May 25, 2022
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide $1.3 billion per year to states, and $97.5 million to…
May 25, 2022
May 12, 2022
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 & 2020-21 Vice President – Welcome and Congratulations to the Class of…
May 12, 2022
May 4, 2022
Beverly Carpenter, 2013 – The Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist program seemed the perfect place for…
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 and Past President – More than 10,00 plants unloaded, cataloged, labeled and…
May 4, 2022
May 3, 2022
Karen Spalding-Wright, 2017 – Most of my volunteer hours have accrued here at the BPRC.…
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 & Outreach Director – Here are photos from the 2022 City of…
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
Greg Tonian, 2017 – The Trinity River Valley of North Texas drew us all here,…
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 & Outreach Director – We counted that we interacted with 250+ people…
May 3, 2022
May 1, 2022
Tasha Patterson, 2020 and 2021 Class Representative – I also do first Saturday trail guiding…
May 1, 2022
May 1, 2022
By Paulette Planko, 2021 – I’m a member of the 2021 class. I have been…
May 1, 2022
May 1, 2022
By Leah Justice, 2021 – As a newer member of the chapter, I volunteered for many…
May 1, 2022
May 1, 2022
Lorrie Mathers, 2021 – I’m a Texan by choice! I grew up in a small…
May 1, 2022
May 1, 2022
Andy Hudson, 2018 – I was in Class 2018. People can usually find me serving…
May 1, 2022
April 23, 2022
WFAA Article submitted by Donna Cole, 2002 – Light pollution in cities like Dallas can…
April 23, 2022
April 21, 2022
Charlise Hill Larson, 2019 and 2021-2022 Vice President Join us at the May Chapter meeting…
April 21, 2022
April 16, 2022
What kinds of rocks are underfoot? How did they get there? What role did the Gulf…
April 16, 2022
April 11, 2022
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 and 2021-2022 Vice President What do a couple of Master Naturalists do…
March 26, 2021
April 1, 2022
Tom Shackelford, 2018 and Past President (2020-2021) I was born in Great Bend, Kansas and…
April 1, 2022
April 1, 2022
Susan Makuta, 2021 I am a member of the class of 2021. I volunteer at…
March 26, 2021
April 1, 2022
Sarah Densmore, 2021 My major volunteer areas are with the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, where…
April 1, 2022
April 1, 2022
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 and 2021-22 Vice President I was spending time with The Nature Conservancy…
April 1, 2022
April 1, 2022
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 and Past President Master Naturalists in the Heard Fossil Lab recently laid…
April 1, 2022
March 28, 2022
March 24, 2022
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 and 2021-22 Vice President Do you visit a woods or a prairie…
March 26, 2021
March 24, 2022
As many of you know, Spring weather in Texas can be unpredictable. Our Deep Dive…
March 24, 2022
March 23, 2022
Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 Here are a few photos from the garden show. We tracked that…
March 23, 2022
March 18, 2022
Please join our February Chapter Meeting Speaker, Bill Holston, on Sunday, March 27, for an…
March 18, 2022
March 2, 2022
Louise Frost, 2010 I’m mostly a life-long Dallasite with gaps here and there. When I…
March 2, 2022
March 2, 2022
John W. “Dub” Spencer, 2017 I grew up in small central Texas town (Hamilton), working,…
March 2, 2022
March 26, 2021
March 1, 2022
Susan Abernethy, 2018 I thought this may be worth putting on the website under great…
March 1, 2022
March 1, 2022
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 Please join our February Speaker, Bill Holston, on Sunday, March 27, for…
March 1, 2022
March 1, 2022
Clyde Camp, 2011 Possibly a very frustrated male. Or Female. The same bird (I think)…
March 1, 2022
February 21, 2022
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 Join us as we welcome Dr. Peter Schulze to our March Monthly…
February 21, 2022
February 9, 2022
Our great chapter needs you! Plano Trails, MG Garden Show, DFW Wildlife Coalition, Heard Gardens,…
February 9, 2022
February 1, 2022
Rick Travis, 2018 – Current President (2022-2023) – Talk about being in the right place…
February 1, 2022
February 1, 2022
Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 Are you interested in volunteering for the BPTMN Booth at the upcoming…
March 26, 2021
February 1, 2022
Tom Shackelford, 2018 – (2020-2021 President) – Clymer Meadow Projects: Remnant Blackland Prairie restoration, preservation,…
February 1, 2022
February 1, 2022
Lorelei Stierlen, 2014 – Both photos are of the beautiful Blackland Prairie native coreopsis tinctoria…
February 1, 2022
January 19, 2022
Bill has been hiking since he was an Eagle Scout in Alabama in the 1970’s.…
January 19, 2022
January 18, 2022
Greg Tonian, 2017 – Ideas are like Fireflies, Brief flashes in the dark, blinking. Talk…
January 18, 2022
January 18, 2022
Lauren Bendiksen, 2019 – I am excited that the Lightning Whelk is the Texas Master…
January 18, 2022
January 18, 2022
Sally Evans, 2006 – Founder & Emeritus – A wide swath of trees and vines…
January 18, 2022
January 11, 2022
Meet the Loggerhead Shrike, photo by Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Lorrie Mathers, captured at Hagerman…
January 11, 2022
January 1, 2022
Virginia fell off a horse at the age of 14 and a wheelchair user ever…
January 1, 2022
December 14, 2021
Deborah Canterbury was awarded the title Member Emeritus at the December 14 meeting and gifted…
December 14, 2021
December 14, 2021
Longtime friend and supporter of the Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Chapter, Bill Woodfin received his…
December 14, 2021
December 5, 2021
At the end of 2021 Immediate Past President Mike Roome will be leaving the board.…
December 5, 2021
December 1, 2021
At our November 9, 2021 chapter meeting Rick Travis was elected to serve as President…
December 1, 2021
December 1, 2021
From Lu Anne Ray (BPTMN VH/AT Director): We all know that COVID has made it…
March 26, 2021
December 1, 2021
Our very own BPTMN Member Alex Dubovsky and his Trinity Coalition Water Trail Team were…
December 1, 2021
November 17, 2021
The Texas Master Naturalist Blackland Prairie Chapter is pleased to announce that chapter member Bob…
March 26, 2021
November 16, 2021
The Chapter is pleased to announce that Deep Dives are back on a quarterly basis.…
November 16, 2021
November 2, 2021
November 2, 2021
Janice James, 2018 We are so pleased to report that BPTMN member Janice James won…
March 26, 2021
November 2, 2021
I found the BPTMN booth at the 2013 Learn 2 Live Green event where I…
November 2, 2021
November 1, 2021
Michelle Connally, 2018 Over the past year, chapter members Jean Suplick and Duane Mortenson have…
March 26, 2021
November 1, 2021
The Frisco Parks Department held an extraordinarily successful “Arborfest Tree Walk and Buffalo Stomp” nature…
March 26, 2021
November 1, 2021
Exploring the Physical and Psychological Benefits of Nature Exposure Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 Tuesday, November 9,…
November 1, 2021
November 1, 2021
The online application is available here. If you would like to preview the application, a…
November 1, 2021
October 31, 2021
Hello BPTMN Members! Here is the information to sign up to plant trees on the…
March 26, 2021
October 31, 2021
Hey BPTMN Speakers – We have received several requests for Master Naturalist speakers. Are you…
March 26, 2021
October 30, 2021
The online application will be available on November 1, 2021. You can preview a PDF version…
October 30, 2021
October 17, 2021
By Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 & Outreach Director I am so happy to report that we…
October 17, 2021
October 4, 2021
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 Jean Suplick has been a Texas Master Naturalist, Blackland Prairie Chapter since…
October 4, 2021
October 3, 2021
Lauren Bendiksen, 2019 I am a born and bred Texan, having grown up in Dallas.…
March 26, 2021
October 3, 2021
Georgette Guernsey, 2004 I have explored the Prosper Butterfly Garden in Whitley Place subdivision once…
October 3, 2021
October 3, 2021
Sally Evans, 2006; Founder & Emeritus The annual sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus) was one of…
October 3, 2021
October 3, 2021
Tom Shackelford, 2018; President The Heard Sanctuary is seeking volunteers to assist in the restoration…
October 3, 2021
October 3, 2021
Duane Mortensen, 2018 Lavon Lake is the largest lake contained within Collin County. The length…
October 3, 2021
October 3, 2021
Sally Evans, 2006; Founder & Emeritus Leaves are fluttering down; Butterflies are fluttering around; Hummingbirds…
March 26, 2021
September 4, 2021
Celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day at the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center on Saturday, September 4. …
September 4, 2021
September 1, 2021
Dr. O’Connell will be discussing how climate change is altering plant phenology and impacting plant-pollinator…
September 1, 2021
September 1, 2021
Vultures get a bad rap! People often associate them with death and disease and view…
March 26, 2021
September 1, 2021
Michelle Connally, 2014 Have you been out to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center lately? Take…
March 26, 2021
August 31, 2021
Rick Travis, 2018 Northwest Community Park in Frisco is largely undeveloped, with a DORBA biking…
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
Greg Tonian, 2017 The neighborhood is abuzz. A hot, sultry breeze, Envelops the trees. Brown,…
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
Dave Powell, 2007 While I was gathering grass seed at Wylie on Thursday I came…
August 31, 2021
August 30, 2021
Tom Shackelford, 2018 Please enjoy this wonderful video with our very own BPTMN members collecting…
August 30, 2021
August 29, 2021
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 Curator’s Note: It is wonderful to know about the continuing individual involvements…
March 26, 2021
August 16, 2021
Lights Out, Texas! Help protect migrating birds passing through Texas by turning off all non-essential…
March 26, 2021
August 13, 2021
by: Stephen J. O’Shea It has been almost six months since winter storm Uri blanketed…
August 13, 2021
August 1, 2021
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Carly Aulicky for our August…
August 1, 2021
August 1, 2021
What is your naturalist passion, what can you talk about for 20 minutes straight? We…
March 26, 2021
August 1, 2021
Daphne Lynch, 2019 Like many of you, I fell in love with nature as a…
August 1, 2021
August 1, 2021
Chapter Meetings now available online though our Vimeo account. This link is also available in…
August 1, 2021
August 1, 2021
Amy Martin, NTMN I want to share with the Blackland Prairie chapter my gratitude of…
August 1, 2021
August 1, 2021
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 Congratulations to Cindy Napper on her 500 hour pin. Cindy Napper, 2017…
March 26, 2021
August 1, 2021
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 Congratulations to Michelle Connally on her 500 hour pin. Michelle Connally, 2018…
March 26, 2021
July 21, 2021
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 | Vice President Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists had a wonderful time last…
March 26, 2021
July 15, 2021
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 Join us on Saturday July 17th, 8:30pm, at the Spring Creek Forest…
July 15, 2021
July 9, 2021
Summary by Jean Suplick, 2018 Meet the Class of 2021! These new members of the…
March 26, 2021
July 7, 2021
The new BPTMN Membership Directory is now posted on the chapter website. The directory is…
March 26, 2021
July 5, 2021
Leah Justice, 2021 Downing Cedars all in a day’s work on Raptor Center prairie property.…
July 5, 2021
July 3, 2021
Janice James, As I was emptying the plant pot trays this morning I veered around…
July 3, 2021
July 2, 2021
Michelle Connally, 2018 Starting in April 2020, the Shaking of the Trees newsletter provided myself…
March 26, 2021
July 2, 2021
Greg Tonian, 2017 The Chattahoochee flows from Blue Ridge Mountain To Apalachicola Delta, Past Helen…
July 2, 2021
July 1, 2021
Dave Powell, 2007 My three spiny Fence Lizards are here as is my Anole however…
July 1, 2021