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Taking notes in the field has been a passion of mine for a long time. I have stacks of pocket-sized notebooks full of observations made over the years and I'm in the process of re-writing these notes in a neater format along with photos that are related to each entry. ...

Location:Hancock Forest Dogwood Trail-approximately 4.4 miles from the intersection of US69/SH190
Time:9:30AM Saturday, March 20th

Big Thicket Research
•More intense workshops (Sunday, Monday- April 25, 26): [Assumes basic knowledge from the first day or previous experience] This workshop concentrates on learning how to collect specimens for serious taxonomic study and work on identification of lichen species. It includes a field trip into Lance Rosier unit for actual... hands on collecting.
*The Monday workshop will be much more concentrated and you don't have to commit to both days. RSVP BY APRIL 16 to director@bigthicket.org or call (936) 274-5898.
Time:9:00AM Sunday, April 25th
Location:16890 FM 770, Saratoga, TX 77585

Big Thicket Research Would you use Twitter to submit ATBI data during a BioBlitz?
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Doodle helps scheduling meetings and other appointments. Doodle is simple, quick, free and requires no registration. Simply set up a poll, send a link to all participants, watch progress online, and finally choose the most suitable date.

Big Thicket Research
•1-day field seminar (Saturday, April 24): Dr. Egan will have a powerpoint presentation on general lichen biology with lots of demonstrations of various lichen growth forms, reproductive features, diversity, etc.. In the afternoon, a 1+ hour field trip to point out common species and re-group at the FRS for summary.
•Mo...re intense workshops (Sunday, Monday- April 25, 26): [Assumes basic knowledge from the first day or previous experience] This workshop concentrates on learning how to collect specimens for serious taxonomic study and work on identification of lichen species. It includes a field trip into Lance Rosier unit for actual hands on collecting.
*The Monday workshop will be much more concentrated and you don't have to commit to both days. RSVP BY APRIL 16 to director@bigthicket.org or call (936) 274-5898.
Time:9:00AM Saturday, April 24th
Location:Field Research Station- Saratoga

www.biodiversityislife.net
2010 has been declared the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB)by the United Nations. This is the website of IYB-UK, which is the UKpartnership supporting IYB.

Big Thicket Research Only 5 Thicket of Diversity bandanas left!
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National Lab Day is more than just a day - it's a movement. NLD is bringing hands-on, exciting, and experiment-based learning to kids all over the country.

Big Thicket Research Photo by Jamison Hammett, Eastfield College Summer Institute 2009

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The NSF-STEP Program at Eastfield College in collaboration with The Big Thicket National Preserve, is offering you an opportunity to participate in a paid summer research program.
























