A Poem by Linda Barnes, Class of 2024 – A Walk Through the Woods – A Healing Experience
General
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 5
John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019- There alone, was an approximately three-week-old nestling Night-Heron on the ground.
Welcome to Our Tribe: Kim Tingle
Patricia Crain, Class of 2018 My name is Kim Tingle and I’m a fourth-generation Collin County native. I grew up playing in the creek beds of Honey Creek, Wilson Creek,… Read More →
Welcome to Our Tribe: Cathy Van Bebber
Patricia Crain, Class of 2018, Recent Bluestem Transfer My name is Cathy Van Bebber, an Army brat who has moved and lived all over the world. As a child and,… Read More →
Indigo Bunting on the Throne!
Balaji Devarajan, Class of 2022 – These photos are to share my excitement when I saw this handsome Indigo Bunting in a wild sunflower patch!! I went to Connemara Meadow to see a Barred Owl and I was not only lucky to see the owl, but also extra lucky to see the Bunting on a sunflower.
Lights Out, Texas! 2024 Curriculum Pilot Project – August
Mei Ling Liu, Director of Lights Out Texas – The Lights Out, Texas! founding and
coordinating partners are working together to create two curricula that can be implemented at
the 3rd – 5th grade and 6th – 8th grade levels. The goal is to provide these resources online
free of charge and encourage teachers to implement the curriculum in class.
BPTMN Newsletter – July 27, 2024
Hello Blackland Prairie Chapter Members, 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/ If… Read More →
Reptile Appreciation Workshop with Sam Kieschnick hosted by North Texas Chapter.
Sam Kieschnick, Urban Wildlife Biologist, TPWD – Presentations include the evolution of reptiles, alligators, snakes of North Central Texas, green anoles, red-eared sliders, and the history of hating snakes. We’ll also have live reptiles to look at!
BPTMN Newsletter – July 9, 2024
Hello Blackland Prairie Chapter Members, 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… Read More →
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 4
John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019 – By the second weekend of May I anticipated finding evidence of hatchling or nestling stage herons. When attempting to find evidence that the eggs have hatched, I look for many things.