October Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, October 28 | 6:30 – 8 pm | Zoom
This meeting is free and open for ANYONE to attend
“Dark Skies”
Presented by Amy Jackson, Founder and Director of Starry Sky Austin
Description
Coming soon
Our speaker

Our presenter, Amy Jackson, is the founder and director of Starry Sky Austin, which provides astronomy outreach and education for all ages. Amy’s informal approach to teaching allows for lots of questioning without feeling intimidated by the subject matter.
Amy loves the stars and hopes to inspire others to learn about them and love them as much as she does! She has also published a children’s book called “Cassandra and the Night Sky,” which inspires children to look up to the stars and wonder. She is working on a second book called “Little Sky Bear and the Dragon.” Look for it soon!
This meeting is free and open for ANYONE to attend.
For CAMN Members VMS: Attending this presentation earns up to 0.5 hours of Volunteer Service (CB: Chapter Business: Chapter Meeting) and up to 1 hours of Advanced Training (AT: Advanced Training CAMN Chapter Meeting) for the presentation and Q&A. Please log hours only according to what you attended.
Don’t forget to check the CAMN Calendar for upcoming events.
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.
2026
- September 2026: Interpreting Bird Language by Lee Burton; No Zoom Recording | Resource list | Example Journal Pages
- September 2026 Special Presentation: Oak Gall Wasps by Adam Kranz; Zoom Recording | Slides
- August 2026: Access Meets Nature by Laney Kohout; Zoom Recording | Slides | Speaker Handout | Announcements | Texas Wildlife Census and Camera Trapping Slides
- July 2026: More than Legal: Navigating Nature’s Gray Areas by Natasia Moore and Jaime Davis; Zoom Recording | Slides | Announcements
- June 2026: In person meeting with Michael Mitchell; no recording available.
- May 2026: Prescribed Burns by Cullom Simpson; Zoom Recording | Announcements
- April 2026: Owls at Home: Hoo’s In Your Neighborhood by Tania Homayoun; Zoom Recording | Announcements
- March 2026: Annual Awards Banquet; no recording available.
- February 2026: Texas Native Cats by Chrystle Nations; Zoom Recording | Announcements
- January 2026: Leafcutter Ants by Julianne “Juju” Dessert; Zoom Recording | Announcements
2025
- December 2025: Slides from Party | CAMN 2025 End of Year | CAMN Fall 2025 Class
- October 2025: Enchanted Rock by Hannah Pickens; Zoom Recording | Announcements
- September 2025: Junipers and How the Benefit our Limestone Karst Ecosystems by Elizabeth McGreevy; Slides
- August 2025: Urban Flood Mitigation by John Middleton; Zoom Recording
- July 2025: Time to Restore: Connecting People, Plants, and Pollinators by David Gwin; Zoom Recording | Announcements | BLOOM Solutions Slides
- June 2025: The Stones are Speaking special in person multi-chapter showing of documentary film about the Gault archeology site with Director / Producer / Writer Olive Talley; Rent the full unedited film | Shortened PBS broadcast version
- May 2025: Protecting Pollinators in Rapidly Growing Cities with Gabriella Pardee, Ph.D., Research Director, Wild Basin Creative Research Center; Zoom Recording | Announcements
- April 2025: Coyotes and Wildlife with Emery Sadkin, Animal Protection Officer for the City of Austin; Zoom Recording
- March 2025: Annual Awards Banquet: Banquet Slides | Banquet Trivia | Speaker Avrel Seale Presentation Slides | Support our Supporters
- February 2025: Phenology: Nature’s Calendar with Jon Zeitler, Science and Operations Officer, National Weather Service; Zoom Recording | Slides | Announcements
- January 2025: Not “If” but “Where”: Wildfire Awareness with Cody Chappel, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist with Austin Fire Department (AFD), Wildfire Division; Zoom Recording | Announcements
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 available.
- 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




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