We have a bunch of iNaturalist City Nature Challenges blooming this weekend in Plano, Richardson, Frisco, Allen, The Colony, McKinney, and Prosper.
Have you ever attended an evening Mothing iNaturalist event with our chapter’s Moth Squad? Don’t let this good time at Frisco’s Grand Park flutter away!
Making Your Yard A Safe Haven For Opossums And Other Wildlife
Renee Dowhaniuk, Class of 2023 – Plant bushes, trees, and vines next to your fence to allow the opossum to climb down into your yard for a visit. Once your trees mature, allow some branches with leaves to hang down upon the fence, which will become the opossum’s highway along its nightly route, visiting different yards.
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) Volunteer Opportunities for 2025
Angela Lewallen, Friends of LLELA – I wanted to share some updated information about the volunteer opportunities at LLELA for our BPTMN volunteers. I’ve attached a one-pager for download that lists all the events and contact information at LLELA.
2025 May Chapter Meeting with Cali and Peter | “Experience Nature For Your Mental Health”
Interactions with nature and mental health are intertwined. We often feel better when we are in nature. But this is not just a subjective experience for people who love nature. In this session, we will describe how nature contributes to human well-being based on research from various fields.
Kingbird Highway by Kenn Kaufman: A Book Review by the Chapter Librarian
Linder Orourke, Class of 2023 – This story is one long tale of Kaufman’s obsession with birds and the magic he experienced when finding rare ones. Every one of his forays into the wilds of America and Mexico and Canada in search of ornithological wonders was funded by his odd jobs like apple picking.
BPTMN Newsletter – April 11, 2025
This edition celebrates member achievements with Georgette Guernsey’s service award interview and National Volunteer Month spotlights on Mary Abercrombie and Imelda Everett, who is launching the HOME Program to support… Read More →
Thank you! Imelda Everett, HOME Program Leader
We celebrate our Blackland Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists for National Volunteer Month with a spotlight on our new Project Leader, Imelda Everett of the Blackland Prairie HOME Program. Read more about her latest initiative to provide resources to our home and land owners in Collin County.!
Introducing…the HOME Program
Are you interested in introducing native plants to your yard or attracting butterflies? Would you like to save time and money watering your plants? If so, we encourage you to explore Program HOME.
NTMWD STREAM TRAILER TRAINING COURSE
Lauren Plunk, Watershed Manager of NTMWD – We have had many requests to set up a “Train the Trainer” session for our popular Stream Trailer. Completing this training allows your organization to “check out” the trailer (under a free rental agreement) for events in your community, which will vastly increase stewardship and conservation messaging in our watersheds.
Thank you! Mary Abercrombie
We are celebrating our Blackland Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists for National Volunteer Month, starting with Mary Abercrombie, Class of 22!