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2008 Class Schedule (Table of Contents below schedule)

Feb 19     Welcome, Introductions and MN Program at State & Local Level, Rainfall Simulator, & Native Grasses
(Chapters 1 & 2)
Michelle Haggerty, Bryan Davis, Dale Shively & Karen Archer

Location: Texas AgriLife Extension
 
March 11     Geology of Texas
(Chapter 4)
Dr. Carter Keairns

Location: Texas AgriLife Extension
 
March 25     Ecosystems Concepts and Management
(Chapter 3)
Dr. Steve Windhager

Ecological Regions of Texas
(Chapter 6)
Minette Marr

Location: Texas AgriLife Extension
 
April 8     Texas Archaeology
(Chapter 15)
Dr. Britt Bousman

Identifying Hill Country Birds and Habitat
(Chapter 10)
Jane Little, Cara Wernli

Location: Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
 
SUN.
April 13
    Hays MN Field Trip
Geology of Hill County: Field Trip
(Chapter 4)
Dr. Carter Keairns

Location: Canyon Gorge
 
April 22
4 - 6:00 pm
    Nature Walk : range management, water, Impact of Man, Interpretation & Land Management
(Chapters (7 and 19)
Dr. Baron Rector

Location: Freeman Ranch
 
May 6     Forest Ecology & Management
(Chapter 16)
Eric Beckers

Plants and Identification Using Keys
(Chapter 9)
Dr. Marianne Reese & Sara Holland

Location: Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
 
SAT.
May 17
9:30 am-
1:30 pm
    Insects & Butterflies
Dr. Chris Nice
(Chapters 8, 11)

Location: Freeman Ranch
 
June 17     Aquifers and the Birth of a River: Aquarena Wetlands, Riparian Areas and Restoration
Dr. Ron Coley, Minette Marr
(Chapter 17)

Location: Aquarena Center
 
July 15     Water Resources in Texas and Hays Co.
(Chapter 17)
Ms. Velma Danielson

Herps of Texas (Herpetology)
(Chapter 14)
Dr. Randy Simpson

Location: Holy Spirit Episcopal Church
 
Aug 12     Wildlife, Mammals & Habitat
(Chapter 15)
Dr. Baccus

Texas Weather
(Chapter 5)
Troy Kimmel
Location: Plum Creek
 
SAT.
Aug 23
    Field Trip: Green roofs, native plants, seeds, prairies & restoration
Dr. Steve Windhager & Minette Marr
Location: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
 
Sept 6     Field Trip: Impact of Man, Range Management
Ranch Staff

Location: Bamberger Ranch
 
SAT.
Sept. 20
    Water Quality, Fish & Amphibians
(Chapters 12, 13)
Gordon & LeeAnn Linam
Plus TPWD employee

Location: Knox Ranch
 
Oct 7     Urbanization and Land Fragmentation
(Chapter 20)
Dr. Jim Cathey

Volunteers as Teachers: Interpretation
(Chapter 21)
Speaker TBD

Location: Plum Creek
 
Fri.
Oct 24
    Graduation
Bryan Davis

Location: TBD

Table of Contents
  1. Introduction to the Texas Master Naturalist Program
  2. Texas Naturalists prior to World War II
  3. Ecological Concepts
  4. Geology and Soils of Texas
  5. Weather and Climate
  6. Ecological Regions of Texas
  7. Ecosystem Concepts and Management
  8. The Nature of Naming
  9. Plants
  10. Ornithology
  11. Entomology
  12. Ichthyology
  13. Herpetology
  14. Mammalogy
  15. Archeology
  16. Forest Ecology and Management
  17. Aquatic Systems Ecology and Management
  18. Wetland Ecology and Management
  19. Rangeland Ecology and Management
  20. Urban Systems
  21. Volunteers as Teachers
  22. Texas Maps Reference

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