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Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Jean Higgins, Class of 2023

My deep love for nature has always been a guiding force in my life, motivating me to pursue a path as a Texas Master Naturalist. From a young age, I was the kid with pockets full of leaves, rocks, and other natural treasures, eager to study and understand the world around me.

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Excitement for Eco Explorers!

Wow! What a wild and wonderful fall season of exploring we had with Girl Scout youth and their leaders and parents.  We more than doubled the interest when compared to our inaugural events in the fall of 2023. Every single event this fall had a long waiting list of girls wanting to attend. How we wish we were able to accommodate more girls.

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Plant Rescue at Plano Senior High – Event Summary

Organized by Mark Yoder (BPTMN Class of 2024) and promoted by Peter Williams (BPTMN class of 2020) and Julia Koch (NTMN Class of 2020). We met at 8 a.m. Saturday morning to rescue native plants in a pocket prairie established in 2019 by one of Mark’s environmental science students

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Winter Tree Walk at Chalk Hill Farm in McKinney

Learn to ID native trees in winter with three master naturalists: Sharla Stack, Melanie Schuchart, and Fran Woodfin. They will lead a walk emphasizing how to identify native trees in the winter using shape, fallen leaves, bark, buds, twigs, thorns, and more.

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AgriLife Urban and Municipal Parks Workshops

Workshops are extended educational opportunities which provide both education on the topic as well as time to design projects to be completed in your community or department. The following workshops are designed to guide practitioners, volunteers, park or trail boards, friends groups, and community leaders. Additional workshops and programs are considered quarterly upon request.