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Protecting Our Water through Stream Team Monitoring

Vicki Sanders, Class of 2022 – Tom Heath is a great example of how we show our love of water by conducting regular testing. He has been a member of Texas Stream Team since 2005. He started out as an advocate for clean water as a member of For The Love of the Lake with White Rock Lake since 2003 and jumped on the opportunity to become more engaged by taking the Standard Core Testing Training offered by Texas Stream Team by the City of Dallas.

08/07/2023

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Observations of a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Colony

John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019 – March was winding down. The morning was cool, which made for a lovely morning to make another attempt at locating the Cooper’s Hawks’ nest in the riparian area of the park. I finally found it on the 26th. It turned out that the Hawks were renovating the previous year’s construction. Excited with the discovery, I decided to head down the path to scout where the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron pair nested the previous year near the creek.

07/30/2023

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2023 August Meeting with Nathan Rains | An evening with live Reptiles!

Michelle Connally, 2018 August 8, 2023 – Tuesday, 7:00 PM – Main Hall at the SRC building in the Heard Sanctuary About our Speaker: Nathan Rains, TPWD Wildlife Diversity Biologist… Read More →

07/29/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 1000 Hours – Fran Woodfin

Fran Woodin, 2007 – “. I was intrigued and decided to sign up. I have always been interested in nature and have degrees in biology and botany.”

07/03/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Nancy Riggs

Nancy Riggs, 2021 – “I love being a master naturalist and the Blackland Prairie Chapter is amazing. There is always so much going on within the chapter and it is well run without being ‘over the top’!”

07/03/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Alex Dubovsky

Alex Dubovsky, 2019 – I volunteer at the BPRC. My time at the center is a mixed bag. I have helped clear some trees for future expansion, was involved in IT and Video at the Center, and done some Construction.

07/02/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Greg Tonian

Greg Tonian, 2017 – “I am having a blast. I particularly enjoy leading Nature Walks, Bug Walks at The Colony Shoreline Trail, shown here, Furneaux Creek Nature Preserve and LLELA.”

07/02/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Anita Bigbee

Anita Bigbee, 2021 – I’m grateful that our chapter offers an opportunity like Connemara Meadow, where you can get your hands dirty and work toward restoring a small piece of our Blackland Prairie.

07/02/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Vicki Sanders

Vicki Sanders, 2022 -“I just can’t believe I waited so long to get involved with TMN.”  I’m very excited to have reached this milestone! Attached is a photo of me volunteering at the Heard Museum with Emory the Rat Snake.  

07/02/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Lisa Stripling

Lisa Stripling, 2022 – “Most of my volunteer activity is with the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center in the Rehab Department. “

07/02/2023

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