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

Mid-Coast of Texas Ecology

Upland Ecology

Bay Ecology

Barrier Island Ecology

Coastal Prairie and Wetland Ecology

Riparian Ecology

Presentation Training

Graduation

Initial Training—Saturday February 9,  2008
                              (& 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

Interpreting Nature—Saturday March 1,  2008

  • Techniques

  • Technology

  • Tricks

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

Read an article about this session in 2007
 

Mid-Coast of Texas Ecology—Saturday March 8,  2008

  • 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

Read an article and see photos of this session  in 2007
 

Riparian Ecology—Saturday March 22,  2008

  • Ecological Law

  • Riverine Flora and Fauna

  • Indicator Species

  • Riparian Photo Stations

9:00 to 4:00 pm, Fennessey Ranch—Directions 

Bay Ecology—Saturday April 19,  2008

  • Benthic Communities

  • Water Quality

  • Algology

  • Volunteer Projects

9:00 to 4:00 pm—Directions to the boat at Woody's in Port Aransas

Coastal Prairie and Wetland Ecology—Saturday May 3,  2008

  • 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

Upland Ecology—Saturday May 17,  2008

  • History of Welder Wildlife Foundation

  • Savannah Ecology

  • Coastal Bend Mammals

  • Coastal Bend Herptiles

  • Coastal Bend Avians

  • Range Management

8:30 to 5:00 pm, Welder Wildlife Refuge—Directions to Welder

Read an article and see photos of this session  in 2007
 

Barrier Island Ecology—Monday June 2,  2008

  • 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 7,  2008

  • 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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