Meetings & Events

BAS Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

In-person (6:00) & Zoom (6:30)

Spiders of Central Texas

Hate or fear spiders? Spend some time with Sheryl Smith-Rodgers, aka the Spider Lady of Blanco, and hopefully you won’t anymore. During her presentation, you’ll learn the basics of spiders, like what makes them tick, how they reproduce, and whether or not they’re harmful to humans. She’ll also educate you about common spiders found around the Hill Country, throw in some informative videos, and answer that burning question: How do you tell a female spider from a male?

Sheryl Smith-Rodgers is a long-time journalist, photographer, and naturalist. She holds a print journalism degree from Trinity University and worked many years as a newspaper reporter/editor. She’s been published in a number of magazines, including Texas Parks & Wildlife, Texas Highways, Texas Co-op Power, Guideposts, and Better Homes & Gardens. She’s lived in Blanco since 1989 and became a certified as a Texas Master Naturalist in 2012. At home, Sheryl and husband James Hearn tend a native plant habitat, which she blogs about at “Window on a Texas Wildscape.” With iNaturalist, she’s documented 1,318 plant and animal species so far in their one-acre yard. Currently, she’s still freelance writing and has authored a middle grade novel that features a direct descendant of Charlotte A. Cavatica, as in Charlotte’s Web.

Approved for AAMN AT hours.

Click HERE to Join Zoom Meeting at 6:30 pm
Meeting ID:890 9343 3839
Passcode:516757
Find your local number to call in click HERE.

If you plan to attend the meeting in person at Alamo Colleges District, 2222 N. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78215 at 6:00 PM, please sign up HERE.

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Bexar Audubon/San Antonio/Mitchell Lake Audubon Special June Events

San Antonio Audubon is celebrating its 70^th Anniversary. There will be CAKE!

Program: Elevating Women Birders
Tiffany Kersten
Monday, June 10, 6:00 to 8:30 PM
Alamo Colleges District ACCESS Building
2222 N. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78215

In Person (6:00 PM) and Zoom (6:30 PM)
If you attend in person, you will be eligible to win a Birdie Alarm to increase your personal safety while birding.

Bird Walk with Tiffany
ALL WELCOME!
Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 to 10:00 AM
Mitchell Lake Audubon Center
$20 for non-members; $15 for members
Limited to first 25 who sign up.

Tiffany Kersten didn’t set out to do a Big Year, but after a series of unanticipated and serendipitous events, she suddenly found herself amidst one. As a sexual assault survivor, she spent 2021 traveling to all corners of the country, tallying birds and gifting personal safety alarms to women she met along the way. Her goal was to see 700 species and to raise awareness of women’s safety in the outdoors. She ended up surpassing her goal and setting a new record, with 726 species. In her presentation, Tiffany will lead us through the fear, empowerment, struggles, and healing that all played vital roles in the personal growth she experienced on this wild adventure.

Tiffany Kersten is a Wisconsin native who now resides in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Hooked on birds since age 12, she graduated from Northland College with a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology. She has spent fifteen years working in conservation and environmental education with organizations including the US Forest Service, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Cape May Bird Observatory. After completing a Lower 48 States Big Year in 2021, she founded her own company, Nature Ninja Birding Tours.

Approved for AAMN AT hours.

Click HERE to Join Zoom Meeting at 6:30 pm
Meeting ID:813 2298 5580
Passcode:685480
Find your local number to call in here.

If you plan to attend the meeting in person at Alamo Colleges District, 2222 N. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78215 at 6:00 PM, please sign up HERE.

If you plan to participate in the Bird Walk with Tiffany at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, please sign up and purchase your tickets on the Mitchell Lake Audubon Center website.