June 21, 2021
Hello BPTMN Members! If you’re looking for a part-time job, this might be the ONE…
March 26, 2021
June 20, 2021
Hello Blackland Prairie Chapter Master Naturalists! The Dragonfly Society of the Americas, Sociedad de Odonatología Latinoamericana and Odonata Central are…
March 26, 2021
June 10, 2021
Clyde Camp, 2011 Clyde has had little luck with the residents of his screech owl…
March 26, 2021
June 10, 2021
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 This year’s pin is the Side-Oats Grama, the state grass. So, here…
March 26, 2021
June 10, 2021
Tom Shackelford, 2018 – President We spend time in our back yard almost every day…
March 26, 2021
June 10, 2021
Paul Napper, 2016 – Project Manager for Allen Senior Center Native Plant Garden Paul brought…
March 26, 2021
March 26, 2021
June 9, 2021
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 Over the past several months we have always posted a “if you…
March 26, 2021
June 9, 2021
Collin County Extension Office is hosting our first open photography contest this summer. The theme…
June 9, 2021
June 7, 2021
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 The Heritage Farmstead native plot has had an interesting and inspiring past.…
March 26, 2021
May 13, 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 12PM CST From Awareness to Allyship: An intro to Black Outside, Inc…
March 26, 2021
May 11, 2021
Hello BPTMN Members! We are establishing a chapter membership directory for the purpose of providing…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Deborah Canterbury, 2014 The Heard Paleo Lab prepared 16 Green River Fish fossils to…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Dirk Zartler, 2007 Looks like the Black Willow cuttings planted in the shoreline at…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Rick Park, 2020 Our Tribe’s Fortune – 500 Hour Pin Recipient (Hard in good…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Matt DeLozier, 2013 (Alamo Area Chapter – San Antonio) Our Tribe’s Fortune – 500…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
One year ago this month as our state and the world progressed into the full…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Laurie Sheppard, 2017 Our Tribe’s Fortune – 500 Hour Pin Recipient (Hard in good…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Tom Shackelford, 2018 Visiting and working at the Clymer Meadow is a siren song…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Sally Evans, Member Emeritus and Class of 2000. A cotton tailed rabbit in my…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
Remember the Golden crowned night herons that have nested in Jim Dulian’s yard? (See Below for…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Clyde Camp, 2011 and Beverly Carpenter, 2013 Doves are not good nest builders as…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
By Deborah Canterbury with Photos by Shari Navarette In the era BPL (Before Pandemic Lockdown)…
March 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
Article Submission by Tony Manasseri, 2007 The year of the cicada has received lots of…
March 26, 2021
May 6, 2021
More than two months following the record cold temperatures of Winter Storm Uri, Texans are…
March 26, 2021
April 6, 2021
By John Garbutt, 2014 To some, winter and Uri are now four letter words never…
March 26, 2021
April 5, 2021
By Bryan Beck, 2017 The native plant garden at the Plano Heritage Farmstead Museum has…
March 26, 2021
April 3, 2021
By Bob Mione, 2012 The past three years, Kristin and Mark Payne have incubated and…
March 26, 2021
April 2, 2021
By Greg Tonian, 2016 We came together at the river bend, To witness flowing milky…
March 26, 2021
April 1, 2021
By Carol Clark, Laura Ragen, Fran & Bill Woodfin et al 2010, 2014, 2007 Best…
March 26, 2021
April 1, 2021
by Lorelei Stierlen, 2014 Our team, Dick Zartler, Rick Park, Steve Their and I had…
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
Wednesday, March 3 at 7PM Less well known than European Honeybees, Texas’ native bees are nevertheless vital components…
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
By Dick Zartler, 2007 During the first week in March a group of Blackland Prairie…
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
By Sally Evans, Founder Emeritus, 2006 By the time anyone reads this epistle the Backyard…
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
By Deborah Canterbury, 2014 As I have nothing better to do than stare out my…
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
By Rick Travis, 2018 Hurray!!! Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalist Chapter and the Frisco Parks…
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
By Sally Evans, Founder and Emeritus THEN: By the time anyone reads this epistle the…
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
Written By Richard Heilbrun, TPWD Richard Heilbrun, who is well known by TMN’s and is…
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2021
By Clyde Camp, 2011 Curious George arrives at about 20 seconds into the video link…
March 26, 2021
February 11, 2021
Join us on Thursday, February 18, In honor of Black History Month, with noted writer…
February 11, 2021
February 8, 2021
by Sally Evans, 2006 Dr. Bill Holifield was the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum for the…
February 8, 2021
February 1, 2021
By Laura Ragan It’s been quite a while since we’ve all been able to fellowship…
February 1, 2021
February 1, 2021
By Duane Mortensen In early fall I could often find another robber fly [Promachus hinei].…
February 1, 2021
February 1, 2021
By Jean Suplick Sometimes you’ve just got to break out of COVID confinement and have…
February 1, 2021
February 1, 2021
By Laurie Sheppard Female Green Lynx Spiders have a very unusual quality – they can…
February 1, 2021
January 31, 2021
By Greg Tonian On a December morning, soon before your demise, I journeyed to the…
January 31, 2021
January 10, 2021
By: Robert Mione, Meadow Master In January, we co-hosted, with LLELA, a Bobwhite (BW) quail…
March 26, 2021
January 10, 2021
By: Lorelei Stierlin and Dick Zartler In 2020 the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center (BPRC) achieved…
March 26, 2021
January 10, 2021
By: Deborah Canterbury It was a joint effort between the Heard animal team, the Celina…
March 26, 2021
January 10, 2021
By: Deborah Canterbury Dave Powell is constantly widening our net of experience and consulting. 2021…
March 26, 2021
January 10, 2021
By: Jim Dulian Here is a list of all the water birds we have seen…
March 26, 2021
January 10, 2021
By: John Garbutt Watching the five Cooper’s Hawks fledge in mid-June under their mother’s watchful…
March 26, 2021
January 8, 2021
By: Patti Tuck 2020 has at least one bright moment! A new fossil was added…
March 26, 2021
January 7, 2021
By: Erich Neupert Here is some information about our Give A Hoot Gala we had…
March 26, 2021
January 1, 2021
By Laurie Sheppard The year started out like any other, but 2020 had plenty of…
March 26, 2021
December 2, 2020
Our Chapter member, Dave Powell, is taking his “show” on the road! Dave presented “Symbiotic…
March 26, 2021
November 19, 2020
Hunter, the Red Morph Screech Owl, returns [again]. Since the beginnning of October, I’ve powered…
March 26, 2021
November 18, 2020
We rescue Little Bluestem here and transplant it in the Connemara Meadow. Beck’s is a…
November 18, 2020
November 17, 2020
CLYMER MEADOW Clymer Meadow Preserve contains some of the largest and most diverse remnants of…
March 26, 2021
November 16, 2020
We hate to announce that Susan Smith is moving to be closer to family. Still…
November 16, 2020
November 15, 2020
Congratulations and thanks to our new board members. Laura Ragan, Vice President (21-22) – class…
March 26, 2021
November 14, 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, we reflect on the memories of our time this…
March 26, 2021
October 23, 2020
The Trinity River Paddling Trail was one of the 30 trails approved as a National…
March 26, 2021
October 23, 2020
Two of our tribe are serving in leadership roles with Native Plant Society. Congratulations to…
March 26, 2021
October 22, 2020
INTRO On Jun. 18, 2019, I found a rather large light blue egg shell in…
March 26, 2021
October 21, 2020
New Signage, Blooming Gama Grass, Golden Digger Wasp and Six Monarchs checked out the scenery…
March 26, 2021
October 20, 2020
Time Passages, reflections on a solo hike on the Eagle Rock Loop, Ouachita National Forest,…
March 26, 2021
October 16, 2020
I found this recently in my yard. iNat was stumped. I call it Plantus Drivewae.…
March 26, 2021
October 6, 2020
Since the first year of the Blackland Prairie Chapter our tribe members have taken on…
March 26, 2021
October 5, 2020
Check your Tech for the 2020 Annual Meeting! It’s almost time for our TMN Annual…
March 26, 2021
October 4, 2020
September 6–12, 2020 The first DFW Fall Socially Distant BioBlitz was a huge success! During…
March 26, 2021
October 3, 2020
Currently, about 70 quail have been relocated to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center and can…
March 26, 2021
October 2, 2020
This may be a stretch, but for those interested in the outdoors, there are often…
March 26, 2021
October 1, 2020
After the birding doldrums of August, I longed for a change in the wind and…
March 26, 2021
October 1, 2020
10/17 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM Trail to the East of the Towne Lake Recreation…
March 26, 2021
September 15, 2020
They gave an overview of the needs for trail guides and of the exciting restoration…
September 15, 2020
September 14, 2020
This week is a big biodiversity search in our DFW area but I have been…
September 14, 2020
September 13, 2020
Lu Anne: I heard this sweet guy singing this morning and found him in our…
September 13, 2020
September 12, 2020
September 12, 2020
September 9, 2020
Membership Totals: · 167-active members | 28-in-training | 312-inactive/interested members Total Re-Certifications: 60 New Re-Certifications: · Brendan Blackwell,…
March 26, 2021
September 8, 2020
Dr. Diggs will briefly summarize the most recent evidence for climate change and will discuss…
September 8, 2020
September 8, 2020
Candidates for Board Positions The BPTMN Officer Nomination Committee is currently seeking members interested in…
March 26, 2021
September 1, 2020
Are you ready for the DFW Fall BioBlitz? Here’s what you need to know to…
September 1, 2020
August 20, 2020
Favorite Finds in my yard this summer
August 20, 2020
August 19, 2020
One evening last week about 8 pm my neighbor texted me about a snake half…
August 19, 2020
August 18, 2020
Remember these great photos of a heron nest at Maxwell Creek?
August 18, 2020
August 16, 2020
A few photos and facts from New Hampshire… You can take the Master Naturalist out…
August 16, 2020
August 16, 2020
I took this job at the Texas Trees Foundation to start a program to teach…
August 16, 2020
August 15, 2020
Group shots were off the agenda, so here’s my twist Presenting the Class of 2020!
August 15, 2020