🦋 🐝Spring is Stirring – Blackland Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists,🌷 🌱
April is here, and the Blackland Prairie is alive with possibility. Yet March is not over yet — we have two deep dives and a bioblitz sandwiched between all that Advanced Training! This is the season that reminds us exactly why our work matters — and there’s no shortage of ways to get involved. Whether you’re hitting the trails, prepping your garden, or iNaturalist-ing, we hope this issue inspires you to step outside and make your mark. Your fellow members want you to know what’s going on with their projects and naturalist adventures, enjoy!
This month’s highlights:
- March 23 – Deep Dive – Texas Acoustic Bat Monitoring Project with Linda Nixon
- March 28 – Chapter Bioblitz at Oak Point Park
- March 30 – Deep Dive – From Screens to Streams: The Decline of Outdoor Play and How We Can Reverse It with Patricia Crain
- April 18 – Monarch View Park Workday with Laura Kuwayama
- April 24–27 – City Nature Challenge at LLELA
- Last Saturday of March and April – Last Saturday Workday – McKinney Green Gardens at Gabe Nesbitt Park
- Community Engagement Events – Check out Tina Burke’s full spring lineup and sign up on SignUpGenius
- Opens April 1st – Spring Grant Applications
- March 16 – May 31 – Lights Out Dallas Spring Migration Survey
- May 15 – Last day to submit your presenter proposal for the Annual Conference in Waco
Also in this issue:
My Favorite Things Through the Four Seasons – John W. Garbutt
Clearing the Way for Spring: Protecting Trout Lilies in Plano Parks – Jean Higgins
The Humble Bee of Harriet, Texas – Arica Shields
Letter to a Friend – John W. Garbutt
The Sunrise – John W. Garbutt
Monarch View Park Update: Building a Prairie Together – Laura Kuwayama
Streamlining Project Planning: SignUpGenius for Project Leaders
Fire is Sometimes the Best Medicine – Dan Kinkade
The Texas Bluebonnet – Gary Howerton
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/
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 after the chapter meeting, or want to provide feedback, or want to help! Please send your emails to [email protected].
Michelle Connally
Communications Director
Blackland Prairie Chapter