By Paulette Planko, 2021 – I’m a member of the 2021 class. I have been volunteering mostly at
Erwin Park in McKinney, at the Heard Nature Preserve, and at Clymer
Nature Preserve. I’ve enjoyed projects that include prairie
restoration, native garden maintenance, butterfly pinning, and working
with children at the Heard.
WFAA – Lights out! Dallas. It’s for the birds.
WFAA Article submitted by Donna Cole, 2002 – Light pollution in cities like Dallas can disorient birds migrating at night, which may cause them to collide into buildings as a result.
One such building participating in the initiative will be Reunion Tower, which will be dimming from midnight to 8 a.m. on Earth Day, and again that night from 7 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. For the remainder of the migratory period, the tower will be dimming its lights at 50% output from dusk to 111 p.m., go fully dark from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., and 50% output again from 6 a.m. to sunrise.
Nicole Neigel | Making your Bird & Nature Outings More Accessible.
Charlise Hill Larson, 2019 and 2021-2022 Vice President Join us at the May Chapter meeting to hear Nicole Neigel (she/her) who is autistic and struggles with Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome… Read More →
April 14th Deep Dive with Lisa and Rick Travis and Carol Clark
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 and 2021-2022 Vice President What do a couple of Master Naturalists do when, in very early spring, they find a multitude of Monarch caterpillars on a single… Read More →
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Tom Shackelford
Tom Shackelford, 2018 and Past President (2020-2021)
I was born in Great Bend, Kansas and grew up farming and raising cattle along the Santa Fe Trail on land south of the Arkansas River, from Fort Larned to Dodge City. I did not realize it at the time but our home and the pasture lands where we grazed cattle were undeveloped, never used for agriculture beyond grazing and composed of western wheatgrass, blue grama, prairie three awn, little blue stem – native mixed prairie lands. This was my “Playground.”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Sarah Densmore
Sarah Densmore, 2021 My major volunteer areas are with the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, where I am the Volunteer Coordinator, and with Texas Metro Wildlife Rehabilitation (I’ve submitted an application… Read More →
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Susan Makuta
Susan Makuta, 2021 I am a member of the class of 2021. I volunteer at the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. I am on the Monday rehab team caring for the… Read More →