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Interested in becoming a Texas Master Naturalist?
The Texas Master Naturalist – Hill Country
Chapter is now accepting applications for the 2008 training class. Adults in
Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr counties may apply. This researched-based,
scientific training is customized for the Hill Country and taught by experts
from state universities and state and federal agencies. It is centered in
wildlife and natural resource management. Topics include basic ecology, geology,
range science, deer management, plant identification, and more.
Chapter members volunteer for more than 50 projects in the four-county area to
help conserve Texas’ natural resources and educate residents about the local
ecology. Projects include butterfly research, bird counts, water quality
monitoring, land management assistance, and children’s classes, and they occur
in a variety of places such as nature centers, parks, and natural areas.
Classes begin September 3, end November 12, and meet from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Most are at the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville. To become certified, in addition
to completing the class, trainees must volunteer 40 hours on approved projects
and complete 8 hours of advanced training.
For more information or an application, contact
John Huecksteadt
Director of Membership
at 830-997-4843. Please include your name, mailing address, phone number, and
e-mail address. You may also download and print out an application with
this link:
2008 HCMN Application.
Completed applications must be
postmarked by July 17.
The Texas Master Naturalist program is sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department and Texas AgriLife Extension. Information about the state program is
at
Texas Master Naturalist Program.
Hill Country Chapter Monthly Meetings
All board and chapter meetings are held at the
Riverside Nature Center,
150 Francisco Lemos St
Kerrville. The public is welcomed to our
chapter meetings.
Please stop by, we'd love to meet you!
Check our Calendar for many upcoming interesting and informative events, many open to the public.
“Woman the Hunter,” by Diane Dismukes
The atlatl, a prehistoric tool for throwing darts long distances, is the subject of this month’s meeting of the Texas Master Naturalist—Hill Country Chapter. In addition to a presentation entitled “Woman the Hunter,” by Diane Dismukes, Cultural Resources Coordinator for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and member of the Society for Historic Archeology, Texas Archeological Society, Council of Texas Archeologists, and the Society for American Archeology, attendees will have an opportunity for hands on experience throwing the atlatl.
Dismukes obtained a graduate degree in Anthropology from the University of Houston with a specialty in Zooarcheology. Then, for five years, she was president and CEO of BC & AD Archeology, a private consulting firm in Houston. After that, she worked for TxDOT for three years and was then hired by TPWD where she conducts classes in Cultural Resource Law, site identification, policy, procedure, and field monitoring.
In addition to her formal education, Dismukes is trained and certified in ARPA Site Damage Assessment, Excavation Safety, and National Preservation Institute Federal Law Applications. She has extensive experience with shell middens along the Texas Gulf Coast, African American slave cabins, and historic cemeteries.
The meeting will be at Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos Street in Kerrville, Monday, July 28, at 7 p.m. There is no charge, and the public is invited. For more information contact Warren Ferguson, 830-896-9500 or cwferg@ktc.com.
You can keep up with the NPSOT chapter news (since there is a chapter in each of the four Hill Country counties now) through The Native Plant Society of Texas and go to: Chapter Information.
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