Leah Justice, 2021 – Plano Parks and Recreation and the Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalist Chapter partnered up for a Summer Mothing Event with Sam Kieschnick on Saturday, June 17th It was precisely the kind of night you would hope for to attract the moths, hot and humid! Despite the sweltering heat, a large crowd of about 120-130 people assembled.
Shaking of the Trees Post
Hagerman for butterflies? – June 10, 2023
Sam Crowe, 2022 – On June 10, I took a trip up to Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge to see if there were any shorebirds still hanging around or maybe some already heading back south. I once saw a beautiful, breeding-plumaged American Golden Plover heading back south from their nesting range in the far north. No luck with the birds but the button bushes were blooming and the butterflies were taking advantage of the opportunity. I saw maybe 10 different species on one bush.
A Small Snail Story
Leah Justice, 2021 – As I started to clean a food dish from the decomposer tank at the Heard Museum, I noticed a very teeny tiny snail clinging to a piece of food. Is there such a thing as a baby snail? Not being familiar with the life cycle of snails, a bit of research was necessary to answer this simple question. It was soon apparent how large and diverse this class of creatures is!
Birding the Seasonal Shift – May 12, 2023
John W. Garbutt, 2019 – I have always disliked the end of the year and the subsequent arrival of spring. I like fall and winter. Time seems to slow down from October through December until the last week of the year. Then the next few months seem to go quickly. Perhaps this is some deeper psychological problem for those born on January 1st, which could only be understood after a call to Dr. Crane.
Birding has slowly, secretly, made me long for the change in seasons.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – George Sims
George Sims, 2006 – “I retired as city clerk of a small town in northeastern Louisiana in 2006, then moved to twenty acres in the Missouri Ozarks, where I became a Missouri Master Naturalist.”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Marcia Lucido
Marcia Lucido, 2014 – “Now I am a guide on the Training Committee.”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Leah Beck
Leah Beck, 2017 – “We currently have 37 bob white quail chicks in our garage.”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Nancy Casillas
Nancy Casillas, 2009 – “We’re the ones that step CLOSER to the scat.”
Cypress Basin Chapter 11th Annual Flotilla – April 22, 2023
Michelle Connally, 2018 – As the sunbeams started to hit the water and trees, the sounds of a Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Parula, Eastern Kingbird, Mourning Dove, Prothonotary Warbler, and Carolina Wren were identified using the Merlin Bird ID app.
Oak Point Park Nature Walk with Carol Clark – April 19, 2023
Vicki Sanders, 2022 – Mother Nature is running a little slow this Spring, but we still had plenty to see on our walk with Carol Clark on the Natural Wonders of Oak Park Nature Walk on April 19.