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OUTDOORS: Naturalists are sought
Sixteen chapters of the Texas Master Naturalist program will be conducting training classes in the coming months for volunteers wanting to learn about natural resources and conservation.
The Texas Master Naturalist Program, made up of 44 chapters from across the Lone Star State, aims to develop a corps of well-informed citizens to educate their communities about the management of natural resources.
The main qualification to become a certified Texas Master Naturalist is an interesting in learning about and playing a role in conservation efforts.
Volunteers will receive a minimum of 40 hours of training from educators and specialists from places such as universities, natural resource agencies, nature centers and museums.
Training topics will include interpretation and management of natural resources, ecological concepts, eco-regions in Texas and natural systems management.
Volunteers are then asked to provide 40 hours of service per year in community education, demonstration and habitat enhancement projects in order to maintain certification as a Texas Master Naturalist.
Volunteers are encouraged to develop projects connecting the mission of the chapter and statewide program.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are the co-sponsors of the program.
For information about existing chapters or forming a new chapter, call Mary Pearl Meuth, Texas Master Naturalist Program assistant state coordinator, at 1-979-845-7294 or email: [email protected].
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (Logo provided by the TPWD, no copyright infringement inferred)
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
Nearly 600 youngsters signed up for this season of youth baseball sports through the BSA. The group celebrated with awards this past week and introduction of all its teams. See all the awards and photos from the night in the mid-week Bowie News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The 2024 Summer Olympics is just a few weeks away taking place in Paris. The opening ceremonies will be July 26 and are planned to be unique as they take place along the Seine River that flows through Paris. Thomas Bach prepared this op-ed to welcome the world to Paris.
By Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee
The Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 is only days away. The excitement gripping this nation is palpable.
As this unique festival of sport draws closer, we all are feeling that France and the French people are ready to welcome the world’s best athletes with the hospitality and passion for sport for which they are famous all around the world.
Already millions of people have greeted the Olympic flame on its journey around France with a huge wave of enthusiasm. All of us are looking forward to an unforgettable celebration of Olympic sport and French culture in the coming weeks.
Read the full story in the mid-week sports in your Bowie News.
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