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June 12, 2023
Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter to host monthly meeting on June 26
The Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter next Monthly Chapter Meeting and Advanced Training session will be held Monday, June 26. It is open to the public.
Doors open at the Guadalupe Basin Natural Resources Center at 6 p.m. for snacks and socializing. A short business meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the Advanced Training session is from 7:10 - 8:10 p.m. There is no cost to attend. The GBNRC is at 125 Lehmann Drive, Suite 100 in Kerrville.
This month’s presenter is Elizabeth “Beth” McMahon, who will speak on native grasses, and she will have an interactive activity at the end. Attendees are welcome to bring native grasses for identification.
McMahon is the Gillespie County Horticulture Extension Agent. She started with Gillespie County in late July 2016. Formerly she worked as the Brazoria County Horticulture Extension Agent from Jan. 2015 - July 2016, and as a Research Assistant from Jan. 2014- Jan. 2015 with the AgriLife Extension Viticulture & Fruit Lab here in Fredericksburg. She got her Master of Science degree in Horticulture from Oklahoma State University, and her undergraduate degree in Rangeland Management and Horticulture from Texas A&M University, College Station. Beth McMahon grew up in Harper, Texas and is glad to return to the area. In her spare time, she enjoys vegetable gardening and walking. She is pleased to receive plant-related questions at the Gillespie County Office and particularly enjoys plant identification. Her contact number is 830-997-3452.
The monthly meetings and training sessions are hybrid, so all have the option to attend in-person at the Guadalupe Basin Natural Resources Center (GBNRC) in Kerrville, via Zoom or Live Stream via Facebook.
Pre-registration is required to attend the chapter meeting session via Zoom. Click the following link or copy the link into your browser.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsd-iurj0jGdJOy34JNLw3_4gHfEYym-2K
A confirmation email will be sent containing information about joining the meeting.
About the Hill Country Chapter: Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter is one of 48 regional Texas Master Naturalist volunteer corps. Our chapter includes 10 counties: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real and San Saba. Members receive comprehensive training in natural resource management specific to the Texas Hill Country and volunteer in a wide variety of community projects. Our members are dedicated to educating the public, promoting conservation, and being responsible stewards of our natural resources. Our chapter is a 501c (3) organization. For information about our chapter and how to become a Texas Master Naturalist, please visit our website at https://txmn.org/hillcountry/
Follow us on our chapter Facebook page and YouTube channel to see some of the amazing things our members are involved in. Links are on our website.
Doors open at the Guadalupe Basin Natural Resources Center at 6 p.m. for snacks and socializing. A short business meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the Advanced Training session is from 7:10 - 8:10 p.m. There is no cost to attend. The GBNRC is at 125 Lehmann Drive, Suite 100 in Kerrville.
This month’s presenter is Elizabeth “Beth” McMahon, who will speak on native grasses, and she will have an interactive activity at the end. Attendees are welcome to bring native grasses for identification.
McMahon is the Gillespie County Horticulture Extension Agent. She started with Gillespie County in late July 2016. Formerly she worked as the Brazoria County Horticulture Extension Agent from Jan. 2015 - July 2016, and as a Research Assistant from Jan. 2014- Jan. 2015 with the AgriLife Extension Viticulture & Fruit Lab here in Fredericksburg. She got her Master of Science degree in Horticulture from Oklahoma State University, and her undergraduate degree in Rangeland Management and Horticulture from Texas A&M University, College Station. Beth McMahon grew up in Harper, Texas and is glad to return to the area. In her spare time, she enjoys vegetable gardening and walking. She is pleased to receive plant-related questions at the Gillespie County Office and particularly enjoys plant identification. Her contact number is 830-997-3452.
The monthly meetings and training sessions are hybrid, so all have the option to attend in-person at the Guadalupe Basin Natural Resources Center (GBNRC) in Kerrville, via Zoom or Live Stream via Facebook.
Pre-registration is required to attend the chapter meeting session via Zoom. Click the following link or copy the link into your browser.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsd-iurj0jGdJOy34JNLw3_4gHfEYym-2K
A confirmation email will be sent containing information about joining the meeting.
About the Hill Country Chapter: Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter is one of 48 regional Texas Master Naturalist volunteer corps. Our chapter includes 10 counties: Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Real and San Saba. Members receive comprehensive training in natural resource management specific to the Texas Hill Country and volunteer in a wide variety of community projects. Our members are dedicated to educating the public, promoting conservation, and being responsible stewards of our natural resources. Our chapter is a 501c (3) organization. For information about our chapter and how to become a Texas Master Naturalist, please visit our website at https://txmn.org/hillcountry/
Follow us on our chapter Facebook page and YouTube channel to see some of the amazing things our members are involved in. Links are on our website.