Mon, 7 February 2011
Episode 2 – TMN PODCAST – February 2011
Opening Monologue – Thank you & keep the feedback coming… Welcome INDIAN TRAIL Chapter! http://txmn.org/indiantrail/
Chapter Updates
Alamo Area http://txmn.org/alamo/ “Life’s Better Outside” / TPWD Outdoor Expo Contact: Trey Hamlett at Trey.Hamlett@tpwd.state.tx.us or call: 512-389-4361 Feb 19-20 @ the San Antonio Rodeo Grounds
Blackland Prairie http://txmn.org/bpc/ Basic Training begins February 9th.
Central Texas http://txmn.org/centraltexas/ “Growing Up Wild” Workshop - Feb 19th - from 9:00am to 12:00pm Call the Wetland Office: 254-848-9654 or Diane Cooney: 254-742-2816 E-mail: txcooneys@aol.com
Capital Area http://camn.org/ 2011 Spring Plant Symposium – Feb 19th Register online: www.wildflower.org/springsymposium
Coastal Prairie Chapter http://txmn.org/coastal/ Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 19 – 21 Location: Your back yard! www.birdsource.org/gbbc/howto.html (Sorry for the audio problems during this update…)
Cypress Basin http://txmn.org/cypress/ Bird Banding at Tom Walker Ranch Feb 19th Contact Tom Walker at twalkercaddolake@gmail.com or call him at: 903-665-8279
El Camino Real http://txmn.org/elcamino/ “Growing Up Wild” Workshop - Feb 19th - from 9:00am to 12:00pm Call the Wetland Office: 254-848-9654 or Diane Cooney: 254-742-2816 E-mail: txcooneys@aol.com
Elm Fork Chapter http://txmn.org/elmfork/ “Corps of Engineers Lake Operations & Management” Feb 17th
“Build a Kiosk at Clear Creek” Feb 19th 10:00am – 12:00pm Contact Jan Thompson at: 972-757-5715 or e-mail: frickthompson@aol.com (I mistakenly said “Clear Lake” at one point – Sorry!)
“Trail Guide Training for LLELA” Please RSVP – Contact Lisa Cole at: 972-219-3930 or e-mail: lisacole@unt.edu
Galveston Bay http://www.gbamasternaturalist.org/ “Sea Turtle Workshop” Feb 19th 1:00pm – 4:00pm Contact Mel Measeles at measeles@swbell.net
Gideon Lincecum http://txmn.org/glc/ “Top Ten Social & Presentations” Feb 19th @ 5:30pm
Good Water Chapter http://txmn.org/goodwater/ Chapter Meeting Feb 22nd 1:00pm – 3:00pm at the First Methodist Church, Georgetown
Gulf Coast http://gcmn.tamu.edu/ “Green Home & Garden Workshop” Feb 19th 9:00am – 3:00pm Contact Sara Smith at: sarahbethsmith1@aol.com or L. Knowles at dknowlespe@aol.com or call 281-558-3710
Hays County http://haysmn.org/ Chapter Meeting Feb 24th 6:30pm to 8:00pm Speaker is Valerie Bugh – www.austinbug.com
Highland Lakes http://txmn.org/highlandlakes/ Check out their January 2011 Newsletter!
Hill Country http://txmn.org/hillcountry/ “Enchanted Rock Interpretive Summit Tour” Feb 12th 9:00am – 11:00am “Winter Tree Identification Walk” Feb 18th 10:00am – 12:00pm To reserve a spot at either (or both) tours e-mail: m.mial@wildblue.net
Lost Pines http://www.lostpinesmasternaturalist.org/ “Texas Wildscape Program & Urban Landscapes Presentation” with Mark Klym Feb 21st 6:30pm at the Red Rock Community Center
North Texas Chapter http://ntmn.org/new/ “Saving From a Rainy Day” – Making a Rain Barrel Feb 10th 6:30pm – 8:30pm Register online at: http://urbansolutionscenter.tamu.edu/
Rio Brazos http://www.riobrazosmn.org/ Chapter Meeting rescheduled to Feb 10 @ 6:00pm at the Somervell Training Center Speaker is Collis Park, Superintendent of Cleburne State Park – “Share the Vision”
Rio Grande Valley http://rgvctmn.org/ Chapter Meeting Feb 8th 6:30pm – 9:00pm Speaker: Astronomer Don Hoak – “Navigating the Night Sky”
Texas Tidbit – Citizen Scientists Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count http://birds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count
Stardust@Home http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/about.php
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology (Ebird, NestWatch, Project FedderWatch, Celebrate Urban Birds, Backyard Bird Count) https://secure.birds.cornell.edu/eCommerce
Galaxy Zoo http://www.galaxyzoo.org/
Texas Invasives www.texasinvasives.org
Texas Turtle Watch http://www.fortworthzoo.org/conserve/txturtlewatch.html
Final Word – Other Podcasts to Consider (available on iTunes) NatureWatch On Six Legs StarDate Bug Bytes Texas Parks & Wildlife’s Video Podcast Also (not mentioned) – Passport to Texas (TPWD)
Podcast E-mail: tmnpodcast@gmail.com
Texas Master Naturalist Website: www.txmn.org
Texas AgriLife Extension Website: http://texasextension.tamu.edu/
Texas Parks & Wildlife Website: http://tpwd.state.tx.us/
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Sat, 11 December 2010
Episode 1 - TMN PODCAST - January 2011 Opening Monologue - "Hidden Worlds" Texas Tidbit - Crickets http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect) http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/aimg17.html Chapter Updates - Cradle of Texas http://tmn-cot.com/ Christmas Bird Count: Tom Taroni 979-297-5563 taroni@comcast.net North Texas http://ntmn.org/new/ Cedar Ridge Preserve: Jim Varnum 214-543-2055 Galveston Bay Area http://www.gbamasternaturalist.org/ Sara Snell snellsw@verizon.net Piney Wood Lakes Susan Tullos 936-327-8394 2011 Master Naturalist Camp Out at Brazos Bend State Park - January 28 - 30, 2011 Brazos Bend State Park http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/brazos_bend/ Sara Smith 713-261-4339 Sarahbethsmith1@aol.com January Chapter Spotlight - Piney Wood Lakes Chapter - Polk/Tyler/San Jacinto/Trinity Counties Texas Sea Grant Program: John O'Connell - j-occonnell@tamu.edu 979-845-3854 Final Word - We want your feeback! Let us know what you want to hear each month. Podcast E-Mail: tmnpodcast@gmail.com Main Website: www.txmn.org Texas AgriLife Extension Office: http://texasextension.tamu.edu/ Texas Parks & Wildlife: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/
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