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Kendall SWCD Stewardship
Tour
Honoring the Hillingdon Ranch
Recipient of the
2007 Outstanding
Rangeland Management Award
Texas Section Society for Range Management
Join us as we tour sections of the Hillingdon Ranch near Comfort, Texas.
(346 Giles Ranch Road – see directions below)
This ranch is a prime example of excellent conservation planning and
management techniques.
The Hillingdon Ranch is operated by Robin and Carol Giles, and their son
Grant.
Our tour includes speakers with information on different types of land
management including,
but not limited to, livestock and grazing management, plant identification,
wildlife management, prescribed burning, and brush management.
Robin Giles will also speak with us about land management in today’s world.
A catered lunch (included in cost of tour) will be enjoyed at the Ranch.
Friday - June 27th
Friday - June 27th
8:00 am - registration/coffee ** Program will begin at 9:00 am ** Tour will
end around 3:00 pm
This tour will be limited - reservations & prepayment are required.
u Reservation deadline is June 17th $15.00 for one person, two for $25.00 u
Complete and return the bottom portion of this page with your check made out
to:
Kendall SWCD, 39350 IH10W, Ste. 8, Boerne, TX 78006
If you have any questions, please call Lissie at 830-249-2821 between the
hours of 9:00 am and 12:30 pm, Tuesday through Thursday.
If there is no answer, please leave a message and she will return your
call as soon as possible. You can also email Lissie at: lissie.schneider@tx.nacdnet.net.
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Kendall SWCD Stewardship Tour of the Hillingdon Ranch
June 27th 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Reservation deadline - June 17th
$15.00 for one person, two for $25.00
Jan Fulkerson - Texas Forest Service - 1:00 pm
Wildfire Preparedness –
Wildfire will happen and you as a property owner can do more to reduce your
risk of loss than anyone else can. Learn about Defensible space, structure
ignition and Firewise Landscaping. Please report this presentation under
AT code # 08-043.
Cibolo Nature Center Advance Training Opportunities
Register today! Programs take place at the Cibolo Nature Center unless otherwise noted. Pre-registration is required for most CNC education programs. To register, please call (830) 249-4616 or email nature@cibolo.org. For future events, please visit the CNC calendar at http://cibolo.org/calendar.
Wildflower Walk on Saturday April
26th from 9 am to 12 noon. Lottie Milsaps, a self-taught botanist, will lead
an informal tour of the Hill Country’s colorful spring wildflowers. Learn
how to identify local flowers and gain fresh insights into the wild world
around us. Meet at the CNC and carpool offsite. Cost for CNC members is
$15/person and $25/couple, for non-members $20/person. See attached flier.
Please report under AT code # 08-053.
Wildflower Walk
Flier (pdf)
GPS Short Course: Part I GPS for Beginners on Saturday May 3rd from
10 am to 12 noon. Learn the basics of GPS from presenters Anne Adams and
Kathy Ward. The informal class will be held outdoors with GPS units
provided. Participants will work in pairs and class size is limited to 12.
Cost for CNC members is $15/person and $25/couple, for non-members
$20/person. See attached flier. Please report under AT code # 08-047.
GPS Flier (pdf)
Monarchs, Milkweed & Monarch Larval Monitor Project (MLMP) Training
on Tuesday April 29th from 9 am-12 noon. Presenter Kip Kiphart will train
participants in conducting butterfly research as part of the CNC’s Wildlife
Field Research program. Gain hands-on experience and become a citizen
scientist. Please report under AT code # 08-054.
Wildfire-preparedness Retreat - AT 08-041
Registration Packet (pdf) Registration Form (pdf)
The links above are for the "Volunteers Making a Difference" Retreat schedule and registration information. This Retreat will have Texas Forest Service speakers discussing wildfire-preparedness topics and probably recent wildfires experienced this year in Texas, as well as volunteers discussing how they made the Firewise Communities/USA program work in their Texas communities (see the attached Registration packet). It is being offered to Citizen Wildfire Ecology Specialists (the Texas Forest Service course that our Chapter sponsored in February 2007), Firewise Committee members in Firewise Communities and, upon our request, to our TMN Chapter members. Folks can come for one day, two days or for all three days. The fee covers meals prepared by the Texas Forest Service. Our lodging cost is covered by the Texas Forest Service. The event is being held in the HEB Camp in Leakey. This retreat is approved for HCMN Advanced Training. Please report this event under AT code # 08-041.
The deadline for registration is March 28th. April Phillips at texasUWI@tfs.tamu.edu is handling the registrations. She requested that any one wanting to attend fax her their registration with a note that the check is in the mail.
Keep in mind, they will need to complete the registration form indicating what day/days they will be attending and what meals they will be wanting. Then, submit the form along with the appropriate fees ($10/meal or $35 for entire retreat.) Since we are close to the deadline - it might be a good idea for them to fax the Registration Form (512.321.4819) indicating "the check is in the mail."
Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to call April
at 210.852.4494 or Jan 979.220.1010.
The ninth annual 2008 Nature Quest will be April 22 thru the 27th. Field trips, workshops and seminars will qualify for HCMN Advanced Training. Please report under AT code # 08-044.
