Rick Travis, Class of 2018 – Texas Master Naturalists, Blackland Prairie Chapter – 2025 🥳 Record-breaking year! Over 40,000 volunteer hours & 4200 AT hours. Read the 2025 review!
Current News
Kathy Boys Journaling Brochure is honored with First Place at the 2025 Texas Master Naturalists Annual Conference
Kathy created this award-winning guide to help people connect their artistic abilities with the natural world, believing that documenting nature fosters self-growth and inspires better stewardship of our planet. She promises that journaling will elevate your outdoor experience and is truly “good for your soul.”
Volunteer at LLELA’s Christmas at the Cabin
LLELA is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help bring Christmas at the Cabin to life on Saturday, December 13, 2025. This beloved day at LLELA’s historic Minor-Porter Log House is full of holiday cheer, and we need YOU to make it shine!
Blackland Prairie Chapter Book Club Details – December 2025
Blackland Prairie Chapter Book Club Details – The December meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, from 6-7 p.m. Attendees should arrive a few minutes early and bring their own drinks, as no food or virtual attendance option will be provided.
Our Blackland Prairie Chapter at the Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting 2025 in College Station.
Talk about chapter pride! Here is our group photo, snapped right after the fantastic Saturday evening dinner.
McKinney Green Gardens Last Saturday Workday Update
Wow, what an incredible Saturday. We had our largest turnout yet at the Green Gardens! 💚 We are so grateful to everyone who came out and made this our largest workday ever. Your generosity of time and spirit creates lasting impacts: healthier soil, thriving pollinators, and the joy of native plants taking root in McKinney. 🌱🐝🌸
Our Heritage Farmstead Native Prairie Garden Project Earns Monarch Waystation Certification.
Our Heritage Farmstead Native Prairie Garden project recently received a Monarch Waystation certification. It took a lot of hard work by many volunteers in our chapter to get the milkweed established and fight off the invasive bindweed that has been choking out more and more of the native pollinator plants over the last few years
Seeding the Future
🌱 Leah Justice, Class of 2021 – Discover how seeds and seedlings from The Nature Conservancy’s preserves are reviving native habitats and protecting the landscapes that define our state. 🌾🌳
Share Your Garden Seeds at the Fall Chapter Meetings
🌱 Share Your Garden Seeds at the Fall Chapter Meetings! 🌼
Got extra seeds? Bring them to the seed swap table at the Fall meetings!
Monarch View Park Planting
Join us to help create a thriving native plant pollinator garden! We’ll be installing 400+ native plants and removing weeds to support local habitat.