Hello Blackland Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists, who is going mothing tomorrow night with the MOTH SQUAD at Connemara? It is our 4th Annual Connemara Mothing Event TOMORROW on Saturday, September 13, 7 pm – 9 pm
September’s newsletter is packed with Rick Travis‘s business slides, important dates to remember, and stories of how our Blackland Prairie Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists (BPTMN) is busy with a variety of conservation efforts. Gina McKnight has announced the opening of the Fall Grant Submission window, running from September 1st to September 30th. Jean Higgins is leading a plant rescue at Plano Oak Point Park on Thursday, September 18th. Vicki Sanders needs you this Fall to help with EcoExplorers Girl Scout events. For those who want to get their hands dirty, Katelyn Miller is co-chairing a Fall Seed Stomp at the Collin College Blackland Prairie Project on Saturday, September 20th.
In other updates, Vicki Sanders has made the Plant Lists from the August Deep Dive available. Kim Muzquiz provided an update on the native prairie plants rescue at Colmena Ranch. Mary Abercrombie and Paulette Platko share an update on the monthly Last Saturday workdays at McKinney Greens Gardens. Other BPTMN members have also been active in sharing their knowledge, with John W. Garbutt posting about “Finding Happiness Through Sharing Nature” and Fran Woodfin sharing an article titled “In Every Tree, a Trillion Tiny Lives.” Finally, Jackie Mette is sharing news on the “Time to Restore” Project.
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/
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This newsletter will provide:
- Chapter business slides from Rick Travis
- TMN State Program Updates
- Next Month’s Chapter Meeting
- Past Chapter Meeting Recordings
- Recent Deep Dive Recordings
- Shaking the Trees Member Submissions – Shaking the Trees Newsletter
- 4th Annual Connemara Mothing Event on Saturday, September 13, 7pm – 9pm
- Gina McKinght is announcing the Blackland Prairie Chapter Project Fall Grant Submission window starts September 1st and closes September 30th!
- Thursday 9/18 – Plano Oak Point Park Plant Rescue beacon lit by Jean Higgins!
- Collin College Blackland Prairie Project co-chair Katelyn Miller needs your feet 👣on Saturday, September 20th at 8:30 AM for the Fall Seed Stomp🥾 👟👢👞!!
- Vicki Sanders needs you at this Fall’s EcoExplorer – Girl Scout events starting 9/20
- Vicki Sanders has the Plant Lists from the August Deep Dive available!
- Colmena Ranch Native Prairie Plants Rescue Update from Kim Muzquiz
- John W. Garbutt latest post on Finding Happiness Through Sharing Nature
- In Every Tree, a Trillion Tiny Lives article shared by Fran Woodfin
- BPTMN Grant Program Update September 2025 from Gina McKnight
- Jackie Mette is sharing news about the Time To Restore Project
- Read Mary Abercrombie and Paulette Platko’s McKinney Last Saturday Workday Update
- 4th Annual Connemara Mothing Event on Saturday, September 13, 7pm – 9pm
- Upcoming Advanced Training & Volunteer Hours Opportunities – Member VHAT Calendar.
- Chapter Advisor
- Chapter Partners
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Michelle Connally
Communications Director
Blackland Prairie Chapter
This month’s Chapter Business slides
TMN State Program Updates
