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2010 Training Schedule

All classes meet on Thursdays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. with a few exceptions which start earlier to allow time to travel to the site.

"Our study will explore the living eco-system in the Hill Country. That is, we will seek to understand the Hill Country as an eco-system with humans, water, land, plants, and animals living together in an interdependent, systemic relationship.?


Date Topic Presenter Location
3/04

Welcome and Introductions
"Recreating a Living Hill Country Eco-System"
Welcome to Becoming a Master Naturalist
Introductions, Class Schedule, and Procedures
"Becoming a Master Naturalist: My Experience"


J. David Bamberger

Wade Hibler

Betsy Bouchard & Ray Buchanan
Ed Myatt
Herman Brown Library
Burnet
3/11 The Role of Insects in the System
Mike Quinn

Valerie Bugh
Uptown Blanco Restaurant
Blanco State Park
3/18 The Role of Birds in the System
The Role of Reptiles in the System
Sue Kersey

Tim Cole
Pedernales Falls State Park
Johnson City VFD
3/25 Managing a Sustainable Plant Eco-system at the Wildflower Center Flo Oxley Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4/01 The Homestead as an Eco-system: Firewise Practices and Wildlife Habitats Mark Klym
Terri Whaley
Flying X Ranch and the Whaley Homestead
4/08 Managing the Rain Bryan Davis
Ed Myatt
Cedar Stump Ranch
4/15 Rivers, Streams, and Lakes:
Watershed Stewardship
The Highland Lakes in Flood and Drought

Jennifer Peterson

Ryan Rowney
LCRA Western Dist. Complex
4/22 Aquatic Ecology and Riparian Systems Gordon Linam
Minnette Marr
Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery
4/29 Rangeland Eco-System
Barron Rector LBJ Park in Johnson City (Settlement Hall)
McClintock Ranch
5/6 Westcave Preserve as a Unique Eco-System
Identification of Plants by Keys
John Ahrns

Bill Carr
Westcave Preserve
Round Mountain
5/13 Flower ID Walk & Evaluation Wrap-Up Marvin Bloomquist Bloomquist Ranch
5/22 Dinner and Graduation Ceremony

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