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"And through the understanding comes abruptly and at long last a glimpse of old reality, indestructible, hiding among the creatures wild and tame and the stones and the plants, and in the teeming dirt."

John Graves

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    Updating Your Member Information

    You help keep our chapter going! Please help us by keeping in touch!

    Want to go to a chapter meeting? Find out where we meet. Want to contact a chapter officer or committee member? Find out their contact information. Have you moved? Did your email address change? Please take a moment to update your member information. Please keep it current so we can tell you about our chapter activities. Your information is for chapter use only and will not be disclosed to outside parties per our privacy policy.

    You can update your information with our Alamo Area Master Naturalist Contact Form. It's quick and easy!

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    Chapter Meetings

    Our Alamo Area Chapter meets on the second Wednesday of each month usually either at the Bexar County office of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service (Texas Cooperative Extension) or at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. Check the newsletter or the home page of this site for the monthly location.

    We usually have two meetings: A general meeting at 7:00 PM where a guest speaker presents a topic of interest for Master Naturalists and which is usually approved for advanced training hours.

    Beforehand, our chapter board of directors has a meeting usually at 5:15 PM to cover chapter business.

    If you have a topic that you want added to the next meeting's agenda, please contact the chapter president.

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    Chapter Board of Directors

    Our Alamo Area Chapter has a board of directors to provide leadership and direction and various chapter committees to handle the many tasks needed to run our organization. If you are interested in helping, please read about the chapter goals first. Extra help is always appreciated!

    We are also always interested in increasing our knowledge and understanding of the natural world and of the proper use and management of natural resources. If you have an expertise or experience in a topic that fulfills our goals as Master Naturalists and are willing to share it with us, or if you know someone who does, then please contact our outreach coordinator about giving a possible presentation during one of our monthly chapter meetings.

  • Chapter Officers


  • Chapter Committees

    • PamelaActivities Information: Pamela Ball

      This committee is responsible for processing chapter applications and for maintaining information on chapter approved activities.

    • TheaDevelopment: Thea Platz

      This committee is responsible for setting criteria for the selection of Alamo Area Master Naturalists, the selection of the applicants, and the development of general operating guidelines and rules, the application form, and the chapter bylaws.

    • SusanHistorian: Susan Blaker

      This committee is responsible for collecting, maintaining, and presenting the historical materials of the chapter.

    • WiltNeed Ling's photoMembership: Wilt Shaw & Ling Yin Liu

      This committee is responsible for maintaining a database of certified Alamo Area Master Naturalists, maintaining service hours, and hours reporting as necessary.

    • CindyOutreach: Cindy Sims

      This committee is responsible for seeking out, developing, and publicizing volunteer opportunities, for organizing volunteers, and for scheduling speakers for the monthly general meetings and developing programs to help the community as stated in our goals.

    • AntonPublic Relations: Anton Hajek

      This committee is responsible for communications to all Master Naturalists, for publicity to the general public, media relations, the monthly newsletter, T-shirt sales, and the chapter Web site.

    • JoannNewsletter Editor: Joann Smith
    • SamWebmaster: Sam Glass
    • PamelaPremTraining: Pamela Ball, Liz Robbins & Prem Nored

      This committee is responsible for the Master Naturalist training sessions, for coordinating proctors, for reviews and updates of the training curriculum, and for publicizing training opportunities.

  • Ad Hoc Committees:

    These committees form periodically only when a need to do so arises.

    Application Review: J.W. Pieper

    Nominations: Thea Platz

    Technology: Sam Glass

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