Category: Advanced Training

  • Canyon Lake Gorge Advanced Training Trip Recap

    Eighteen CAMN’ers and enthusiastic friends and family members had a successful Advanced Training trip to the Canyon Lake Gorge  Saturday, 1/24. We were hosted by the Gorge Preservation Society. Great hike and lecture on the canyon and its geology. Thanks to Jaynellen Ladd at the Society for helping set this up. And a special shout-out…

  • Bull Creek Entrance Permit

    This is a great way to earn a permit to hike an otherwise seasonally-closed (March 1 – July 31) trail in golden-cheeked warbler habitat. You’ll go on an orientation hike with a Wildlands staff member, and have access to online study materials for a 30-question quiz before earning the badge. If you’ve never been involved…

  • Grow Green Wildlife Habitat Gardening Video

    The Grow Green series of educational materials – developed in partnership between The City of Austin Watershed Protection Department, Texas Agrilife Extension, and others – is a wealth of information for gardeners and naturalists alike. Encapsulated in this small subsection of the City website is an impressive list of informative videos, print publications, fact sheets, sample garden templates, searchable plant…

  • Texas Pollinator PowWow

    This looks to be a good symposium of topics ranging from pollinators to native plants, and how to get involved in creating or preserving the ecosystems that support them. Speakers include Merlin Tuttle, retired founder of Bat Conservation International, Michael Warriner, TPWD invertebrate biologist who has spoken at CAMN before on bumblebees, and a slate of…