work or Play - [2020 Photo, Art & Media Contest: Entries](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-photo-art-media-contest-entries/) - Each year at the Annual Meeting, we host a Photo, Art and Media Contest for our Texas Master Naturalist program members to showcase their passions, their skills and their hard work from the previous year. With the Annual Meeting going to a virtual format, the Contest has continued, but with some format changes. Yet that - [2020 Chapter Advisor Award: Rules & Submissions](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-chapter-advisor-award/) - The Texas Master Naturalist Program presents the Chapter Advisor Award to outstanding advisors and/or teams of advisors each year. The goal of the awards program is to encourage and recognize the exceptional work and support of local Texas Master Naturalist Chapter Advisors. The Chapter Advisor Team category was established to recognize the exceptional support of - [2020 Video Contest: Rules & Submission](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-video-contest-rules-submission/) - Summer is here! Take advantage of this time to Create a New Video, highlighting your experience as a Texas Master Naturalist, member or trainee, or showcase your chapter at work. This year we’re also adding in a NEW category for the contest - Nature Reflections. The Video Contest is also a great opportunity to develop - [2020 Photo, Art and Media Contest: Rules](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-photo-art-and-media-contest/) - Each year at the Annual Meeting, we host a Photo, Art and Media Contest for our Texas Master Naturalist program members to showcase their passions, their skills and their hard work from the previous year. With the Annual Meeting going to a virtual format, the Contest will continue, but with some format changes. These are - [Chapter Presidents Meeting - September 28th 2020](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-meeting-september-28th-2020/) - Below are linked the Slides, Notes, Chat & Q&A from the September 28th Chapter Presidents monthly meeting. TMN-Presidents-meeting-9.28.20Download 9-28-20-ChatDownload Sept-28th-Ch-President-Meeting-updated-9-28-20Download 9-28-20 Question AnswerDownload - [Virtual Field Sessions Day](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-virtual-field-sessions-day/) - Missing your field time? Missing the sound of prairie grass under your boots or chiggers crawling up your pants leg? The feeling of a whip of wind through a group of TMNs huddled over an unidentified plant species, iNat out and trying to ID? Or have you missed the thrill in being interrupted mid interpretive - [Virtual Nature Venture](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/2020-virtual-nature-venture/) - A Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting Fundraising Event! In years past, the Silent Auction at the Annual TMN State meeting was our annual fundraiser. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, and the virtual nature of our Annual Meeting, we are not able to have a live event this year. For the first time, we are asking our - [Virtual Volunteer Fair - September 2nd, 2020](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/virtual-volunteer-fair-september-2nd-2020/) - How do I Sign up to Volunteer? At the completion of EACH project proposal and then again at the end of the event, we will share the “Project Volunteer Registration” survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TMNVolunteerFair Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers will use this survey link to select which Service Project(s) they are committed to volunteering with. This survey will - [New Training Class Directors Meeting – August 11, 2020 @ 1:30pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/new-training-class-directors-meeting-august-11-2020-130pm/) - Please see the meeting notes from the August 11th New Training Class Directors meeting below linked as PDFs. August-11-Training-Directors-Meeting-notes-1Download Text-chat-from-New-Class-Directors-Phone-Call-8-11-20-1Download New-Training-Directors-Meeting-August-11Download Recording of Training NOW Posted! - [Fall 2020 Training: Class in Session!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/fall-2020-training-class-in-session/) - Training New Texas Master Naturalists even from a Distance! TWELVE Chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program are conducting training classes in the fall and winter months this year for volunteers wanting to learn about natural resource and conservation management. The Texas Master Naturalist program, consisting of 48 chapters located across the state, aims to - [Texas Master Naturalist 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Meeting - REGISTRATION OPEN](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/texas-master-naturalist-2020-virtual-annual-meeting-registration-open/) - You can now register for the Texas Master Naturalist 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Meeting! CLICK HERE to Register! The cost for this year’s virtual event is a flat rate of $55 for all attendees for the full virtual conference. Registration includes access to 90+ general sessions, virtually-offered technical sessions, and some fun surprises offered the weeks - [Chapter Presidents Meeting - August 10th, 2020](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-meeting-august-10th-2020/) - Below, please see the Meeting slides, notes and chat room document from the TMN Chapter Presidents Meeting held August 10th, 2020 at 1:00pm. August-10th-Chapter-Presidents-Meeting_MH-updateDownload TMN-Chapter-Presidents-Meeting-2020-08-10-1Download Chapter-Presidents-Chat-Room-Notes-8.10-1Download Please also take a moment of silence to remember the three TPWD Employees lost this weekend while conducting a helicopter survey in West Texas. For more information on the - [Galveston Bay Foundation continues its Land Conservation Efforts with Acquisition of Flo Hannah Prairie in Brazoria County](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/galveston-bay-foundation-continues-its-land-conservation-efforts-with-acquisition-of-flo-hannah-prairie-in-brazoria-county/) - Last week, the Galveston Bay Foundation acquired 79 acres of remnant coastal prairie in Brazoria County, as part of its continued effort to conserve coastal habitat through property acquisitions and conservation easements. Conserved land provides clean water, recreational opportunities, scenic beauty, a refuge for wildlife, and a host of other benefits. “The Texas Coast was - [TMN Annual Meeting is going VIRTUAL!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/tmn-annual-meeting-is-going-virtual/) - As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Master Naturalist Program has decided to suspend this year’s in-person event in Houston, Texas, in favor of a fully virtual experience. The decision reflects TMN’s responsibility to protect the health and wellbeing of its members, conference attendees and the general population while - [Volunteer Service at a Distance](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/volunteer-service-at-a-distance/) - First and foremost, all Texas Master Naturalist events, meetings, service projects must be compliant with all state, county and local public health proclamations and ordinances. Safety is our guiding principle for operations. As a program sponsored by both Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, each with their own COVID-19 guidelines, we have chosen - [Chapter Presidents Meeting - June 29, 1pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-meeting-june-29-1pm/) - Please see below for the June 29th Chapter Presidents Meeting notes, slides and chat room discussion. Presidents-Meeting-6.29Download Chapter-Presidents-Chat-Room-Notes-6.29Download TMN-June-29-President’s-MeetingDownload - [New Training Class Directors Meeting - June 18, 2020 @ 1:30pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/new-training-class-directors-meeting-june-18-2020-130pm/) - Please see attached Meeting slides, notes and chat. New-Training-Directors-Meeting-6.18-1Download Meeting-with-Training-Directors-18-June-2020Download Training-Directors-Chat-6.18Download - [State Representatives Spring 2020 Meeting - May 28, 2020 @1:30pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/state-representatives-spring-2020-meeting-may-28-2020-130pm/) - Please see the Meeting Slides, notes and chat room comments linked below. TMN-State-Representatives-Spring-2020-MeetingDownload TMN-State-Rep-meeting-May-28Download meeting_saved_chatDownload - [Nature Reflections](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/nature-reflections-project/) - "Nature Reflections" is a video diary project to share the - [Chapter Presidents – May 26, 2020 – Zoom Presidents Meeting, 1:00pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-may-26-2020-zoom-presidents-meeting-100pm/) - Below can be found the meeting notes and meeting slides from our May monthly Chapter Presidents meeting: May-Presidents-Meeting SlidesDownload Presidents-Meeting-Chat-5.26Download Texas-Master-Naturalist-President-Meeting-5.26-NotesDownload - [TPWD Magazine - May 2020 - My Amazing Backyard](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/tpwd-magazine-may-2020-my-amazing-backyard/) - https://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2020/may/ed_2_backyard/index.phtml Check out the article in this month's Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine written by our own Sheryl Smith-Rodgers, Highland Lakes Master Naturalist. - [National Volunteer Month Appreciation - 2020](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/national-volunteer-month-appreciation-2020/) - As we close out our celebrations of National Volunteer Month, the Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Dr. Jeffrey Hyde AND the Director of Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Carter Smith – the two state agency's that sponsor our Texas Master Naturalist Program – have both shared their thoughts and words of appreciation. - [Naturalist News - Hello World!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/hello-world/) - Everything is bigger in Texas! With over 268,000 square miles of territory and an ever-growing population of over 26.4 million residents, there are ample opportunities for those seeking to get outdoors and get involved with the ‘natural Texas’. From north to south, Texas spans 801 miles and east to west it spans 773 miles. The - [Chapter Presidents - April 27, 2020 - Zoom Presidents Meeting, 1:00pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-april-27-2020-zoom-presidents-meeting-100pm/) - Below can be found the meeting notes and meeting slides from our April monthly Chapter Presidents meeting. Call Notes from E HansenTxMN-Chapter-Presidents-meeting-4.27.20Download PowerPoint Presentation from MeetingWeek-5-Check-InDownload - [Chapter State Representatives - 2018 Summer Conference Call – Monday July 9th, 2018, 1:30pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-state-representatives-2018-summer-conference-call-monday-july-9th-2018-130pm/) - TMNStateRepMeeting_792018 – notes from call TMNStateRepConfCall2018 – presentation slides - [Chapter Presidents - March 30, 2020 – Zoom Chapter Presidents Meeting, 1:00pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-presidents-march-30-2020-zoom-chapter-presidents-meeting-100pm/) - MN Chapter Presidents Meeting via Zoom March 30 2020 – Call Notes from C Miller Chapter Presidents Zoom Call Chat 3.30 – Chat Room Notes Texas Master Naturalist Policy Updates with Covid-19 – Final – PowerPoint presentation from Call - [Spring 2020 New Member Training Schedules](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/spring-2020-new-member-training-schedules/) - The following chapters are hosting new member training classes during the Winter 2019-20 and Spring 2020 seasons. Each listing’s header will be linked to the chapter’s website or training class page. For more information on the requirements to become a Texas Master Naturalist, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page or view our infographic. Unsure about which chapter oversees your county? - [Chapter State Representatives - 2016 Annual Meeting State Reps Roundtable, Friday October 21, 3:30pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-state-representatives-2016-annual-meeting-state-reps-roundtable-friday-october-21-330pm/) - TMN Annual Meeting Oct 21 State Reps Roundtable – Meeting Notes - [Chapter State Representatives - 2016 Spring Conference Call – Wednesday, May 18, 3:00pm](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-state-representatives-2016-spring-conference-call-wednesday-may-18-300pm/) - TMNStateRepConfCall2016May – PowerPoint Presentation from call State Representative Conference Call 20160518 – Conference Call Notes - [Chapter State Representatives - 2017 Spring Conference Call – Friday March 3rd, 10:00am](https://txmn.tamu.edu/blog/chapter-state-representatives-2017-spring-conference-call-friday-march-3rd-1000am/) - TMNStateRepConfCall2017 – PowerPoint Presentation from call TMN State Representatives Spring Web Meeting – Conference Call Notes TMN State Reps 2017 Annual Meeting Guide ## Pages - [Welcome](https://txmn.tamu.edu/) - The Mission The Texas Master Naturalist Program's mission is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas. Many communities and organizations rely on such citizen volunteers for implementing youth education programs; - [#TMNTuesdays](https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/) - January 2026 - TMNTuesdayDownload 2025 #TMNTuesdays You can find all of the recordings for the 2025 #TMNTuesdays by clicking directly on the month you're interested in! 2024 #TMNTuesdays You can find all of the recordings for the 2024 #TMNTuesdays by clicking directly on the month you're interested in! 2023 #TMNTuesdays You can find all of - [2026 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2026-annual-meeting/) - Get excited for our Texas Master Naturalist 2026 Annual Meeting – to be held Thursday, October 22 through Sunday, October 25 in Waco, Texas! The Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for the Texas Master Naturalist volunteers from around the state to gather, participate in hands-on educational seminars, and receive all their Advanced - [Merchandise & Name Tags](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/tmn-merchandise-name-tags/) - The AgriLife Learn merchandise store is the place to purchase state-approved Texas Master Naturalist supplies! *Please note items below are current inventory of June 2025. Products in the AgriLife store may change. Click here to view Texas Master Naturalist Program approved name tags. Shop Our AgriLife Learn Store Apparel Merchandise T-Shirts, Polos, & Vests Long - [Chapter Resources](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/) - Chapter Resource pages linked below provide access to state governing documents, supplies, templates, and more. Volunteer Management System Portal Access links for Volunteer Management System, Help Desk, and Administrator log in. Chapter Documents Governing documents for the program and chapters, with additional operating resource documents. Curriculum Ordering information for the TMN State Curriculum. Email Listserv - [Pollinators for Texas Initiative](https://txmn.tamu.edu/pollinators-for-texas/) - 2024 Project Awards Highlight Video Have questions? Email us at TMNPollinatorsforTexas@ag.tamu.edu or visit our Resources and FAQs Page - [Pollinators for Texas Resources and FAQs](https://txmn.tamu.edu/pollinators-for-texas/pft-resources-and-faqs/) - Pollinator Talk - Wizzie BrownDownload FAQs Have more questions? Email us at TMNPollinatorsforTexas@ag.tamu.edu - [Chapters](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapters/) - Scroll or hover over a county to view the chapter operating in that county. Click on a county to go to that chapter's web page. - [Volunteer Management System Portal](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/tmn-vms-users/) - Welcome to the Texas Parks and Wildlife implementation of the Volunteer Management System (VMS) for Texas Master Naturalists from Samaritan Technologies. VMS – Volunteer Login – you must already have a TPWD username. If you do not, you may obtain one below. Hours on or before may not be entered You have until the end of - [2024 Pollinators for Texas Award Recipients](https://txmn.tamu.edu/pollinators-for-texas/2024-pollinators-for-texas-award-recipients/) - Texas Master Naturalist Program Announces 16 Chapter Awardees of the Pollinators for Texas Initiative January, 2025 — The Texas Master Naturalist Program announced 16 chapters from across the state will receive funding to implement community projects benefiting native pollinators, thanks to a generous $50,000 donation from Texas-based grocer, H-E-B. The awards are part of H-E-B’s - [Contact](https://txmn.tamu.edu/about/contact/) - Have a Question? Before You Email, Have You . . . . Checked out our Frequently Asked Questions page? Many of your questions may be answered already! Check out the FAQ page: Frequently Asked Questions Checked out your Local Chapter? Contact your local chapter if you have questions about their next training cycle or - [Want to be a Master Naturalist?](https://txmn.tamu.edu/about/want-to-be-a-master-naturalist/) - Click here to view TMN Chapters hosting 2026 initial volunteer training courses. Why Join the Master Naturalist Program? The mission of the Texas Master Naturalist Program is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for - [Our Team](https://txmn.tamu.edu/our-team/) - Michelle Haggerty State Program Coordinator (979) 587-2627 michelle.haggerty@ag.tamu.edu Hannah Ferguson Program Specialist (512) 763-6558 hannah.ferguson@ag.tamu.edu Hannah Thornton Student Program Aide TMNPollinatorsforTexas@ag.tamu.edu Mary Pearl Meuth Assistant Program Coordinator (727) 366-1144 marypearl.meuth@ag.tamu.edu Cristian Lopez Student Program Aide TMNPollinatorsforTexas@ag.tamu.edu - [2025 Pollinators for Texas Awarded Projects](https://txmn.tamu.edu/pollinators-for-texas/2025-pollinators-for-texas-awarded-projects/) - Texas Master Naturalist Program Announces 17 Chapter Project Awardees of the Pollinators for Texas Initiative A partnership between the Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) Program and H-E-B is expanding pollinator habitat across the state. As part of their Our Texas, Our Future sustainability commitment, H-E-B has awarded $80,000 to TMN to support 17 individual chapter-led projects - [About](https://txmn.tamu.edu/about/) - Started in 1997, the Texas Master Naturalist™ program includes 45+ local chapters serving 200+ counties. The mission of the program is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas. The work - [Brand & Marketing](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/tmn-brand-marketing/) - Brand Guide Click here for the Texas Master Naturalist Brand Guide 2025 Update. Program Logos The logos above are for official program and chapter use only. A transparent logo is available upon request. Please use the form below. Anniversary Logos The logos above are for official program and chapter use only. A transparent logo is - [Chapter Documents](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/chapter-documents/) - This page contains the current Texas Master Naturalist Program governing documents, along with resources chapters may need in operating. Texas Master Naturalist Program Policies All members of the Texas Master Naturalist Program will adhere to the Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct as established by the Texas Master Naturalist Program. Code of Ethics Standards - [2025 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2025-annual-meeting/) - Get excited for our Texas Master Naturalist 2025 Annual Meeting – to be held Thursday, October 16th through Sunday, October 19th in College Station, Texas! The Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for the Texas Master Naturalist volunteers from around the state to gather, participate in hands-on educational seminars, and receive all their - [Curriculum](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/curriculum/) - The Texas Master Naturalist™ Statewide Curriculum The purpose of the Statewide Curriculum and Basic Training Guide is to share the updated Texas Master Naturalist curriculum’s unit goals, and to give a few sample agendas with suggestions on ways to incorporate the curriculum units together and utilize local resource locations for field experiences. Unit goals are goals that - [Travis County](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapters/travis-county/) - Travis County has two active chapters: the Capital Area Chapter and the Balcones Canyonlands Chapter. Select below which chapter website you would like to be directed to. Note: If you are a prospective member, feel free to join whichever chapter suits your schedule, is the best location, or just has a group of people you - [4,000+ Hour Pins Ordering](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/4000-above-pins/) - Please Note: The President’s Volunteer Service Award has been placed on a temporary pause, as decided by the federal organization that manages it effective May 27, 2025. As a result, the TMN Program State Office as the Certifying Organization for TMN volunteers is unable to order the PVSA awards until that federal program is resumed. - [Email Listserv](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/email-listserv/) - Check out our Email Listserv to stay up to date on daily and weekly events, trainings, opportunities and other news! The purpose of the Texas Master Naturalist Listserv is to provide a means of quickly distributing news, announcements, notification of events, grant opportunities, and other items pertinent to Texas Master Naturalist members. To sign - [Frequently Asked Questions](https://txmn.tamu.edu/about/frequently-asked-questions/) - What is the Texas Master Naturalist Program? The Texas Master Naturalist Program is designed to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers who provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas A&M - [Cameron & Hidalgo Counties](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapters/cameron-hidalgo-counties/) - Cameron and Hidalgo Counties have two active chapters operating within their boundaries: the Rio Grande Valley Chapter and the South Texas Border Chapter. Select below which chapter website you would like to be directed to. Note: If you are a prospective member, feel free to join whichever chapter suits your schedule, is the best location, - [Texas Master Naturalist Program's 25th Anniversary](https://txmn.tamu.edu/25th-anniversary/) - Thanks to the Lost Pines Master Naturalist Chapter for sharing! AN ORDINARY DAYIt happened one fine spring day at Tenison Park Pollinator Garden in East Dallas. It was a scheduled volunteer day full of ordinary maintenance chores. I’m not sure how it started - innocently enough, I suppose. [Person] “A” arrived with a City of - [Events](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events/) - Events added to this calendar are NOT automatically approved as advanced training opportunities for Master Naturalists. You MUST get local chapter approval for training hours before attending. [tribe_events] - [Certification and Service Pins](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/certification-service-pins/) - Order Pins Orders for Certification certificates, 250 hr, 500 hr, 1,000 hr, 2,500 hr, Friends, current year re-certification, will be available through our AgriLife Learn store - https://agrilifelearn.tamu.edu/s/ To view the pins on the AgriLife Learn store, chapters will create an entitled "Chapter Name" account that will be given permissions to view these specific items. - [2024 Photo, Art and Media Contest Voting Links](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2024-photo-art-and-media-contest-voting-links/) - Artwork - Drawing and Painting - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GPRJSBR Artwork - Sewing or Stitchery - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZJVTGB Artwork - Sculpture - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6RRCFP2 Photo - Wildlife: Birds - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JTFVNV7 Photo - Wildlife: Insects and Arachnids - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W95CRVF Photo - Wildlife: Reptiles and Amphibians - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C6VFYXM Photo - Wildlife: Other - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T5D9TCS Photo - Chapters at work/play - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PP5S6Y8 Photo - [2024 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2024-annual-meeting/) - Get excited for our Texas Master Naturalist 2024 Annual Meeting – to be held Thursday, October 24th through Sunday, October 27th in San Marcos, Texas. Stay tuned for more information coming soon! The Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for the Texas Master Naturalist volunteers from around the state to gather, participate in - [Annual Meeting Code of Conduct](https://txmn.tamu.edu/annual-meeting-code-of-conduct/) - To all Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting attendees: The Texas Master Naturalist Program has established a Conference Code of Conduct as a positive step towards a safe and equitable gathering. All who registered should agree to abide by this code, and we provide it below in full for your familiarity and reference. The code is - [Junior Master Naturalist](https://txmn.tamu.edu/junior-master-naturalist/) - Is there a statewide Junior Master Naturalist program? We currently do not have a statewide Junior Master Naturalist program due to a lack of funding. Some chapters have developed their own Junior Master Naturalist projects and can be contacted for assistance in developing a project for your chapter. Scroll down to learn more about the - [Virtual Volunteer Fair 2024](https://txmn.tamu.edu/virtual-volunteer-fair-2024/) - [Chapter News and Highlights](https://txmn.tamu.edu/news/chapter-article-suggestion/) - [Calendar Submissions](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events/submitevents/) - Texas Master Naturalist Chapters are encouraged to share their online training workshops with other TMN chapters & volunteers. Please note that each of these opportunities needs to be PRE-Approved with your local chapter advanced training or basic training directors before attending. Training/Workshop Submission Form Notes: Please include Zoom or Direct link in Event Description section - [Nature Reflections](https://txmn.tamu.edu/about/nature-reflections/) - During the COVID-19 pandemic when the world shut down, Texas Master Naturalists reflected on what nature, and the program, meant to them during times of trouble. The Nature Reflections campaign connected Master Naturalist members across the state during a time when face-to-face interactions were limited. Started in 2020 and completed again in 2021, the Nature - [2023 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2023-annual-meeting/) - Thank you to everyone who attended the Texas Master Naturalist 2023 Annual Meeting! We loved seeing you in McAllen this year! Mark your calendars for October 24-27, 2024 for the 2024 Annual Meeting in San Marcos, Texas! Please take a moment and fill out our Annual Meeting Survey. We get feedback from our attendees each - [2018 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2018-annual-meeting/) - Thank you to the 640+ attendees of our 2018 Annual Meeting! You made our event a great success! If you attended, make sure to fill out the post-survey here. Save the date for our 20th Annual Meeting, October 18th-20th, in Rockwall, Texas. This page contains information about the following aspects of the 2018 Annual Meeting: - [2019 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2019-annual-meeting/) - Thank you for joining us at the 20th Texas Master Naturalist Program Annual Meeting! This year’s event took place in Rockwall, Texas, ran from Friday, October 18th through Sunday, October 20th. The event was hosted at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront Hotel on the shores of Lake Ray Hubbard just east of Dallas. Each year’s Annual - [2022 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2022-annual-meeting/) - Speaker Resource Center Speakers can access their sessions to update information or add additional handouts and slides. Please visit the Speaker Resource Center. Agenda The 2022 Annual Meeting agenda was packed with 100+ concurrent technical sessions lined up with a huge variety of topics – from laws & ethics to native pollinators, from fungi to - [Governing Documents Feedback Form](https://txmn.tamu.edu/chapter-resources/chapter-documents/governing-documents-feedback-form/) - [2021 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2021-annual-meeting/) - Contests & Awards - Submit Your Entries Now! We will have FOUR Annual Meeting contests available this year. Details for each are linked below: Chapter Advisor AwardsNominate your chapters advisor(s) to be recognizedNominations due September 30thChapter Project FairSubmit your chapter project for our virtual fair!Written entries due October 1stVideo ContestVideos of 1 minute to 3 - [2017 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2017-annual-meeting/) - This page contains information about the following aspects of the 2017 Annual Meeting: Presentations Information About Corpus Annual Meeting Agenda and Registration Information Sponsors Vendor Opportunities Texas Waters Day Silent Auction Chapter Project Fair Photo, Art & Media Contest Annual Video Contest Chapter Advisor Awards To stay up to date with the Texas Master Naturalist - [2016 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2016-annual-meeting/) - SAVE THE DATE! The Texas Master Naturalist 18th Annual Meeting will be held October 20th-22nd 2017 in Corpus Christi! This page contains information about the following aspects of the 2016 Annual Meeting: Presentations Registration Frequently Asked Questions Agenda and Advanced Training Descriptions Sponsors Vendor Opportunities Texas Waters Day 2016 Call for Proposals Project Fair Silent - [2015 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2015-annual-meeting/) - This page contains information about the following aspects of the Annual Meeting: Registration Frequently Asked Questions Agenda and Advanced Training Descriptions Project Fair Silent Auction 2nd Annual Video Contest Photo and Art Contest Chapter Advisor Award Sponsors Vendor Opportunities Commuter Options Check out the TMN 16th Annual Meeting Awards. Registration is now CLOSED! Registration for - [2020 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/2020-annual-meeting/) - Click Here to take the Annual Meeting Survey We want your feedback! The survey link closes on Friday November 6th Thank you to everyone who attended the Texas Master Naturalist 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting! Mark your calendars for October 21st - 24th for the 2021 Annual Meeting in Irving, Texas! Access Your Session Recordings: 2020 - [COVID-19 Response](https://txmn.tamu.edu/welcome/covid-19-response/) - First and foremost, all Texas Master Naturalist events, meetings, service projects must be compliant with all federal, state, county and local public health proclamations and ordinances. Safety is our guiding principle for operations. UPDATE 05.21.2021 Texas Master Naturalist Program’s COVID Safety and Response Guidelines - May 21, 2021 Safety is our guiding principle for operations. - [Thank You Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers](https://txmn.tamu.edu/welcome/thank-you/) - We want to take a minute every day to say THANK YOU for all that you do for our natural resources-- not just on Earth Day or National Volunteer Week…. but EVERY DAY no matter what the day!!! The volunteer work and assistance that you provide our agencies on a daily basis is ## Venues - [San Marcos, TX](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/san-marcos-tx/) - [LBJ Grasslands](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/lbj-grasslands/) - [Mineral Wells Fossil Park](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/mineral-wells-fossil-park/) - [First Presbyterian Church of Angleton, TX](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/first-presbyterian-church-of-angleton-tx/) - [McAllen Convention Center](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/mcallen-convention-center/) - [Pint and plow](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/pint-and-plow/) - [Enchanted Rock State Park](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/enchanted-rock-state-park/) - [Riverside Nature Center](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/riverside-nature-center/) - [Whiteside Museum of Natural History](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/whiteside-museum-of-natural-history/) - [Omni Houston](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/omni-houston/) - [Microsoft Teams](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/microsoft-teams/) - [Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/dallas-fort-worth-airport-marriott/) - [Balcones Canyonlands Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/balcones/) - Balcones Canyonlands Chapter https://bctxmn.org/ - [online](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/online-2/) - [15912](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15912-5/) - [15912](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15912-4/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925-9/) - [15912](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15912-3/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925-8/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925-7/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925-6/) - [15912](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15912-2/) - [iNaturalist](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/inaturalist/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925-5/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925-4/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925-3/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925-2/) - [15925](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15925/) - [15912](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/15912/) - [Webinar](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/webinar/) - [Skype](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/skype/) - [WebEx](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/webex/) - [Zoom](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/zoom/) - [Mo Ranch](https://txmn.tamu.edu/venue/mo-ranch/) ## Organizers - [Cradle of Texas Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/cradle-of-texas-chapter/) - [John P. O'Connell](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/john-p-oconnell/) - [NPSOT Kerrville Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/npsot-kerrville-chapter/) - [Texas Master Naturalist Program](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/texas-master-naturalist-program/) - [Horned Lizard Conservation Society](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/horned-lizard-conservation-society/) - [Texas A&M Forest Service - Conroe District](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/texas-aampm-forest-service-conroe-district/) - [Heartwood Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/heartwood-chapter/) - [Denton County Master Gardener Association](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/denton-county-master-gardener-association/) - [Texas A&M AgriLife Extension](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/texas-am-agrilife-extension/) - [TMN State Office](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/tmn-state-office/) - [Gulf Coast Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/gulf-coast-chapter/) - [Texas Sea Grant](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/texas-sea-grant/) - [Coastal Prairie Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/coastal-prairie-chapter/) - [Sheila Endres, Training Director](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/sheila-endres-training-director-3/) - [Sheila Endres, Training Director](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/sheila-endres-training-director-2/) - [Balcones Canonlands Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/balcones-canonlands-chapter/) - [Sheila Endres, Training Director](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/sheila-endres-training-director/) - [Balcones Canyonlands Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/balcones-canyonlands-chapter/) - [Bluestem Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/bluestem-chapter-of-texas-master-naturalist/) - [National Wildlife Federation - South Central Regional Center](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/national-wildlife-federation-south-central-regional-center/) - [16472](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/16472/) - [Texas A&M Forest Service](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/texas-aampm-forest-service/) - [16534](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/16534/) - [Deborah Youngblood](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/deborah-youngblood/) - [16443](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/16443-4/) - [Tania Homayoun, Texas Nature Trackers](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/tania-homayoun-texas-nature-trackers/) - [Anna Matthews](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/anna-matthews/) - [16443](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/16443-3/) - [16443](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/16443-2/) - [Bexar County Extension Office](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/bexar-county-extension-office/) - [Mcdonald Observatory](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/mcdonald-observatory-2/) - [McDonald Observatory](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/mcdonald-observatory/) - [16443](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/16443/) - [Simon Burton](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/simon-burton/) - [Elm Fork Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/elm-fork-chapter/) - [Angela England](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/angela-england/) - [Texas A&M Forest Service](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/texas-am-forest-service-2/) - [Texas A&M Forest Service](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/texas-am-forest-service/) - [Craig Hensley, Texas Nature Trackers](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/craig-hensley-texas-nature-trackers-3/) - [Craig Hensley, Texas Nature Trackers](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/craig-hensley-texas-nature-trackers-2/) - [Craig Hensley, Texas Nature Trackers](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/craig-hensley-texas-nature-trackers/) - [Rolling Plains Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/rolling-plains-chapter/) - [Dr Maureen Frank](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/dr-maureen-frank/) - [California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Science Institute](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/california-department-of-fish-and-wildlifes-science-institute/) - [John Warner](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/john-warner/) - [Rice University](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/rice-university/) - [Shannon Westveer](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/shannon-westveer/) - [Bert Stipelcovich](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/bert-stipelcovich/) - [Maureen Frank](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/maureen-frank/) - [AgriLife Web Team](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/agrilife-web-team/) - [Alamo Area Chapter](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/alamo-area-chapter/) - [Mary Pearl Meuth](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/mary-pearl-meuth/) - [Dr. Paul Nester](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/dr-paul-nester/) - [Jennifer Buratti](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/jennifer-buratti/) - [Michelle Haggerty](https://txmn.tamu.edu/organizer/michelle-haggerty/) ## Events - [TPWD BASIC FLY FISHING CLASS](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tpwd-basic-fly-fishing-class/) - Learn the Basics of Fly fishing in a 5 hr AT class; The class covers casting, fly tying, knots, safety, entomology, regulations and how to fish. Call Richard Johnson for details and to register. at 469-877-0695 Carrollton Rec Center. 3040 Rosemeade Pkwy, Carrollton, TX - [Lakewood Elementary Spring Spruce Up](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/lakewood-elementary-spring-spruce-up/) - Please join us as we prune and mulch in preparation for spring. Bring your favorite pruners (including larger ones for pruning native ornamental grasses if you have some), gloves, water bottle, sun protective clothing. - [TMN Tuesday and Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-19/) - [TMN Tuesday and Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-18/) - [Presidents Meeting at Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-at-annual-meeting/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-18/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-17/) - [TMN Tuesday and Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-15/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-16/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-15/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-14/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-13/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-12/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-11/) - [NPAT Herbicide Workshop](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/npat-herbicide-workshop/) - This workshop is intended for two audiences: (1) those already using herbicides in prairie/savanna restoration/maintenance and wishing to learn more about their effective and safe use, and (2) those not doing prairie/savanna restoration because herbicides are involved, but who are open to learning more about herbicides. A wealth of expertise has been assembled to address - [TMN Tuesday Chapter Project Fair](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-chapter-project-fair/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-17/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-16/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-14/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-13/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-12/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-11/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-10/) - [TMN Tuesday TNT Mini Series](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-tnt-mini-series-2/) - [TMN Tuesday TNT Mini Series](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-tnt-mini-series/) - [2024 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2024-annual-meeting/) - [LBJ Grasslands Clean Up Event](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/lbj-grasslands-clean-up-event/) - We will be picking up trash and clean up the area. Bring gloves, water, lunch and trash bags. You can come for all or any portion of the day. Christy will have her truck there to dispose of the bags Looking forward to seeing you there! Sign up for specific details on where to meet. - [Mineral Well’s Fossil Hike](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/mineral-wells-fossil-hike-2/) - Due to the weather, the hike has been rescheduled to Saturday, Dec. 9th. - [TXMN #TechTuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/txmn-techtuesday-2/) - WordPress Training Session First Tuesday of the Month 12-12:45 PM Microsoft Teams - tx.ag/TXMNwordpress - [Cradle of Texas Chapter 6th Annual Advanced Training Day](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/cradle-of-texas-chapter-6th-annual-advanced-training-day/) - The Texas Master Naturalist – Cradle of Texas Chapter is pleased to host our 6th Annual Advanced Training Day on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 8am-3:30pm. The event will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Angleton, with a virtual option via Zoom for those who are unable to attend in person. All presentations - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-4/) - [TXMN #TechTuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/txmn-techtuesday/) - WordPress Training Session First Tuesday of the Month 12-12:45 PM Microsoft Teams - tx.ag/TXMNwordpress - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-3/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-10/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-9/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-8/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-7/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-6/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-9/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-8/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-7/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-6/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-5/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday/) - [Water Wednesdays: Community Collaboration Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS)](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/water-wednesdays-community-collaboration-rain-hail-and-snow-network-cocorahs/) - This on-line webinar will provide an overview of CoCoRaHS a community-based network of volunteers that measure and map precipitation, Rain, Hail, and Snow. As part of the webinar volunteer training will be provided mainly on collecting rainfall. Pre-registration is required through eventbrite. To sign-up for this webinar or all six follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-water-wednesdays-tickets-549741801527 Registrants will - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-5/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-4/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-3/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting-2/) - [Presidents Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/presidents-meeting/) - [TMN 24th Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-24th-annual-meeting/) - [Virtual Volunteer Fair](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/virtual-volunteer-fair/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday-2/) - [TMN Tuesday](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-tuesday/) - Texas Waters: Become an ambassador of our waterways! The Texas Waters program informs and educates Texans about the most precious natural resource Texas possesses, its water. Many challenges face our state concerning water, particularly in our aquatic habitats, the water for wildlife. Texas Parks and Wildlife values the natural and cultural resources of Texas, and - [Kerrville Chapter Book Club](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/kerrville-chapter-book-club/) - NPSOT Kerrville Chapter Book Club will be discussing the book Parodical Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. The book highlights 4 intertwined individuals: the main character living in the Appalachian Mountains outpost in an isolated mountain cabin, Deanna Wolfe, a reclusive wildlife biologist, watches a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region and tracks - [Ecologically responsible honey beee keeping with natives](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/ecologically-responsible-honey-beee-keeping-with-natives-2/) - Presented by Amy Thompson MSW, MNRD, Owner Gone Native Ecological Restoration Services Ecological beekeeping is an interesting topic given European honey bees are not a native insect in North America. Most everyone loves honey and learning about the fascinating life of honey bees. Here, we’ll discuss some of the potential pitfalls of overstocking honey bees - [Creating and maintaining a sustainable pollinator garden](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/creating-and-maintaining-a-sustainable-pollinator-garden/) - Learn all about creating a pollinator garden to attract birds, bees, insects, and butterflies. - [Native ecosystems of Enchanted Rock](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/native-ecosystems-of-enchanted-rock/) - Hike and learn about the diverse echosystem, flora, and fauna of Enchanted Rock State Park - [water resource and conservation](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/water-resource-and-conservation/) - Discuss water resources and action plans to implement water conservation in the Texas Hill Country - [Ecologically responsible honey beee keeping with natives](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/ecologically-responsible-honey-beee-keeping-with-natives/) - NPSOT Kerrville Chapter monthly meeting. January 10th Riverside Nature Center Presented by Amy Thompson MSW, MNRD, Owner Gone Native Ecological Restoration Services Ecological beekeeping is an interesting topic given European honey bees are not a native insect in North America. Most everyone loves honey and learning about the fascinating life of honey bees. Here, we’ll - [Permian Fest](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/permian-fest/) - The Rolling Plains Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist is a partner with Whiteside Museum of Natural History. We want to encourage naturalists across Texas to come to Seymour for a special event. See below: Texas Paleontology Event coming in FEBRUARY 2023! Have you ever wanted to be a Paleontologist? Would you like to participate in - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-12-13/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-08-09/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-09-13/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-10-11/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-11-08/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-02-08/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-03-08/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-04-12/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-05-10/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-06-14/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [#TMNTuesday 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesday-2022-2022-07-12/) - Join us for this month's #TMNTuesday, at https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ - [Virtual Volunteer Fair 2022](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/virtual-volunteer-fair-2022/) - More information on the Virtual Volunteer Fair Post - https://txmn.tamu.edu/virtual-volunteer-fair-2022/ Our volunteers are ready to volunteer! Our Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers are dedicated to natural resource conservation work. With health and safety restrictions persisting, we’re thinking outside of the box for how Texas Master Naturalist volunteers can assist our partner conservation organizations in their - [National Volunteer Week](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/national-volunteer-week/) - Dear Texas Master Naturalists: April is a celebration of many things! The best of those celebrations is YOU!! Today, April 1st, launches the start of Global Volunteer Month 2022, with the week of April 17th to 23rd highlighted as National Volunteer Week. April also has a whole host of conservation and stewardship events with Earth - [Texas Conservation Alliance Beach Clean Up at Bolivar](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-conservation-alliance-beach-clean-up-at-bolivar/) - Come out to bolivar peninsula and meet up with members of Texas Conservation Alliance and Galveston State Park to do a shoreline cleanup and help marine animals! - [Mitchell Lake Audubon Center Winter Garden Cutback](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/mitchell-lake-audubon-center-winter-garden-cutback/) - We are getting close to our big winter cutback for the plants at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center. There are a lot of plants to cut back, so we will be offering two additional volunteer days to get this task completed. If available, please join us in preparing our native plants for the spring! We will - [Mitchell Lake Audubon Center Winter Garden Cutback](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/mitchell-lake-audubon-center-winter-garden-cutback-2022-02-25/) - We are getting close to our big winter cutback for the plants at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center. There are a lot of plants to cut back, so we will be offering two additional volunteer days to get this task completed. If available, please join us in preparing our native plants for the spring! We will - [Texas Master Naturalist 2022 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-master-naturalist-2022-annual-meeting/) - Save the Date! And stay tuned for more information regarding the Texas Master Naturalist 2022 Annual Meeting to be hosted in Houston! - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting *Joint with TMNTuesday*](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-12-27/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting *Annual Meeting*](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-10-25/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting *Summer Meeting Joint with TMNTuesday*](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-07-26/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-05-31/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-02-22/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-03-29/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-04-26/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-08-30/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-09-27/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [Chapter Presidents & Chapter Advisors Monthly Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/chapter-presidents-chapter-advisors-monthly-meeting-2022-11-29/) - These monthly meetings are hosted for all Texas Master Naturalist chapter presidents and chapter advisors. They will include state program updates, chapter management discussions and other relevant program guidance. Hosted via Zoom - link sent directly to TMN Chapter Presidents. Recordings and slides will be posted to the "Naturalist News" section each month following the - [The State of Horned Lizard Conservation in Texas](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/the-state-of-horned-lizard-conservation-in-texas/) - The Horned Lizard Conservation Society is sponsoring a webinar with a panel of experts on horned lizards who will be sharing information on horned lizard research in Texas. Dean Williams from TCU, Ariana Duffey from San Antonio Zoo, and other surprise guests will be speaking and then will be available to answer questions from attendees. - [Faithful Stewardship: The Green Muslims Story](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/faithful-stewardship-the-green-muslims-story/) - September 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Galveston Bay Area Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist presents a Community Advanced Training Series. Faithful Stewardship: The Green Muslims Story features Sevim Kalyoncu, Executive Director of Green Muslims, an organization that encourages Muslim and interfaith groups to be involved in conservation, restoration, clean-up, recreation, etc. The director is a - [Texas Ants](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-ants/) - Join Wizzie Brown as she discusses how to identify common ants that are found in the house and landscape as well as a bit of their biology. Ms. Brown is an Extension Program Specialist in Integrated Pest Management for Travis County. She received her Bachelors of Science in Entomology from The Ohio State University in - [Amongst The Pines: "Owning Your Piece of Texas"](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/amongst-the-pines-owning-your-piece-of-texas/) - Join the live stream here: https://bit.ly/3BcBLpe Do you own property in Texas? Are you considering purchasing soon? Have you recently inherited property and don't know what to do next? In this episode of Amongst The Pines, we are joined by Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, Extension Specialist in Agricultural Law with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Amarillo. Typically - [Amongst The Pines: Snakes of Texas](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/amongst-the-pines-snakes-of-texas-2/) - Texas A&M Forest Service presents, Amongst The Pines: "Snakes of Texas"! Tune in on June 24th at 2 pm as we sit down with Clint "The Snake Man" Pustejovsky of Texas Snakes & More and discuss how to properly identify common venomous and non-venomous snakes of Texas, the habitats they live in, and some safety tips - [Amongst The Pines: Snakes of Texas](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/amongst-the-pines-snakes-of-texas/) - Texas A&M Forest Service presents, Amongst The Pines: "Snakes of Texas"! Tune in on June 24th at 2 pm as we sit down with Clint "The Snake Man" Pustejovsky of Texas Snakes & More and discuss how to properly identify common venomous and non-venomous snakes of Texas, the habitats they live in, and some safety tips - [Texas Deer and Chronic Wasting Disease](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-deer-and-chronic-wasting-disease/) - Join TPWD Big Game Program Specialist, Ryan Shoeneberg, as he presents the current status of Chronic Wasting Disease in Texas, and what it means for hunters, game facilities, and nature lovers. - [Be The Change](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/be-the-change-2021-09-21/) - Each month's webinar is linked on the event page: https://txmn.tamu.edu/bethechange/ The Texas Master Naturalist Program is happy to announce a new mini-webinar series, “Be The Change”, dedicated to exploring diversity, equity & inclusion opportunities in our natural resource and conservation community. Just as the natural world thrives with biodiversity, our Texas Master Naturalist Program is - [Be The Change](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/be-the-change-2021-08-17/) - Each month's webinar is linked on the event page: https://txmn.tamu.edu/bethechange/ The Texas Master Naturalist Program is happy to announce a new mini-webinar series, “Be The Change”, dedicated to exploring diversity, equity & inclusion opportunities in our natural resource and conservation community. Just as the natural world thrives with biodiversity, our Texas Master Naturalist Program is - [Be The Change](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/be-the-change-2021-06-15/) - Each month's webinar is linked on the event page: https://txmn.tamu.edu/bethechange/ The Texas Master Naturalist Program is happy to announce a new mini-webinar series, “Be The Change”, dedicated to exploring diversity, equity & inclusion opportunities in our natural resource and conservation community. Just as the natural world thrives with biodiversity, our Texas Master Naturalist Program is - [Be The Change](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/be-the-change-2021-07-20/) - Each month's webinar is linked on the event page: https://txmn.tamu.edu/bethechange/ The Texas Master Naturalist Program is happy to announce a new mini-webinar series, “Be The Change”, dedicated to exploring diversity, equity & inclusion opportunities in our natural resource and conservation community. Just as the natural world thrives with biodiversity, our Texas Master Naturalist Program is - [Be The Change](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/be-the-change-2021-05-18/) - Each month's webinar is linked on the event page: https://txmn.tamu.edu/bethechange/ The Texas Master Naturalist Program is happy to announce a new mini-webinar series, “Be The Change”, dedicated to exploring diversity, equity & inclusion opportunities in our natural resource and conservation community. Just as the natural world thrives with biodiversity, our Texas Master Naturalist Program is - [Get Wild About our Cities: Take the City Nature Challenge!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/get-wild-about-our-cities-take-the-city-nature-challenge/) - While Texas’s diverse landscape is host to 11 major ecoregions and over 1,300 Species of Greatest Conservation need, more than 85% of our population lives in a major metropolitan area - landscapes where rapid urbanization and habitat fragmentation threaten the sustainability of natural areas and resources. This presentation will focus on the City Nature Challenge, - [Denton County Master Gardener Association Fruit, Vegetable, Herb and Flower Show](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/denton-county-master-gardener-association-fruit-vegetable-herb-and-flower-show/) - Denton County Historical Park & Community Market 317 W. Mulberry St., Denton, TX FREE Event! Entries open to all Denton County residents Fruit, vegetable, herb & flower categories for adults & children Cash awards! See dcmga.com for details soon - [Milkweed Ecology and Monarchs](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/milkweed-ecology-and-monarchs/) - This webinar will introduce (or refresh) Texas Master Naturalists to the ecology of milkweeds across Texas, from their unique flower structures to the critters that make use of this important group of plants. With milkweeds now emerging throughout the landscape and monarchs arriving from Mexico, it is a great time to get a refresher on - [Wood Warblers from Treetops to Forest Floor](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/wood-warblers-from-treetops-to-forest-floor/) - With Spring upon us so to will be those color small birds, the wood warblers, as they wing their way north to their breeding grounds. Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist for a introduction to the variety of wood warblers found throughout the state each spring. You'll be introduced to the diversity of these songbirds, their - [LBJs: Native Sparrows Across Texas](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/lbjs-native-sparrows-across-texas/) - Texas is home to more than 25 species of native sparrows, and this is a great time to get out and look for them before they head back north for the breeding season. Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist Craig Hensley for a look at this diverse group of songbirds. You'll learn not only how to - [#TMNTuesdays](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesdays/) - On the Second Tuesday of each month at the noon hour (12PM Central Standard Time), the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers). More information about each of these monthly events can be found on the #TMNTuesday website - https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ Registration is FREE - [#TMNTuesdays](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesdays-2021-11-09/) - On the Second Tuesday of each month at the noon hour (12PM Central Standard Time), the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers). More information about each of these monthly events can be found on the #TMNTuesday website - https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ Registration is FREE - [#TMNTuesdays](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesdays-2021-12-14/) - On the Second Tuesday of each month at the noon hour (12PM Central Standard Time), the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers). More information about each of these monthly events can be found on the #TMNTuesday website - https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ Registration is FREE - [#TMNTuesdays](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesdays-2021-07-13/) - On the Second Tuesday of each month at the noon hour (12PM Central Standard Time), the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers). More information about each of these monthly events can be found on the #TMNTuesday website - https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ Registration is FREE - [#TMNTuesdays](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesdays-2021-08-10/) - On the Second Tuesday of each month at the noon hour (12PM Central Standard Time), the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers). More information about each of these monthly events can be found on the #TMNTuesday website - https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ Registration is FREE - [#TMNTuesdays](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesdays-2021-09-14/) - On the Second Tuesday of each month at the noon hour (12PM Central Standard Time), the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers). More information about each of these monthly events can be found on the #TMNTuesday website - https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ Registration is FREE - [#TMNTuesdays](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmntuesdays-2021-06-08/) - On the Second Tuesday of each month at the noon hour (12PM Central Standard Time), the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers). More information about each of these monthly events can be found on the #TMNTuesday website - https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/ Registration is FREE - [Elm Fork Chapter January General Meeting - Common Freshwater Fish of North Texas](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/elm-fork-chapter-january-general-meeting-common-freshwater-fish-of-north-texas/) - After a short business meeting, Mike Petrick of the Blackland Prairie Chapter will present “Common Freshwater Fish of North Texas”. Mike will cover the basics of fish anatomy, the ways fish use their senses, and how to identify some of the most common fish found in the rivers and lakes of North Texas. He will also - [Virtual Master Volunteer Entomology Advanced Training Certification](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/virtual-master-volunteer-entomology-advanced-training-certification/) - The Master Volunteer Entomology Advanced Training Certification is going virtual this year! Over the course of 8 weeks and over 32 instructional hours, you can gain a greater understanding of entomology, integrated pest management in the garden, landscape and home, be able to identify common insects, spiders and arthropods in Texas, learn about butterfly gardening - [2021 Virtual Volunteer Fair](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2021-virtual-volunteer-fair/) - More information coming soon! - [Rodenticides and the effects on Owls and other Predators](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/rodenticides-and-the-effects-on-owls-and-other-predators/) - After the November Chapter meeting for the Elm Fork Chapter, Tracy Cassidy, veterinary technician, will present Rodenticides and the effects on Owls and other predators. Please note her presentation will not begin before 10:15 Direct meeting link (no registration required): https://zoom.us/j/98036782717?pwd=RW1xbFNodWppVTJCWXBrOVRpZXBzQT09 - [ALL ABOUT TREES: Designing landscapes with trees in mind](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/all-about-trees-designing-landscapes-with-trees-in-mind/) - Join us for a conversation in science-based practices that demonstrate the connections between healthy trees in a natural landscape and trees not thriving due to improper selection, placement, care, and maintenance. Trees are some of the easiest (and most sustainable) ways to make a landscape more vibrant and welcoming. Planting the right tree for the - [2021 Monthly Chapter Presidents Meetings](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2021-monthly-texas-master-naturalist-chapter-presidents-meeting-2021-05-31/) - Each month the TMN State Office will hold a meeting with the 48 Chapter Presidents to discuss statewide initiatives, upcoming events, guideline updates and more. Please find the link to the Zoom in your email inbox. Notes & slides will be shared via the website following each meeting. - [Texas Master Naturalist 2021 Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-master-naturalist-2021-annual-meeting/) - Save the Date! More information coming in early 2021! - [2021 Monthly Chapter Presidents Meetings](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2021-monthly-texas-master-naturalist-chapter-presidents-meeting-2021-08-30/) - Each month the TMN State Office will hold a meeting with the 48 Chapter Presidents to discuss statewide initiatives, upcoming events, guideline updates and more. Please find the link to the Zoom in your email inbox. Notes & slides will be shared via the website following each meeting. - [2021 Monthly Chapter Presidents Meetings](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2021-monthly-texas-master-naturalist-chapter-presidents-meeting-2021-11-29/) - Each month the TMN State Office will hold a meeting with the 48 Chapter Presidents to discuss statewide initiatives, upcoming events, guideline updates and more. Please find the link to the Zoom in your email inbox. Notes & slides will be shared via the website following each meeting. - [2021 Monthly Chapter Presidents Meetings](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2021-monthly-texas-master-naturalist-chapter-presidents-meeting-2021-12-27/) - Each month the TMN State Office will hold a meeting with the 48 Chapter Presidents to discuss statewide initiatives, upcoming events, guideline updates and more. Please find the link to the Zoom in your email inbox. Notes & slides will be shared via the website following each meeting. - [2021 Monthly Chapter Presidents Meetings](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2021-monthly-texas-master-naturalist-chapter-presidents-meeting/) - Each month the TMN State Office will hold a meeting with the 48 Chapter Presidents to discuss statewide initiatives, upcoming events, guideline updates and more. Please find the link to the Zoom in your email inbox. Notes & slides will be shared via the website following each meeting. - [2021 Monthly Chapter Presidents Meetings](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2021-monthly-texas-master-naturalist-chapter-presidents-meeting-2021-06-28/) - Each month the TMN State Office will hold a meeting with the 48 Chapter Presidents to discuss statewide initiatives, upcoming events, guideline updates and more. Please find the link to the Zoom in your email inbox. Notes & slides will be shared via the website following each meeting. - [2021 Monthly Chapter Presidents Meetings](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/2021-monthly-texas-master-naturalist-chapter-presidents-meeting-2021-09-27/) - Each month the TMN State Office will hold a meeting with the 48 Chapter Presidents to discuss statewide initiatives, upcoming events, guideline updates and more. Please find the link to the Zoom in your email inbox. Notes & slides will be shared via the website following each meeting. - ["Your Ash is on the Line"](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/your-ash-is-on-the-line/) - Following a short Elm Fork Chapter business meeting, Michele Rawleigh will present "Your Ash is on the Line". Michele is an Elm Fork Chapter member, a Citizen Forester and a Master Gardener. She will discuss ash tree ID and focus on the invasive emerald ash borer. She will show the distribution of emerald ash borer - [Virtual Nature Venture](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/virtual-nature-venture/) - In years past, the Silent Auction at the Annual TMN State meeting was our annual fundraiser. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, and the virtual nature of our Annual Meeting, we are not able to have a live event this year. For the first time, we are asking our community to come together and participate in a - [Here come the Monarchs!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/here-come-the-monarchs/) - Monarch migration is underway to the north and it won't be long before we begin seeing them drifting overhead, stopping on frostweed, cowpen daisies and other wildflowers, fattening up for their winter stay in the mountains of Mexico. To help prepare yourself for this annual fall spectacle, join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist Craig Hensley for - [Odonates (Dragonflies and Damselflies)](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/odonates-dragonflies-and-damselflies/) - Following a brief Elm Fork Chapter business meeting, Michael Fox, a well know local nature photographer will give a presentation on Odonates. Mr. Fox will discuss the history and anatomy of Odonates and talk about the differences between Dragonflies and Damselflies. He will also provide tips on how to observe them, including the best times and - [Turtle-y Texas: Exploring Sea Turtles in the Lone Star State](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/turtle-y-texas-exploring-sea-turtles-in-the-lone-star-state/) - Did you know that Texas has a state turtle? It’s the Kemp’s ridley! Texas Sea Grant and the Inland Ocean Coalition’s North Texas Chapter invite you to enjoy an afternoon dedicated to sea turtle conservation on Tuesday August 25th at 2pm CST, to learn more about sea turtle species found in Texas, citizen science opportunities - [Fish Management Strategies for Ponds Webinar](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/fish-management-strategies-for-ponds-webinar/) - Join us Thursday, September 3rd from 11:30-1:00 pm to learn about options for managing fish populations in your pond. Bring your questions. This is sure to be a popular and very informative program presented by Dr. Todd Sink, Aquaculture Extension Specialist and Director of Texas A&M University Aquatic Diagnostics Laboratory. Best part of all, it’s - [Texas Master Naturalist Program's Virtual Volunteer Fair](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-master-naturalist-programs-virtual-volunteer-fair/) - Our volunteers are ready to volunteer! Our Texas Master Naturalist Volunteers are dedicated to natural resource conservation work, but as a result of this year’s extreme circumstances our members have been severely limited in conducting many of their typical outreach, technical guidance and community stewardship service projects. Thus also severely limiting their ability to obtain their required - [Owls](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/owls/) - Myths and truths about owls; owls of northern Texas. Dr. Wayne Meyer, Associate Professor of Biology, has taught ornithology at Austin College for 26 years and has spent a quarter of a century birding in Texas and Oklahoma. - [Bats - Unsung Heroes of the Night Skies](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/bats-unsung-heroes-of-the-night-skies/) - Join the Coastal Prairie Chapter on Zoom to learn about the amazing diversity found in the bat population of the Houston area as well as in Texas. Deandra Ramsey will cover the basics of bat biology, delve into the mythology surrounding bats, and discuss how important these animals are to our ecosystems and our way - [Landowner Education Programs: "Habitat Improvement" and "The Birds and the Bees"](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/landowner-education-programs-habitat-improvement-and-the-birds-and-the-bees/) - Marshall Tolleson, Grayson County Agricultural/Natural Resources Agent at Texas A&M AgriLife will discuss the ecology of the Grayson County area; Karen Glenn, Austin College Instructor/Bluestem TMN will present information about habitat for bees; and Bryon Clark, Professor Emeritus, Southeastern Oklahoma State University/Bluestem TMN, will describe good bird habitat regardless of property size. Reservations are required. - [Habitat of the three-toed box turtle in North Texas](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/habitat-of-the-three-toed-box-turtle-in-north-texas/) - Following a brief Elm Fork Chapter business meeting, Sara Van Der Leek with talk about her research project determining home range, movements and habitat use for a fragmented population of three-toed box turtles in North Texas. Please register in advance. July 16 - July Chapter Meeting https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckdO2oqjkoHNZPzjiqaZx48iDuKlhhLpcb - [Texas Master Naturalist 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Meeting](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-master-naturalist-2020-virtual-annual-meeting/) - The Texas Master Naturalist 2020 Annual Meeting is going virtual! When: October 14th-17th, 2020 Where: From the comfort of your home office, back patio or reclining chair. As a result of the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Master Naturalist Program has decided to suspend this year’s in-person event in Houston, Texas, in favor of a fully - [Gardening for Monarchs & Other Wildlife with Native Plants - in Texas!](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/gardening-for-monarchs-other-wildlife-with-native-plants-in-texas/) - Amid COVID-19, this interactive two-day workshop will be hosted online (via Zoom) on July 21 (12pm-5pm), and July 23 (12pm-6pm), with plenty of breaks and time for Q & A. Registration page indicates the first day of the workshop (July 21); however, once you fill out the registration form and cover the fee, you are - [All About Trees: Foraging Texas-Living Pharmacies](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/all-about-trees-foraging-texas-living-pharmacies/) - Registration: https://tfs.webex.com/tfs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e46376572ab72e9dea2d947c49b06c626 All About Trees: Foraging Texas - Living Pharmacies is bringing the science, the chemistry, the biology to the field of wild edible and herbal medicine instruction. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen is a chemist, with an MS in medicinal chemistry and a Ph.D. in physical organic chemistry. An estimated 50,000 plant species are used medicinally. Within - [Elm Fork Chapter June General Meeting - First Steps in Tree ID and North Texas Trees Highly Prized by Wildlife](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/elm-fork-chapter-june-general-meeting-first-steps-in-tree-id-and-north-texas-trees-highly-prized-by-wildlife/) - A short business meeting for the Elm Fork Chapter June General Meeting will be followed by a presentation by Lisa and Rick Travis entitled "First Steps in Tree ID and North Texas Trees Highly Prized by Wildlife". Lisa and Rick are both members of Blackland Prairie Chapter. Both are active at Heard Sanctuary and Lewisville - [Webinar Hill Country Hummingbird Research and Birding Tips](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/webinar-hill-country-hummingbird-research-and-birding-tips/) - Dr. Chris Distel will discuss hummingbird research that has been ongoing at Schreiner University for the past few years. This will cover evaluate standardized survey methods vs. incidental observations, and the use of citizen science (eBird) as a predictive tool for migration patterns. He will also provide more general tips on finding and identifying birds. - [Camera Trapping for Science (webinar)](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/camera-trapping-for-science-webinar/) - Camera trapping – using stationary game cameras to detect wildlife – is a great way to document observations of animals we often miss with traditional surveys and counts. Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologists Tania Homayoun and Craig Hensley for this webinar workshop introducing the basics of camera trapping, how to set up and manage a - [Identification of Priority Grassland Birds in the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture Region](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/identification-of-priority-grassland-birds-in-the-oaks-and-prairies-joint-venture-region/) - If you like grasslands and if you like birds, then this is the webinar for you! We'll be discussing identification tips for priority grassland birds in the Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture region (click link for area covered), including advanced song identification tips originally designed for training point count survey technicians. Note that even though - [Texas Nature Trackers Bats of Texas Webinar](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-nature-trackers-bats-of-texas-webinar/) - Texas is home to more species of bats than any other state. Join Texas Nature Trackers (TN) Biologist Craig Hensley for a look into the world of these denizens of the dark. You'll learn about their life history, who's who, and the challenges they face in today's world. Find out what you can do to - [Texas Nature Trackers Confusing Composites Webinar](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/texas-nature-trackers-confusing-composites-webinar/) - Do you have frustration when looking at a member of the aster family -- especially those yellow ones -- giving up on just another DYC? If so, join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist Craig Hensley for a look at the world of composites. You'll learn what makes a composite a composite, why they are so valuable - [Aquatic Vegetation ID & Management Webinar](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/aquatic-vegetation-id-management-webinar/) - Make plans to join us online Tuesday, June 9th from 12 noon – 1 pm for a discussion concerning aquatic weed identification and management. To sign up, contact Chris at christopher.lambert@ag.tamu.edu. The program is FREE unless you need CEU credit. In that case, cost is $10. For more information, see the attached flyer below. Aquatic - [Live solar viewing](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/live-solar-viewing/) - McDonald Observatory is hosting a new type of on-line program: Live Solar Viewing on Monday, June 1 at 11:00 am CDT. This brings a new astronomical object, our own Sun, which has a tremendous influence on Earth, and a new presenter, Joe Wheelock of our Frank N. Bash Visitors Center Team. - [McDonald Live solar viewing](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/mcdonald-live-solar-viewing/) - McDonald Observatory is hosting a new type of on-line program: Live Solar Viewing on Monday, June 1 at 11:00 am CDT. This brings a new astronomical object, our own Sun, which has a tremendous influence on Earth, and a new presenter, Joe Wheelock of our Frank N. Bash Visitors Center Team. - [Butterflies and Native Plants: Making Connections (Redo)](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/butterflies-and-native-plants-making-connections-redo/) - Let's try again! Join this Bexar Audubon Society and Texas Nature Trackers co-sponsored Webex webinar on the butterflies of Texas and native plants that will attract our scale-winged wonders. This is a make up for the Wednesday webinar (the Webex system apparently went down for a short while which caused the program to be dropped). - [Ichthyology and Fisheries Management](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/ichthyology-and-fisheries-management/) - The next Chapter meeting of the Brazos Valley Master Naturalists will be Thursday, May 21 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. It will be held online. Our speaker will be Carol Brinlee from USDA NRCS and her talk is entitled Ichthyology and Fisheries Management. 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Join us for this unique presentation created to bring together a panel of experts - [All About Trees: Forests, Water, and People](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/all-about-trees-forests-water-and-people/) - EVENT – All About Trees: Forests, Water, and People – VIRTUAL CLASS Healthy forests are critically important for protecting water supplies. Forests play an important role in providing clean water. More than 50 percent of the nation's freshwater resources originate from forests that cover about one-third of the United States. In addition to providing clean - [Butterflies and Native Plants: Making Connections](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/butterflies-and-native-plants-making-connections/) - Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist Craig Hensley for an look at our scale-winged wonders and the native plants that attract them for nectar and as host sites for eggs and larvae. While this will be focused on the Texas Hill Country, many of the wildflowers and butterflies can be found around the state. - [Milkweed Ecology: An Introduction](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/milkweed-ecology-an-introduction/) - Texas has more than 50 species of milkweeds across the state. Join Texas Nature Trackers Biologist Craig Hensley for a look at milkweeds across the state, roles they play in our ecosystems and how you can help us track milkweeds through iNaturalist. This will be a Webex Webinar. The link to join is below: You - [Your iNaturalist Questions Answered](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/your-inaturalist-questions-answered/) - Texas Nature Trackers Biologists Tania Homayoun and Craig Hensley train hundreds of Master Naturalists and other community scientists annually about iNaturalist and the TNT programs. During this one-hour session, we will open up the floor to answer questions you have regarding aspects of iNaturalist. We'll begin with a short overview and then take your questions - [Nature Journaling - A Tool for Naturalists](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/nature-journaling-a-tool-for-naturalists/) - Join artist and Rolling Plains Chapter Texas Master Naturalist, Laura Gillis, for a learning session on “How to use nature journaling as a tool for naturalist activities.” This session will allow participants to meet with Laura to learn awesome tips and methods to document flora and fauna through journaling. You DO NOT have to know - [Taking photos of nature for science & conservation](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/taking-photos-of-nature-for-science-conservation/) - The Citizen Science program at the California Academy of Sciences engages tens of thousands of volunteers in California and beyond to document biodiversity, since understanding when and where species occur at scale can only be done through mobilizing people everywhere to make observations of their local nature. In this talk, Rebecca Johnson and Alison Young, - [Small Acreage Big Opportunity webinar](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/small-acreage-big-opportunity-webinar/) - The Small Acreage Big Opportunity program for landowners with small properties will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 16. The program, presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Wildlife Association, will be a live webinar. The program will be online and accessible to anyone, but the content will be focused - [Virtual Birding Seminars](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/virtual-birding-seminars/) - Howdy Master Naturalists, The team at Birding with AgriLife Extension was very bummed to have to cancel our Birding the Border program this year. But we still wanted to bring our participants a little taste of what we do, so we have taken our seminar content and moved to an online format! What that means - [Monthly WordPress Training - Febraury 13](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-febraury-13/) - We are happy to announce the return of our monthly WordPress training's. These are open to any chapter webmasters or maintenance members who want to beef up their skills of managing and posting to the chapters website. Each training will be held on Wednesdays at 1:00pm and broadcast via WebEx, a web conferencing service. Webmasters - [Monthly WordPress Training - March 13](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-march-13/) - We are happy to announce the return of our monthly WordPress training's. These are open to any chapter webmasters or maintenance members who want to beef up their skills of managing and posting to the chapters website. Each training will be held on Wednesdays at 1:00pm and broadcast via WebEx, a web conferencing service. Webmasters - [Monthly WordPress Training - April 17 - RESCHEDULED](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-april-10/) - We are happy to announce the return of our monthly WordPress training's. These are open to any chapter webmasters or maintenance members who want to beef up their skills of managing and posting to the chapters website. Each training will be held on Wednesdays at 1:00pm and broadcast via WebEx, a web conferencing service. Webmasters - [Monthly WordPress Training - May 8](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-may-8/) - We are happy to announce the return of our monthly WordPress training's. These are open to any chapter webmasters or maintenance members who want to beef up their skills of managing and posting to the chapters website. Each training will be held on Wednesdays at 1:00pm and broadcast via WebEx, a web conferencing service. Webmasters - [Monthly WordPress Training - June 13 - UPDATED](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-june-12th/) - We are happy to announce the return of our monthly WordPress training's. These are open to any chapter webmasters or maintenance members who want to beef up their skills of managing and posting to the chapters website. Each training will be held on Wednesdays at 1:00pm and broadcast via WebEx, a web conferencing service. Webmasters - [Monthly WordPress Training - July 18](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-july-18/) - We are happy to announce the return of our monthly WordPress training's. These are open to any chapter webmasters or maintenance members who want to beef up their skills of managing and posting to the chapters website. Each training will be held on Thursdays at 1:30pm and broadcast via WebEx, a web conferencing service. Webmasters - [Monthly WordPress Training - August 28, 2019](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-august-28-2019/) - MN Training Thursday, August 22, 2019 1:30 pm | (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) | 2 hrs Join AgriLife WebEx meeting Meeting number: 920 771 567 Meeting password: U67d992P Join by phone Use VoIP only Add this meeting to your calendar. (Cannot add from mobile devices.) Can't join the - [Monthly WordPress Training - September 19, 2019](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-september-19-2019/) - MN Trainings Thursday, September 19, 2019 1:30 pm | (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) | 2 hrs Join AgriLife WebEx meeting Meeting number: 929 503 698 Meeting password: rrQPf37F Join by phone Use VoIP only Add this meeting to your calendar. 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Before you make the first cut or plant a tree, having a purpose in mind will help alleviate issues and problems down the road. Texas A&M Forest Service’s ALL ABOUT TREES has moved several of our all live presentations to a WebEx - [iNaturalist Webinar](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/inaturalist-webinar/) - Craig Hensley, TPWD, will be teaching an iNaturalist class on WebX. Copy/paste the following link to your browser: https://tpwd.webex.com/tpwd/j.php?MTID=m288e5c9773c4536961ac13f131b233fa FREE No Pre-registration required - [Birding by Ear](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/birding-by-ear/) - Patsy Inglet will teach Birding by Ear on ZOOM. The class is sponsored by Bexar Audubon Society. It's FREE but pre-registration is required so participants can be sent class materials before and after the class. Copy/paste the following link to your browser to register. https://us04web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uJUuceGoqT8oRJ7-X2xyU_SYFx4TliuT8Q After registration, participants will get information about how to - [Monthly WordPress Training - April 9, 2020 - RESCHEDULED](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-march-2020/) - Master Naturalist Training Thursday, April 9, 2020 1:30 pm | (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada) | 2 hrs Join the AgriLife WebEx meeting Meeting number: 925 433 368 Meeting password: MemiPc7RH26 - [Monthly WordPress Training - January 16](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/monthly-wordpress-training-january-16/) - We are happy to announce the return of our monthly WordPress training's. These are open to any chapter webmasters or maintenance members who want to beef up their skills of managing and posting to the chapters website. Each training will be held on Wednesdays at 1:00pm and broadcast via WebEx, a web conferencing service. Webmasters - [TMN Combined WordPress Training and Troubleshooting August Session](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-combined-wordpress-training-and-troubleshooting-august-session/) - We are excited to announce the next 2018 session of our monthly “TMN WordPress Training and Troubleshooting Sessions” hosted through WebEx! This session will be on THURSDAY, August 2nd, 2018. The information to log into the session is listed below. These sessions are a chance for you as website admins to log in, get a - [TMN Combined WordPress Training and Troubleshooting July Session](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-combined-wordpress-training-and-troubleshooting-july-session/) - We are excited to announce the next 2018 session of our monthly “TMN WordPress Training and Troubleshooting Sessions” hosted through WebEx! This session will be on THURSDAY, July 5th, 2018. The information to log into the session is listed below. These sessions are a chance for you as website admins to log in, get a - [TMN Combined WordPress Training and Troubleshooting June Session](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-combined-wordpress-training-and-troubleshooting-june-session/) - We are excited to announce the next 2018 session of our monthly “TMN WordPress Training and Troubleshooting Sessions” hosted through WebEx! This session will be on THURSDAY, June 7th, 2018. The information to log into the session is listed below. These sessions are a chance for you as website admins to log in, get a - [TMN Advanced WordPress Training and Troubleshooting May Session](https://txmn.tamu.edu/events-calendar/tmn-wordpress-training-and-troubleshooting-may-session/) - We are excited to announce the next 2018 session of our monthly “TMN WordPress Training and Troubleshooting Sessions” hosted through WebEx! This session will be on THURSDAY, May 3rd, 2018. The information to log into the session is listed below. 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