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EAST TEXAS CHAPTER MASTER NATURALISTS ! APRIL 2013

VOLUME 13 ISSUE 4! PAGE 1

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Volume 13 Issue 4

Earth Day -Camp Tyler........2 “Nature Calls” at Broadway Elementary School ................3

Visit to Clymer Meadow.....4&5

Tyler State Park Trails .............5

East Texas State Fair ..............6

Saturday For Science...............7

Magi-cicada Brood II ...........8

April In Texas State Parks is

For The Birds ..........................9

Garden Tips ...........................10

Upcoming Advanced Training Opportunities .........................11

Volunteer Opportunities ........................12

Presidents Message ...............13

ETCMN Information .............14

Texas Master Naturalists:by Michelle Haggerty

As we head into Earth Day AND National Volunteer Recognition Week we wanted to take a minute to say THANK YOU for all that you do for our natural resources-- not just on Earth Day,

but EVERY DAY!!!

Through the latest reporting year of 2012, Texas Master Naturalists have reported:

• 751 new TMN volunteers were trained through 38 chapters and 8,092 volunteers have been trained to date.

• There are 44 Master Naturalist chapters statewide,

with one in development

• 320,504 volunteer service hours throughout the 2012 calendar year valued at 6.25 Million and over 2,077,000 hours (valued at 40.5 Million) have been reported by the TMN program to date.

• Over 4,472 Outreach events were conducted in 2012.

Of those events, 3,236 were Direct Outreach events reaching some 159,000 people.

• 47,781 Advanced Training hours obtained and

over 349,101 AT hours obtained to date.

• Over 1,770 Miles of Trail developed and/or maintained by TMN volunteers to date

• Over 160,000 Acres impacted by

TMN service projects to date.

Join Us April 25th for the ETCMN

Monthly Program

6:30pm Meet & Greet

6:45pm Program

on Weather at the Tyler Nature

Center



2013 State MeetingTexas Master Naturalist

14th Annual State Meeting

October 25-27, 2013

T Bar M Ranch,New Braunfels, TX

The Wildlife and Fisheries

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EARTH DAY - CAMP TYLER Earth Day 2013 was celebrated at Camp Tyler on the shores of LakeTyler on Sunday April 14th. The East Texas Chapter Master Naturalists and the Native Plant Society each had a booth and were manned by Master Naturalists and the Native Plant Society members.

The Master Naturalists booth featured bats and bat houses with visitors helping to build a bat house and Cindi McCullough visited with the children and adults about bats and some of their unique features.

Master Naturalists helping Cindi with the booth were Jerry O. Martin, Mary Ann Nilson, Barbara Thompson, Susan and Jack Evans. Brenda McWilliams was helping Kay Jenkins with the Native Plants Society booth and several of us helped in both booths as needed. It was a beautiful day with a steady flow of visitors.

reported by Barbara Thompson

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What a fun day. On April 2nd, Lance Homeniuk held an outdoor adventure class with Mrs. Pattersonʼs third grade class at Broadway Elementary School in Gladewater, Texas. Helping Lance with his presentation were Mary Ann Nilson and Barbara Thompson.

Under the Nature Calls program, Lance dazzled the students and teachers with several thrilling experiments and numerous scientific facts that he presented to the students in various demonstrations.

The kids were all enthusiastic about learning how Lance sucked the egg into a bottle, and shot the eggs across the playground. Perhaps the biggest hit was the white cutouts he had for each child. The cutouts resembled a bird with 2 pennies glued to the corners of the wings, making it possible to balance the “bird” on your nose, or on you finger. (Notice that even the Big Kids were intrigued.)

The Union Pacific Railroad also got into the act; two different trains passed the playground area where Lance held his program, and Mary Ann (a retired locomotive engineer) had the kids waving at the trains and the engineers tooting the horns and waving to the kids. What fun.

Lanceʼs theme was the magic of science and it was a magically afternoon for Mrs. Pattersonʼs third graders and all of us who enjoyed his presentation.

article & photos- Barbara Thompson



Eleven East Texas Chapter Master Naturalists traveled to Clymer Meadow Preserve just west of Celeste, TX, on Saturday, April 13, for a fun, educational day.

Meadow Preserve contains some of the largest and most diverse remnants of the Blackland Prairie – the Texas version of the tallgrass prairie that once stretched from near the Texas Coast to southern Manitoba. Jim Eidson with The Nature Conservancy of Texas was our host and guide for the day. Jim walked our group through various parts of Clymer Meadow which was much different from the meadow some may have visited last year in that much of the meadow had undergone controlled burns as recently as last October and this March. The prairie growth was short, six to eight inches, and a rich green mixture of prairie grasses – little bluestem, big bluestem, sideoats grama, Canada wildrye – and flowers – purple Indian paintbrush, prairie clover, and American basketflower.

The group learned some of the geological, social, and economic history of the region all of which have impacted the prairie as it is today. The gilgai, an unusual geological, microtopography feature, that Jim called “bomb craters”, contribute to the diverse plant community in that the “craters” hold moisture and attract those species that love moisture such as eastern gamagrass. Drier-adapted species such as sideoats grama and little bluestem are common on the higher ridges of the “crater.”

As pioneers settled the area and discovered the rich agricultural soils, the tallgrasses were plowed under and cotton became “King.” More than 99 percent of our natural prairies have been cultivated, making the tallgrass the most endangered large ecosystem in North America.

After lunch we visited Parkhill Prairie, a well-established prairie restoration project begun in 1998. The grasses were knee to mid-thigh high. Dominant grasses were upland and bottomland switchgrass and indiangrass. Switchgrass is one of the dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie and can be found in remnant prairies, in native grass pastures, and naturalized along roadsides. Indiangrass, is another native warm season grass species in the North American tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Its unique yellowish brow, plume-like panicle makes Indiangrass easy to distinguish in mixed plantings. After leaving Parkhill Prairie we visited a brand new prairie restoration project. The group was able to see the tiny new Canadian Ryegrass plants coming up in rows. The rows are characteristic of plantings done by a seed drill. Our final stop was the prairie seed harvesting project. Here we saw sections planted in upland switchgrass, bottomland switchgrass, indiangrass, and

sideoats grama for the sole purpose of harvesting the seed and replanting in the prairies.

Jim Eidson

ET Master Naturalists Visit Clymer Meadowarticle & Photos by Brenda McWilliams



During our visit to the barn, Jim shared with us the harvesting process and showed us several pieces of equipment used to harvest the seed. The assortment of harvesting combines, seed drill, and threshing equipment was very interesting. The final step in the harvesting process was the railroad car, “remodeled” and air conditioned, that serves as the storage area for the harvested seed. We also discovered it was the home of a little mouse!

Those making the trip to Clymer Meadow were 2013 class members Christine Croby, Jack Evans, Shaun Marie Graham, Kay Jenkins, Tamara Kratzer, Beverly Langford, Cynthia Smith, and Les Smith. Susan Linnard, Susan Evans, and Brenda McWilliams, 2012 class members also went along. It was a great day for all!

ETCMN Tyler State Park Trail Maintenance Projectarticle & Photos by Brenda McWilliams

On March 8th ETCMN Clyde McKinney, Helen Mar Parkin, Susan Evans, and Brenda McWilliams spent several hours working on the BlackJack Nature Trail at Tyler State Park. Armed with saws, rakes, pruning lopers, and an old fashioned push mower the crew worked to cut and remove fallen small trees and branches from the trail as well as branches encroaching on the trailʼs overhead clearance. We cleared the trail right of way of overgrown and infringing vegetation as well as raking obstacles – sticks, pine cones, larger rocks, etc. -- off the trail.

The trail is an ADA accessible trail and one of our goals was to clear the trail of anything that might be an obstacle for the handicapped. The weather was great for trail work! It was a fun day and all of us retired crew members agreed after three hours of work that we were indeed “tired.”

Watch your email for announcements for future trail maintenance days. Contact Brenda McWilliams [email protected] or 903-533-9335 if you are interested or have questions about the tail maintenance project.

Susan Evans, Helen Mar Parkin and Jack Evans

Thank You For All the Article and Photos We are very pleased that many of our project leaders sent us a little information with a few

photos of the various projects they are working on. The April Newsletter is full of information about what our Chapter has been doing...and gives us an opportunity to share with all our members whatʼs been going on. Hopefully, the next issue will have even more.

Keep the photos and articles coming, we love to report on all the going ons..Only wish we could personally cover each event...but that just isnʼt possible.

Thanks again,The News Team

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There is a new Feral Hog Reporting Tool, now available for statewide reporting. The tool originated as part of implementation of the Plum Creek WPP to address the feral hog issue and to get an idea of where they were in the watershed. The following is the link:http://feralhogreports.tamu.edu/Thanks!Brian KochRegional Watershed CoordinatorTexas State Soil and Water Conservation Board Wharton Regional Office1120 Hodges Lane Wharton, Texas 77488O:(979)532-9496 C:(979)[email protected]/cwp

It's only April and the 98th East Texas State Fair isn't until September 20-29, 2013!, but it's already time for the planning and work to start. On April 4th Mary Ann Nilson and Barbara Thompson met with the other groups and directors involved in the ArgiWorld Projects for the Fair. This year the

East Texas Chapter Master Naturalists under the chair of Irene Hamil and Mary Ann Nilson, will be presenting Wildlife Wonders. The exhibit will include a camp site area and feature the bats, as it did last year. Mary Ann is working on several ideas to expand the bat area and provide some graphics that will help catch the visitors eye.

We are just at the planning stage and welcoming all ideas, and the help from our members who would like to be involved in this year's fair.

Irene Hamil was unable to attend the April 4th meeting, so on Monday, April 8th, Mary Ann and Barbara met with Irene to go over what had been discussed and do some basic planning on getting this years Fair project underway. We will be meeting again in late April or early May, please let Mary Ann know if you would like to be involved with this years Fair project.

reported by Barbara Thompson

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SATURDAY FOR SCIENCEArticle & photos by Lance Homeniuk

Kilgore High School's spring Saturday for Science was held on April 20th, a total of 15 high school Science Club members under the direction of Lance Homeniuk, certified ETCMN member and Kilgore Science teacher, hosted 6 stations and a face-painting booth for 28 kids and 7 parents. The Science Club members presented some very interesting projects for their visitors, as seen in the photo below.

A couple of the projects were a Bug Safari and the Greenhouse in a Glove, (gotta try that one). The other topics presented were bird spotting, what's in pond water, butterfly masks and frog visors. We also studied bones, shells, feathers and bark, planted flowers and cantaloupes in the Nature Garden, and made origami frogs & butterflies.

This Saturday project was presented under the Nature Calls program that our East Texas Chapter Master Naturalists has created to help further the Wonders of our Outdoors, that the Texas State Legislature has mandated for our schools.



Magi-cicada Brood II by Mary Ann Nilson

This spring, patches of the Northeast Coast will turn squishy and crunchy— Scientists are predicting the 17-year cicadasʼ arrival from Georgia to Connecticut where areas will be carpeted in bugs.

Millions of these baby magi-cicadas, or “nymphs,” have been sleeping and feeding (sucking) on the juice of tree roots underground for 17 years. These insects will come out into the open and spend four to six weeks calling for mates, mating and then laying eggs for the next generation. This brief overpopulation of cicadas in May is supposed to overwhelm what predators are able to eat.

What a seasonal delicacy is the Brood II periodical cicada, (erroneously called locusts). For a short time after the little critters emerge along the Eastern Seaboard, they will be ripe for the picking. "Cicadas are really, really easy to catch. They just sit there. They do not have any defensive mechanisms. However, before you eat a handful of cicadas; keep in mind where you are collecting them and remember that they've lived underground since 1996 ... meaning they could be reservoirs of pesticides and chemicals that have been applied to the ground over the last 17 years.

Once the cicadas have emerged, it takes about a week for magi-cicadas to shed their final “skin” and reach adulthood. In addition, the air will hum with a 7 kHz mating buzz. A week after emerging from underground, the male magi-cicada begin its mating call. The female magi-cicada responds by flicking its wings. A mating ritual ensues to spawn the next brood of magi-cicada! Cicadas typically grow to about 2 inches in size, and they are loud: their calls can reach to 100-decibels, about the same noise intensity as a nearby motorcycle. They will emerge when the soil temperature reaches a steady 64-degree Fahrenheit.



April in Texas State Parks Is “For the Birds”

AUSTIN, TX -Spring migration, temperate weather and more documented bird species than any other state comprise the perfect recipe for an April visit one of the dozens of Texas State Parks that cater to birders with bird-friendly habitat and viewing facilities.

Texas is blessed with more than 630 species of birds, some of them colorful, tropical migrants that return to the state or pass through as the weather warms and food becomes more plentiful. Even those unfamiliar with birding can have fun spotting such easily identifiable species as northern cardinals, green jays, kiskadees, painted buntings, roseate spoonbills and brown pelicans. Beginning birders may want to download Introduction to Birding http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0476.pdf] to learn what to look and listen for.

The Lone Star State is home, too, to the Great Texas Coastal BirdingTrail, the nationʼs first, and the 17th annual Great Texas Birding Classic being held from April 15 to May 15.

Each region in this sprawling state ñ from Gulf Coast beaches to the mountains of Big Bend offers a different birding experience and a variety of resident specialty bird species. To learn about the varied birding opportunities, birding facilities and birding event sat a Texas State Park near you, visit: http://www.texasstateparks.org/birding.

To find a birding event near you, visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife calendar of events at[http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/calendar/birds-bats-more ]

A canʼt miss birding opportunity for beginning and accomplished birders alike awaits at the World Birding Center headquarters at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park in Mission. Bentsen is one of three Rio Grande Valley state parks that double as WBC sites. At Bentsen, visitors can hike or ride bicycles to see a dazzling variety of birds, many of which visit from Mexico and points further south. Bird feeding and watering stations and photo blinds throughout the park, as well as a two-story hawk watch tower, provide excellent birding vantage points.

A dozen other Texas State Parks have been designated as having the “best birding blinds” that offer prime perches for viewing and photographing our feathered friends: Abilene, Blanco, Brazos, Devils Sinkhole, Falcon, Fort Parker, Franklin Mountains, Goliad, Lake Mineral Wells, Palo Duro Canyon, Pedernales Falls and San Angelo.

To learn about some birding basics and what you should bring on your birding adventure, watch this Texas Parks and Wildlife Departmentís “Basics of Birding” video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygh5d2qNjnk&list=PLE8D618F1022E782C&index=20&feature=plpp_video

To view a YouTube video about Bentsen and the Great Texas Birding Classic, visit:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plz7HDDzpqA&feature=share&list=PL97C99D8AB6E729E5

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http://www.texasstateparks.org/birding

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http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/calendar/birds-bats-more

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/calendar/birds-bats-more

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I thought it would be a good idea for people to share little tricks to gardening, why not share your tips. For instance, I was having a problem with cut worms on my tomato plants. A friend told me to put toothpicks in the ground halfway, surrounding the stem of the tomato plant. It stops the cut worms. It worked like a charm!! Anybody else?? Marigolds and Nasturtium repel aphids and squash bugs.Borax repels cutworms and horn-worms.Another trick is to put a layer of sand around the base of your plant, cutworms, slugs and snails won't cross it.Another way to repel squash bugs, inter-plant radishes with your cucumbers...the radishes repel the bugs that would otherwise feast on your squash, cucumber, and melon plants. The green algae that grows in the run off creek makes great fertilizer but it's messy, place a handful of pond weeds in a planting hole - my tomato plants all had a deeper green to them.An unflavored tums placed about 2" below a tomato seedling ads borax for good growth.Your best fertilizer is rabbit droppings made into a tea. Companion planting tip: If you are going to plant corn, plant your squash or pumpkins at the base and your beans near the stalk so that it can act as a trellis.

Gardening Tricks submitted by Mary Ann Nilson

The East Texas Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists Schedule of Monthly Meetings & Programs, Year End Awards & Christmas Party,

Chapter Activity Day (CAD) 2013 Monthly Programs are held the 4th Thursday of each month at 6:45 PM: We usually have a Board Meeting at: 5:30-6:30 PM (everyone is invited to attend, Following the Board Meeting we socialize until the Monthly Program at 6:45 PM. April 25, "May 23, "June 27, "July 25, " Aug 22, ""Sept 26, " Oct 24, Nov:"No Monthly Meeting, Dec""7, No Board Meeting, short business meeting, awards, and Celebration

2013 Year end Awards Presentation and Celebration -- Dec 7 --- 9 AM to 2 PM 1st Saturday in December." Meeting starts at 10 AM. Some will arrive early to set up. We try to have this during the day so members do not have to drive at night and it leaves time open for other activities that evening. 2013 Chapter Activity Day (CAD)Saturdays about 3 months apart that do not conflict with holidays, Spring Break, Mothers Day, etc.. Meeting starts at 9 AM. Some arrive early to set up. May 18 8 AM to 4 PM

Aug 10 8 AM to 4 PM

Nov 9 8 AM to 4 PM



EAST TEXAS CHAPTER MASTER NATURALISTApril 20, 2013

UPCOMING ADVANCED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES:Our next monthly chapter meeting will be held on April 25 at 6:45 P.M. Come early for refreshments.One hour AT

For Earth Day 2013, Monday, April 22, the Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center on Renner Rd in Dallas is offering 3 workshops all on one day. All programs offered by AgriLife are automatically approved for Advanced Training in our chapter. These programs are being offered in Dallas they are appropriate for our area. Visit http://dallas.tamu.edu/courses/ for more information and to register.101 Landscape Basics - This program teaches the steps to creating and installing a sustainable landscape or garden. Plant list provided.107 Rainwater Harvesting - Rain Barrel Making -Participants will learn how to collect and utilize rainwater at home and have the opportunity to construct their very own 55 gallon rain barrel.109 Rain Gardens - This class details the design, construction and maintenance requirements of rain gardens for retail businesses and home owners. A recommended plant list is also included.

April 27: Red Cockaded Woodpecker Colony at Fairchild State ForestObserve the colony of endangered red cockaded woodpeckers and see wild turkeys after a prescribed burn.Contact Becky Whisenant for more information at [email protected] or 903-795-3652.

Here is a link to a number of upcoming horticultural programs offered in Tyler by Texas AgriLife Extension: http://easttexasgardening.tamu.edu/programs/programs.html AgriLife and TPWD programs: approved for AT.

BirdFest Texoma at Hagerman National Wildlife Reserve, Sherman, TX May 3-5Featuring David Allen Sibley, Jonathan Woods Raptor Project. Field trips, walks, workshops, programs for families and children, wine-tasting, honey-tasting, and more. Info and register at www.birdfesttexoma.org.

May 16-18: Texas/Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria and Special Conference on the Saline Prairies of Texas, hosted by Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, TexasContact Dr. William Godwin [email protected] [email protected] Information at http://easttexasnaturalhistory.blogspot.com/

presented by Helen Mar Parkin

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UPCOMING AND ONGOING VOLUNTEER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:

April 11 to August 31: Native Landscape Design for Bonham SP HeadquartersMeasure landscape beds, draw site plan and landscape design, produce plant list, seek approval from appropriate TPWD staff for design and plants chosen, and meet with the Bois dʼArc MN chapter members to present the design.Contact Kay Jenkins at 903-566-1624 or 361-790-6092 for more information.

May 11: Prairie Booth at Kidfish Event at Purtis Creek State ParkSet up/take down booth, set up and lead children in prairie seed ball activity, educate visitors about post oak savannahs and native plants. Contact Kay Jenkins at 903-566-1624 or 361-790-6092 for more information.

May 16-18: Texas/Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria and Special Conference on the Saline Prairies of Texas, hosted by Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, Texas (See above under AT for more information.) Contact Helen Mar Parkin at [email protected] for more information.

Caddo Mounds State Historic SiteVolunteer projects include docent guiding and grounds maintenance. On the El Camino Real Trail, work involves removal of privet, brush, and limbs; widening and leveling the ADA portion of the trail; installing metal benches; and installing an arbor. Lots of work at this interesting site! Contact Laura Wilson at 903-521-8292 for more information.

TPWD Biological Inventory Team: Mussel Watch “Biological” Inventory Team is a group of enthusiastic and knowledgeable experts (volunteers) who are able to assist landowners and TPWD biologists by conducting surveys of various species on private property. Contact Michael Gras at [email protected] for more information. Part of the Texas Nature Trackers “citizen-scientist” monitoring project. Information at www.tpwd.state.tx.us.

Tyler State Park Nature Trail MaintenanceContact Brenda McWilliams at [email protected] or 903-533-9335 for more information.

National Phenology Network:Collect observations of plants and animals that interest you and report them to a national database. Learn the features and behaviors to be observed as well as how to record and report them. Upload reports to the database where you will be able to view maps and data collected by other observers. Data used by researchers in climate change and cyclical environmental studies. Contact Lance Homeniuk at 903-987-3410 for more information.

Jarvis Christian College:Trail maintenance along the boardwalk nature trail.Contact Susan Evans at [email protected] or 214-437-2885 for more information.

Check the calendar on our website txmn.org/etwd/ or sign up for the TMN listserve to find out about other opportunities outside of the Tyler area.

presented by Helen Mar Parkin











ETCMN President’s CornerIt is now April and it would appear the weather and climate have been in disagreement with each other since January. It seems like February arrived in January, March arrived in February, January arrived in March and April was normal, but now has reverted back to March. Only the pecan trees seem to be taking everything in stride. The old saying that you canʼt fool a pecan tree with an early spring still holds true. It will be interesting to see how the trees and shrubs deal with new leaves and flowers frozen during the cold spell last month. It cannot be good for nut and berry production.

Regardless of these weather fluctuations, spring is on the way and it is good seeing wildlife out and about. In a recent drive to Toledo Bend Reservoir along highway 84 where it crosses the Angelina River I was reminded again of something learned in the TMN amphibian class – roads are tough on turtles and snakes. I saw many that did not make it across the road. Crossing roads is a high risk activity for them.

Of course, while at Toledo Bend I had to check out the spring fishing. While doing that a lot of the TMN training I have received made the day on the water more enjoyable. I now can identify a lot of the birds I see. Woods ducks, eagles, loons, cormorants and herons were a few of the birds spotted. The cormorants and herons were sharing a nesting area and had built 80 to 100 nests high in some pine trees next to the waterʼs edge. This is one of my favorite places to visit each spring to see how they are progressing. A lot of times, as the young chicks are getting ready to fly the local alligators will start gathering under the nests looking for an easy meal.

The next week my wife and I traveled to Austin for a grandchild visit and were pleasantly surprised by the great crop of wildflowers coming up this year. Bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush were everywhere.

I hope everyone is enjoying another spring and looking closely for those spring things that make your day.

Mike Mike Price

Chapter President

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2013 Officers & Committee ChairsMike Price - President & MembershipLaura Wilson - Vice President & CurriculumHelen Mar Parkin - Secretary & MembershipSusan Linnard - Treasurer Richard LeTourneau - ATCindi McCullough - Database Records & VHSLance Homeniuk - VHS Jay & Nancy Dickson - PR & OutreachBrenda McWilliams - Trails & CurriculumJanet Cook - AT Training & WebmasterBarbara Thompson - Newsletter EditorMary Ann Nilson - Newsletter & CalendarDonna Manley, CurriculumNeil Stilley - Past President & Curriculum

Kevin Herriman - TPWD AdvisorChad Gulley - TX A&M AgriLife Ext. Advisor

Your news, stories, comments, photos, and ideas are needed.

Deadline is 15th of every month!Please send items to Barbara or Mary Ann at

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Monthly ProgramsWe meet the Fourth Thursday

at 6:45pm, at The Nature Center 11942 FM 848,

Tyler, Texas 75707-5234

Join us at 6:30 PM for socializing and let's get to know each other before our

6:45 PM meeting.

Bring a friend, invite a guest, everyone is welcomed.

Directions to the East Texas Chapter Master Naturalists (ETCMN) Meeting Facility:

The Nature Center11942 FM 848

Tyler,Texas 75707-5234

Turning off Loop 323, turn south onto North State Highway 248, (Also called University Boulevard).

Turning right onto FM 848 (Also called Bascom Road), The Nature Center is located on the right,(westside).

Send $20.00 individual, ($35.00 couple)Annual Chapter dues to:

ETCMN attn: Treasurer Box 131184 Tyler, TX 75713-1184

The Nature Center, 11942 FM 848, Tyler, Texas 75707-5234

East Texas Chapter Master Naturalists do not recommend or endorse items of

interest published in The Woodduck Whistler.

Items of interest are for information only.

You can read past issues of ETCMN, The Woodduck Whistler Newsletter by

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