Audubon Texas’ Coastal Conservation program has been protecting and conserving bird populations since 1923. In 2014, we created TERN to address the growing need for bird monitoring, outreach, and hands-on restoration work along the Texas Coast. TERN provides volunteers with the tools and skills they need to become on-the-ground citizen scientists, working to increase and protect bird populations – for free. Volunteers will learn to identify colonial waterbirds in their native habitat and participate in a variety of conservation and data collection projects. No previous experience is necessary, and all materials, such as binoculars and bird guides and survey data forms, are provided.