Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 13, 2009  – 7:00 pm. Board meeting at MezAmiz Coffee Shop on South 7th.  Come early (6:30pm) to order dinner.  All members are welcome.

Field Trip: Saturday, January 17, 2009 – 7:30 am. Wild Goose Chase in Haskell County!  We’ll carpool from the Towne Crier on Business 20, leaving at 7:45 am.  Come earlier to enjoy their breakfast buffet.  Our target species are geese (Greater White-fronted, Canada, Snow, and Ross’s), hawks and falcons.  There’s a possibility we could see a Brant, too!

Wildlife Landscape Conference:  Saturday, January 24, 2009 – 8:30 am. In the Extension Conference Room at the Taylor County Extension Center.  Sponsored by the Big Country Master Naturalists, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and AgriLIFE Extension.  Topics covered will be Gardening for Wildlife, Hummingbird Habitats, Attracting Bluebirds, Managing Nestboxes, Backyard and Landowner Certification, Wildlife Exemption Requirements, and much more!  Registration is $15 and this includes a box lunch.  For more information please contact Taylor County Extension Office, 1982 Lytle Way, Abilene, TX 79602, Phone: 325-672-6048, or e-mail Taylor-tx@tamu.edu for more information.

February meeting:  February 5, 2009: to be announced