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Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting

The 22nd Texas Master Naturalist Program annual meeting will take place from October 21 through 24 at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott, in Irving. The format is a hybrid of online and in-person of activities and greenspace adventures. Texas Master Naturalist volunteers from around the state will participate in educational seminars and receive all their advanced training requirements for the year in one event, including field sessions, keynote speakers, training workshops, networking and more.

The host site is part of the Blackland Prairie and Oakwoods and Prairies ecoregions. The airport is close to Grapevine Lake, with shoreline trails and the Bob Jones Nature Center, plus the lower Elm Fork corridor, boasting extensive preserves and the Trinity River Paddling Trail. Three 2,500-plus acre preserves are within a short drive: Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, and Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area.

 

For more information, call 979-845-7294 or email [email protected].

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