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Alamo Area Texas Master Naturalist NewsTRANSCRIPT
T E X A S Events
Volunteer Opportunities
Education & TrainingAlamo Area Chapter
Volume 14, Issue 2 February, 2010
President Vacant
Acting President/Vice-President
TreasurerPete Cowger
SecretaryJamie Daily
Members-at-LargeLonnie Shockley
[email protected] Wolcott
[email protected] Yarnold
Immediate Past PresidentAnton Hajek
Officers
Message froM the BoardBy the 2010 AAMN Board
The first month of 2010 is well on its way. With the new year upon us, we hope you are preparing those advanced training
and volunteer service hours activity approval forms for 2010. Remember, all activities need to be approved by the board on a yearly basis. The reason for this is so that there is always a current contact person available for referenc-ing questions on the activity. If there are any questions about this, don't hesitate to ask the current Activities Information Chair Pam Ball.
As stated in the January 2010 newsletter, one of the goals for the new year is to "pro-mote the participation of the entire member-ship." In an effort to fulfill this goal, we are looking for class representatives from all our classes. If your class had a representative as-signed, please let us know. We'd love to get in touch with these member representatives. If your class does not have a representative, and you'd be interested, send us an e-mail. For any
comments or questions on this topic, please contact Liz Robbins at: [email protected].
Finally, the AAMN chapter report for 2009 has been completed. Many thanks to JW Pieper for compiling the information and sending it to the TMN state office. Our chap-ter did very well. The total number of hours reported for the year were over 14,000, reach-ing over 38,000 members of our community! This is a tremendous effort on your part. In addition, over the 12-year period of this orga-nization, we are close to reaching the 100,000 hour mark. This too is a commendable feat!
Continue to report those hours. These hours translate to grant monies for our spon-sors to continue the work that was begun here in San Antonio, over 12 years ago. Speaking of hours, the new 2010 Certification Pin has been announced. It's a Wood Duck. As soon as a sample photo is available, we'll share it with you.
February 10 Meeting - Special Guest Paul JohnsonHeat, Drought, Deep Freeze: What it means for Trees
The recent weather has been crazy, what with extended drought and our surprise December Deep Freeze. How are our urban trees coping with these stressors? What effects are we likely to be seeing as spring
comes around, and then the summer heat? What can we do to keep our trees healthy? Paul Johnson, the Texas Forest Service Regional Urban Forester for San Antonio will present a program to help us understand these issues. Come with plenty of questions – we can be prepared to help local citizens better understand why caring for trees is a good investment in our community.
Paul is also the Chair of the Alamo Forest Partnership, one of AAMNs partner groups. If you have questions about volunteer opportunities with the AFP, this will be a great time to find out about what you can do to help.
Board Meeting
February 10
5:15 p.m.
All members are welcome to attend.
Guest Speaker
7:00 p.m.
This program is approved for advanced training hours.
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Activities InformationPam Ball
Community OutreachPam Yarnold
Education / Training CommitteePam Ball
Education OutreachCindy Sims
HistorianVacant
HospitalityNancy Brown
Hours SubmissionWilt Shaw
[email protected] Yin Liu
NewsletterEditor
Joann [email protected]
Jamie DailyDesigner
Jessica Manley
MembershipJohn Wolcott
Public RelationsJ.W. Pieper
Web SiteSam Glass
Service to the organization is always approved for volunteer hours.
cOmmitteees
Visit our web site atwww.alamomasternaturalist.org
News from the Board Committees
Projects to be reviewed for approval as a Master Naturalist activity must be submitted on the Submission for Activity Approval form. Forms can be obtained by contacting me, Pamela Ball, [email protected], or from the AAMN website at www.alamomasternaturalist.org.
PLEASE REPORT YOUR HOURS !!Reporting hours is easy with the new EXCEL spreadsheet that was developed for e-mail
submissions or for mailing in your hours. It is available online at www.alamomasternaturalist.org.
Where to report your hours:Last names A-M: Last names N-Z:Wilt Shaw Ling Yin Liu104 Dove Meadow 4946 Dare LaneBoerne, TX 78006-4222 San Antonio, TX 78217E-mail : [email protected] Phone: 210-207-0021 E-mail: [email protected]
Please contact Wilt Shaw or Ling Liu to activate your 2010 Googledoc account if you have not done so. We are pleased to an-nounce our first two 2010 Wood Duck award pins to Ron Tullius and Pam Yarnold.
Other awardees include:Name Award ClassJessica Leslie 1,000 21Pam Yarnold 500 24Nancy Philips 250 23Ron Tullius 250 25John Wolcott 250 24
DO YOU WANT YOUR PIN AWARDS? DID YOUR HOURS GET LOST???
A new committee of Alamo Area Master Naturalists is taking action in an attempt to provide members with award pins for hours earned. Some of our old records have been lost, especially regarding the 2002-2006 time frame. If you have records of hours earned during those years, we hope to hear from you so that we can complete our records.
John Wolcott [email protected] and Roy Yarnold [email protected] have not only volunteered to assist you with this effort but will also serve as the clearing-house for information regarding reported hours, hours that have vanished and those that have gone unreported.
As most of you know, each year we award ‘one of a kind’ certification pins for those who achieve 8 hours of advanced training and 40 hours of volunteer service. This year that pin is a salamander.
Additionally, throughout the year, the milestone dragonfly pins are also awarded for 250 hours, 500 hours, and 1,000, 2,500 and 5,000 hours of volunteer service.
We know there are members who have reached these milestones, but because of lost records we do not have a true total of hours performed. If you have records, by year, of your volunteer hours, and if you feel that you have earned a milestone award pin which you have not received, please contact Roy Yarnold or John Wolcott. Perhaps you will be seeing your name in print in this newsletter in the next few months. Let’s try to break the records set in 2008 for hours reported and number of members reaching recertification!
2010 Re-Certification Pin Announced!
The 2010 Re-certification pin is the Wood Duck. The recertification pin will be available for order in the first quarter of
the New Year. The pin certifies that a Master Naturalist volunteer has reached their annu-ally required 40 hours of service and 8 hours of advanced training for the current calendar year. All service and advanced training has to be completed IN the year the pin is avail-able. Once the calendar year is done the annual re-certification pin for that year retires. The 2009 re-certification pin was the salamander.
AAMNisalwaysinneedoftalentedvolunteerstosupportitsmission.Ifyouhaveaninterestinhelpinganyoneoftheabovecommittees,pleasecontactthespecificcommitteechairyouareinterestedinserving.
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Invasive Plants Advanced Training Opportunity
The San Antonio Satellite of the Texas Invaders Program, San Antonio Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas and Helotes Creek Nature Center are sponsoring a Citizen Scientist invasive plants training session.
Saturday, February 27th from 8:45 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The training will be in the Helotes Creek Nature Center 14433 Bandera Rd in Old Town, Helotes. The course is approved for advanced training for Alamo Area Master Naturalist
members. Ongoing identification and eradication opportunities are available in the San Antonio area and are approved for volunteer hours.
Space is limited to 20 participants. To register for the course: -visit the website at www.texasinvasives.org -click on Invaders of Texas-click on Become a Citizen Scientist-download and submit the completed Volunteer Interest Form as a PDF or WORD file to San Antonio Invaders satellite leader Rachel Cywinski at:[email protected] or call Rachel at 210-532-4123.
INVASIVE PLANT ERADICATION AT RANCHO DIANA
Master Naturalists and members of the San Antonio Invaders Satellite in-vite you to join us in our efforts to eradicate invasive plants at Rancho Diana every Tuesday in February. We are continuing our eradication of
Chinaberry, Chinese Photinia, Chinese Pistachio, Ligustrum, Pyracantha, and Nan-dina on the property. To date, we have identified and eradicated over 5,000 specimens.
Tuesdays, February 2, 9, 16 & 23Volunteers meet outside the gate at Rancho Diana at 7:30 A.M. and conclude at 9:30 or 10:00 A.M. If you are interested, contact Cheryl Hamilton at [email protected] or 210-
342-9721. It is important to e-mail or call by no later than 9:00 P.M. the night before if you will be joining us, as we enter Rancho Diana as a group.
Approved for advanced training/volunteer hours
2010 Entomology Educational Seminar Series
Presented by Molly Keck, Integrated Pest Management Program Specialist & Entomologist for Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Bexar County.
Tuesday, February 23 - Termites 101 for HomeownersThe above program will be held from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Bexar County AgriLife Extension Office:3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 208San Antonio, TX 78230
Please give us a call to let us know you are coming!Contact Molly or Aurelia at:
210-467-6575 or [email protected] for advanced training
Class 17Julie Fisher
Class 18Prem Nored & Cal Eichler
210- 828-0833
Class 19 Prem Nored
Class 20 Suzanne Benavides
& Palani Whiting
Class 21Nancy Brown
& Wendy Thornton
Class 22 Linda Painter Darst
& Jamie Daily
Class 23 Steve Guerrant & Gary Trede
Class 24 John Wolcott
& Susan Hunnicutt
Class 25 Ron Tullius
210-739-2566 [email protected]
& Ivan Estes
classrepresentatives
SA Invaders Diane Fey and Lonnie Shockley record GPS coordinates and other relevant information as they stand in the
middle of a nandina forest at Rancho Diana.
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City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department Natural Areas
February 2010 Stewardship Activities
Approved for volunteer hoursif assisting with programs.
“Aquifer-to-Zizelmann” (A-Z) Clinic
The “Aquifer-to-Zizelmann” (A-Z) Clinic is an all-
day training that presents “Everything You’ve Ever Wanted To Know About
Government Canyon State Natural Area.” This clinic is not open to the general public, as it is aimed at training docents who will make a commitment to learning how to lead hikes and/or assist with interpretive programs and presentations at GCSNA.
A-Z Clinic
Tuesday, February 9 Saturday, February 20Approved for advanced trainingHappy Hikers & A-Z Graduates from January 2010: Here
are some upcoming opportunities for you to start learning and helping at Government Canyon.Saturday, Feb. 13 – Hike The Canyon – 8:30 AMSunday, Feb. 14 & 21 – Education Committee MeetingFriday, Feb. 19 – A Stroll Through The Park – 8:30 AMSaturday, Feb. 20 – Explore the Canyon – 8:30 AM
Approved for volunteer hours if assisting with programs. If you would like to be part of either group or learn more
about them, please contact me directly. John H. Koepke, Government Canyon SNA210-688-9055; Ext. [email protected]
Rodeo San Antonio 2010
Just in case you haven’t heard. Alamo Area Mas-ter Naturalists and Mitch-
ell Lake Audubon Center will be sponsoring a booth at the annual Rodeo from February15th through the 21st in co-operation with Tx Parks & Wildlife. Volunteers will man an activ-ity booth offering up tracks, skins, skulls of our local mammals as well as information on “Living Green for Wildlife”. We invite volunteers to come with a friend or family member to staff a four hour shift. Come early before your shift or stay late after your shift to walk around and enjoy a little bit of Rodeo. Vol-unteers will be allowed to ride the free Master Gar-dener shuttle into the grounds for easy commute.
Contact the Rodeo Volunteer Coordinator, Arless Lenz, at [email protected] or 210-353-2718 to sign up. Let Arless know what days and which shift you want to volunteer for (shifts are 9 a.m. -1 p.m., 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.); your contact information; and if you would like to sign up for training. Let’s Rodeo!
Join us this February in our natural areas as we keep our eyes and ears open for possible pre-spring pairing in our songbirds. Below
is our calendar of activities. Please note the change in location for the 25th. If you have any questions, please contact Jayne Neal (210-372-9124, [email protected]) or Wendy Leonard (210-372-9124, [email protected]).
Thursdays, February 4, 11 & 188:30 a.m. - 12:30 p. m. Golden-cheeked warbler habitat restoration at Wood-
land Hills West. Meet at the Woodland Hills West gate on Heuermann, just southwest of Friedrich Wilderness Park. Please bring work gloves if you have them.
Thursday, February 258:30 a.m. - 12:30 p. m. Karst management at Stone Oak Park North. Meet at
Stone Oak Park parking lot on north side of Stone Oak Parkway, 20395 Stone Oak Pkwy. Please bring work gloves if you have them.
Medina River Natural Area Spring Bloomer Classes 2010
Water ConservationFebruary 16, 2010 9:30-11:30 a.m. andFebruary 18, 2010 9:30-11:30 a.m. if neededExplore ways to conserve water as a viable resource.
Learn how water is used in every day activities. Create a model of the regional water shed with a kid friendly water activity.
NPSOT Speakers Line-up
Meetings of the San Antonio chapter of NPSOT are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month and are free and open to the public.
February 23, 2010 – Marily and Charles Lamont [ex-pert dyers from Victoria, TX] on the use of native plants as sources of dye.
Approved for advanced training6:30 pm – Native plant and seed exchange7:00 pm – Meeting and program
Lions Field Adult Center2809 Broadway (at Mulberry & Broadway by Brackenridge Park)
Map at www.tinyurl.com/LionsField-SA
Approved for volunteer hours if assisting with programs.
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San Antonio Botanical Garden
February 2010 Activities San Antonio Botanical Society Plant SaleSaturday, February 13, 10 - 2 p.m., Gertie’s Garden
Find the perfect plant for your garden at our first plant sale of the year. Also, join in the fun fami-ly activities taking place in the conservatory: co-
conut and cocoa mulch art, scavenger hunts, chocolate trivia, mint giveaways, and more! Plant sale entrance is free with paid San Antonio Botanical Garden admission.
Water Saver Guide TrainingApproved for advanced trainingFriday, February 19, 9 a.m. - noonEducation Building at the SABG
We are looking for volunteers to teach about wa-ter saving by leading garden guests on “walks” or tours of our WaterSaver Garden and Water-
Saver Lane. Master Naturalists will guide participants on how to have a beautiful landscape at home AND conserve water. Upon completing the tour, participants will receive a free copy of the San Antonio Landscape Care Guide, a
SAWS publication. After the training, we are asking for a volunteer commitment of 2 – 3 tours per year. Most tours are held the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10 a.m.
Garden Ranger TrainingApproved for advanced trainingWednesday, February 24, 10 a.m. - noonEducation Building at the SABG
We need Master Naturalists, Master Garden-ers and others who are willing to come to the Garden during peak visiting hours (week-
ends, spring break, holidays, beautiful spring days with lots of school groups scheduled) and “interpret” the Gar-den. After your training you will be eligible to come to the Garden, check out your “Ranger Badge” and work a few volunteer hours in the Garden interacting with guests. We are hoping for a commitment of 3 – 4 times a year.
Cindy Sims, Volunteer CoordinatorSan Antonio Botanical Garden555 Funston Place, San Antonio, TX [email protected] 207-3261 phone/210 207-3274 fax
NAME AWARD CLASS#Adams, David salamander 22Anderson, Mary Frances salamander 2Ball, Pam salamander 18Ballard, Frank salamander 20Ballard, Maureen salamander 20Binder, Jackie salamander 21Blankinship, Kathleen salamander 22Brisita, Rafael salamander 22Brown, Nancy salamander 21Camero, Holly salamander 5Cobb, Bob salamander 16Cowger, Pete salamander 22Daily, Jamie salamander 22Darst, Linda salamander 22Dudley, Maxine salamander 23Dudley, Terry salamander 23Duncan, Lucas salamander 21Estes, Carolyn salamander 24Fey, Diane salamander 23Fisher, Julie salamander 17Fletcher, Kenneth salamander 22Fromme, Eva salamander 21Gaskin, Patty salamander 18Gindler, Linda salamander 23Gonzales, Josie salamander 13Gulley, Anne salamander 20Hajek, Anton salamander 1Hamilton, Cheryl salamander 21Holland-Adams, Sara salamander 22Inglet, Patsy salamander 8Inglet, Tom salamander 8Jacobson, Melba salamander 3Johnson, Rebecca salamander Transfer
NAME AWARD CLASS#Kinard, Brent salamander 20Klepper, Nancy salamander 22Krnavek, Kathy salamander 24Lenz, Arless salamander 21Leslie, Jessica salamander 21Leslie, Roy salamander 24Liu, Ling Yin salamander 20Loop, Larry salamander 6Manning, Ron salamander 24Masters, Nan salamander 21Mebane, Nalga salamander 21Mebane, Paul salamander 21Menzel, Chris salamander 23Morris, Lee salamander 20Moseley, Christine salamander 22Oualline, Susan salamander 23Phillips, Nancy salamander 20Pieper, J. W. salamander 13Prentice, John salamander 23Pulis, RicK salamander 21Ratcliffe, Lindsay salamander 21Reynolds, Lora salamander 14Robbins, Liz salamander 17Rodriguez, Judith B salamander 17Rose, Catherine salamander 22Shaw, Wilt salamander 13Shockley, Lonnie salamander 23Smith, Joann salamander 17Thornton, Wendy salamander 21Trede, Gary salamander 23Tulius, Ron salamander 25Wolcott, John salamander 24Wolcott, Judy salamander 24
NAME AWARD CLASS#Wright, Wayne salamander 20Yarnold, Pam salamander 24Yarnold, Roy salamander 24
DRAgoNfLyGaskin, David dragonfly 25Kellogg, Judy dragonfly 25Manley, Jessica dragonfly 25Shockley, Judith dragonfly 25Tullius, Ron dragonfly 25Carolyn Estes dragonfly 24Carrell, Kim dragonfly 24Carter, Joshua dragonfly 24Estes, Carolyn dragonfly 24Hunnicutt, Susan dragonfly 24Krnavek, Kathy dragonfly 24Kustelski, Tony dragonfly 24Leslie, Roy dragonfly 24Manning, Ron dragonfly 24Nikolatos, John dragonfly 24Pilkington, Debbie dragonfly 24Stacy, Megan dragonfly 24Wolcott, John dragonfly 24Wolcott, Judy dragonfly 24Yarnold, Pam dragonfly 24Yarnold, Roy dragonfly 24Beavin, Susan Dragonfly 23
ADvANCEDHouRS-2,500Hajek, Anton 2500 Hour 1Pieper, J.W. 2500 Hour 13
1,000Ball, Pam 1000 Hour 18Camero, Holly 1000 Hour 5Cobb, Bob 1000 Hour 16
NAME AWARD CLASS#Gonzales, Josie 1000 Hour 13Hajek, Anton 1000 Hour 1Inglet, Patsy 1000 Hour 8Inglet, Tom 1000 Hour 8
500Camero, Holly 500 Hour 5Fromme, Eva 500 Hour 21Hamilton, Cheryl 500 Hour 21Henry, Jane 500 Hour 19Leslie, Jessica 500 Hour 21Pulis, Rick 500 Hour 21
250Brown, Nancy 250 Hour 21Daily, Jamie 250 Hour 22Fey, Diane 250 Hour 23Fletcher, Kenneth 250 Hour 22Fromme, Eva 250 Hour 21Gulley, Anne 250 Hour 20Kinard, Brent 250 Hour 20Loop, Larry 250 Hour 6Fisher, Julie 250 Hour 17Leslie, Jessica 250 Hour 21Mebane, Paul 250 Hour 21Menzel, Chris 250 Hour 23Oualline, Susan 250 hours 23Pulis, Rick 250 hours 21Ratcliffe, Lindsay 250 Hours 21Rodriguez, Judith B 250 hours 17Rose, Catherine 250 hours 22Thornton, Wendy 250 hours 21Trede, Gary 250 Hours 23Yarnold, Pam 250 Hours 24Yarnold, Roy 250 Hour 24
2009 Hours and Awards Recap
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By Anton Hajek
HOt tub naturalistfebruary, 2010
It is freezing outside - the nights in the teens. Un-usual for San Antonio. The hot tub, though un-used is holding up, no burst pipes. No burst
pipes in the barn which recorded a chilly 42 degrees. I fear my hanging cactus has suffered it’s last freeze. It
looks completely brown. But I watered it anyhow. Surprising how much watering of plants is necessary during the winter. It is actually so dry outside that fire danger is rising again.
Used to when the children were small I’d run a sprinkler up in a tree and turn the water on. Not so good for the tree but delightful to observe the next day. Years ago the tanks (earthen ponds) froze over enough for the kids to slide across the ice wearing tennis shoes.
The Sunday paper reported on the successful Kepler telescope, merely 40 inches across, in orbit around the sun looking at 150.000 stars in Cygnus, (you know Cygnus off the Milky Way). So far 400 “exto” planets have been deter-mined. Maybe I’m just a cave man but I think Pluto’s sta-tus as a planet should have been grandfathered. It’s not like someone is going to land there and be disappointed. At least not in my lifetime.
ANNUAL AWARDS SUMMARYBy J.W. Pieper
The year 2009 was a record setter for our Alamo Area MN Chapter in many ways, but particular-ly in the number of awards for volunteerism by
our members. In the accompanying list you will see the names of all members who received pin awards in 2009.
We had 22 individuals who achieved their first certifica-tion during 2009 and therefore their first Dragonfly Award. The salamander pin, which was the award for recertification in 2009, was a very popular objective this year. Sixty nine of our members earned the salamander pin—a record for any single year.
We had 36 milestone pins awarded in four categories. Awards were made for 250 hours, 500 hours, 1,000, and 2500 hours. We know that there were others who have reached these milestones, but because of lost records several years ago for some individuals we cannot get a true total of hours performed. If you have records, by year, of your volunteer hours, and if you feel that you have earned a milestone award that you have not received, please contact John Wolcott at [email protected] and he will review your case. Perhaps your name will be on this list in a month or so.
Your chapter is working diligently to develop a tracking mechanism for all certification and recertification awards, and the system is nearing completion. Wilt Shaw, who posts hours for those of you with names ending in A-M, and Ling Yin Liu, who posts hours for members ending in N-Z, will be compiling the hours you submit, and we look forward to pub-lishing your name in the newsletter as you reach recertifica-tion in 2010. Ling and Wilt processed the reporting of hours for the highest numbers our chapter has ever reported. With your cooperation by reporting your hours we can exceed the record for hours reported and number of members who reach recertification!
River Walk Garden WorkdayFriday, February 12 - 9:00 a.m. to noonSan Antonio Riverwalk Garden
Weather permitting, volunteers are need-ed to cut, trim, and plant at the San Antonio Riverwalk Garden. Bring
cutting tools such as shears, rakes, and clip-pers and also gloves and water for this workday.
It would be great to see some new faces at this garden, our own Master Naturalist project at the corner of Aubrey and Old Guilbeau (north of Du-rango, the west side of the San Antonio river) on the Riverwalk.
Contact Lan Eng 830-980-2300 or [email protected] or visit www.alamomasternaturalist.orgApproved for volunteer hours
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cOmmunity OutreacH calendar
Cibolo Nature Center
February 2010 Tree Selection,
Planting and Watering with Mark Peterson, tree and
water conservation expert. Saturday, February 6, 9 a.m. - noon, CNC AuditoriumCost: CNC Members $20/person; non-members $25/person. Pre-registration required. Approved for advanced trainingOutdoor Classroom Guide Training MeetingWednesday, February 10, 9 a.m. - noon, CNC AuditoriumWe need you! Please come to our spring Outdoor Class-
room organization meeting and see if you would like to become a Trail Guide with this award-winning program.
Approved for advanced trainingWTV General Update SeminarFriday, February 12, 9 a.m. - noon, CNC AuditoriumMembers $25/person; non-members $35/personPre-registration required. Limited to land owners with an existing wildlife tax valu-
ation, this seminar will help you keep your management plan current.
Approved for advanced trainingSecond Saturday Volunteer WorkdaySaturday, February 13, 9 a.m. - noon, CNC ParkBring family and friends to spend the morning pulling
weeds, picking up trash and other to-do projects to help keep the CNC beautiful.
Approved for volunteer hoursRainwater Harvest Workshop With John Kight, engineer and rainwater catchment owner
gives the latest technological information and the most practi-cal advice.
Saturday, February 13, 9 a.m. - noon, CNC Auditoriumw/visit to Kight installationMembers $25/person; non-members $35/person. Pre-registration required. Limited to 30.Approved for advanced trainingCedar Biology and Management This workshop presents methods, equipment and choices
for cedar clearing recommended by the Forest Service, Parks and Wildlife and the Cooperative Extension Service with ranch owner Darwin Ressel, TPWD wildlife biologist Rufus Ste-phens, Hoyt Seidensticker with KC Conservation District
Saturday, February 20, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Carpool from CNC promptly at 8:30Cost: CNC Members $20/person; non-members $25/person. Pre-registration required. Limit: 30.Approved for advanced trainingContact Kate Villarreal at 830-249-4616 for more
information on these programs. Or visit their website www.cibolo.org.
By Pam YarnoldGet involved!
The Community Outreach Committee needs volunteers for the AAMN table at several upcoming events.
San Antonio River Authority’s 2nd Annual GET OUTDOORS EVENTSaturday, March 6, 2010Mission Jose on San Jose Drive10 A.M. - 2 P.M. (2-hour shifts)
THE NPSOT-SA’S NATIVE PLANT DAYSaturday, March 20, 2010Eisenhower Park 9 A.M. - 2 P.M. (2.5-hour shifts)
EARTH DAY AT WOODLAWN LAKE PARKSaturday, April 17, 201010 A.M. - 4 P.M. (2-hour shifts)
11TH ANNUAL EARTH DAY CELEBRATION Thursday, April 8, 2010Northwest Vista College 9 A.M. - 2 P.M. (2-hour shifts)
KING WILLIAMS FAIR-GREEN ZONESaturday, April 24, 201010 A.M. - 6 P.M. (2-hour table shifts)
EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE AND FAIR!We need volunteers willing to wear your AAMN
T-shirt with silly hats, big glasses and/or big shoes and carry the AAMN banner in the King William Fair Parade. The sillier the better.
KING WILLIAM FAIR PARADESaturday, April 24, 2010Line up at 9 A.M. Starts at 10 A.M. - 1.5 miles
If you can help at the table or in some other area, please contact:
Pam YarnoldAAMN Community [email protected]
Participation in these events as a representative of Texas Master Naturalists is approved for volunteer hours.
Master Naturalists arevolunteers dedicated to the
conservation,preservation and restoration
of our natural resources,promoting
ecological educationfor all ages.
The Alamo Area Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists gratefully acknowledges the support
of our sponsoring organizations:
Spring 2010 classes begin February 25. Learn More at: WWW.ALAMOMASTERNATURALIST.ORGAlamo AreaP.O. Box 690356San Antonio, Texas 78269RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
The Alamo Chapter Texas Master Naturalist Newsletter is published monthly for the members and friends of the chapter. News and information for the newsletter is always welcome.PleasecontactJoannSmith,[email protected]
Come Welcome Class 26!
Spring training semester begins soon! Chapter members are asked to provide items for the first snack break. Please come welcome our new stu-
dents and assist Nancy Brown, the refreshment orga-nizer, with the potluck items (side dishes or desserts).
Thursday, February 25 at 5:00 p.m.Agrilife Extension Office2255 Cherry Ridge, Suite 212, San AntonioApproved for volunteer hoursPlease contact Nancy Brown at [email protected] for more details.
Thank you to everyone who submitted their information for this month’s newsletter! We have quite a busy month already and it’s not even spring yet. Please remember to submit your events for the month of the publication only as we are currently unable to archive future events.