Alamo Area Master Naturalist New Year Kickoff

Event is free but registration is required

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Join the Alamo Area Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist Program for our 2026 Kickoff Event.

CONSERVATION CATALYST: STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION
Join us on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at The Gathering Hall at Phil Hardberger Park's Urban Ecology Center for a gathering among friends to set our intentions for the new year!

Members, partners, friends, and family are welcome. Arrive as early as 6:00 pm to socialize as we plan our goals for our exciting 29th year. This will be followed by a practical and motivating message from a very special guest speaker!

Attendance Details
This event welcomes chapter members, our conservation partners, and guests. Registration is required. Please consider carpooling to the event. Light refreshments will be served.

Special Guest Presentation
At 7:00 pm, we will hear from Richard Heilbrun, Wildlife Conservation Program Director at the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. Richard has been a wildlife biologist for 20 years right here in San Antonio and will share insights of successes and challenges in a career spent serving our natural resources and working with conservation partners in San Antonio, statewide, and nationally. There is much to celebrate, and there is still much left to do as we plan for the future of wildlife conservation. Richard will share current research highlights, some exciting statewide policy initiatives, and will conclude by outlining the opportunities and hurdles that lie ahead for our community-based volunteer movement as we move into our fourth decade.