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Annual EventsMembersOutreachShaking of the Trees PostShaking 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.

05/03/2022

Current NewsHelp WantedMembers

HELP WANTED – April 2022

HELP WANTED – April 2022

05/03/2022

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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.

05/01/2022

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Paulette Planko

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.

05/01/2022

ClassMembersNew Class TrainingShaking of the Trees PostShaking the Trees

Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Tasha Patterson

Tasha Patterson, 2020 and 2021 Class Representative – I also do first Saturday trail guiding at Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. My favorite thing about being a part of the BPTMN is that every single person I have encountered is willing to share their knowledge and passion to help me grow in my pursuits.

05/01/2022

MembersShaking of the Trees PostShaking the Trees

Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Lorrie Mathers

Lorrie Mathers, 2021 –
I’m a Texan by choice!
I grew up in a small farming community in South-Western Ontario (Canada not California) spending much of my time outdoors, not sure if that was by choice or by circumstance.

05/01/2022

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Andy Hudson

Andy Hudson, 2018 – I was in Class 2018. People can usually find me serving out at Erwin Park or the 2 newer green spaces at Gray Branch and McKinney Greens. I live in McKinney, so that keeps me enjoying the fellowship and lively personalities of our Blackland Prairie chapter.

05/01/2022

Current News

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.

04/23/2022

Chapter MeetingsGeneral

2022 May – Nicole Neigel | Making your Nature Outings 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 →

04/21/2022

ATCurrent NewsGeologyMembers

Last Minute AT Opportunity – Geology of North Texas

What kinds of rocks are underfoot? How did they get there?  What role did the Gulf of Mexico have in this geology? Why is there no oil production in Dallas County? Why do we have the Eastern Cross Timbers? How did Texas’s extinct volcanos influence our present construction standards?

04/16/2022

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