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The public is invited to attend the Feb. 19 meeting of the San Saba Bird and Nature Club. This month’s presenter is Mark Mitchell, a Natural Resource Specialist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at Mason Mountain WMA in Mason County Texas. The title of his talk is “Management Techniques for Smaller Properties to Benefit Birds and Other Non-Game Wildlife”.
Jeff Forman will assist and bring some bluebird boxes. Forman is a TPWD wildlife technician who lives and works on the 5,300-acre Mason Mountain Wildlife Management Area. Jeff is an expert on birds and will be available to help answer questions regarding bluebird boxes, their use and maintenance.
Mark Mitchell went to work for the TPWD in 1986 after graduating from Southwest Texas State University in 1986. His first location with TPWD was as a Regulatory Biologist in Gonzales and then Edna Texas with extra duties as a Non-game specialist working with Bald Eagles, piping plovers, peregrine falcons, colonial water birds, and whooping cranes. He transferred to Mason Mountain WMA in 1999 assuming the title of Site Manager in 2001. At Mason Mt WMA he has been involved with research concerning exotic ungulates, white tailed deer, Texas Horned Lizard, Texas spiny crevice lizards, collard peccary (javelina), and black tailed prairie dogs. He has also worked extensively with prescribed fire and other tools associated with habitat development and management.
Jeff Forman has worked with Texas Parks and Wildlife since 2005 with his only assignment on Mason Mountain WMA. His interest is anything with birds and plant identification and is responsible for bird banding activities (dove and Rio Grande turkey) and surveys on the WMA to include Black-capped Vireo, Northern Bobwhite Quail, and Eastern Bluebird.
San Saba Bird and Nature Club welcomes both biologists on Feb. 19, at 2pm to the San Saba Civic Center, 1190 S. Thomas Stewart Drive.
You are invited to join but need not be a member to attend SSBNC programs. All with an interest are welcome. For more information about San Saba Bird and Nature Club visit the website, www.sansababirdandnatureclub.org or call 325-372-7615.
The San Saba County Historical Museum, housed within Mill Pond Park, will open today from 1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
The museum will continue to open each Saturday and Sunday through October. To schedule a tour during the week, email info@sansabamuseum.org.
Admission is free but donations are appreciated.
The annual Kids Nature Kamp is May 29th – May 31st from 9:00 a.m. until noon! Registration fee is $10 per child. Registration deadline is May 3rd.
The annual Kids Nature Kamp is May 29th – May 31st from 9:00 a.m. until noon! Registration fee is $10 per child. Registration deadline is May 3rd.
The annual Kids Nature Kamp is May 29th – May 31st from 9:00 a.m. until noon! Registration fee is $10 per child. Registration deadline is May 3rd.
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Click images below to download pdf doc versions of both the team registration form and vendor application.
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Tickets are now available for the Pecan Capital Street Dance XX, the second installment of the Hoffpauir San Saba Music Series. The dance featuring headliner, Wade Bowen, will be held at the courthouse square on Saturday, June 8th. Gates open at 5:45 p.m. Show begins at 7:15 p.m. Benefiting local non-profit organizations.
Tickets are $20 and available at https://app.hellofund.com
The 2019 San Saba Music Series is sponsored by:
Hoffpauir Auto Group
Heart of Texas Ford
Central Texas Farm Credit
San Saba Pecan, LP
Everett’s Furniture & Emporium
Harry’s Boots
Old Man Scary Cellars
San Saba Olive Oil Company
Aunt M’s Illustrated Inn
Greater Texas Stone
Wedding Oak Winery
G & R Grocery and Market
Young’s Burritos and BBQ
Greater Texas Stone
CTTC
MK Gas
The San Saba County Historical Museum, housed within Mill Pond Park, will be open today from 1:30 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
The museum will continue to open each Saturday and Sunday through October. To schedule a tour during the week, email info@sansabamuseum.org.
Admission is free but donations are appreciated.