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.”
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2025 December Blackland Prairie Chapter Holiday Party
We are excited to invite our Blackland Prairie Chapter members to our annual holiday party! This event is In-Person only! It will be an excellent opportunity to catch up with partners, project leaders, the chapter meeting presenters, deep dive speakers, mothing setup friends, and fellow chapter members to celebrate the holiday season.
We hope to see you there!
The application window for the 2026 New Class Training is CLOSED
The application window for the 2026 Training Program has closed. The 2027 window will open in Fall 2026.
2025 November Chapter Meeting with Laurie Sheppard | Endangered Butterflies
Join us on November 11th at 7 PM. We are thrilled to welcome Laurie Sheppard, Class of 2017, for a special presentation on endangered butterflies and the vital conservation work being done to protect them.
We NEED you to help us transplant over 400+ Native Plants!
Join us on Saturday, October 25th at McKinney Green Gardens in Gabe Nesbitt Park for a special workday! We’ll be transplanting over 400 native plants, and we’d love your help to make it happen.
The application window for the 2026 New Class Training will be open from October 1st – 15th.
Applications are now OPEN for the 2026 Texas Master Naturalist Blackland Prairie Chapter training class. Gain in-depth knowledge about the unique flora and fauna of the Blackland Prairie ecosystem. The application deadline is October 15, 2025.
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.
2025 October Chapter Meeting with Rachel Seets | Vanishing Grasslands: Restoring the Heart of North Texas Prairies
oin us on October 14th at 7 PM. Prairies are becoming a rarity in our state. Only 1% remains of the vast blanket of tallgrass prairie that once swept across North and Central Texas. These remnant grasslands provide essential services and benefits to us–the local human residents–and native wildlife.
McKinney Last Saturday Workday Update
Volunteers accomplished so much in just a few hours: mulching under the wax myrtles, clearing weeds from the decomposed granite paths and garden beds, creating native seed packets for distribution, and helping prep the site for our upcoming Make a Difference Day Planting in October.
🌿 Eco Explorers Needs You!
Texas Master Naturalists—help inspire girls K–12 to explore and love nature. Through nature walks, iNaturalist, and Girl Scout badge programs, we share our chapter’s deep knowledge of the natural world. Volunteers bring this learning to life. Your experience and enthusiasm make all the difference—join us in growing the next generation of nature stewards.