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	April 2024
	1 Pollinator Garden: Balcones National Wildlife Refuge Pollinator Garden: Balcones National Wildlife Refuge April 1, 2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am Contact Janet Rogal for details See more details Balcones Canyonlands Board Meeting Balcones Canyonlands Board Meeting April 1, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom link below Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98949998900?pwd=RkRkT2x5emhNK3IrRUZnL0dGU0lpZz09 Meeting ID: 989 4999 8900 Passcode: 692854 See more details • •	2 Pollinator Garden Meetings Pollinator Garden Meetings April 2, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Contact Shayla Fleshman for details. See more details •	3 Programs Committee Meeting Programs Committee Meeting April 3, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm The Program Committee identifies speakers for the Chapter meetings and organizes Field Trips. Contact Suzy Meriwether for more information. See more details •	4	5	6 Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam April 6, 2024 9:00 am - 11:15 am Contact Shayla for details See more details •
7	8	9 TXMN Chapter Meeting TXMN Chapter Meeting April 9, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09 This is the dial-in for the Balcones Canyonlands Chapter meeting. Please join at 6:45 so we can do a quick sound and slide check. See more details Chapter Meeting: All About Bats Chapter Meeting: All About Bats April 9, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom link below CHAPTER MEETING (7PM, 2nd Tuesday of every month unless noted): https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09 Our April Chapter Meeting is all about Bats. And, bats need our help now more than ever! A recent report determined that over 50% of our native bats are considered at risk. Besides adding diversity and flair to local wildlife, Austin’s bats consume countless pest insects every single night. These nocturnal neighbors need our help now more than ever. Join Bat Conservation International’s Community Engagement Manager Erin Cord as she talks about our local bats, the threats they face, and how you can help them right in the comfort of your own backyard by providing native plants to attract nighttime insects that bats like to eat. Tuesday, April 9 at 7PM via this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09 See more details • •	10 FT: Mothing at Concordia FT: Mothing at Concordia April 10, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Building F on Concordia campus. Make sure to park in Lot C. No registration is required, bring friends and family. Contact Ruthann for more details rpanipinto@gmail.com See more details •	11	12	13
14 FT: PhotoNaturalist Walk FT: PhotoNaturalist Walk April 14, 2024 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Roy Guerrero Park Join Texas Master Naturalists David Cook (Capital Area Chapter) and Gene Janulis (Balcones Chapter) for a “PhotoNaturalist Walk” at Roy Guerreo Park, on Sunday April 14 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am. Photonaturalist is a term coined by photographer Tony Wu for people who use the natural world as inspiration for their photography and use photography to deepen their understanding of the natural world. Please Register here https://www.givepulse.com/event/445969-Photonaturalist-Walk See more details •	15	16	17	18	19	20 Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam April 20, 2024 9:00 am - 12:15 pm Hamilton Pool, Texas 78620, USA Contact Shayla Fleshman for details See more details •
21 FT: Bats @ Bracken Cave FT: Bats @ Bracken Cave April 21, 2024 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Bracken Cave:One of Nature’s most amazing spectacles! Registration Required. See Slack, Facebook or RuthAnn Panipinto for registration link* Bracken Cave is the summer home of more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), making it the world’s largest bat colony and one of the largest concentrations of mammals on earth. The emergence of these millions of bats, as they spiral out of the cave at dusk for their nightly insect hunt, is an unforgettable sight. Date: Sunday, April 21 Location: Bracken Cave Preserve, 26101 FM 3009, Gardenridge, TX 78266 Fee: $15 per person - payable via credit card when you make the reservation on eventbrite Time: Approximately 6 pm. We will specific details when we get closer to the date. Accessibility: Easy accessibility but must walk approximately ½ mile on gravel trail from parking site. What to Bring: Cameras (please no flash photography), binoculars, sunscreen, bug repellant, and bottled water. Advanced Training Credits: 2 hours See more details •	22	23	24	25	26	27
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Pollinator Garden: Balcones National Wildlife Refuge
Pollinator Garden: Balcones National Wildlife Refuge April 1, 2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Contact Janet Rogal for details

See more details
Balcones Canyonlands Board Meeting
Balcones Canyonlands Board Meeting April 1, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom link below
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98949998900?pwd=RkRkT2x5emhNK3IrRUZnL0dGU0lpZz09

Meeting ID: 989 4999 8900
Passcode: 692854

See more details

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Pollinator Garden Meetings
Pollinator Garden Meetings April 2, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Contact Shayla Fleshman for details.

See more details

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Programs Committee Meeting
Programs Committee Meeting April 3, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The Program Committee identifies speakers for the Chapter meetings and organizes Field Trips. Contact Suzy Meriwether for more information.

See more details

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Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam
Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam April 6, 2024 9:00 am - 11:15 am
Contact Shayla for details

See more details

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TXMN Chapter Meeting
TXMN Chapter Meeting April 9, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09
This is the dial-in for the Balcones Canyonlands Chapter meeting. Please join at 6:45 so we can do a quick sound and slide check.

See more details
Chapter Meeting: All About Bats
Chapter Meeting: All About Bats April 9, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom link below
CHAPTER MEETING (7PM, 2nd Tuesday of every month unless noted):
https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09

Our April Chapter Meeting is all about Bats. And, bats need our help now more than ever! A recent report determined that over 50% of our native bats are considered at risk. Besides adding diversity and flair to local wildlife, Austin’s bats consume countless pest insects every single night. These nocturnal neighbors need our help now more than ever. Join Bat Conservation International’s Community Engagement Manager Erin Cord as she talks about our local bats, the threats they face, and how you can help them right in the comfort of your own backyard by providing native plants to attract nighttime insects that bats like to eat. Tuesday, April 9 at 7PM via this Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09

See more details

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FT: Mothing at Concordia
FT: Mothing at Concordia April 10, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Building F on Concordia campus. Make sure to park in Lot C.
No registration is required, bring friends and family.
Contact Ruthann for more details rpanipinto@gmail.com

See more details

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FT: PhotoNaturalist Walk
FT: PhotoNaturalist Walk April 14, 2024 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Roy Guerrero Park
Join Texas Master Naturalists David Cook (Capital Area Chapter) and Gene Janulis (Balcones Chapter) for a “PhotoNaturalist Walk” at Roy Guerreo Park, on Sunday April 14 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am. Photonaturalist is a term coined by photographer Tony Wu for people who use the natural world as inspiration for their photography and use photography to deepen their understanding of the natural world. Please Register here https://www.givepulse.com/event/445969-Photonaturalist-Walk

See more details

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Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam
Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam April 20, 2024 9:00 am - 12:15 pm Hamilton Pool, Texas 78620, USA
Contact Shayla Fleshman for details

See more details

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FT: Bats @ Bracken Cave
FT: Bats @ Bracken Cave April 21, 2024 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bracken Cave:One of Nature’s most amazing spectacles!

**Registration Required. See Slack, Facebook or RuthAnn Panipinto for registration link***

Bracken Cave is the summer home of more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), making it the world’s largest bat colony and one of the largest concentrations of mammals on earth. The emergence of these millions of bats, as they spiral out of the cave at dusk for their nightly insect hunt, is an unforgettable sight.

Date: Sunday, April 21

Location: Bracken Cave Preserve, 26101 FM 3009, Gardenridge, TX 78266

Fee: $15 per person - payable via credit card when you make the reservation on eventbrite

Time: Approximately 6 pm. We will specific details when we get closer to the date.

Accessibility: Easy accessibility but must walk approximately ½ mile on gravel trail from parking site.

What to Bring: Cameras (please no flash photography), binoculars, sunscreen, bug repellant, and bottled water.

Advanced Training Credits: 2 hours

See more details

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Bracken Cave:One of Nature’s most amazing spectacles!

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	April 2024
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 Pollinator Garden: Balcones National Wildlife Refuge Pollinator Garden: Balcones National Wildlife Refuge April 1, 2024 9:00 am - 11:00 am Contact Janet Rogal for details See more details Balcones Canyonlands Board Meeting Balcones Canyonlands Board Meeting April 1, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom link below Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98949998900?pwd=RkRkT2x5emhNK3IrRUZnL0dGU0lpZz09 Meeting ID: 989 4999 8900 Passcode: 692854 See more details • •	2 Pollinator Garden Meetings Pollinator Garden Meetings April 2, 2024 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Contact Shayla Fleshman for details. See more details •	3 Programs Committee Meeting Programs Committee Meeting April 3, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm The Program Committee identifies speakers for the Chapter meetings and organizes Field Trips. Contact Suzy Meriwether for more information. See more details •	4	5	6 Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam April 6, 2024 9:00 am - 11:15 am Contact Shayla for details See more details •
7	8	9 TXMN Chapter Meeting TXMN Chapter Meeting April 9, 2024 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09 This is the dial-in for the Balcones Canyonlands Chapter meeting. Please join at 6:45 so we can do a quick sound and slide check. See more details Chapter Meeting: All About Bats Chapter Meeting: All About Bats April 9, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Zoom link below CHAPTER MEETING (7PM, 2nd Tuesday of every month unless noted): https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09 Our April Chapter Meeting is all about Bats. And, bats need our help now more than ever! A recent report determined that over 50% of our native bats are considered at risk. Besides adding diversity and flair to local wildlife, Austin’s bats consume countless pest insects every single night. These nocturnal neighbors need our help now more than ever. Join Bat Conservation International’s Community Engagement Manager Erin Cord as she talks about our local bats, the threats they face, and how you can help them right in the comfort of your own backyard by providing native plants to attract nighttime insects that bats like to eat. Tuesday, April 9 at 7PM via this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96189254251?pwd=ZTgydVd0RmhuUDcwVEd2MC9VT2o4Zz09 See more details • •	10 FT: Mothing at Concordia FT: Mothing at Concordia April 10, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Building F on Concordia campus. Make sure to park in Lot C. No registration is required, bring friends and family. Contact Ruthann for more details rpanipinto@gmail.com See more details •	11	12	13
14 FT: PhotoNaturalist Walk FT: PhotoNaturalist Walk April 14, 2024 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Roy Guerrero Park Join Texas Master Naturalists David Cook (Capital Area Chapter) and Gene Janulis (Balcones Chapter) for a “PhotoNaturalist Walk” at Roy Guerreo Park, on Sunday April 14 from 8:00 am – 10:00 am. Photonaturalist is a term coined by photographer Tony Wu for people who use the natural world as inspiration for their photography and use photography to deepen their understanding of the natural world. Please Register here https://www.givepulse.com/event/445969-Photonaturalist-Walk See more details •	15	16	17	18	19	20 Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam Pollinator Garden: either Refuge or Mansfield Dam April 20, 2024 9:00 am - 12:15 pm Hamilton Pool, Texas 78620, USA Contact Shayla Fleshman for details See more details •
21 FT: Bats @ Bracken Cave FT: Bats @ Bracken Cave April 21, 2024 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Bracken Cave:One of Nature’s most amazing spectacles! Registration Required. See Slack, Facebook or RuthAnn Panipinto for registration link* Bracken Cave is the summer home of more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), making it the world’s largest bat colony and one of the largest concentrations of mammals on earth. The emergence of these millions of bats, as they spiral out of the cave at dusk for their nightly insect hunt, is an unforgettable sight. Date: Sunday, April 21 Location: Bracken Cave Preserve, 26101 FM 3009, Gardenridge, TX 78266 Fee: $15 per person - payable via credit card when you make the reservation on eventbrite Time: Approximately 6 pm. We will specific details when we get closer to the date. Accessibility: Easy accessibility but must walk approximately ½ mile on gravel trail from parking site. What to Bring: Cameras (please no flash photography), binoculars, sunscreen, bug repellant, and bottled water. Advanced Training Credits: 2 hours See more details •	22	23	24	25	26	27
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