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Chapter Resource People
To get help with identification, 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
Bird ID – Brent Ortego, Bob Friedrichs
Reptile ID –
Amphibian ID –
Insect ID –
Plant ID – Ernie Schertz or Kris Kirkwood
Trees: ID, diseases, pruning, selection – Ron Smudy
Grasses of the Coastal Bend – Ray Kirkwood
Member Publications
Know Mid-Coast Members – Class photos
Read Chapter Newsletters
Karen Benson’s Nature Blog
Know your Natives—SoTX NPSOT
MCTMN photos on Flickr
MCTMN Facebook group
Chapter Archives
Your nature-related blog!
Neighboring TMN Chapters
South Texas Chapter–Nueces, Kleberg, & Kenedy
Cradle of Texas Chapter–Brazoria
All TMN Chapters
Presentations
Chapter members can speak to groups on these topics:
Aldo Leopold & the Leopold Foundation – Brigid Berger
Alligators – Norm Hirsch
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 – Sam Burnett
Grasses of the Coastal Bend – Ray Kirkwood
Indians of the Coastal Bend – Dennis Durkee
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 – Phil Wildfang
Pollinators – Brigid Berger
Reptiles –
Sea Turtles – Brigid Berger, Ray Kirkwood
Trees – Ron Smudy
Whooping Cranes – Ray Kirkwood
Internet Links
Insects
Online Resources for Native Bees
Mike Quinn – Texas Entomology
TAMU Entomology Site
NABA South Texas – Butterflies
Butterflies & Moths of North America
Digital Dragonflies
Online Resources for Native Bees
Plants
Wildscape Internet Resources – pdf with links to many sites
South Texas Natives – CKWRI
Plants of Texas Rangelands – TAMU
Native Plants of South Texas – Uvalde Extension & Research
CenTX Flowering Plants – Click “Archive” from left column & search by scientific name
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
- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
- Aransas Pathways sites
- NPSOT Recommended Native Plants for the Coastal Bend
- Mad Island Marsh Preserve
- Welder Wildlife Refuge
Miscellaneous
Apps for Naturalists
Cornell University Macaulay Library:
Wildlife Audio & Video Recordings
Local Area Information
Ceasar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Rockport HummerBird Celebration
Audubon Outdoor Club & Corpus Christi Birding
Texas Natural Resources Information System
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries
Our Sponsors
Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Wildlife Rehabilitators
Port Aransas: Amos Rehabilitation Keep (ARK) 361-749-6793
Rockport-Fulton: Wings Rescue Center, 361-229-5484
Bay City Area: Cherie Allen, 979-245-4392
Corpus Christi: Texas Sealife Center, Amanda Terry, 281-455-0477
Wildlife Rehabilitators by County