Author: Marc Opperman

  • Creekside Story

    Nice little portion of the Austin webpage in a blog format featuring local riparian stories, info and issues, and maintained by Austin Watershed Protection. Nice plant ID photos and simple key in the entry about our species of indigenous holly, the possumhaw and the yaupon. (But not the Buddy. Sorry, couldn’t resist.) http://www.austintexas.gov/creeksidestory  

  • Field Notes from WQPL Biologist Matt McCaw

    Many CAMN volunteers contribute hours to Austin Water Utility’s Water Quality Protection Land preserves. This short reflection by WQPL field biologist Matt McCaw encapsulates a little of why these lands are so special to Central Texas and the City of Austin, and why so many of us work to make a difference there. http://austintexas.gov/article/notes-field-austins-wildland-artifacts

  • Urban Forest Grant Program

      Soaking in the hot springs in far-flung Big Bend, you never know who you’ll run into if you strike up a conversation. This year we met the City of Austin employee responsible for promoting the Urban Forest Grant Program. Essentially, this money is sitting there waiting for a really NICE CAMN project somewhere. He…

  • December Monthly Meeting – Presentation

    We had a well-attended meeting this past Wednesday with around 30 participants. The Class of 2015 was well-represented, with around 15 of its members in attendance. Wizzie’s talk focussed mainly on Central Texas ant identification and strategies for managing pest ants. Some discussion of the new(-ish) invader, the tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva), was included. We…

  • December Monthly Meeting

    Join us December 3 at 6:30 pm to hear Wizzie Brown (Urban IPM), Entomologist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service speak on ants, both native and invasive. She may include information on Austin’s newest invader, the Tawny Crazy Ant… the one that makes people wish they had their imported fire ants back. Event is free and the public…

  • Just some pretty pictures…

    If you volunteer on the City of Austin’s Water Quality Protection Land preserves, these are some of the things you might see. Including Kevin Theusen, the program manager. These photos are by Marc Opperman, CAMN class of 2012. [soliloquy slug=”wqpl”]

  • 2015 Class Orientation Presentations

    2015’s class orientation presentations… httpv://youtu.be/vX4saLMivcA And… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZdMp7VIYag&feature=youtu.be