Celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day at the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center on Saturday, September 4. Learn how vultures are important to our environment, enjoy vulture-themed activities, and meet live raptor… Read More →
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The first Saturday of September is International Vulture Awareness Day.
Vultures get a bad rap! People often associate them with death and disease and view them as dirty and ugly. However, vultures are incredible and essential birds who perform vital… Read More →
Lights out Texas
Lights Out, Texas! Help protect migrating birds passing through Texas by turning off all non-essential lighting on buildings from 11 pm to 6 am each night during spring migration from… Read More →
What to do with Trees Recovering from Winter Storm Uri
by: Stephen J. O’Shea It has been almost six months since winter storm Uri blanketed Texas in a week-long freeze and, despite ample rain, many Texas trees are still showing signs of stress. Tufts of leaves give some a patchy, inverted look – while others are losing vast amounts of bark, or seemingly dying overnight – leaving many Texas home and landowners wondering what they should do. #winterstormuri #trees
Check out the updated Outreach Topics!
What is your naturalist passion, what can you talk about for 20 minutes straight? We want to know! We have quite a few talented Master Naturalists whose interests align with… Read More →
National Moth Week 2021
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 | Vice President Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists had a wonderful time last Saturday evening at Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Sam Kieschnick, Urban Biologist with Texas Parks and… Read More →
Here’s a Chance to Learn All About Mothing
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019
Join us on Saturday July 17th, 8:30pm, at the Spring Creek Forest Preserve, 1770 Holford Road, Garland, Texas. Join Sam Kieschnick as he kicks off the event for North Texas. Our July AT Speaker, Kimberlie Sasan, will also be there. The event is coordinated with National Moth Week which celebrates the beauty, lifecycles and habitats of moths. This event has been approved for 1 hour of AT and is hosted by the Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest and the Garland Parks and Recreation Department.
Blackland Prairie TMN Graduation 2021
Summary by Jean Suplick, 2018 Meet the Class of 2021! These new members of the Blackland Prairie Chapter blazed a new path through our basic training program and are eager… Read More →
CHAPTER MEMBER DIRECTORY Published
The new BPTMN Membership Directory is now posted on the chapter website. The directory is sorted by last name. Information available includes email address and MN class year. Check it… Read More →
Call for Virtual Volunteer Fair projects
Texas Master Naturalists – please share the following with your conservation partners and natural resource organizations . . . . Have a project idea but need help doing it? Do… Read More →