Diario del proyecto Flora and Fauna of Ellis and Navarro counties, Texas

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09 de febrero de 2020

Western Navarro County Bobwhite Restoration Initiative

Monday – February 24, 2020

Location: First United Methodist Church
505 W. Marvin Ave., Waxahachie, TX
Family Life Center - Gathering Room

7:00 PM - Program presented by Jay Whiteside, TPWD Technical Guidance Biologist

Western Navarro County Bobwhite Restoration Initiative

Texas contains more than 141 million ac. of private “working lands” which seems very large, but with the continued increase of the state’s population and expansion of urban areas, these lands have become divided into smaller and smaller units. In addition, approximately 2.2 million ac. of “working lands” were lost and converted to non-agricultural uses between 1997 and 2017. During this same period, Texas gained roughly 1000 new working farms annually, totaling over 240,000 new ownerships. With this dramatic increase in the numbers of new ownerships across the state, the average ownership size has decreased from 581 acres in 1997 to 509 acres in 2017. This decreasing trend in average ownership size is expected to continue as our population continues to grow. The challenge for wildlife conservationists is maintaining landscape level wildlife habitat integrity into the future by applying beneficial management practices on smaller and smaller tracts of land.

Since he was a young boy, Jay Whiteside has always been interested in learning about all wild things and being outdoors. That outdoor journey has led Jay down his pathway to promote conservation efforts, and towards his current profession as a Wildlife Biologist with TPWD. Jay graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry with a major in Forest Wildlife Management. Although Jay loves all aspects of his job, he is especially fond of working directly with landowners in delivering specific wildlife conservation projects such as native grassland restoration, prescribed burning, and brush management. One of Jay’s proudest achievements to date has been his close involvement with the Western Navarro Bobwhite Recovery Initiative (WNBRI).

Indian Trail Chapter is part of the statewide Texas Master Naturalist Volunteer Program of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

The Mission: to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.

This program is part of a series of “no cost - open to the public” Master Naturalist programs offered the fourth Monday (generally) of each month, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please bring a friend! For more information, please call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 972-825-5175 or email: information@itmnc.com

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26 de febrero de 2020

Wild Orchids of Texas Program has been CANCELED

Indian Trail Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist

Monday – March 23, 2020 PLEASE NOTE LOCATION FOR THIS PROGRAM ONLY
· Location: TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH

2200 Country Club Rd., Ennis TX 75119

7:00 PM - Wild Orchids of Texas
Program presented by Stephanie Varnum, Texas Master Naturalist

Fifty-four species of wild orchids grow in Texas and they are found in all ten of the natural regions of the state. They range from moderately common to extremely rare and critically endangered. This talk will give an overview of the orchids of Texas and will highlight the seven non-photosynthetic, myco-heterotrophic orchids of the Hexalectris genus. Many of these species are endangered by human developments are not amenable to propagation so the only way to ensure their future is to protect their habitats.

Stephanie Varnum is a native of western Pennsylvania who has spent her adult years in Texas. She and her family have loved being out in nature to observe and care for it. Being out in the woods and prairies, bird watching, and gardening are her favorite pass-times. She enjoys sharing her love of nature with her adult children and six grandchildren and her friends. She has been a Texas Master Naturalist since 2002 and has volunteered in a Citizens Science Project, an annual botanical survey of native, non-photosynthetic orchids in Texas for 16 years.

Indian Trail Chapter is part of the statewide Texas Master Naturalist Volunteer Program of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

The Mission: to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.

This program is part of a series of “no cost - open to the public” Master Naturalist programs offered the fourth Monday (generally) of each month, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please bring a friend! For more information, please call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 972-825-5175 or email: information@itmnc.com

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