Chapter Resource People
To get help with identification, check your roster to contact a Chapter resource person.
To volunteer as a resource person or presenter on any topic, contact the webmaster to be listed on this page.
Identification
Amphibian ID – Chelsea Watson
Bat ID – Sandra Lee
Bird ID – Brent Ortego, Bob Friedrichs
Fish ID – Tatum Dunn, Cindy Hielscher
Grasses of the Coastal Bend – Ray Kirkwood
Insect ID –
Plant ID – Ernie Schertz, Kris Kirkwood
Reptile ID – Chelsea Watson
Trees: ID, diseases, pruning, selection – Ron Smudy
Member Publications
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Read Chapter Newsletters
Read Chapter Minutes
Karen Benson’s Nature Blog
MCTMN Facebook Group
MCTMN Facebook Page
Chapter Archives
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Neighboring TMN Chapters
South Texas Chapter–Nueces, Kleberg, & Kenedy
Cradle of Texas Chapter–Brazoria
Coastal Prairie Chapter–Wharton
Gideon Lincecum Chapter–Colorado
All TMN Chapters
Presentations
Chapter members can speak to groups on these topics:
Aldo Leopold & the Leopold Foundation – Brigid Berger
Alligators –
Archaeology: Shell Middens – Debbie Griffith
Bats – Cathy Koenig
Birds or Birding: Birds of the Coastal Bend, Backyard Birds of the Mid-Texas Coast, Birding 101, Bird Behavior, Migration – Brigid Berger
Butterfly Anatomy & Life Cycle – Brigid Berger
Coastal Wetlands – Brigid Berger
Cranes of the World – Brigid Berger
Drift Seeds/Sea Beans –
Geology of the Coastal Bend – Greg Simmons
Grasses of the Coastal Bend – Ray Kirkwood
Indians of the Coastal Bend –
Insects –
Invasive Plants – Kris Kirkwood
Mammals of the Coastal Bend –
Mollusks/Seashells – Brigid Berger
Native Bees – Brigid Berger
Native Plants – Ernie Schertz or Kris Kirkwood
Plastic Pollution in Marine Environments –
Pollinators – Brigid Berger
Reptiles – Chelsea Watson
Sea Turtles – Brigid Berger, Ray Kirkwood
Trees – Ron Smudy
Whooping Cranes – Liz Smith, Ray Kirkwood
Internet Links
Insects
Online Resources for Native Bees
BugGuide.net
NABA Southeast Texas – Butterflies
Butterflies & Moths of North America
Digital Dragonflies
Online Resources for Native Bees
Plants
Wildscape Internet Resources – pdf with links to many sites
Search LBJWC Native Plant Database
South Texas Natives – CKWRI
Plants of Texas Rangelands – TAMU
Native Plants of Texas by Ecoregion
Internet Plant & Wildlife Sites
Recommended Wildscape Books
Invasive Species & Resources
Texas Invaders – plant and animal
Native Alternatives
Birds
All about Birds – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Audubon Society
Local Plant Lists
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NPSOT Recommended Native Plants for the Coastal Bend
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Miscellaneous
Cornell University Macaulay Library:
Wildlife Audio & Video Recordings
Mission-Related Organizations
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Rockport HummerBird Celebration
Audubon Outdoor Club & Corpus Christi Birding
Texas Natural Resources Information System
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries
Our Sponsors
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department