Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ Blackland Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists,
Love is in the air—and in the trees—this February as we dive into a season of discovery! 🦋 Whether you’re spending your Valentine’s weekend with the Great Backyard Bird Count 🐦⬛or revisiting the enchanting “white aliens” of our favorite Cooper’s Hawk family from John W. Garbutt, there is so much magic to observe when we slow down.
Our Blackland Prairie community is buzzing with energy, from Kim Muzquiz’s Class of 2025’s snowy goose adventures at Hagerman to the Blackland Prairie Chapter Grant Update from Lynda Delsol, with the Leadership Prep School – Majestic Garden Elementary – Monarch Butterfly Garden 🐝 where we’re watching our fall plantings brave the winter freezes.
Ready to get your hands dirty? You can become a Citizen Scientist with Crystal Flannery-Bachicha’s Texas Stream Team training or join Tina Burke’s Community Outreach crew for upcoming plant swaps and prairie nights. 🐞
Spring is just around the corner, and we can’t wait to share it with you! Join us on Wednesday, February 25th, at 7 PM CST for a Deep Dive with 🌱 Heather Fell and Katelyn Miller, presenting From Backyard to Blackland: Raising Natives for Restorations, online via Zoom. 🍄
You can access our latest newsletter from our Chapter’s Home Page at bptmn.org, click on the “Blackland Prairie Newsletter” image, OR by direct link – https://txmn.org/bptmn/newsletters/
Do you have newsletter feedback or want to help? Send us an email – [email protected]
This newsletter will provide:
- Next Month’s Chapter Meeting
- Shaking the Trees Member Submissions – Shaking the Trees Newsletter
- Past Meetings Recordings
- Past Deep Dives Recordings
- Upcoming Advanced Training & Volunteer Hours Opportunities – Member VHAT Calendar.
- TMN State Program Updates
- Chapter Advisor
- Chapter Partners
If chapter members need to share information in the monthly newsletter that drops the week of the chapter meeting, or want to provide feedback. Please send your emails to [email protected].
Michelle Connally
Communications Director
Blackland Prairie Chapter