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- Texas Master Naturalist Statewide Curriculum
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
- Series: Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service Series
summary
Since its beginning more than fifteen years ago, the Texas Master Naturalist program has been hugely successful, training more than 9,600 volunteers who have given almost 2.8 million hours to nature education throughout the state. This highly dedicated corps of well-informed and skilled naturalists provides teaching, outreach, and service in their communities, promoting the appreciation and stewardship of natural resources and natural areas around the state.
Hundreds of new volunteers are trained every year, and the Texas Master Naturalist Statewide Curriculum serves as the basis of instruction for trainees who complete a certification course taught under the auspices of more than forty program chapters. The curriculum contains twenty-four units of instruction that range from geology to ornithology to wetland ecology and have been written by the state’s top scientists and experts. Available as well to educators, interpreters, and others who may not yet be able to commit to the Texas Master Naturalist program, the curriculum offers an authoritative source of information for anyone seeking to learn more about the natural world in Texas.
Hundreds of new volunteers are trained every year, and the Texas Master Naturalist Statewide Curriculum serves as the basis of instruction for trainees who complete a certification course taught under the auspices of more than forty program chapters. The curriculum contains twenty-four units of instruction that range from geology to ornithology to wetland ecology and have been written by the state’s top scientists and experts. Available as well to educators, interpreters, and others who may not yet be able to commit to the Texas Master Naturalist program, the curriculum offers an authoritative source of information for anyone seeking to learn more about the natural world in Texas.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiv
- Unit 1: Land Stewardship
- pp. 15-36
- Unit 2: Archaeology
- pp. 37-76
- Unit 3: Historical Naturalists of Texas
- pp. 77-124
- Unit 4: Ecological Regions of Texas
- pp. 125-182
- Unit 5: Ecological Concepts
- pp. 183-218
- Unit 6: Ecosystems Concepts and Management
- pp. 219-234
- Unit 7: Geology and Soils
- pp. 235-284
- Unit 8: Weather and Climate
- pp. 285-308
- Unit 9: Texas Water Resources
- pp. 309-350
- Unit 10: The Nature of Naming
- pp. 351-364
- Unit 11: Plants
- pp. 365-386
- Unit 12: Ornithology
- pp. 387-406
- Unit 13: Entomology
- pp. 407-454
- Unit 14 Ichthyology
- pp. 455-470
- Unit 15: Herpetology
- pp. 471-516
- Unit 16: Mammalogy
- pp. 517-544
- Unit 17: Forest Ecology and Management
- pp. 545-570
- Unit 19: Wetland Ecology and Management
- pp. 601-632
- Unit 20: Rangeland Ecology and Management
- pp. 633-662
- Unit 21: Urban Ecosystems
- pp. 663-702
- Unit 22: Laws, Regulations, and Ethics
- pp. 703-710
- Unit 23: Volunteers as Teachers
- pp. 711-722
- Unit 24: Citizen Science
- pp. 723-736
Additional Information
ISBN
9781623493448
Related ISBN(s)
9781623493400
MARC Record
OCLC
954541140
Pages
768
Launched on MUSE
2016-08-05
Language
English
Open Access
No