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Adults
$6.00, $3.00
for members
and children
under 12
years of age
unless
otherwise
stated. Call
830-257-4837
for more
details.
Events held
at Riverside
Nature
Center, 150
Francisco
Lemos,
Kerrville,
TX. |
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JANUARY 2010 |
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12th |
11:30
am-12:45
pm “Mussel
Aches and
Pains-Discovering
a Hidden
Treasure”
Brown
Bag - Joseph
Bergmann
presents an
educational
and
entertaining
program on
landsnails
and
freshwater
mussels. A
Texas Master
Naturalist,
Bergmann has
co-authored
several
journal
articles on
these topics
and
consulted
for
government
agencies,
universities
and nature
conservation
organizations.
Bring your
lunch and
enjoy this
unique
program. |
|
FEBRUARY
2010 |
|
9th
|
11:30
am-12:45 pm
“Management
and
Conservation
of Native
Texas Fish”
Brown
Bag -
Presented by
Dr. Gary
Garrett,
Director of
the
Watershed
Policy and
Management
Program of
the Texas
Parks and
Wildlife
Department.
Dr. Garrett
has authored
more than 70
scientific
publications
on the
subject of
native fish
recovery. He
is a member
of several
endangered
species
recovery
teams. Bring
your lunch
and come
hear this
fascinating
program
about our
disappearing
Texas
resources. |
|
13th |
9:00 am
Landscape
Work Day and
Volunteer
Training
The
second
landscape
work day of
the winter.
We need your
help to cut
back plants,
prune, and
clear debris
and do
general
clean up of
the grounds.
Experienced
RNC
volunteers
will be on
hand to help
any new
volunteers
learn the
RNC approach
to grounds
maintenance.
Refreshments
will be
served. FREE |
|
13th |
2:00-3:00
pm
Membership
Event
Just in
time for
Valentine’s
Day, an
invitation
for members
and
volunteers.
And a
special
invitation
to our new
members.
Come for a
casual “meet
and greet”
while
enjoying the
Hill Country
photographs
of Tom
Schall, a
new member
and
volunteer
for the
weekly fauna
count, and
an excellent
photographer.
You will
enjoy the
photographs
and
refreshments,
wine
included!
FREE |
|
23rd |
10:00 am
“Teacher/Education
Fair”
We are
revamping
and updating
our
education
program for
the schools.
Come to our
teacher
event on the
23rd and see
where you
fit in. We
will have
education
materials,
curriculum
and lesson
plans on
display so
you can see
how easy it
is to teach,
or help
teach,
nature
topics to
school
children.
Choose the
topics you
feel most
comfortable
with. We
have
certified
teachers to
oversee our
school
programs so
you don’t
have to be a
professional
educator to
teach or
assist.
Teachers and
others are
all welcome.
All who
think nature
education
should start
early in
life are
invited to
attend.
Refreshments
will be
served. FREE |
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MARCH 2010 |
|
6th |
9:00 am
Landscape
Work Day and
Volunteer
Training
The
third and
final winter
clean up.
Help get the
grounds
prepared for
spring. We
need your
help cutting
back winter
kill and
doing
general
clean up of
the grounds.
Experienced
RNC
volunteers
will be on
hand to help
any new
volunteers
learn the
RNC approach
to grounds
maintenance.
Refreshments
will be
served. FREE |
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6th
|
7:00 pm
“Star Party”
Gerald
D. (“Gerry”)
Griffin will
present
“Back to the
Future-The
Moon” for
the adults
while the
kids are
engaged in
related
activities
and games.
Mr. Griffin
is the
former
Director of
the NASA
Lyndon B.
Johnson
Space Center
in Houston.
Prior
positions at
NASA include
Deputy
Director of
the John F.
Kennedy
Space Center
in Florida
and the Hugh
F. Dryden
Flight
Research
Center in
California.
During
NASA’s
Apollo
Program, Mr.
Griffin was
a Flight
Director in
Mission
Control and
served in
this
capacity for
all of the
Apollo
manned
missions. He
was the Lead
Flight
Director for
three lunar
landing
missions.
Come hear
Mr.
Griffin’s
fascinating
revelations
about the
moon.
Afterward
view the
beautiful
night sky
through
telescopes
provided by
the San
Antonio
Astronomical
Association. |
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9th
|
11:30-12:45
Brown Bag
Lunch and
Learn
Kay L.
Woodward and
Bryant
Saner, Jr.
will be
speaking on
“Hill
Country
Archeology:
Why it is
Important to
You”. Learn
about our
historic and
prehistoric
archeological
sites and
the plant
and animal
life that
sustained
many
generations
before us.
Kay Woodward
is a charter
member of
the Hill
Country
Archeological
Association
and in her
6th year in
the Texas
Archeological
Stewardship
Network for
the Texas
Historical
Commission
for Kerr
County.
Bryant Saner
is with the
Center for
Archeological
Research as
a field and
lab
archeologist
at UT-San
Antonio. |
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15th-18th |
All
Things
Spring --
A spring
break camp
March 15-18,
2010
Ages 3rd -
6th grade
...
click here
for details |
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20th
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9:00-11:30
am
“Landscape
Work Day
Rescheduled”
and it just
happens to
be the first
day of
spring. We
will work in
the garden
to finish up
the
preparations
for spring.
There will
also be a
special
surprise for
all of you
volunteer
helpers even
if you don’t
come to work
in the
garden on
the 20th. If
you have
helped out
during any
of the work
days this
winter, join
us at 10:00
am for
something
special. But
you will
have to be
here to find
out what.
|
|
APRIL 2010 |
|
13th
|
11:30-12:45
Brown Bag
Lunch and
Learn. “The
Geology of
the Hill
Country”
will be
presented by
Dr. Susan
Longacre.
Dr. Longacre
received her
PhD in
geology from
UT Austin.
Her 32 year
professional
career
included
both
technical
professional
and
management
assignments.
Her projects
have taken
her to the
Permian
basin of
west Texas
and New
Mexico,
Ireland, the
Middle East,
offshore
U.S. east
Coast, and
Kazakhstan.
Susan
continues as
a consultant
to Chevron.
As an
emeritus
member of
the Chevron
Fellows,
Susan
continues
active
involvement,
particularly
in their
group
mentoring
program. Dr.
Longacre
lives in the
Texas Hill
Country and
enjoys
sharing her
knowledge of
the
landscape
with others.
She is an
active
member of
the
Riverside
Nature
Center.
|
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17th
|
8:00 am –
3:00 pm
“Earth Day
Celebration
and Native
Plant Sale”
The
Spring
Festival you
have come to
expect with
a large
selection of
native
plants at
reasonable
prices,
exciting
activities
for the
kids, and
interesting
seminars for
the adults.
Food and
drinks will
be available
for
purchase.
The Earth
Day
Celebration
is
co-sponsored
by Riverside
Nature
Center and
the
Kerrville
Chapter of
the Native
Plant
Society.
Come for
family fun
all day.
Admission is
FREE. |
|
20th |
10-11:30
am “National
Volunteer
Week” at RNC
will feature
a morning of
fun and
festivities
highlighted
by a tour of
the meadow
with Barbara
Lowenthal.
You will
also get to
peek at our
education
program in
action as
St. Peter’s
school will
be on site
for a field
trip. Our
many
wonderful,
current
volunteers
will get a
good
surprise and
all members,
new and
old-timers,
volunteers
and
non-volunteers
are all
invited!
Come and
enjoy the
refreshments
and
festivities.
You will
especially
enjoy the
meadow as
Barbara
tells you
about the
plants that
are showing
and the ones
that are
just
beginning to
appear. With
the rains we
have had
this winter
the gardens
should be
quite lovely
by April
20th. Ya’ll
come! FREE |
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MAY 2010 |
|
7th
|
6:00 –
7:30pm The
“Western
Wine Share”
held the
1st Friday
of each
month, will
be hosted by
Riverside
Nature
Center in
May. Come,
meet new
people and
taste new
wines.
Mingle and
sample the
wines as you
stroll the
granite
paths to the
several
tasting
stations
among the
trees,
flowers, and
other
plants.
Bonus: Meet
James
Krueger and
his partner,
Amy Soucy,
as they
provide
taste of the
music they
will perform
live on
Saturday the
8th. Couples
should bring
one bottle
of wine. All
should bring
a wine
glass.
Admission is
FREE. |
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8th
|
7:00pm “Live
Nature
Themed Music
& Song by
Amy Soucy
and James
Krueger"
James’ music
steadily
presents us
with a quite
hope,
instinctively
reminding us
of the
saving
beauty of
the natural
world…Amy is
gifted with
a versatile
and
charismatic
voice. Amy
and James
have
recently
joined
forces,
forming a
potent new
folk act
that has
been
garnering
attention
throughout
the
Northeast.
Admission
$10.
See poster
for details
& photos. |
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JUNE 2010 |
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21st – 25th
|
“Outdoor
Adventure
Camp”
With an
overnight at
Kerrville
Schreiner
Park. Kids
entering
4th, 5th and
6th grade
are invited
to register
for our
Summer Day
Camp. Learn
to enjoy
camping in
many
challenging
conditions
and
situations.
Campers will
explore
camping
techniques
such as
fishing, fly
tying,
setting up
the
campsite,
first aid
for the
outdoors,
orienteering
and hiking.
Newly
acquired
skills will
be used
during the
overnight
campout on
Thursday
night. For
more
information
call (830)
257-4837.
$160 |
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JULY 2010 |
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12th -16th
|
“Nature
Adventure
Camp”
Kids
entering
3rd, 4th and
5th grade
can
participate
in the July
Summer Day
Camp and
learn to
enjoy nature
and respect
the
environment.
Activities
include
nature
walks,
exploring
the river,
water
testing,
science
experiments
and
observations,
swimming and
more. For
more
information
call (830)
257-4837.
$135 |
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SEPTEMBER
2010 |
|
15th |
Annual
Membership
and
Volunteer
Appreciation
Dinner
4:30-6:30pm
Come 4:30
and dine on
the lovely
grounds of
the
Riverside
Nature
Center;
celebrate
our members,
volunteers
and
accomplishments.
At 5:30 we
will come
indoors for
the annual
reports and
election of
new
directors
and
officers. It
is a great
way to
socialize,
meet the
other
members, and
catch up on
nature
center
happenings.
Our new
fiscal year
starts
October 1st.
Let’s
celebrate
the past
year and
ring in the
new. We
can’t do it
without you.
Please be
there! FREE |
|
OCTOBER 2010 |
|
2nd |
8 am – 3
pm “Down by
the
Riverside”
Fall
Festival and
Native Plant
Sale
The
annual fall
event
featuring
adult and
children’s
activities
and a huge
native plant
sale,
co-sponsored
by the
Riverside
Nature
Center and
the Hill
Country
Texas Master
Naturalists.
Join RNC and
enjoy first
pick of the
plants at
the members
only
presale.
Kids, make
your bat
costume and
participate
in the Bat
Parade. You
can use your
costume
again on
Halloween.
We will have
speakers and
a free
butterfly
tent. Join
the fun.
Admission is
FREE. |
|
9th |
7:00pm
“Star Party”
The program
will be
presented by
Harry
Portwood,
designer of
the
observatory
in Hunt,
Texas. The
kids will
have related
games and
activities.
Afterward,
view the
night sky
through the
telescopes
of the
Kerrville
members
of the San
Antonio
Astronomical
Association. |
|
NOVEMBER
2010 |
|
6th
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7:00pm
“Star Party”
The
program will
be presented
by Robert
Reeves.
Reeves has
discovered a
heavenly
body, now
named after
him. He will
speak to the
adults while
the kids
engage in
related
games and
activities.
Afterward,
view the
night sky
through the
telescopes
of Kerrville
members of
the San
Antonio
Astronomical
Association. |
|
DECEMBER
2010 |
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