Patricia Crain, Class of 2018, Recent Bluestem Chapter Transfer My name is Patricia Crain, and I have been a nature lover all my life. I grew up in the city… Read More →
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Baby Bald Eagle Rescue
Libby Aragon, Class of 2024 Heavy May thunderstorms knocked a bald eagle nest with 2 eaglets out of its tree near White Rock Lake. One eaglet was found and rescued… Read More →
Summer Mothing with TPWD’s Sam Kieschnick At Oak Point Park
Leah Justice, Class of 2021 – It was a typical hot and humid summer night at the recent mothing event at Oak Point on June 15th. Sam Keischnick spoke to the crowd of park visitors and master naturalists about insects that we might see. The kids in the audience were very excited to interact with a Common Green Darner dragonfly that showed up on one of the screens early in the evening.
Friends of Hagerman NWR – Little Sit Bird Count – July 6, 2024
Patricia Crain, Class of 2018
Earn VH by participating in this monthly bird count. Meet Jack and the Bird Census Team while learning how to identify the birds of North Texas, and enjoy the beautiful sunrise over Lake Texoma! Modeled after Cornell’s national “Big Sit” event, a group of dedicated birders invite you to join them at sunrise to conduct a bird count as multiple species fly to the water and the surrounding land to feed. Leaders will bring spotting scopes and will provide tips for identification of the many species you will see.
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir: A Book Review
A Book Review by BPC Librarian, Linder O’Rourke – A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir: Writings compiled by John Bade: John Muir is known as the “father of our national parks” and is one of America’s greatest voices for the preservation of our wilderness. This short narrative about his walk from New England to the southern states in America which he called his “foot-tour” is beautifully chronicled and illustrated.
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 2
John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019 – As April entered its first week, the moon was destined to intercept our line of sight to the sun, as were the Night-Herons for each other. April is possibly my favorite month in this location because of the sensations of spring, the smells and sounds.
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 1
John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019 – “It is fortunate, perhaps, that no matter how intently one studies the hundred little dramas of the wood and meadows, on can never learn all of the salient facts about any one of them.”- Aldo Leopold, “Sky Dance”- A Sand County Almanac
BPTMN Newsletter – May 26 , 2024
Hello Blackland Prairie Chapter Members, Today is Memorial Day honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Military. Visit history.com Memorial Day History for additional information on… Read More →
Emerald ash borer confirmed in four more North Texas counties. Texas A&M AgriLife is collecting data, asking for TMN help.
Submitted by: Leah Justice, Class of 2021 – Local media articles about the Emerald Ash Borer and have you spotted an emerald ash borer? Texas A&M AgriLife wants to know….
Community Engagement Booth on Earth Day at University of Texas Dallas
Kathy Boys, Class of 2023 – On April 25th Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists had the pleasure of celebrating all things Earth Day at University of Texas Dallas’s Earthweek event. It was a delight to engage with over 75 inquisitive students and faculty/staff about our program, flowers and pollinators, environmental stewardship, their Bee Campus program and pocket prairies.