Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 & 2020-21 Vice President – Welcome and Congratulations to the Class of 2022 Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Beverly Carpenter
Beverly Carpenter, 2013 –
The Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist program seemed the perfect place for me to pursue my personal interest in life-long learning after my career in education. BPTMN was an opportunity to learn more about the environment around me and contribute through volunteering.
2022 Heard Plant Sale
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 and Past President – More than 10,00 plants unloaded, cataloged, labeled and placed according to scientific name in 4 days for this years’ 36th Heard Plant Sale. It is one of the longest-running, largest, and best native plant sales in the state. BPTMN members play a big role in the pre-sale preparation and in helping customers choose the proper native plants for their gardens.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Karen Spalding-Wright
Karen Spalding-Wright, 2017 – Most of my volunteer hours have accrued here at the BPRC. [My sister] had an interest in working with animals which led us to choosing to work at the BPRC. Neither of us knew much about raptors when we started.
Frisco Eggsplorers Outreach Event was Eggcredible!
Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 & Outreach Director –
We counted that we interacted with 250+ people by participating in this event.
Enjoy the photos of our Outreach volunteers interacting with the community.
Buckeye Pilgrimage
Greg Tonian, 2017 –
The Trinity River Valley of North Texas drew us all here,
Though we did not realize it.
We may not know how or why,
Perhaps it was for a glimpse of a Buckeye?
John Neely Bryan built a cabin on a Trinity River bluff
He founded Dallas in the 1840’s.
Dreams were grand, but times were tough.
When I drove out in ‘85, I asked myself,
Where are all the trees?
Photos of the City of Anna Earth Day Event
Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 & Outreach Director – Here are photos from the 2022 City of Anna Earth Day Event.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Leah Justice
By Leah Justice, 2021 – As a newer member of the chapter, I volunteered for many different activities throughout the past year in order to broaden my knowledge. I have worked in prairies at different times of the year, learned about tree surveying, and planted trees.