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New-Member Training

This schedule is subject to change in date, times, and content.
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Initial Training

Mid-Coast of Texas Ecology

Upland Ecology

Interpreting Nature—Presentation Training

Riparian Ecology

Coastal Prairie and Wetland Ecology

Bay Ecology

Barrier Island Ecology

Graduation

Initial Training—Saturday February 13,  2010
                              (& Chapter covered-dish luncheon)

  • How to Make Observations and Take Field Notes

  • Texas Geology

  • Ecological Regions of Texas

  • Indigenous Peoples of the Mid-Coast

8:30 to 4:00 pm—Aransas County Public Library & Green Acres, Rockport—Directions

Mid-Coast of Texas Ecology—Saturday February 27,  2010

  • Geologic History of Black Jack Peninsula

  • Flora and Fauna of Black Jack Peninsula

  • Endangered Species

  • Volunteer Projects

8:30 to 4:00 pm, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge—Directions to ANWR

Upland Ecology—Saturday Mar 13,  2010

  • History of Welder Wildlife Foundation

  • Soils

  • Savannah Ecology

  • Coastal Bend Mammals, Herptiles, Avians

  • Range Management

8:15 to 5:00 pm, Welder Wildlife Refuge—Directions to Welder

Interpreting Nature—Saturday March 27,  2010

  • Techniques

  • Technology

  • Tricks

9:00 to 4:00 pm—Aransas National Wildlife Refuge—Directions to ANWR

Riparian Ecology—Saturday April 10,  2010

  • Ecological Law

  • Riverine Flora and Fauna

  • Indicator Species

  • Riparian Photo Stations

8:30 to 4:00 pm, Fennessey Ranch—Directions 

Coastal Prairie and Wetland Ecology—Saturday Apr 24,  2010

  • History & Geology of Mad Island Marsh Preserve

  • Coastal Wetland Soils

  • Wetland/Prairie Interface

  • Prairie Grasses

  • Saltwater and Freshwater Marsh Ecology

  • Volunteer Projects

9:00 to 4:00 pm, Mad Island Marsh Preserve—Directions to Mad Island

Bay Ecology—Saturday May 15,  2010

  • Benthic Communities

  • Water Quality

  • Algology

  • Volunteer Projects

8:45 to 4:00 pm—Directions to the boat at Woody's in Port Aransas

Barrier Island Ecology—Saturday June 5,  2010

  • Surf and Shore Ecology

  • Dune Ecology

  • Estuarine Ecology

  • Volunteer Projects

8:00 to 4:00 pm, Matagorda Island Nature Conservancy—Directions to catch the boat at Sea Gun

Graduation/Chapter Social—Saturday June 12,  2010

  • Native Plant Identification and Habitat Use

  • Invasive Species

  • Chapter Social/Pot Luck Lunch

  • Graduation

9:00 to 2:00 pm—Aransas County Public Library & Green Acres, Rockport—Directions

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