WEEK 8: Mar 19 - 25

Laws/Ethics & Ecological Grief -- March 25, 2026

This Week's Topic

Laws, Regulations and Ethics-Unit 22 in your textbook. Complete the (optional) quiz.

Our Expert on Stage

Mike Mitchell, retired Commander Game Warden, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

Read Mike's BIO

Pre-work - Must be completed by class time

Use Lisa's VMS slides to log last week's attendance in VMS

(If you missed class, contact Nancy to schedule a make-up.)

Opportunity: Init Training-Class 07

Date: March 18, 2026

Hours: 3.0

Description: Geology & Soil with Heather Fell and Lorelei Stierlen

Complete your class feedback survey ASAP
Look over Unit 22 in your textbook. Complete the optional quiz HERE
Watch Mike's "Laws and Ethics" presentation (23:52), complete the dilemmas companion worksheet and be ready to discuss your answers
Watch video Endangered Species Act 101 (8:43)
In your Member-in-Training Handbook, (pages 23-24) read the TMN Code of Ethics and the TMN Standards of Conduct. Jot down or highlight one thing that perhaps you didn't know or never thought about.
Read The History of the Migratory Bird Act. Visit the Migratory Bird Treaty Act website and see if your favorite bird is protected.

Optional Activities

Endangered Species Act 50th Anniversary (species updates) (2:32)

Bring to Class

dilemma notes from #4 above

note from TMN Code of Ethics & TMN Standards of Conduct (#6 above)

Reminders

Logging Hours

Field Trips this Weekend:

Hagerman NWR #1 - Saturday, March 21st, 10am-1pm

Hagerman NWR #2 - Sunday, March 22nd, 10am-1pm

If you attended one of the field trips to Hagerman NWR, log as:

Opportunity: Init Training - Field Trip (A) if it was your 1st, (B) if it was your 2nd, (C) if it was your 3rd

Date: March 21, 2026 or March 22, 2026

Hours: 3.0

Description: class field trip to Hagerman NWR with Cathy Van Bebber

Volunteer and Training Opportunities

Advanced Training (AT) Opportunities

"Acoustic Bat Monitoring Project" Deep Dive: Monday, March 23rd, 7-8pm - register for Zoom link here
"From Screens to Streams" Deep Dive: Monday, March 30th, 7-8pm - register for Zoom link here

Volunteer Service (VH) Opportunities

Battle of the Bastard Cabbage: Saturday, March 21st, 8:30-11:30am - Collin College, Farmersville - contact katelynm@bptmn.org to sign up
Chapter BioBlitz at Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve, Plano: Saturday, March 28th, 3-5pm - sign up on SUG

"Extras" - additional information presented during class

Volunteer Opportunities by City and How to Log Them

Other Laws and Ethics Resources

CLASS MEETING INFORMATION

Meet at the Science Resource Center at the Heard Museum

Click here for Map to Heard Museum

Week EIGHT: March 25, 2026

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Class meets IN PERSON

WEEK EIGHT CLASS UPDATE

If Heather ever asks you a Geology question, your answer should always be "volcano". 🙂

You can find links from last night's class in the "extras" section at the top of the Geology & Soil webpage (PPT slides, websites, etc).

Here's the link to Volunteer Opportunities by City & How to Log Them

Don't forget that we're still needing snack donations at the end of the SUG. If you haven't signed up to help out, please look at weeks 12, 13, or 14. Thanks in advance!

Week EIGHT: Mar 19-25

Pre-Work:

Like always, you have pre-work this week. Make sure that you watch Mike's video and have answers for his two dilemmas. (He likes to call on people so be ready with an answer.) Don't forget to also log your class hours and complete the feedback survey! I send a summary of the survey, along with your suggestions and comments, to the speakers on the following Monday. They are really loving the feedback and are even making changes to their presentations for next year.

Events This Week:

Battle of the Bastard Cabbage (VH event)

Collin College Prairie Restoration Project

Saturday, March 21st

8:30-11:30am

501 S. Collin Pkwy., Farmersville 75442

Contact Katelyn Miller at katelynm@bptmn.org

Bat Project Deep Dive - ZOOM (AT event)

Monday, March 23rd

7-8pm

Zoom link

You can see event details on the chapter calendar.

Events Next Week:

Paulette's McKinney Green Gardens Workdays(VH event)

Gabe Nesbitt Park

Thursday, March 26th and Saturday, March 28th

9-11am on both dates

3339 Alma Rd, McKinney 75070

Contact Mary Abercrombie at mabercrombie@mckinneytexas.org

Chapter BioBlitz event (VH event)

Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve

Saturday, March 28th

3-5pm

5901 Los Rios Blvd, Plano, TX 75074

Meet at the main entrance to the park, near the park map.

Wear your nametag.

Another Deep Dive - ZOOM (AT event)

"From Screens to Streams: The Decline of Outdoor Play and How We Can Reverse the Trend"

Monday, March 30th

7pm

Registration link

Looking Ahead on the Calendar:

Mothing Events (VH or AT)

No registration needed, just show up.

Saturday

April 25

Frisco Commons

Sunset 8:06pm

Sunday

April 26

Heard Museum