No November Meeting
Many of our meetings are virtual ONLY, held on Zoom and recorded
CAMN members: see below for VMS instructions
VMS Instructions for CAMN Members
VMS: Attending this virtual presentation earns up to .5 hours of Volunteer Service (VS: CB: Chapter Business>Chapter Meeting) and 1 hour of Advanced Training (AT: Advanced Training CAMN Chapter Meeting) for time in attendance.
~Field Experiences~
We are planning the next Field Experience. Please stay tuned!
Previous Chapter Meeting Recordings/Presentations
Note: Recordings of previous chapter meetings do not count for Advanced Training (AT). The State of Texas requires the opportunity for Q&A and discussion for all AT and only live meetings allows for this.
2024
- October 2024: Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste with Andy Dawson and Donald Hardee from the City of Austin Resource Recovery – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- September 2024: Paleontology of Texas with Asher Elbein – In Person Meeting at Central Texas Food Bank, No Zoom Recording
- August 2024: Native American & Indigenous Issues with Dr. Pablo Montes – Zoom Recording | Announcements | Links
- July 2024: Texas Native Cats with Monica Morrison – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- June 2024: Magical Migrations with Shelia Hargis – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- May 2024: Forest Restoration at Snowden Tract held on June 1
- Agenda
- Intro Slides
- Forest Restoration on the BCP Slide Show
- Lisa O’Donnell Presentation – Historical Ecology of the Texas Hill Country
- Jim O’Donnell Presentation – Promoting Diversity in Juniper Oak Woodlands
- David Morgan Presentation – Restoration and Resilience: Travis County Balcones Canyonlands Preserve
- Nico Hauwert Presentation – The Role of Central Texas Forests in Local Climate and Water Supply
- April 2024: Common Frogs and Toads of Central Texas with Kathy McCormack – Zoom Recording | Announcements | Links
- March 2024: Green and Brown: The Dualities of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nature Connection with Rachel Figgs – Zoom Recording | Announcements | Links Shared
- March 2024 CAMN Banquet: Year in Review Video | Banquet Slides | Banquet Trivia
- February 2024: Virtual Volunteer Fair – Zoom Recording | Announcements | Speaker Presentations
- January 2024: The Ecology and Management of Riparian Areas with Valerie Tamburri, TreeFolks – Zoom Recording | Announcements | Regional Tree Species Guide | Valerie’s Presentation
2023
- November/December 2023: Membership meeting; election of officers; Holiday Pot Luck; Sharing table. No presentation.
- October 2023: Texas’ Native Bees with Vicki Blachman – Zoom Recording | Announcements | Native Bee Resources
- September 2023: Globe at Night with Amy Jackson – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- August 2023: The Dinosaurs of Texas with Asher Elbein – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- July 2023: Mountain Cedars with Elizabeth McGreevy – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- June 2023: Environmental Compliance with Jacob Eickstead – Zoom Recording | Jacob’s Presentation | Announcements
- May 2023: Bats with Nate Fuller – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- April 2023: Galls with Adam Kranz – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- March 2023: Texas Turtles and Tortoises with Viviana Ricardez, VP of Texas Turtles – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- February 2023: Central Texas Weather: What’s Next with Bob Rose – Announcements | Zoom Recording
- January 2023: Roots & Wings: Monarch Conservation and the Importance of Urban Greenspace in Central Texas with Jess Wright – Announcements | Zoom Recording | Agenda
2022
- October 2022: Community Science and iNaturalist with Craig Hensley, TPWD – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- September 2022: Land Management and Conservation in Austin with John Davis, Austin PARD – Zoom Recording | Announcements
- August 2022: Mycology 101 with Drea Mastromatteo – Zoom Recording | Agenda | Announcements PowerPoint
- July 2022: Purple Martins with Shelia Hargis – Zoom Recording
- June 2022: Moths: The Mysterious Majority with Val Bugh – Zoom Recording
- May 2022: Preview performance of nature-themed Ventana Ballet’s A Million Alien Gospels
- April 2022: Owls with Tania Homayoun – Zoom Recording
- March 2022: Foraging Edible Plants in Texas with Eric Knight – Zoom Recording | PowerPoint Presentation
- February 2022: Cultivating a More Inclusive Sense of Exploration with Tabria Williford – Presentation
- January 2022: Laws and Ethics with Michael Mitchell – Zoom Recording