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Joining CAMN
Interested in joining CAMN? Patience, grasshopper. We will open for applications to the 2016 Spring class in August, 2015. Applications will be taken online at this website. If you would like a sneak-peak at the 2016 application process, please see this page: http://camn.org/sample-page/become-a-master-naturalist/
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Patience in interpretation – turning around destructive attitudes
I had a couple experiences lately that made me think of the value of CAMN training, and that of patience in interpretation and outreach. The first experience happened while I collected trail use data at Sculptured Falls on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. The data is being correlated with golden-cheeked warbler sightings and nesting data on…
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CAMN April Monthly Meeting – Insect Flight with John Abbott
With all that is Spring comes a surge of insects, many of them whizzing by our heads anywhere we happen to be… our back yards, the trail… day or night. To help us make some sense of this particular form of insect locomotion, our April meeting will feature a talk by Wild Basin’s John Abbott…
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2015 Trainees Update
Our 2015 CAMN trainees are down to their last class – and graduation ceremony – in a couple short weeks. They are an enthusiastic group, a well-rounded bunch with a lot of volunteer hours under their belts already. We hope they will continue to make a difference in Central Texas environmental stewardship, interpretation and educational outreach. This…
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Native Plant Sale
LBJWC Public Spring Native Plant Sale will be April 11-12, with the Members-Only Sale on April 10. You’ll be able to choose from nearly 300 species of hardy Texas natives bred to thrive with our Central Texas climate. Admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors and students, $4 children 5 through 17, and members and children under 5…
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Happy Trails
Got a chance to hike with CAMN member Michelle P. yesterday, one last time before she leaves Austin on her big adventure north. We hiked a few of the trails over in Bauerle Ranch, stopping to admire a ridge of lace cacti and watch a grey fox cross our paths, as well as the many…
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Volunteers Helped This!
The creek that feeds this cave only runs about every 18 months, volunteers have helped make every drop count! #WQPL pic.twitter.com/pvCeAyRzKo — Austin Water (@AustinWater) March 23, 2015
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Nominating Honorary Members
Members of CAMN can nominate and elect people to be honorary members of the group. Honorary members become full, voting members of CAMN without the requirement of training and certification, and would be eligible to receive our emails, participate in member events and volunteer work, and even serve on the board of directors. Honorary membership is…
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CAMN at 2015 Celebrate Urban Birds
For several years, CAMN has been involved in a nationally-connected program to inform members of the public about the presence, needs and protection of birds we find in our city and suburban lives. Celebrate Urban Birds, a year-round project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, has partnered with over 9,000 community-based organizations, distributed more than 250,000…
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