June Advanced Training Opportunities

The information below is only a subset of AT opportunities available. If you find something on the list and wish to make sure it qualifies for AT, contact Teresa Du Bois. Follow the links below for more information to register or attend the meeting.


Online Program: Fun Facts about Barrel Cactus

Fri, June 04, 2021, 12:00pm

https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/wyler-aerial-tramway/copy4_of_fun-facts-about-mexican-palo-verde

Barrel cactus, compass cactus are different names for the same cactus; what name do you know it by? Learn some fun facts about this iconic cactus!


Saturday, June 5, 12, 19, 2021 (Virtual) 9am-9:30

Lake Corpus Christi Park  Saturday Morning Sit Down 

Each week will feature a different location within the park and the opportunity to get your questions directly to a ranger. 

https://www.facebook.com/LakeCorpusChristiStatePark/events/?ref=page_internal


TMN Tuesdays

Tuesday, June 8, 12pm – 1pm

TWPD Urban Biologist Sam Kieschnick

Dragonflies: Pond Patrol

https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/


Tuesday, June 8, 2021

TMN RGV Chapter Meeting 6:20pm to 8:40pm (Virtual)

Speaker:  David Garza – Cameron County Commissioner

Champion for the South Texas Ecotourism Center in Laguna Vista


Saturday June 12, 2021, 10am to 12noon and 1pm – 3pm (CST)

Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP)

Join us for a special citizen science training!

Online Virtual training to learn how to collect data to contribute to knowledge about the monarch population. Volunteers are critical to informing and inspiring monarch conservation. This session will be relevant for both newcomers and individuals who are already participating in the MLMP or another monarch citizen science project!

During the break, you will have an opportunity to use your newfound knowledge! The training sessions will be held over Zoom. Instructors are Katie-Lyn Bunney, Rita Morris, and Karen Oberhauser.

https://monarchjointventure.org/events


Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT (Online event)

Oso Bay Wetlands Preserve and Learning Center

Learn about Dr. Jen Brown’s podcast, how she started this project and the stories that she has recorded. 

https://www.facebook.com/OsoBayWetlandsPreserveandLearningCenter/


Mon, June 21st, 2021, 6pm – 8pm

STBCTMN Chapter Meeting

St. George Orthodox Church, 704 W Sam Houston, Pharr, TX (map)

All South Texas Border Chapter Texas Master Naturalist are open to the public.

Speaker to be announced.


Tuesday, June 22, 1pm CT

Title: Reinstalling native habitat on private property in the west
Presenter: Ann-Marie Benz from California Native Plant Society, and Amanda Barth with Utah State University 

https://monarchjointventure.org/events


Thursday, June 24, 2021, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Chapter Meeting – Bats of Texas

Dr. Nathan Fuller TPWD Bat Biologist of TPWD has agreed to speak on Bats of Texas at our June chapter meeting. We’ll refine the specific topic a bit more as we get closer to the meeting.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting. Register in advance for this meeting: click: Zoom Link: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

https://haysmn.org/


Saturday, June 26th,  

Interactive Webinar
Virtual Talk: Native Plant Landscaping
8:00 AM 9:00 AM

Tune in to hear Master Naturalists, Joan Miller of NPSOT’s SA chapter and Drake White of the Nectar Bar, discuss the native plants that grow along the park’s trails. Learn how to include them in your own landscape, and how they benefit wildlife.

https://haysmn.org/


Explore other TPWD opportunities at https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar.