Alligator gar topic of naturalist program
The East Texas Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist will meet Thursday, Aug. 27, for its regular monthly meeting.
Spencer Dumont, Texas Parks and Wildlife Inland Fisheries Region 2 director, will present the program, “A Dinosaur Among Us, the Life and Times of an Alligator Gar.”
The meeting will be held in The Nature Center at 11942 FM 848 in Tyler. The meeting begins at 6:45 pm. The program will start at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
The multimedia presentation will highlight the alligator gar’s unique life history from spawning through old, old age. Dumont will also review the history of alligator gar management, as well as the status of and distribution of alligator gar in Texas and the U.S.
The East Texas Chapter Master Naturalist is one of 42 Texas Master Naturalist chapters throughout the state. The Texas Master Naturalist program is sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and is designed to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers who provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.
The East Texas Chapter serves the 10 county area including Smith, Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt, Rains, Wood, Upshur, Gregg, and Rusk counties.
For more info contact Brenda McWilliams at 903-530-0620, txmn.org/etwd/ or information.etcmn@gmail.com
