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LeslieAnne
outbound
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LeslieAnne
Shallowater
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 Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 11:23:56 AM
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What a GREAT forum!!!.. I'm so glad I noticed the link on MJF Farmgirl Connection... I've been a member there for about 3 & 1/2 years & love it, although I don't post as often as I'd like...
A little about me... I live just outside the tiny community of Shallowater, Texas, that's near Lubbock, hometown of Buddy Holly & Texas Tech University... I grew up on a farm way up there in the top of the Texas Panhandle... I've been a camper most of my life, but last year when I went tent camping at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, it was the first time I had slept in a tent in several years... I hope to do a lot more this year...
The outdoors & nature are my first loves, & I just became a Certified Texas Master Naturalist last summer... we have a relatively new chapter here & have just started our second training class...
It's gonna be fun getting to know all of you...
LeslieAnne...westTexas |
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Jen
Expedition Leader
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
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Posted - Feb 10 2008 : 12:47:58 PM
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Welcome, LeslieAnne, great to have you! If you get a chance, I'd love to hear more about the Naturalist program - not sure if we have such a thing here in Arkansas.
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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LeslieAnne
outbound
29 Posts
LeslieAnne
Shallowater
TX
USA
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Posted - Feb 13 2008 : 10:48:06 AM
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Jen, thanks for the nice welcome...
The Texas Master Naturalist (TMN) Program is modeled after the well-known Master Gardener Program... in TMN, we enhance our love of nature with research-based, scientific knowledge... we receive in-depth training in wildlife & natural resource management taught by recognized experts in the field & customized to focus on the native ecosystems of our area... we also have the opportunity for advanced training in special subjects that interest us, either as a group or as individuals... in return, we provide our community with volunteer service in the form of educational activities, projects, or demonstrations...
Our sponsors are Texas AgriLife Extension Service & Texas Parks & Wildlife Department...
You can read more about it at http://masternaturalist.tamu.edu/ ... I don't know if Arkansas has a Master Naturalist program or not... you might check with your state's agricultural extension service...
LeslieAnne...westTexas |
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Jen
Expedition Leader
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
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Posted - Feb 13 2008 : 11:44:45 AM
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What an excellent program, LeslieAnne! You Texans are very conservation-conscious -- I don't think Texas gets enough credit for that. Do you all have the "1% of 1 cent sales tax" that goes to conservation? My home state of MO has an outstanding fish & game department based on funds from that tax.
I googled "Master Naturalist Program" and found that many states have one, including Arkansas!
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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LeslieAnne
outbound
29 Posts
LeslieAnne
Shallowater
TX
USA
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Posted - Feb 14 2008 : 11:43:52 AM
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Jen, that's great that you found a Master Naturalist program in Arkansas... I thought maybe Texas wasn't the only state that had the program, but I didn't know for sure...
I don't know about the 1% of 1 cent of sales tax deal... I do know that all sales tax attributed to sporting goods goes to support Texas State Parks... I'll have to do some more digging to find out more...
LeslieAnne...westTexas |
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Elizaray
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Elizaray
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Posted - Feb 20 2008 : 4:42:06 PM
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Welcome to the forum LeslieAnne! It sounds like you are a true blue outdoors girl! I will have to check out the Naturalist program in my area and if they don't have one, maybe I should petition for it to be introduced!
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