I’m still at the annual Master Naturalist conference, and enjoyed getting recognized for achieving 250 volunteer hours so far. That does pale in comparison to the dude who achieved 10,000 hours. But I’m proud I got so much done in just two years.
I’m also proud of myself for signing up for a few of the more administrative sessions today. I did one on doing social media for your group and another on leading effective meetings. The networking in both was great, and much of what I learned will help with my other jobs, since they also involve social media and leading meetings.
The tidbits on dealing with folks who disrupt meetings and in how to actually get things done in meetings were invaluable.
But wait, there’s more
Of course, I did some nature learning, too. I took a four-hour class on iNaturalist that taught even my experienced friends a few tricks. And I know how to use a real camera with it.
The most fun was doing a “bio Blitz” where we recorded everything we saw in a half hour. Other observations during the conference will also be included. I can’t believe how many our class got!
I got quite a few, too. Some over-achiever ( a very nice woman) listed each monarch she saw as a distaste observation, so she beat me on that, but I rolled at number of species identified. Woot.
We all had a great time in the class and probably exhausted the speakers with our questions. Oh well.
By the way, this is a great hotel. If you ever have to go to Rockwall, the Hilton on the lake is a great choice.
I look forward to tomorrow, when I learn about bumblebees! Then I’ll go back to writing about things people are actually interested in.
The Hermits' Rest 