Meetings & Events
Bexar Audubon South Central Texas offers you engaging
presentations, enlightening topics, useful workshops,
and enriching discussions during our monthly meetings and other events.
Please join us!
Monthly Meeting - March.
A Passion for Art and Wildlife
with Shelby McCay
POSTPONED UNTIL 2026
DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO PREGNANCY
NEW PROGRAM BY THE COMAL COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE NIGHT SKY
PRESERVING THE NIGHT SKY AND REDUCING LIGHT POLLUTION.
Wednesday, March 26
6:00 pm (In-person) & 6:30 pm (Zoom)
Comal County Friends of the Night Sky invites you to come learn what light pollution is and how better lighting can restore our nighttime sky, improve safety, protect our ecosystem including migratory birds, bats, and insects, and save energy at your home and business.
Come see the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly light fixtures and bulbs on our Light Board!
Become a Night Sky Defender!
The Comal County Friends of the Night Sky mission statement is to educate and promote the action of the citizens of Comal County for the long-term protection and preservation of the Night Sky.
Comal County shares the night sky with Bexar County and all of Texas, so our mission statement is a commitment to all.
Check out our Website! https://comaldarksky.org
APPROVED FOR MN
ADVANCED TRAINING
In-person | 6:00 pm
Please sign up HERE if you plan to attend the meeting in person
Alamo Colleges District, 2222 N. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78215
Feel free to bring snacks to share for our social time 6:00 to 6:30 PM.
Zoom | 6:30 pm
Click HERE to Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 883 7121 8335
Passcode: 901736
Find your local number to call in HERE.
Monthly Meeting - April
Our Rewild Ranch Journey
with Brice Moczygemba
Wednesday, April 23
6:00 pm (In-person) & 6:30 pm (Zoom)
Brice's efforts have transformed 50 acres of the family property into a thriving prairie ecosystem, showcasing his commitment to conservation and sustainable land management.
Upon retiring, Brice decided to dedicate his time to managing a 50-acre parcel of the family property, focusing on conservation and habitat restoration. He has been a member of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) and was inspired by presentations on pollinator gardens, native residential landscapes, and prairie restorations. In 2021, Brice began researching the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's (TPWD) Pastures for Upland Birds (PUB) Program and other prairie restoration initiatives.
Brice's dedication to conservation led him to collaborate with various experts and organizations, including TPWD, Don Kirchoff (Kirchoff Prairie), the Native Prairie Association of Texas (NPAT), and the Texas Native Seeds (TNS) Program. In partnership with TPWD and EOG Resources, he implemented a large-scale prairie restoration project on his property, eradicating invasive species and planting 40 native grasses and forbs. The project has successfully increased biological diversity and provided habitat for resident, breeding, migrating, and wintering bird populations as well as wildlife of all types.
Brice Moczygemba retired in December 2017 after a 30-year career as a civil engineer and principal with Pape-Dawson Engineers. His lifelong interest in the outdoors and nature began as a child when he spent his summers at his grandparents' farm in southeastern Wilson County, Texas. Brice’s Moczygemba great-grandfather purchased the first of 225 acres in 1917, and the family has managed the property for generations.
In-person | 6:00 pm
Please sign up HERE if you plan to attend the meeting in person
Alamo Colleges District, 2222 N. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78215
Feel free to bring snacks to share for our social time 6:00 to 6:30 PM.
Zoom | 6:30 pm
Click HERE to Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 893 3504 0147
Passcode: 000658
Find your local number to call in HERE.
Approved for AAMN AT hours.
In Case You Missed It:
Bexar Audubon South Central Texas online presentations are available on Vimeo
Click on the word "Vimeo" in headline above
to access these recordings.
Preserving the Night Sky and Reducing Light Pollution by Dr. Steven Grainger for Comal County Friends of the Night Sky
City Nature Challenge 2025: Birders Wanted by Jane Weeden and Peter Joseph Hernandez
Grassland Restoration at Mitchell Lake Audubon Center by Corina Solis
Hidden Hunters: Exploring Evolutionary Owl Adaptations by Owl Research Institute founder, Denver Holt
Easy Ways to Increase Access and Inclusion for Disabled Birders by Freya McGregor
The Paleohistory of Adélie Penguins in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica, and Climate Change by Dr. Steve Emslie
Birding to Change the World:
A Conversation with author Dr. Trish O'Kane
Audubon Texas Conservation in ACTION
by Dr. Richard Gibbons
Flycatchers of North America
by Cin-Ty Lee
Bringing Nature Home Using Native Plants: A Personal Journey
by Craig Hensley
The Spiders of Central Texas by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Ferdinand Lindheimer: From Political Exile to "Father of Texas Botany" by Betty Keese
Recovering the Lost Words by David Cook
Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas by Rufus Stephens & Jan Wrede
Raptors of Texas by Dr. Craig Farquhar
PowerPoints Slides Click Here.
Cats Indoors: Better for Cats, Better for Birds, Better for People by Grant Sizemore
Restoring and Creating Pollinator Habitats by Dr. Sean Griffin
Exposure of terrestrial birds to microplastic: The effects of urbanization and ecological traits
Presented by Alexis Baum
Ocelots in Texas: Conservation Challenges and Opportunities by Dr. Sharon Wilcox
30,000 Miles in Search of Godwits, from the Mexican Border to the Arctic Ocean by Bruce Beehler, PhD
The Strange and Wondrous Adaptations Birds Rely on to Get By: Dr. Roger Lederer
Lights Out: Safer Skies for Migrating Birds
by Dr. Tania Homayoun
Hog Island Audubon Camp Experiences in Maine by Yvette Stewart and Corina Solis
Anticoagulant Rodenticides and Raptors by Eres Gomez
Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Texas by Romey Swanson
New insights into the genetics of the Golden-Cheeked Warbler by Dr. Giri Athrey
Wingbeat Atlas: Bird Photography by Ken Butler and Poems by Lucy Griffith
Little (studied) Kite on the Prairie: Investigating the Ecology of Mississippi Kites by Dr. Ben R. Skipper of Angelo State University
Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Birds of the World by Laura Kammermeier
Victoria Winter Hummingbirds by Dr. Brent Ortego
The Edwards Aquifer and San Marcos Springs by Gregg Eckhardt
Ethnobotany and the Appreciation of Native Plants by Maeve Bassett of San Antonio Botanical Garden
Golden-cheeked Warbler Important Bird Area Training Video presented by Jewell Cozort of SA Parks and Recreation Dept.
The Wonderful Wild of Texas: A Herping Big Year by Romey Swanson of Audubon Texas
"A Most Remarkable Creature" by author Jonathan Meiburg about caracaras
The Billion Birds Report and Texas by Richard Heilbrun, TPWD
Effects of Light and Noise on Birds by Dr. Jennifer Phillips of Texas A&M San Antonio
A Kingdom of Birds: Birding in Saudi Arabia by Greg Askew
All About Flycatchers by Craig Hensley, Texas Nature Trackers/TPWD
The Serengeti by Peter Roberts, Bird Guide
Doc & Martha: Matagorda Island Naturalists Documentary by Greg Pasztor
San Antonio Parks & Rec Natural Areas: An Opportunity to Connect People with Nature by Nature Preserve Officer Wendy Leonard
A House for Wren by Author Julie Beever
Balcony Birding in the Time of Coronavirus by Martin Reid
Wildscaping, Creating Habitat in Our Cities by Judit Green, TPWD
iNaturalist and the City Nature Challenge by Craig Hensley, Texas Nature Trackers/TPWD
Birds of Prey by Matt Reidy, TPWD
Purple Martins78209 Project by Allison Hayne
Catios: Outdoor Cat Patios by Cynthia Chomos
To Burn or Not to Burn? By Maureen Frank, Texas A&M AgriLife
Building Bird-friendly Cities and Conservation Leaders for the Future by Yvette Stewart, Audubon Texas
Saving Birds One Building at a Time by Lynne Parks, Lights Out Baltimore
Introduction to Bats by Nyta Brown, Old Tunnel State Park
Damsels & Dragons by Craig Hensley, Texas Nature Trackers/TPWD
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