Texas Master Naturalist - GulfCoast Chapter

Spring 2017 Training Session

TRAINING SCHEDULE(subject to changes)

UHD Willow Street Pump Station

Monday
February 6
9:15a.m.to 12:30 / Willow St Pump Station
(WSPS) / ORIENTATION
Welcome and Program Overview
Training Committee
Instructors: Terri Ficker Texas Master Naturalist
Diane Kerr Texas Master Naturalist
Kelly Norrid, TP&W, GCMN Advisor
Monday
Feb13
9:15to 12:30 / WSPS / Student Introductions: Training Committee
Ecological Concepts Dr. Lisa Morano, UHD
& Nature of Naming (Taxonomy)
Website/Chapter Email: Denis Martin
Monday
Feb 20
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / MammalsAmy Baird, UHD
Reporting Hours/VMS Julia Trimble, Denis Martin
Saturday
Feb 25
9:15amto
2:30 pm / Houston Arboretum and Nature Center / ** FIELD TRIP **
Forest EcosystemsChris Garza, Houston Arboretum
EntomologyChris Garza. Houston Arboretum
Introduction to Class Project : Trevor Rubenstahl
Monday
Feb 27
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Citizen Science Julia Trimble, Texas Master Naturalist
Texas Water Resources Jerrel Geisler, TMN, City of
Houston
Monday
March 6
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Native Plants Linda Knowles,TMN, Native Plant Society
Chapter Info/Training Info
Saturday
March 11
9:15 to 2:30 / SHELDONLAKESTATE PARK / ** FIELD TRIP **
SheldonLakeState Park :
Interpretative Spkng: Hannah Buschert, TP&W
Wetlands Restoration Project: Marissa Sipocz
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Monday
March 13 / SPRING BREAK / No Classroom Training or Field Trip
Monday
March 20
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Geology Bill Foss, Geologist
Urban Systems
Diana Foss, Urban Wildlife Biologist, TexasParks and Wildlife
Monday
March 27
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Freshwater Ecosystems
Mike Howlett, Texas Master Naturalist,
Project Mgr Spring Creek Greenway – Harris Cnty Pct 4 Parks
Rangeland Ecology Dr. Barron Rector, Texas A&M Univ,
Saturday
April 1
9:15 to 2:30 / JESSEHJONESPARK AND NATURECENTER / ** FIELD TRIP **
JesseHJonesPark & NatureCenter
Freshwater Eco, water systems
Park Naturalist Jesse H Jones Park
Monday
April 3
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Prairie Ecosystems:
Jaime Gonzalez, Community Education Manager KPC
Chapter Info/Training Info
Saturday
April 8
9:15 to 2:30 / KATY PRAIRIE / ** FIELD TRIP **
Katy Prairie, Prairie Ecosystems: Jaime Gonzalez
Monday
April 10
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Archeology Linda Gorski, HAS
Climate and Weather
Lance Wood, , Meteorologist NOAA
Monday
April 17
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Coastal Ecosystems, Flora and Fauna (Ichthyology) Brittney Zepeda, TP&W , Sea Center Texas
Coastal Processes
JulieMasseyCounty Extension Agent, Agri Life Ext Office
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Saturday
April 22
9:15 to 2:30 / Galveston Island State Park / ** FIELD TRIP **
Galveston Island State Park: Coastal Ecosystems
Friends of Galveston Bay
Monday
April 24
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Reptiles Kelly Norrid, TP&W
Ecological Regions Kelly Norrid, TP&W / W. GOODRICH
JONESSTATEFOREST / ** FIELD TRIP **
W GoodrichJonesStateForest, Forest Ecosystems
John Warner, Urban District Forester Texas Parks & Wildlife Entomology Michael Eckenfels, Texas Master Naturalist
Monday
May 1
9:15to 12:30 / WSPS / Ornithology Glenn Olsen Texas Master Naturalist, Houston Native Plant Society, Houston Audubon
Soil Dr. John Jacob, Texas AgriLife / W. GOODRICH
JONESSTATEFOREST / ** FIELD TRIP **
W GoodrichJonesStateForest, Forest Ecosystems
John Warner, Urban District Forester Texas Parks & Wildlife Entomology Michael Eckenfels, Texas Master Naturalist
Monday
May 8
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS / Land Stewardship, Conservation Easements
Suzanne Simpson, Bayouland Conservancy
Student Presentations Part 1 / W. GOODRICH
JONESSTATEFOREST / ** FIELD TRIP **
W GoodrichJonesStateForest, Forest Ecosystems
John Warner, Urban District Forester Texas Parks & Wildlife Entomology Michael Eckenfels, Texas Master Naturalist
Monday
May 15
9:15 to 12:30
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Monday
May 22
9:15 to 12:30 / WSPS
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WSPS
Last Day of Training Session / Student Presentations Part 2
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Student Presentations Part 3
Post Session Survey
Wrap Up, Chapter Info / W. GOODRICH
JONESSTATEFOREST / ** FIELD TRIP **
W GoodrichJonesStateForest, Forest Ecosystems
John Warner, Urban District Forester Texas Parks & Wildlife Entomology Michael Eckenfels, Texas Master Naturalist

Training Coordinator/New Class Director: Janis Terry 713 254-4778

New Class Representative: Bonnie Brown 713 816-6702