TEXAS MASTER NATURALIST, Rolling Plains Chapter
Spring 2012 – TRAINING AGENDA
Welcome: Program Orientation
Statewide program mission,
local program goal and pre-test
Terry McKee
local chapter president
March 20
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Ecological concepts with a
discussion concerning biomes,
trophic levels and energy
movement through succesion
stages.
Henry Krusekopf
Texas Master Naturalist
Wichita Falls
March 22
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Overview of freshwater fisheries
biology and conservation
Robert Mauk
District Fisheries Biologist
Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept
March 27
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Ornithology, bird watching and
conservation
Penny Miller
Texas Master Naturalist
Wichita Falls
March 29
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Field trip 1
Lake Gordon, fisheries and
birding observation finishing
at Wild Bird Rescue
Robert Mauk
TMN chapter members
March 31
8:30 am -noon
boat ramp
Natural Resource Conservation
Service perspective on grassland
ecology and management
Jerry Payne
NRCS office
(retired)
April 3
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Introduction to Archeology
Patti Hamilton
Texas Master Naturalist
TX Archeology Society
April 10
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Overview of local geology and
soils, stratigraphy, lithologies
fossils ans minerals
geologic features of north Texas
Jonathan D Price Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Geology
Midwestern State University
April 12
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 125
Robert Mauk
fisheries biologist
April 14
9:00 am-noon
Field Trip 2
Lake Arrowhead State Park
Invasives
Zebra Mussels
Vertebrate biology overview
including historical biogeography
with mammals as a model with
functional morphology and
geographic variation
Dr Fred Stangl
Professor of Biology
MSU
April 17
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 213
Overview of Araneology (spiders)
Dr Norman Horner
Professor of Biology
MSU
April 19
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Herpetology with general
discussion of local amphibians
and reptiles
Dr Fred Stangl
Professor of Biology
MSU
April 24
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Plant nomenclature, classification
and major groups, floral and
vegetative characters and
identification plant parts and
function emphasizing native plants
Dr James Estes
Botany Professor
Emeritus
April 26
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Dr James Estes
Botany Professor
Emeritus
April 28
8:30 am-noon
car pool
Field trip 3
Grassland and wildflower
morphology and ecology
(local locations)
Entomology overview including
Dr. Norman Horner
major morphology habitats,
Professor of Biology
economic importance (pest or MSU
beneficial) classification and
integrated pest management
May 1
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Interpretive, volunteer
opportunities & communication
Evaluation/ test, wrap up
May 3
7:00-9:00 pm
Bolin 209
Terry McKee
Rolling Plains
Chapter President
Field trip 4
Hackberry Flat Day, Frederick, OK Chapter Master Naturalists
to observe wetland ecology and
ODWC biologist Kelvin
migratory waterfowl
Schoonover and staff
May 5
8:00-noon
car pool