The application for the Fall 2024 Hybrid class will be on the CAMN Website from June 1 – June 30 and will close at midnight on June 30 2024.
The hybrid class will combine online Zoom-based lectures with in-person field experience. Zoom sessions will occur one weekday evening per week. The Zoom-based lectures will be supplemented by in-person field sessions approximately every other weekend for 4 hours. The CAMN Hybrid Class has the same volunteer service (40 hours in the first year) and Advanced Training (8 hours in the first year) requirements that were described on the Applicant’s Hub.
The Fall Hybrid class will begin with an in-person Orientation Session in late August. The class will combine 14-15 virtual classes on Zoom, each lasting 2 or 2.5 hours, with 7 in-person field sessions lasting 3-4 hours on Saturday mornings.
Zoom classes are tentatively scheduled to be held on Tuesday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 from late August – mid-December.
In-person field sessions will be on Saturday mornings, usually about twice a month. Students are expected to attend all of the Zoom lectures and the in-person field sessions.
Below is a tentative schedule for the Hybrid Class in Fall 2024
| DATE | CLASS | FORMAT | HOURS |
| Saturday, August 24, 2024 | Orientation | In-Person | 4 |
| Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | Observation and Urban Ecosystems | Zoom | 2 |
| Tuesday, September 3, 2024 | Interpretation | Zoom | 2 |
| Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | Texas Natural History | Zoom | 2 |
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 | Observation and Interpretation Field Session | In-Person | 4 |
| Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | Geology and Soils | Zoom | 2.5 |
| Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | Archaeology | Zoom | 2 |
| Saturday, September 28, 2024 | Geology, Soils, Archaeology Field Session | In-Person | 4 |
| Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Arthropods | Zoom | 2 |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2024 | Herps | Zoom | 2 |
| Saturday, October 12, 2024 | Arthropods and Herps Field Session | In-Person | 4 |
| Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | Botany | Zoom | 2 |
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | Ecological Restoration | Zoom | 2 |
| Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Hyrdology | Zoom | 2 |
| Saturday, November 2, 2024 | Botany and Ecological Restoration Field Session | In Person | 4 |
| Wednesday, November 6, 2024* | Aquatic Ecology | Zoom | 2 |
| Saturday, November 9, 2024 | Hydrology and Aquatic Ecology Field Session | In-Person | 4 |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | Mammals | Zoom | 2 |
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | Animal Signs | Zoom | 2 |
| Saturday, November 23, 2024 | Mamnals and Animal Signs Field Session | In-Person | 4 |
| Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | Birds | Zoom | 2 |
| Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Birds Field Session | In Person | 3 |
| Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | Weather | Zoom | 2 |
| Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | Graduation | TBD |
The first class in November is Wednesday because Tuesday is Election Day.