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President
Anton Hajek
648-3634
Vice President
Holly Camero
210-490-4882
Secretary
Jamie Daily
Treasurer
Prem Nored
210-626-8982
Members-at-Large
Pete Cowger
Class Representatives
Linda Painter Darst-Class 22
Jaime Daily-Class 22
Steve Guerrant-Class 23
Gary Trede-Class 23
John Wolcott-Class 24
Susan Hunnicutt-Class 24
Ron Tullius - Class 25
Ivan Estes - Class 25
Immediate Past President
J.W. Pieper
830-336-3241
What’s Past is Prologue . . . Officers
News
Alamo Area Chapter Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2009
Events
Volunteer Opportunities
Education & Training
This is my last column as your President, a bittersweet moment. It has
been a tough year for me physically with a broken leg, Vertigo, and an
upcoming surgery. Still I presided over every Board meeting, hosted the
annual review, and produced two columns a month for the newsletter.
Gary Trede, your president elect, inherits a functional, albeit a
volunteer, organization. The newsletter is published monthly, the website
is maintained, students are selected, the lectures occur, classes graduate, service projects
are approved, and hours are maintained. The Board conducts our chapter's business in an
orderly fashion. Our chapter is solvent (better than most!). We still have some original grant
monies from thirteen years ago.
We are frugal. Some of our expenses have actually dropped, such as the
newsletter. We mail one tenth the number we used to, thanks to E-Mail
delivery.
So take care new Board.
— Anton Hajek
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENTWORKSHOP
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Palo Alto College Performing Arts Building,1400 W. Villaret Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78224
(210) 486-30008:00-8:30 am Registration8:30-8:35 am Welcome Bexar Appraisal DistrictBob Duclos, Land Appraisal Supervisor8:35-9:10 am Objectives of Wildlife ManagementRichard Heilbrun, Wildlife Biologist, TPWD-San Antonio9:10-9:45 am The 7 Wildlife Management Actives, DefinedBryan Davis, Natural Resource Agent, Texas AgriLife Ext Svc9:45-10:00 am Break10:00-10:45 am Prescribed Fire as a Habitat Management ToolMatt Reidy, Bexar Co. Regulatory Biologist, TPWD-San Antonio10:45- 11:15 am Rainwater Harvesting for WildlifeBryan Davis, Natural Resource Agent, Texas AgriLife Ext Svc11:15-Noon Conducting Wildlife SurveysRichard Heilbrun, Wildlife Biologist, TPWD-San AntonioSponsored by Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Parks &Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Bexar Appraisal District
Registration fee is $10 per person.RSVP by Dec 11 to Angel Torres at (210) 467-6575.
Make check payable to: Bexar County Ag Education.
Government Canyon “A-Z “TrainingSaturday January 9, 2010.
This training is provided to GCSNA staff andvolunteers who will be in direct contact withvisitors and/or leading monthly hikes. Thisclinic is not open to the general public, as it isaimed at training docents who will make acommitment to learning how to lead hikesand/or assist with interpretive programs andpresentations at GCSNA.
I encourage all Master Naturalists who wantto be an active part of our volunteer team atGCSNA to attend this clinic. Please do notsign up for this clinic if you are not able tocommit to joining our volunteer team of hikeleaders and program assistants.
Many of our current and former volunteersare Master Naturalists.
John H. KoepkePark Peace Officer/InterpreterGovernment Canyon SNASan Antonio, TX 78254(210) 688-9055; Ext. 291
COMMITTEESNEWS FROM THE BOARDProjects to be reviewed for approval as a Master Naturalist activity must be submitted on theSubmission 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 .
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Activities InformationPam Ball
Application ReviewHolly Camero
Community OutreachPam Yarnold
DevelopmentThea Platz696-8260
Education / Training CommitteePam Ball (Chair)
[email protected] Robbins
[email protected] BrownAnne Gulley
Lonnie ShockleyGary Trede
Education OutreachCindy Sims
HistorianSusan Blaker
HospitalityNancy Brown
Membership/Hours SubmissionWilt Shaw
[email protected] Yin Liu
NewsletterJoann Smith
[email protected] Daily
OutingsThea Platz696-8260
NominationsHolly Camero
Public Relations/Media RelationsJ.W. Pieper
830-336-3241
Web SiteSam Glass
Visit our website at
www.alamomasternaturalist.org
AAMN Holiday Party
Wednesday, December 9, 6:00 - 8;00 p.m.
Auld House, San Antonio Botanical Garden
It’s a Pot Luck Party!
Bring your favorite appetizer or dessert.
Please come and join us as we finish the year with
a nature-lovers PARTY!!
Great food, drinks, laughs, & good cheer for all!
Contact Cindy Sims at SABOT if you have any questions:[email protected]
Where to report your hours:
Last names A-M:
Wilt Shaw
104 Dove Meadow
Boerne, TX 78006-4222
Email : [email protected]
Last names N-Z:
Ling Yin Liu
4946 Dare Lane
San Antonio, TX 78217
Phone: 210-207-0021
Email: [email protected]
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 providemembers with award pins for hours earned. Some of our old records have been lost, especiallyregarding the 2002-2006 timeframe. If you have records of hours earned during those years, wehope to hear from you so that we can complete our records.
John Wolcott [email protected] and Roy Yarnold [email protected] have not onlyvolunteered to assist with this effort but will also serve as the clearing-house for information re-garding reported hours, hours that have vanished and those that are unreported.
As most of you know, each year we award ‘one of a kind’ certification pins for those who achieve8 hours of advanced training and 40 hours of volunteer service. This year that pin is a salaman-der. Additionally, throughout the year, the milestone dragonfly pins are also awarded for 250hours, 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 recordswe do not have a true total of hours performed. If you have records, by year, of your volunteerhours, 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 inthis newsletter in the next few months. Let’s try to break the records set in 2008 for hours re-ported and number of members reaching recertification!
Volunteer News and Announcements 3
Riverwalk Garden in December...
The winter garden still needs our loving attention. Our Decemberwork day is Friday, December 11, 9 am-noon, weather permitting.
New volunteers always enthusiastically welcomed and appreciated!
The garden is located at the corner of Aubrey and Old Guilbeau,north of Durango on the west side of the SA river.
Contact: Lan Eng [email protected]
Approved for Volunteer hours
CITIZEN SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
BIRDING IN THE WINTER MONTHS
It’s Time for Project FeederWatch—a Citizen Science Programrun by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology!
Help collect data for the ornithologists at the lab, from Novemberthrough April. This project has been approved for volunteerhours for 2010. For more information see:http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/
The Audubon Society sponsors the Great Christmas Bird Count(http://www.audubon.org/bird/cbc/index.html - it’s not too early foran ambitious MN to begin planning an AAMN count! In February,it’s time for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count(http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/). The local Audubon groupsalways participate - check their websites if you’d like to partici-pate with them - they are always happy to have enthusiastic bird-ers join them too.
These are great opportunities to participate in citizen scienceOpportunity awaits! (Be sure to fill out the paperwork for approvalfor GCBC & GBBC before participating, if you want the vol hours)
President: Gary Trede
Vice President: Liz Robbins
Treasurer: Pete Cowger
Secretary: Jamie Daily
Member at Large: Roy Yarnold
Member at Large: Lonnie Shockley
Member at Large: John Wolcott
Thanks to all AAMN members who came to the Novem-ber General Meeting for the Election of Officers for the
AAMN Board for 2010.
It was gratifying to see the level of interest and partici-pation in this year’s election process. AAMN is full of
energy and the coming year looks to be an exciting one.
Many thanks to the outgoing board for the hard workthat went in to making 2009 another successful year forour chapter, and best wishes to the incoming Board as
AAMN heads into new year.
ELECTIONS WERE HELD WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 a 7 pm
Congratulations to the Newly Elected
AAMN Board for 2010
DATE TOPIC TOPIC LOCATION
Thursday, Feb. 25 Intro to TMN Ecology Ecosystems Texas AgriLife Bldg
Thursday, Mar. 4 Geology & Soils of Texas Geology & Soils of Texas Texas AgriLife Bldg
Thursday, Mar. 11 Aquatic Ecology Entomology Texas AgriLife Bldg
Thursday, Mar. 18 Nature of Naming Volunteers as Teachers Texas AgriLife Bldg
Thursday, Mar. 25 Ethnobotany Ornithology Texas AgriLife Bldg
Thursday, Apr.1 Mammalogy Volunteers as Teachers Texas AgriLife Bldg
Saturday, Apr. 3 Field Trip: Birding Tom & Patsy IngletMitchell Lake Audubon
Center (MLAC)
Thursday, Apr. 8 Wetland Ecology Archaeology Texas AgriLife Bldg
Thursday, Apr. 15 Forest Ecology Ecological Concepts Texas AgriLife Bldg
Saturday - Apr. 17 Plants & Ethnobotany
Historical Info: SanAntonio Natural Areas
SAPAR Natural Areas-FP/CR
Thursday, Apr. 22 Herpetology Urban Systems Texas AgriLife Bldg
Thursday, April 29 Volunteer Conduct Rangeland Ecology Texas AgriLife Bldg
Saturday, May 1 SABOT tour GRADUATION SABOT Carriage House
Spring Class (No, 26)
Tentative Schedule:
Docents are always
needed to help with the
classes. Contact the train-
ing committee if you are
interested. The schedule
will also include one more
outdoor field study day on
a Saturday in March (TBA).
Applications are currently
being accepted - please
pass this information on to
anyone you know that may
be interested. The applica-
tion is available at
www.alamomasternaturalist.org
4 Volunteer News and Information
Molly Keck, an entomologist with Texas AgriLife Exten-sions, presented a program on the Rasberry ants (aka“crazy ants”) at our November meeting. Her presentationwas a fascinating, science-based look at this newly-discovered critter, an ant that we would do well to get fa-miliar with. A recap of her presentation is printed below forthose who were unable to attend.
RASBERRY “CRAZY” ANTS
2002 marked the start of a new era in ant infestationin Texas. In the Deer Park area of Houston a new speciesof ant was discovered. The ant which was named the Ras-berry ant after its discoverer, is also referred to as thecrazy ant because it travels in erratic movements insteadof a straight line as do other ants. They are about ¼ of aninch long and are reddish brown in color. They do bite, butdo not have a painful sting. However, this ant is not to beconfused with the common black crazy ant, which hasbeen in Texas for many years. This confusion probablyresulted from the media hype about the “crazy ant”, whichcaused many people to assume their property had beeninfested by this new ant. Although the problem is morewidespread in Houston, fourteen counties including Bexarhave had confirmed reports of infestation. The presenceof the Rasberry ants in Bexar county was confined to sev-eral areas near Loop 410 and Hwy 151. It was found inmulch at several new hotels in this area and the nearbyLowes store.
These ants pose several problems to both urban andrural communities. For farmers and ranchers there is theproblem of infestation of the hay as they will nest in mulch,plant material and under dead wood or logs. Their pres-ence stresses the livestock, and they have been reportedto suffocate chickens by their numbers. They also de-crease the diversity of the wildlife as the number of otherinvertebrates decreases and the other ants leave. Thismay be a problem for birds and other wildlife that feeds oninvertebrates.
Unlike other ants, they do not nest in mounds or hills.They nest throughout the landscape and each colony con-tains multiple queens which can lay millions of eggs. In thelab one queen laid two eggs in an hour which means in aday she could lay forty-eight eggs, 14,400 in a month and288,000 eggs in a year. If disturbed the entire colony willleave and the queens leave first. It is thought that theyspread through ground migration and do not have matingflights, as only recently has a female with wings been dis-covered.
The colony can spread twenty to thirty meters in amonth in the urban landscapes. How do they spread? Themain method of spreading is found in the human factor. Aswe transport plants from one area to another we oftenbring these ants with the plants. Since every colony hasmultiple queens, it is easy to see how they manage tohitch rides with us. We do not yet know if barriers as road-ways, rivers and streams will impede their travel. The colo-nies discovered in San Antonio seem to suggest that theymay be able to transverse roadways.
The major problem in eliminating this pest is found inthe magnitude of the colony. Pesticides can work but asmillions of ants go over the pesticide, and die, the pesti-cide becomes diluted and there can be an inch of ants thatthe other ants are crawling over to reach their destination.Perhaps the major problem they present for homes andbusinesses is that like most ants, they are attracted toelectrical wiring. when electrocuted they send out a phero-mone to attract other ants. Again, the numbers in a colonycan quickly ruin electric wiring.
The good news is that despite what the media re-ports, there are treatments that can be used. The badnews is that because of the numbers in the colonies, it willprobably take several treatments. Termidor appears towork if used against buildings outdoors. Indoors, Phantomseems to be effective, and Advance Carpenter Bait ap-pears to work if used around the perimeter of the property.Homeowners also need to be diligent about picking upanything that could become a potential nesting site. Wecan do our part by not buying plants in infested counties,and checking all plants for ants before buying. You mighteven carefully lift the plant out of the pot to check it beforebuying.
There is further research being done regarding theirforaging activity (night or day, or both), their ability to goover natural or man made barriers, the question ofwhether they have mating flights, and what are the bestmanagement practices. These and other questions willhopefully be answered in the future and will provide uswith more information on how to combat them. However,since we do not know where they came from, it is difficultto determine the natural enemies they may have.
For more information consult the Texas A&M website athttp://urbanentomology.tamu.edu/ants/exotic_tx.cfm
There’s a New Ant in Town
— Jamie Daily
JOB OPENING at SAN ANTONIO BOTANICAL GARDEN: SEASONAL INTERPRETER FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Hi, there! We are looking for a seasonal interpreter to assist with monthly childrens’ programs, summer camps and othereducation programs next year. The posting is open through December 18. If you are someone with some experiencewho is enthusiastic, energetic, and good with kids, please get in touch with us. Check the link at http://www.sabot.org/ orcontact Sasha Kodet at (210) 207-3270 or [email protected] for more information.
5Volunteer News and Information
First Saturday Hike: Friedrich ParkDecember 5 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Take a nature walk with us before you start your holiday shopping.Come learn about the plants, animals and geology of this greatNatural Area!
STAR PARTY! At Eisenhower ParkDecember 14, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join the Bexar Audubon Society and the San Antonio AstronomicalSociety to take a look at the winter sky. Telescopes available. For
the entire family.Reservations recommended;
Suggested donation of $3.00/pp - $5.00/family.
First Saturday Hike: Crownridge Canyon Natural AreaJanuary 2, 2010 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Take a nature walk to ring in the new year! It may be winter butnature never sleeps-come see what is going on!
Second Saturday Hike: Eisenhower ParkJanuary 9, 2010 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Take a walk with city forester, Michael Nentwich, to explore ourtrees in winter. Learn how they can be used in urban situations andbegin to think about trees you may want to plant this year. Freetree to the first 20 families!!
For more information or to volunteer, please call
Peggy Spring at 210/564-6402 or email at [email protected]
Approved for Volunteer Hours if assisting with the programs
Volunteer in San Antonio Natural Areas
MEDINA RIVER NATURAL AREA
SECOND SATURDAY PROGRAMS
December 12, 2009 10am-Noon Teddy Roosevelt, “The ConservationPresident” Come experience an unforgettable program presented by TomJackson, internationally-known living historian, as he portrays PresidentTheodore Roosevelt. Mr. Jackson recounts in TR's own words his life-longappreciation of nature which inspired his dedicated efforts on behalf ofthe American conservation movement .
January 9, 2010 9am-11am Peregrine Falcons and the Art of Fal-conry Matt Reidy, Wildlife Biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart-ment, will provide information on the peregrine falcon and their adaptationsfor survival, the natural history of the peregrine falcon, the endangered spe-cies act and why the peregrine falcon was in trouble, and information on thesport of falconry.
Medina River Natural Area is located at 15890 Highway 16 SouthFor more information or to RSVP for any event call
(210) 624-2575. Suggested donation for all events is $3.00/ pp or $5.00/per family.
www.sanaturalareas.org
Medina River Natural Area
NEEDS YOUTo be a member of the newly forming
WHEN: 1st Wednesday of Each Month
WHERE: Palo Alto CollegeLibrary – Ozuna BuildingRoom 206
TIME: 6:00-7:00 pm
Call or email:E. Gail Dugelby,
Nature Preserve Officer,210.624.2575,
www.sanaturalareas.org
INVASIVE PLANT ERADICATION
AT RANCHO DIANA
Master Naturalists and members of the San Antonio In-vaders Satellite invite you to join us in our efforts to eradi-cate invasive plants at Rancho Diana. To date, 26 vol-unteers have accrued 241 volunteer hours, identifiednearly 4,000 specimens of nine invasive species anderadicated 3,848 invasive plants! Invasive plant spe-cies have included: Chinaberry, Chinese Photinia, Chi-nese Pistachio, Giant Reed, King Ranch Bluestem, In-dian Lantana, Ligustrum, Pyracantha and Nandina.
The work is very satisfying, and no prior experience ortraining is required.
We hope you can join us on one or more of the followingdates:
Volunteers meet outside the gate at Rancho Diana at7:30 A.M. and conclude at 9:30 or 10:00 A.M. (We havethe advantage of earlier daylight with standard time as ofSunday, November 1st.)
If you are interested in joining us, contact Cheryl Hamil-ton at [email protected] or 210-342-9721.
It is important to email or call by no later than 9:00P.M. the night before if you will be joining us, as weenter Rancho Diana as a group and lock the gate be-hind us.
Approved for Volunteer Hours
Tuesday, Dec. 8th
Tuesday, Dec.15th
NO ERADICATION ON TUESDAY, DEC. 22ND ORTUESDAY, DEC. 29TH
6 Approved Volunteer/Training OpportunitiesCity of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department Natural Areas
December Stewardship Activities with Jayne Neal and Wendy Cooley Leonard
With December comes the solstice on December 21st, telling us that winter is officially here. The cool tempera-tures have brought about a spectacular change in leaf color this fall. Looking out on the hillsides with the dappled redfrom the Texas red oaks (Quercus texana) and the green from the junipers (Juniperus ashei) one can tell Christmas isdefinitely in the air. The ruby-crowned kinglets (Regulus calendula) are singing and the alligator lizards (Gerrhonotus lio-cephalus) are searching for a cozy winter refuge. The frostweeds (Verbesina virginica) will soon be bursting with icy sap,a phenomenon you can observe on a chilly morning after a hard freeze. With plants scattered along the trail, CrownridgeCanyon Natural Area is the best location for frostweed. This holiday season get out in nature to observe winter at it finest.
In December, we will continue with restoration activities, focusing on removing secondary growth junipers and protectingseedling and sapling deciduous trees. Our goal is to improve golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chyrsoparia) habitat.This activity involves rigorous hiking through dense brush and steep terrain. No experience is needed. We will furnishtools, but if you have work gloves, please bring them (ours are all size large). Please bring water and dress appropriately.
If you have any questions, please contact Jayne Neal (210-372-9124, [email protected]) or Wendy CooleyLeonard (210-372-9124, [email protected]).
Thurs, Dec. 3 8:30am-12:30pm Golden-cheeked warbler habitat restoration at Woodland Hills West. Meet at theWoodland Hills West gate on Heuermann, just southwest of Friedrich Wilderness Park. Construction onIH10 has changed the exit you will want to take to get to Friedrich. From San Antonio, take InterstateHighway 10 west about 1/2 mile past Loop 1604. Take the Dominion Drive exit # 552. Drive approxi-mately 1.5 miles and take the turn-around under the Interstate, then take the second right turn on Milsa.Milsa makes a left turn. Friedrich Park will be on your right about 600 yards down. To get to the Wood-land Hills West gate, continue on Milsa and it will turn into Heuermann and the gate will be on your right.If you go all the way to Babcock, you have gone too far.
Thurs, Dec. 10 8:30am-12:30pm Golden-cheeked warbler habitat restoration at Woodland Hills West. Meet at theWoodland Hills West gate on Heuermann, just southwest of Friedrich Wilderness Park. See Dec 3 notesif you need directions.
Thurs, Dec. 17 8:30am-12:30pm Golden-cheeked warbler habitat restoration at Woodland Hills West. Meet at theWoodland Hills West gate on Heuermann, just southwest of Friedrich Wilderness Park. See Dec 3 notesif you need directions.
Thurs, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve-OFF-have a great holiday!
Thurs, Dec. 31 8:30am-12:30pm Golden-cheeked warbler habitat restoration at Woodland Hills West. Meet atthe Woodland Hills West gate on Heuermann, just southwest of Friedrich Wilderness Park. SeeDec 3 notes if you need directions.
Guadalupe River State Park has opened a Discovery Center at thepark. It is housed in the newly renovated Interpretative Center which isnext to the park amphitheater. Tara Tucker, regional interpretativespecialist, will be doing training on Dec. 6th from 1-4 pm at the Discov-ery Center. This 3 hour period will give volunteers an overview of theexhibits and to get you more familiar with them so you are prepared toguide the visitors when they come to the Center. Even more importantwill be the activity boxes and backpacks. This Center is focused to-wards children (and thus, their parents) to get them engaged in theoutdoors – there will be several activity boxes with furs, skulls, books,etc. These boxes will give visitors a hands-on experience with naturalresources found at the park. So we will need volunteers to guide visi-tors in their exploration of the boxes and activities. Backpacks will beavailable for visitors to “check out” for further exploration outside. Thepacks will have binoculars, field guides, magnifying glasses, etc. Dur-ing the volunteer orientation, Tara will orient you to the activity boxesand their contents in addition to giving an overview to the building’sexhibits. Lastly, she will talk a little about customer service and how toconvey these resources (interpretation) to the public.
This may not take the entire 3 hours, it may only take 2, but she wantsto leave plenty of time for questions and exploration.
Because the park is in the process of filling the Interpretative positionThe Friends of Guadalupe River State Park/Honey Creek State NaturalArea will be assisting Tara in filling volunteer time slots. Upon comple-tion of the training the Friends would appreciate you signing up for a 2hour time slot or more. At the present we have the center open onSaturdays and Sundays. The center would be open from 9-5 each ofthese days. If enough people volunteer we could have a rotating sys-tem that would only require someone to volunteer once or twice amonth. Once you see this exciting “hands on” center I believe you willalso realize what a contribution this is to the park and what a great wayto volunteer. If you are able to attend this training please contact TomAnderson [email protected] or by phone at: 210-241-1916. Ifyou are unable to attend this session but are interested in attending atraining session in the near future please contact Tom and let him knowso he can have your contact information and notify you of upcomingtrainings.
Guadalupe River State Park: Interpretive Training December 6, Volunteer Opportunities Too!
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November and December are good hot tub months. The nights are mainly clear allowing for good star
gazing, though we have had some rains. As the temperatures cool, the warm waters become more
cozy. Haven't seen the coon or the possum for a while. Foods dumped on the compost heap are there
the next morning, much to the delight of some other animals, such as butterflies. While I am de-
lighted to compost, I miss the possum, our only marsupial.
The rains have filled the tanks (earthen ponds). After three years of drought, with this water, ducks
have returned. They paddle about searching for tidbits to eat. Sometimes I catch a
landing. More often as I do my chores, I just watch them from a distance, swimming
and murmuring in subtle quacks. Sometimes a momma duck will stay
and raise a brood, but I doubt this year. No cover or food. — Tony Hajek
Dec 5, 2009 Winter Sparrows and Wrens workshopPresenter is Byron Stone, expert birder and sparrow specialist .
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Location: CNC Auditorium and Park
Dec 5, 2009 A Walk in The Park – PhotographyCome to Boerne's beautiful Cibolo Nature Center to photographthe striking landscapes by the Cibolo Creek.Instructor: Nancy Cavender-Garcia Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dec 12, 2009 Kids Club - Tis the Season of GivingNature gives us wonderful gifts each and every day. How aboutjoining us in giving back to nature? Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Dec 13, 2009 Winter Prairie Bird Survey - Cibolo Nature CenterAnnual survey of winter birds in our tall-grass prairie. We need a
few birders, who can help three Thursdays in December, Januaryand February. Time: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Dec 15, 2009 Mother Nature's Storytime: A Very Berry Holiday!
Presented by: Constance Keremes, Youth Librarian.Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Location: CNC Visitors Center
Dec 17, 2009 Winter Prairie Bird Survey - Cibolo PreserveAnnual survey of winter birds in the Cibolo Preserve grasslands.
We need a few birders, who can help three Thursdays in Decem-ber, January and February. Time: 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
January: Wildlife Tax Valuation SeminarSession 1: Overview & Property InventorySaturday, January 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Session 2: Management Practices & Habitat AssessmentSaturday, January 16, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Session 3: WTV History and Update on the Law, Application Pro-cedures, & Putting It All Together Sat., January 23, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Cost: Mem: $80/pp;$100/couple; non-mem: $100/pp; $125/cou-ple. Limit: 35. Pre-registration required. Call 830-249-4616.
HOT TUB NATURALIST — DECEMBER
Congratulations to Class 25
Welcome to our newest Master Naturalists!
What’s Happening at Cibolo Nature Center in December and January?
Master Naturalist
P.O. Box 690356
San Antonio, Texas 78269
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Master Naturalists are
volunteers dedicated to the
conservation,
preservation and restoration
of our natural resources,
promoting
ecological education
for all ages.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.
Please contact
Joann Smith, Editor, by e-mail at
Spring 2010 classes now forming - find the application at: WWW.ALAMOMASTERNATURALIST.ORG
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The Alamo Area Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists gratefully acknowl-edges the support of our sponsoring organizations:
