The Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Outreach team coordinates requests for guest speakers to present to area groups on a variety of topics, dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources. Our speakers are well-informed and passionate volunteers devoted to educating the community and preserving our great state.
We are available to make live and/or Zoom presentations to your group on the following topics. You may inquire about topics other than the ones listed if you have something specific you need.
Please use the Contact Us form to inquire about speakers.
- Birds: Identifying, gardening for North Texas birds
- Botany: Latin names, botany skills for naturalists
- Butterflies: Monarchs: conservation, gardening for, all about; Moths
- Cosmology
- Ecology
- Entomology: Insects
- Fish: North Texas fish
- Gardening: for pollinators, with native plants, for butterflies and hummingbirds
- Geology
- Heard Museum overview
- Historic Use of Native Plants
- iNaturalist: an app for identifying and documenting nature
- Interpretive Trail Guiding
- Mushrooms: identifying
- Native American Eastern Red Cedar Flutes
- Native Bees: landscaping for
- Native Cats
- Native Gardening: gardening with native plants
- Native Plants: lists of any why they are important
- Native Tribes of North Texas
- Nature Appreciation
- Nature at Night
- NPSOT: Native Plant Society of Texas – why join, resources available from
- Pollinators and Insects: information about and importance of
- Prescribed Burns: uses of
- Riparian Forests: specific plants found in and habitat description of
- Snakes: identifying and appreciating
- Soils: the vital importance of healthy soil and how to improve it naturally
- Trees: identifying and appreciating North Texas trees; identifying invasive trees
- Urban Wildlife: identifying and appreciating wildlife
- Wetlands: the value of this resource and how to enjoy it