Edition 53 – Shaking The Trees – October 2024
2024 November Deep Dive – Mycology 101 with Jean Suplick
Connemara Mothing Event Summary
Community Outreach Booth for Educator Expo – Allen
Marla Layne, Class of 2023 BPTMN Community Outreach team (l to r) Kathy Boys, Tina Burke, and Barbara Hibberd demonstrated educational projects to area educators and student support groups during the Allen Educator Expo sponsored by Keep Allen Beautiful and the City of Allen.
Rewilding Sticker Hill: Trying to Succeed at Succession
Article and Photos by Karen Glenn, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist; Submitted by Patricia Crain, Class of 2018 One thing I really love about the concept of rewilding is the opportunity to take things slow. It is a process of working with nature and looking at a habitat from the perspective of native flora and fauna. Farming and gardening are mostly based on a human perspective of land use. Permaculture practices were movements towards rewilding, and while building a permaculture is much better for the native habitat, the practices still focus on a human-needs perspective. While I add my own food…
Ride of the Headless Horseman
Edition 52 – Shaking The Trees – September 2024
Welcome to Our Tribe: Kim Tingle
Patricia Crain, Class of 2018 My name is Kim Tingle and I’m a fourth-generation Collin County native. I grew up playing in the creek beds of Honey Creek, Wilson Creek, Rutherford Branch, Doe Branch, and in Grayson County at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. My favorite memories are of hiking, turning over rocks to discover hidden critters, and slipping over algae-covered stones to seine little pools for fish, mussels and bugs. Real fishing trips with my dad typically ended with dad cleaning our catch and the two of us studying the details of fish anatomy. I loved it! I attended Celina…
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 5
Gathering Moss: A Book Review by the Chapter Librarian
Gathering Moss: by Robin Wall Kimmerer A Book Review by the TMN Blackland Prairie Chapter Librarian Linder O’Rourke August 5, 2024 This lovely narrative begins with Robin Kimmerer’s memories as a student in the Adirondacks as she was roaming the forest studying rocks and mosses. Her goal was to understand the diverse communities of mosses and the conditions that foster their growth. Mosses are designed for success in very tiny niches in every ecosystem on earth. There are 22,000 species of mosses in the world, and they inhabit surfaces and reproduce by spores which are elevated on tiny stalks and…
A Walk Through the Woods – A Healing Experience
Rewilding: What May Grow Without The Mow?
Volunteers Needed at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
My Summer Goodbye to the Night-Herons
My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons: Spring
Outreach Event – Heard Museum Homeschool Day
My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons: Summer
My Trees
Save the date 2025 Urban Riparian Symposium
Edition 51 – Shaking The Trees – August 2024
Welcome to Our Tribe: Cathy Van Bebber
Patricia Crain, Class of 2018, Recent Bluestem Transfer Cathy Van Bebber My name is Cathy Van Bebber, an Army brat who has moved and lived all over the world. As a child and, like most of you, I lived outdoors, playing with my friends from early morning until dusk. When my husband and I moved to Sherman, I went back to college and got degrees in Early Christianity and Jewish History—which did not qualify me to do anything with nature. LOL! That all changed about 15 years ago when my children were older and I needed something to do. I…
Indigo Bunting on the Throne!
Late Summer Deep Dives (Advanced Training) to beat the heat!
Lights Out, Texas! 2024 Curriculum Pilot Project – August
Reptile Appreciation Workshop with Sam Kieschnick hosted by North Texas Chapter.
Summer Mothing with TPWD’s Sam Kieschnick At Oak Point Park
Edition 50 – Shaking The Trees – July 2024
Beverly Carpenter, A Master Naturalist, Animal Lover and Plant Enthusiast
Baby Bald Eagle Rescue
Libby Aragon, Class of 2024 Baby Bald Eagle Returned to Nest, Photo Credit Jacob Drapkin – BPRC Volunteer Heavy May thunderstorms knocked a bald eagle nest with 2 eaglets out of its tree near White Rock Lake. One eaglet was found and rescued thanks to quick action by local neighbors and the City of Dallas. Blackland Prairie Raptor Center was able to assess the eaglet and determined it was in good health. They were able to quickly return the baby bald eagle, named Henley, to its parents for reintroduction in the original nesting area. For full details, watch this CBS…
Welcome to our Tribe: Patricia Crain
Patricia Crain, Class of 2018, Recent Bluestem Chapter Transfer My name is Patricia Crain, and I have been a nature lover all my life. I grew up in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and even when I was very little I felt that there was too much concrete everywhere. I spent as much time outside as possible and loved to go camping. I was a Girl Scout until I became the troop leader and spent every summer living in tents at Girl Scout camps until I graduated from college. After college, I had a family and moved to Dallas, and…
The Hagerman NWR Chapter Field Trip
Patricia Crain, Class of 2018 Eighteen Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists enjoyed a day of AT including an Early Bird Walk with Jack Chiles, BMN and Ornithologist Wayne Meyer. After the bird walk, they attended a Second Saturday presentation about Shrews with Dr. Bryon Clark, a Butterfly Garden Walk hosted by Friends of Hagerman NWR Garden docents including BPTMN members Cindy Steele, Cathy Van Bebber, Pamela Flaming and Nana Rylander. The day continued with a picnic in the pavilion and a presentation about Hagerman with Cathy Van Bebber. Unfortunately, the scheduled tram tour of the refuge was cancelled due to flooding.…
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 3
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 4
Edition 49 – Shaking The Trees – June 2024
Celebrating the Success of the BPTMN Class of 2024!
Community Engagement Booth on Earth Day at University of Texas Dallas
Emerald ash borer confirmed in four more North Texas counties. Texas A&M AgriLife is collecting data, asking for TMN help.
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 1
My Spring Amongst the Night-Herons- Part 2
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir: A Book Review
Edition 48 – Shaking The Trees – May 2024
Scissor-tailed (Butter) Flycatcher
BPTMN’s Eco Explorers’ Spring Explorations
Vicki Sanders, BPTMN 2022 Our Girl Scouts have been very busy this Spring semester with over 100 girls signing up for events in January, February, March, and April! The program is open to any Girl Scout, from kindergarten to 12th grade, who lives in North Texas, and is administered by BPTMN members Kathy Boys, Randy Boys, Kim Montange, and Vicki Sanders, who are all also members of Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. Each event featured guest BPTMN members who shared their experience and time with the girls. In January, BPTMN member Jean Suplick joined us for a lesson on birds.…
Nick Nixon, a Master Naturalist and a Wilderness Lover
Toxic Plants
Thoughts From Behind the Viewfinder Vol 3. Part 2
Day of Advanced Training at Hagerman NWR for Blackland Prairie Chapter Members
Edition 47 – Shaking The Trees – April 2024
Park by Park – Surveying the Trees of North Texas
Our Fortune 250 Hours – Kathy Boys
Thoughts From Behind the Viewfinder Vol 3.
Native Bees – What’s the buzz?
Ravenwood
Spring is Coming to the Frankford Prairie
Plummeting Monarch Butterfly Population: Experts warn of a summer with fewer butterflies, urge action
April 8, 2024 Eclipse Information
Thoughts From Behind the Viewfinder Vol 2.
Edition 46 – Shaking The Trees – March 2024
Project Spotlight – Clymer Meadow with Eclipse details and Spring Tour Dates
Plano Park Project Update
Lights out Dallas Spring 2024
From the Texas Conservation Alliance Newsletter 2-23-2024 Excitement is in the air as we gear up for the upcoming Spring Migration Season! Soon, our city will be abuzz with the sights and sounds of migratory birds making their journey. We are preparing to be on the lookout each morning and continue raising awareness of the dangers that light pollution poses to migratory wildlife. The three pillars of Lights Out, Dallas are collision monitoring, education, and advocacy. Thus far, our efforts have focused primarily on collision monitoring surveys, limiting our capacity for education and advocacy. Starting this season, the number of…
Thoughts From Behind the Viewfinder Vol 1.
Natural Pathways at LLELA Program Expansion – February 2024
“Eleven Ways of Seeing a Crow”
Sharing naturalist events on Social Media: What our chapter members need to know.
Edition 45 – Shaking The Trees – January/ February 2024
Our Tribe’s Fortune – Ruby: 4,000 Hours – Lisa Travis
Our Tribe’s Fortune – Gold: 1000 Hours – Leah Justice
Monarchs Needs Your Help! Monarch Monitoring Research Opportunity
Apricity is a hiemal word!
Friend or Foe?
Community Engagement – Sustainability
When Is It Safe to Dream About Fall?
Bald eagle spotted in Plano
Food Instincts of the Orange-crowned Warbler
Edition 44 – Shaking The Trees – November 2023
Our Tribe’s Fortune: Ruby 4,000 Hours – Rick Travis
Our Tribe’s Fortune: Silver 500 Hours – Marla Lane
Our Tribe’s Fortune: Silver 500 Hours – Vicki Sanders
Our Tribe’s Fortune: Bronze 250 Hours – Jean Higgins
Our Tribe’s Fortune: Bronze 250 Hours – Renee Dowhaniuk
Welcome to our Tribe: Andrea Ridout, North Texas Chapter
2023 TMN Annual Conference Blackland Prairie Chapter Awardees
The 2023 Annual Conference October 14 Eclipse at El Sauz Ranch is sponsored by the East Foundation.
2023 Texas Master Naturalist 1st Place Award for Trees of North Texas Brochure (PDF download) by Lisa Travis
Our Colorful Pond Visitors
Eco Explorers On the Go!
News Article – Trees Are Stressed. Now They Can Tell Us Why
Edition 43 – Shaking The Trees – October 2023
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Sue Makuta
The historical record for the Collin County Texas Master Naturalist Chapter – THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE CHAPTER OF THE TEXAS MASTER NATURALISTS
In my backyard? Are you kidding?
Continued Observations of a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Colony
Western Honey Bee’s in Tom’s backyard
If I were
Edition 42 – Shaking The Trees – August and September 2023
Roadrunner Diet
Protecting Our Water through Stream Team Monitoring
Texans … USGS scientists want your dead butterflies, moths
Two supermoons in August mean double the stargazing fun
Observations of a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Colony
2nd Annual BPTMN Mothing Event at Connemara Preserve – July 22, 2023
When Bison Roamed the Blackland
Edition 41 – Shaking The Trees – July 2023
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1000 Hours – Fran Woodfin
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Nancy Riggs
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Greg Tonian
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Alex Dubovsky
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Lisa Stripling
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Jackie Black
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Michelle Norris
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Vicki Sanders
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Anita Bigbee
Hummingbird vs. Hummingbird Moth
Plano Parks and Recreation Summer Mothing Event – June 17, 2023
Hagerman for butterflies? – June 10, 2023
Edition 40 – Shaking The Trees – June 2023
A Small Snail Story
Aquatics class at Connemara Meadow Preserve – June 3, 2023
Bird on a Dock – Maybe not what you think. – May 14, 2023
Birding the Seasonal Shift – May 12, 2023
Jump on in, the Water’s Fine!
Edition 39 – Shaking The Trees – May 2023
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – George Sims
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Marcia Lucido
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Leah Beck
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Nancy Casillas
Wild Flower tour of Clymer Meadow with Brandon Belcher – April 29, 2023
Frisco Grand Park Mothing Event with Sam Kieschnick – April 29, 2023
Cypress Basin Chapter 11th Annual Flotilla – April 22, 2023
Oak Point Park Nature Walk with Carol Clark – April 19, 2023
Texas Environmental Excellence Award Winner – Bob Mione
Edition 38 – Shaking The Trees – April 2023
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2,500 Hours – Lorelei Stierlen
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Judy Rowe
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Gwen Thomas
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Carolyn Lewis
Heard Paleo Lab cleans Mosasaur remains collected by SMU
Wintering Ducks
Edition 37 – Shaking The Trees – February – March 2023
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Heather Fell
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Laurie Sheppard
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Paulette Platko
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Page Schreck
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Brenda Clark
Indian Mounds Wilderness: Journey to a hidden realm
Edition 36 – Shaking The Trees – January/February 2023
Preservation of Remnant Smiley-Woodfin Prairie
Native Bees of Texas Illustrations by Katie McElroy
Canyon Creek Wetland and Wildscape
Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) and Worm Snake (Carphophis amoenus)
Wild Hyacinths (Camassia scilloides) of Frankford Prairie
Clyde Camp’s Screech Owl (Megascops asio) Cam Footage
Edition 35 – Shaking The Trees – December 2022
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Sarah Densmore
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Charlise Hill-Larson
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Lisa Runyon
BPTMNs Attend TMN Annual Meeting in Houston Texas
LLELA’s Big Sit on November 5th, 2022
Texas Master Naturalists, Blackland Prairie Chapter
Edition 34 – Shaking The Trees – October/ November 2022
Our Tribe’s Fortune 15,000 Hours – Karen Mitchell
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Leah Justice
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Sue Makuta
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Barbara Dupont
A Summer Mystery
JM Caldwell Park Pollinator Garden in Princeton
Edition 33 – Shaking The Trees – September 2022
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2,500 Hours – Terry Comingore
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2,500 Hours – Linda Nixon
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2,500 Hours – Rick Travis
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Mittie McDonald
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Deb Hartman
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Lisa Striping
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Shari Navarette
Chapter Project Grant Application is currently open
1st Annual BPTMN Mothing Event: Moths, Bugs, and a Frog – O My!!!
Erwin Park
Frisco Northwest Park Bioblitz
Edition 32 – Shaking The Trees – Summer 2022 Edition
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Lisa Travis
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1000 Hours – Rick Park
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Nancy Riggs
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Rhonda Sanchez
My New Best Friend: Merlin Sound ID
Honoring Frances Williams, Founder of Connemara
Erwin Park – Hawk’s Nest
Edition 31 – Shaking The Trees – May 5, 2022
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Beverly Carpenter
2022 Heard Plant Sale
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Karen Spalding-Wright
Frisco Eggsplorers Outreach Event was Eggcredible!
Buckeye Pilgrimage
Photos of the City of Anna Earth Day Event
HELP WANTED – April 2022
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Leah Justice
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Paulette Planko
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Tasha Patterson
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Lorrie Mathers
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Andy Hudson
Edition 30 – Shaking The Trees – April 5, 2022
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Tom Shackelford
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Sarah Densmore
Sarah Densmore, 2021 My major volunteer areas are with the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, where I am the Volunteer Coordinator, and with Texas Metro Wildlife Rehabilitation (I’ve submitted an application to be sub-permitted as a wildlife rehabilitator. I’m waiting to hear back from TPWD on whether or not I’m approved.), where I help rehab baby cottontails and juvenile opossums. In regards to why I stay with the chapter, I’m not sure why I would leave. I worked hard to get into the TMN program, I’m thrilled with all of the doors of opportunity that are available due to this certification,…
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Susan Makuta
Susan Makuta, 2021 I am a member of the class of 2021. I volunteer at the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. I am on the Monday rehab team caring for the birds of prey. I am with a great team and I have learned so much there. I have also assisted with some deconstruction work on the education enclosures. Additionally, I help with various activities with public events for BPRC. Susan Makuta, Class of 2021 I also volunteer at the Heard Nature Preserve. I have worked in the gardens with Amy, taken trail guide training with Dave Powell, assisted at various…
‘Dem Bones Update
Last of the Blackland, A Nature Conservancy video
Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists at the Collin County MG Garden Show
Edition 29 – Shaking The Trees – March 7, 2022
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Louise Frost
Louise Frost, 2010 I’m mostly a life-long Dallasite with gaps here and there. When I moved back here in 2010, I was looking for something to get involved with and the Heard came up. I’ve always been a nature lover, and loved taking my boys there as kids so I signed up and tried a few jobs. Trail Guide struck my interest and in addition to Dave Powell doing the training, there were a couple of other MNs in the group who encouraged me to join. I did and was so glad I did! I had so much fun with…
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Duane Mortenson
Duane Mortenson, 2018 I grew up on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin, so I spent my youth outside most every day. It was a beautiful area for hiking, camping, canoeing and cross-country skiing in the winter. For my career I decided to go into electrical engineering and I moved to Texas. It was quit the change to swap endless days outside for an inside cubicle behind a computer, the hills and trees of Wisconsin for flat prairie land. I did spend as much time outside as I could but it wasn’t the same. When I approached retirement, I started…
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – John W. “Dub” Spencer
John W. “Dub” Spencer, 2017 I grew up in small central Texas town (Hamilton), working, playing, and loving the outdoors. After retirement I was searching for an activity or group that would allow me to spend time outdoors and and be involved with fun folks and the Texas Master Naturalist Program certainly provides both. I consider myself a nature generalist, I know a little about a lot of things, but not much about anything. As an example I know leaves are often green or brown, native plants are good, invasive plants are bad, birds often fly, etc.. Current chapter activities…
Long Time, No Hear
Introduction to the Great Trinity Forest with Bill Holston
Great Wildlife Moment in Collin County
Susan Abernethy, 2018 I thought this may be worth putting on the website under great wildlife moment, Lynx rufus at my next door neighbor’s front yard on February 26, 2022.
Edition 28 – Shaking The Trees – January 18, 2022
Thank you, Tom Shackelford
Polymorphism or Spring Treasure Hunt at Raptor Center
Clymer Meadow Projects in 2022
Mental Wanderings
Shells to warm your hearts
Reflections on Sara Dykman’s Bicycling with Butterflies Book
Edition 27 – Shaking The Trees – December 13, 2021
Member Emeritus – Deborah Canterbury
Deborah Canterbury was awarded the title Member Emeritus at the December 14 meeting and gifted a beautiful stain glass dragonfly Tiffany style lamp. MEMBER EMERITUS. On June 18th of this year President Tom received a note from a Chapter member asking him to consider the following. In the past there have been members who were awarded the title of ‘Emeritus’ due to their diligence with the chapter. I would like to recommend that the chapter bestow a pat on the back to several other members of this chapter that have helped to make it so very special and are still working…
Honorary Membership – Bill Woodfin
Thank you, Mike Roome
Plano Heritage Farmstead Light Festival
From Lu Anne Ray (BPTMN VH/AT Director): We all know that COVID has made it difficult for many of the places where we volunteer to continue to operate including The Plano Heritage Farmstead Museum. But hats off to the Farmstead Board and management as they continue to look for creative programs to help make ends meet and keep their doors open, including a new Lights on the Farm event. The Plano Heritage Farmstead Museum is partnering up with Professional Lighting Company First Choice Lights to create the Holiday event of the season. Lights on the Farm will run for 17 nights (Fri, Sat, Sun)…
2021 Chapter Elections
At our November 9, 2021 chapter meeting Rick Travis was elected to serve as President for the next two years. At the same meeting Page Schreck was re-reelected to serve as Treasurer for the next two years. Page and Rick are both active Master Naturalists, Page is the incumbent Treasurer, serving since 2020. Rick served as Vice President in 2019-2020 and leads the Frisco Prairie Restoration projects. Please welcome these two invaluable members back to the BPTMN board.
2021 Greensource DFW Green Project Award – Alex Dubovsky
Edition 26 – Shaking The Trees – November 2, 2021
2021 Greensource DFW Sustainable Leadership Award – Bob Mione
The Texas Master Naturalist Blackland Prairie Chapter is pleased to announce that chapter member Bob Mione (Class of 2012) has been selected to receive a 2021 Green Source DFW Sustainable Leadership Award. Congratulations Bob! Bob will be receiving the Unsung Hero Award for his work as volunteer manager for the Connemara Meadow in Allen. Over the past decade, he’s been leading the restoration of the meadow’s Blackland prairie. He has also been very involved working to reintroduce Bobwhite quail to Collin County. “There are few others who have given as much of their time, energy, and passion to restoring the Blackland Prairie in the DFW…
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1000 – Loreli Stierlen
2021 Annual Photo Contest Winner
Janice James, 2018 We are so pleased to report that BPTMN member Janice James won first place in the Texas Master Naturalist 2021 Annual Meeting Digitally Enhanced Photo Contest with her entry entitled “Old Soul.” The red-eared slider turtle was just sitting on a log by the boardwalk at the Heard. I was there with some dear friends from out of town that were visiting – the photo was the last ‘hike’, and the last ‘visit’, that I had for months, as it was on March 10, 2020. So it resonates for that reason too. 🙂 The app was called Deep…
2021 Annual Conference
Tom Shackelford, 2018 – President 2021 Annual Conference Blackland Prairie Chapter Members photo by Tom Shackelford 2021 Annual Conference Dave Powell 5,000 Service Hours Recognition photo by Tom Shackelford
Frisco Arborfest Event Tree Planting, Woodland Walk, and Prairie Buffalo Stomp Seed Toss, Oh My!
The Frisco Parks Department held an extraordinarily successful “Arborfest Tree Walk and Buffalo Stomp” nature event at Frisco Commons Park on Saturday, Oct. 30. Several Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists played significant roles in both the preparation for this event, and as participants in the event itself. The “Buffalo Stomp” portion of the event is a native plant seedball toss in the prairie restoration area at Frisco Commons. Well, to make seedballs, you need seed! Several BPTMN’s helped harvest native flora and grass seed form a large natural area in Frisco’s Northwest Community Park. Over several late summer and early fall…
New Trails page
Michelle Connally, 2018 Over the past year, chapter members Jean Suplick and Duane Mortenson have shared some great information about local trails in the area. We also have some monthly VH available by helping the North Texas Chapter with the Trinity Buckeye Trail Project. We wanted to create a central location to peruse these Trails posts involving our fellow chapter members. Now you can find the BPTMN trails page at – https://txmn.org/bptmn/trails/ or from the Menu, click on Members, Trails. Do you know of a great trail for flora and/ or fauna viewing or peaceful walk. Please share your experience…
Edition 25 – Shaking The Trees – October 3, 2021
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1000 – Lauren Bendiksen
Lauren Bendiksen, 2019 I am a born and bred Texan, having grown up in Dallas. I only moved away from the area for college at Texas A&M-College Station. I have always loved nature. As a child, I would swing in our backyard for what seemed like hours. I loved to climb our home’s trees. I loved exploring the local creek. I have always adored animals so loved looking for toads, butterflies, caterpillars, birds… anything could keep me engaged outdoors. My very favorite item from nature was (and and probably still is) seashells. Anytime we ventured to South Padre for family…
Citizen Science in your community? You Betcha!
Fall is here
Sally Evans, 2006; Founder & Emeritus Leaves are fluttering down; Butterflies are fluttering around; Hummingbirds are fluttering as they nectar. Lizards are sunning; Squirrels are running; Red lilies are stunning in the back garden sector. A full harvest moon Makes young lovers swoon ; We know fall’s tune but can’t see the director. The cooler fall weather Has released the air conditioner’s tether, And I can’t tell whether I should be mentor For a Cook out, A hike or bike out, Or a full-blown party with Halloween décor. Whatever I choose; whatever you pick, Be it a steak or a…
Lavon Lake Trinity Trail
Heard Sanctuary Fall/ Winter Volunteer existing projects
Annual Sunflower
Edition 24 – Shaking The Trees – September 1, 2021
What is happening at Brockdale park?
Michelle Connally, 2014 Have you been out to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center lately? Take a gander at the recent photos provided by Lorelei Stierlen and peruse the new opportunities all in one place! 2021-08 BPRC Pond View – LStierlen Events happening at the BPRC include: Thursday, September 9, 2021 – VH Opportunity The Blackland Prairie Raptor Center is hosting an iNaturalist bioblitz in Brockdale Park. Observations made during this event will count for the Fall Socially Distant BioBlitz project. Enjoy the morning in the beautiful park and help the BPTMN accumulate points toward becoming the DFW master naturalist chapter…
Northwest Community Park
New plant at Wylie Prairie
Dave Powell, 2007 While I was gathering grass seed at Wylie on Thursday I came across a new plant for the area. Yes the grass seed is starting to get where it can be harvested even though it is a little early. It gets quite hot at Wylie with few trees so you have to limit your time. Eastern Gama Grass has dropped most of its seeds already but Sideoats Grama is starting to be ready even though some of it is still blooming. Oh yeah the new plant is Rattle Snake Master. 2021-08 Rattle Snake Master plant. Photo by…
August in Cicadia
Protecting Blackland Prairie Video with our very own!
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Ernie Stokley, 2015
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 Curator’s Note: It is wonderful to know about the continuing individual involvements of our members that leads to milestone status. Now and then a member’s response says it all about what turns a Chapter into a tribe. Ernie Stokley’s musings sort of reflect the reasons why every person who stays with the chapter. The primary mission is to teach in order to arm every student with tools to go out and stamp out ignorance and become involved in their communities. Staying a chapter member is a choice. I like to think it is based on putting that…
Edition 23 – Shaking The Trees – August 2, 2021
Introducing Kids to Nature from One Mother to Another
Check out the updated Outreach Topics!
What is your naturalist passion, what can you talk about for 20 minutes straight? We want to know! We have quite a few talented Master Naturalists whose interests align with our Outreach Program. Rhonda Sanchez our Outreach Director recently updated our list of topics to include Fish of the Blackland Prairie, Bobwhite Quail Restoration and Cosmology. Find out what other topics are available by clicking HERE or from the Top Menu, Click About Us, then Click Outreach. If you are interested in spreading your joy of nature with others, contact Rhonda at outreach@bptmn.org.
Author praises our Blackland Prairie Chapter Contribution.
Chapter Meetings now available online!
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Cindy Napper, 2017
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 Congratulations to Cindy Napper on her 500 hour pin. Cindy Napper, 2017 I graduated with the 2017 class and became a Naturalist because I saw how much fun Paul was having. There’s a whole chapter I could write on how he was revitalized before my eyes while going thru training and afterwards, and it was just so inspiring to see him be excited about something! I wanted some of that… I was invited to be on the Ed. Comm. by Greg Hayden in 2018; I told him I didn’t feel that I could offer anything but he…
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Michelle Connally, 2018
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 Congratulations to Michelle Connally on her 500 hour pin. Michelle Connally, 2018 Came across the Texas Master Naturalists training program on my quest to learn all things about growing food in North Texas. Each year as a Master Naturalist I learn more about the beautiful clay soil, our local flora, specifically edible natives. The wide variety of programs offered to our members continue to expand my gardening and cooking experiences. In addition to my volunteer time at BPTMN, I tend to a donation garden 15-20 hours per week. My 500 VH hours were accumulated by accepting the…
Edition 22 – Shaking The Trees – July 2, 2021
Blackland Prairie TMN Graduation 2021
Summary by Jean Suplick, 2018 Meet the Class of 2021! These new members of the Blackland Prairie Chapter blazed a new path through our basic training program and are eager to get out there and engage in our volunteer activities. Be sure to introduce yourself to them the next chance you get. Class of 2021 initial certifications: Heather Fell, Sarah Densmore, Karen Driks, Lorrie Mathers, Sue Kacines, Nancy Riggs, Sue Makuta. Class of 2021 double certifications: Heather Fell, Sarah Densmore, Karen Driks
Literally Shaking the Trees at Raptor Center
Brown Wasp Mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea) or is it?
Ode to Virus
Michelle Connally, 2018 Starting in April 2020, the Shaking of the Trees newsletter provided myself and others a connection to our fellow chapter members in a time of isolation. Hooked from Edition 1 including posts about Cynthia’s Frankford Prairie Wild Hyacinths, Donna Cole’s brown snake, Clyde’s owls, a link to Carol’s World Blog, Susan’s Homemade mask request, Sally’s poem “Seeing ’round the bend, Laura’s Heard update, Tasha’s wildlife management approval, Ed’s covid tips and Beverly’s lovely azaleas, man I could not wait for Canter’s Edition 2 and here we are today on Edition 22. Over the spring of 2021, Sally…
The Call of The Chattahoochee
What we have seen
Expansion of the Great Texas Wildlife Trail
McKinney Greens 500 Milkweed plants
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Logan Plunkett, 2017 and Debbie Doyle, 2017
Edition 21 – Shaking The Trees – June 10, 2021
Clyde’s Screech Owl box – Wildlife VRBO
Clyde Camp, 2011 Clyde has had little luck with the residents of his screech owl box making it through birth and fledging. You will laugh out loud at the attached videos titled Tree Rat Homemaking and Noon Scratch and Snooze. Turn the volume up. https://youtu.be/-voQ-yLg10w https://youtu.be/bFAC4pMCQzQ Find out more about Clyde’s Screech Owls at his website. http://www.crcamp.com
2021 Re-certification Pin – Side Oats Grama
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 This year’s pin is the Side-Oats Grama, the state grass. So, here is your did-ja-know re: side-oats gramma. 2021-05-22 Tom Shackelford and Jennie SawyerChapter Pin drive-by eventPhoto by Deborah Canterbury2021 Texas Master Naturalists Recertification Pin Side Oats GramaPhoto by Deborah Canterbury First, local information. Dave Powell says that side-oats grama is on the three locations at which he volunteers/manages. “We seeded Wylie, it was already at Erwin Park in McKinney. All of the prairies at the Heard are at some stage of restoration however, it could have been on the edge of the pastures.” Bob Mione said…
Tom’s Backyard
Tom Shackelford, 2018 – President We spend time in our back yard almost every day and sometimes I am quick enough to snap a shot with my phone. Two years ago I took out about 1/4 of the grass and am attempting to get native grass and wildflowers to grow instead. It is slowly starting to change and it seems that nature has started to assist with the remodel. There is a definitely a more robust and diverse population than a few years ago. It appears that a new family has taken up residence in the vacant house in our…
Musings from Paul
Paul Napper, 2016 – Project Manager for Allen Senior Center Native Plant Garden Generic Photo of Allen Senior Recreation Center Photo By https://www.ntmwd.com/ Paul brought up an interesting observation at the Allen Senior Center Native Plant Garden. He has noticed that since the freeze and rains seeds that had not sprouted in six years are coming up and that some trees and other plants are growing like crazy. He has also observed different habits in birds and fauna. Share your thoughts and observations with us for the next issue. Let’s have some good old citizen science reports…and of course, photos.
Yes, We Can!
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 Over the past several months we have always posted a “if you need anything, let us know.” We have a few opportunities to help our tribe members. For various reasons, a few native gardens and yards are in need of some TLC. The homeowners would love to share the joy and explain their concepts. So, we need several volunteers willing to go chat, pull, plant and learn from these fellow members by helping them spiff up their property and sharing the joy of their gardens. If you would like to become a member of the native brigade…
Aint Afraid of No Weed Whackers
Deborah Canterbury, 2014 The Heritage Farmstead native plot has had an interesting and inspiring past. Starting as a project by Master Naturalists and guided along as a Junior Naturalist project at a nearby school in Plano, it has tripled in size over the past decade as has the volunteer list. As reported several weeks ago, the caregivers thought that is was going to be a disaster recovery after an over-zealous property crew weed whacked everything down to the ground. The students who studied at the plot experimented with “buffalo stomping” with success and selective pruning seemed to make things thrive…
Edition 20 – Shaking The Trees – May 10, 2021
Green River Fish to Feed the Imagination
Raptor Center – Black Willow doing well
By Dirk Zartler, 2007 Looks like the Black Willow cuttings planted in the shoreline at the Raptor center are doing well. A recent check indicates about 80-90% are alive, rooting, and budding or leafing out…some are even flowering. Black Willow photo by Dirk Zartler Black WIllow photo by Dirk Zartler Original Shoring up the Raptor Center Shoreline Post by Dirk Zartler
Clymer Beauty
By Tom Shackelford, 2018 Visiting and working at the Clymer Meadow is a siren song for Master Naturalists in this area of Texas. Enjoy the beauty in the photos (Click on each photo for new window of the larger image) Follow this link to learn about this Nature Conservancy land. remnant prairie, “Fleabane in foreground” Photo by Tom Shackelford Ground Plum / Milk vetch – Astragalus crassicarpus Photo by Tom Shckelford Purple paintbrush – Castille purpurea Photo by Tom Shackelford Yellow Wild Indigo – Baptisia sphaerocarpa Photo by Tom Shackelford
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Laurie Sheppard
By Laurie Sheppard, 2017 Our Tribe’s Fortune – 500 Hour Pin Recipient (Hard in good times but “Wow” in a pandemic!) I do most of my volunteering at Hagerman NWR. I began volunteering there in 2009, shortly after I discovered the magic of the refuge. Every day is different and there’s always something new to discover. The Friends of Hagerman gave me an avenue to explore, identify, and report my discoveries. I did this through writing an occasional blog post, creating a handout, or simply posting photos of things I had seen along with a little description of my research.…
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Matt DeLozier
By Matt DeLozier, 2013 (Alamo Area Chapter – San Antonio) Our Tribe’s Fortune – 500 Hour Pin Recipient (Hard in good times but “Wow” in a pandemic!) Most of my service comes from working with Texas Parks and Wildlife, which is how I was introduced to the program in the first place. If any park reaches out for assistance (no matter how far away) I will usually find a way to help – teach a class, work on trails, pull invasive species, etc. I even designed and installed a geocaching course at a state park that had received some grant…
Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Rick Park
By Rick Park, 2020 Our Tribe’s Fortune – 500 Hour Pin Recipient (Hard in good times but “Wow” in a pandemic!) I volunteer at both Connemara and the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center. Both afford me the opportunity to be outside and keep busy even with COVID. These locations allowed me to volunteer while keeping a safe distance from other volunteers. Both locations provide projects which are physical and mentality enriching. It is satisfying knowing I am getting a good physical workout, learning about prairies/grasses and forbs while contributing to the restoration of our original fauna.
15 Baffling Cicada Facts
Article Submission by Tony Manasseri, 2007 Photo Submitted by Deborah Canterbury The year of the cicada has received lots of hype in the radio media. People rescheduling outdoor weddings, sharing recipes, relating experiences. Author of the article Olivia Young. Check out this article titled “15 Baffling Cicada Facts” published at Treehugger.com
Heard Plant Sale 2021 Prep
By Deborah Canterbury with Photos by Shari Navarette In the era BPL (Before Pandemic Lockdown) we had a member, Shari Navarette, volunteer to be the chapter photographer. That job was shelved after the March meeting – which was her first official assignment. She was at the Heard sale setup last week and is back in business. While the number of plants was down for the 2021 Heard Plant Sale, the quality of offerings was top-notch with some not-always-seen items. Then came the storm threat on Friday. Fortunately it held off, the members-only line stretched through the parking lot to the…
Doves nest location choices
By Clyde Camp, 2011 and Beverly Carpenter, 2013 Doves are not good nest builders as is apparent from photos from Clyde Camp and Beverly Carpenter. Beverly’s example is in a hanging plant. Dove Nest photo by Beverly Carpenter Clyde found a nest on the hose hanger on side of his house. Dove Nest on Hose photo by Clyde Camp Dove Chicks photo by Clyde Camp
Jim’s Crowned Night Herons Update
Remember the Golden crowned night herons that have nested in Jim Dulian’s yard? (See Below for article and photos) They came back, hung around a bit, decided they did not like the tree trimming and left. Haven’t been seen again.
An Acquaintance
By Sally Evans, Member Emeritus and Class of 2000. A cotton tailed rabbit in my garden dwells, lifting its nose to smell the smellsAnd lifting its ears to hear the sounds.It has eaten the pansies one by one; I’m not sure what other eating it has doneAs it makes its nightly rounds.It seems to have lost its rabbitly fear of the dog and two people who are living hereFor it often just stands its ground.Daily I do a garden ‘walk-about’ seeing which plants should be pulled outOr what new ones can be found,And the rabbit sits and watches me, letting…
Edition 19 – Shaking The Trees – April 12, 2021
Winter Ducks at Russell Creek Park
By John Garbutt, 2014 To some, winter and Uri are now four letter words never to be spoken again as we enter spring. As a birder, the harbinger of spring, Barn Swallows, have been here since the first of March and are flying past my window. The trees outside are leafing out. This however is about the ducks who visit us in winter. I always look forward to the annual arrival of wintering ducks. A favorite place to observe and photograph them is Russell Creek Park in Plano. I discovered it a couple of winters ago when using eBird to…
Native Plant Garden at Plano Heritage Farmstead
By Bryan Beck, 2017 The native plant garden at the Plano Heritage Farmstead Museum has been through a lot in the past month or so. First, came the boot-deep snows and the bone-chilling cold. Next was the eighty-degree temperatures that we had at the end of February. Then hail and even fog reared their ugly heads. And, most recently we have seen the pre-April showers and wind that we are accustomed to getting around here. But none of these plagues could stunt the emergence of our wonderful prairie natives at the Farmstead! Before weeding at Prairie Farmstead photo by Bryan…
Quail Quest 2021
By Bob Mione, 2012 The past three years, Kristin and Mark Payne have incubated and brooded BW quail chicks for us at Connemara. When the BW’s were old enough, normally about 6 to 8 weeks old, they would bring them to the Meadow where they were held in our big “acclimation” pen until they were released at the Meadow, Raptor Center, Bill and Fran Woodfin’s farm or within the City of Plano. Bob White Quail chick photo by Leah Beck This year, the Payne’s did not have enough room to brood out the BW’s, so I reached out to the…
Bend in the River
By Greg Tonian, 2016 We came together at the river bend, To witness flowing milky blue green water, Laden with Llano Estacado dust, pulsing its lode toward the Matagorda Bay. Meeting half way between the angry clouds that enveloped us this morning and the vast, star-filled skies that would expand above us later that evening, We laced up our hiking boots for an exploration of time and space. I had squeezed between semis and sheets of rain in the dark leaving Dallas, While you evaded slowdowns in Austin only to arrive here a few minutes behind me. Somewhere past Lampasas,…
Feeling the Burn: Controlled burn at BPRC
by Lorelei Stierlen, 2014 Our team, Dick Zartler, Rick Park, Steve Their and I had spent weeks preparing the fire breaks and cutting the cedars, applying all the lessons learned from the 2020 burn. We had implemented creative solutions to the problem of a lack of fuel on the ground in certain areas to ensure a complete burn on the entire west side. There were many pounds of seed standing by in my garage. Everything was inspected and approved by January. We were ready. Then it snowed, followed by what seemed to be never ending rain – and that did…
Volunteers for Heard Plant Sale Needed
By Carol Clark, Laura Ragen, Fran & Bill Woodfin et al 2010, 2014, 2007 Photo courtesy of Heard Museum Plant Sale Best Testimonial ever: “A lot of what I have learned about native plants came from attending the sales at the Heard yearly.”– Carol Clark The oldest (two decades), largest and most consistent native plant sale in North Texas is up and running again this year at the Heard Museum. Beside this brief history of the Heard Native Plant Sale there are a few things to know. Despite the weather, growers were not drastically affected by the deep freeze and…
Edition 18 – Shaking The Trees – March 1, 2021
Curious George Settles in for the Day
By Clyde Camp, 2011 Curious George arrives at about 20 seconds into the video link and settles in for the day. He’s verbally accosted by a couple of jays and a squirrel about midway through the video. George is the male of the last breeding season (spring, 2020) – a grey-phase Eastern Screech Owl. His mate then was a red-phase female named Hunter. Their breeding attempt was unsuccessful with two clutches of eggs, neither of which hatched. They are both visiting the box off and on again and probably staking their claim on it in late fall 2020. https://youtu.be/HOEaihBhFfg You…
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Update
Written By Richard Heilbrun, TPWD Richard Heilbrun, who is well known by TMN’s and is Program Leader at Texas Parks & Wildlife Department,has been actively involved with The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. We recently asked him about its progress since not much comes out of D.C. nowadays that is not related to COVID. The Wildlife Act made substantial progress in 2020. The standalone bill, HR 3742, passed out of committee with bipartisan support. The text of that bill, slightly altered, was inserted into HR 2, which passed the US House on July 20 and was sent it to the US…
What a Difference a Week Makes
By Sally Evans, Founder and Emeritus THEN: By the time anyone reads this epistle the Backyard Bird Count will be over, the Great Winter Storm will be over, Valentine’s Day will be over, and we will be working on the pandemic to be over! It has been a difficult time for people on so many areas of their lives with survival being uppermost. Actually the GBBC came at a good time because many folks could not do anything else except peep out the draped windows at the birds coming in to find what food they could. Bird feeders came to…
Frisco Natural Area Restoration Opportunities
By Rick Travis, 2018 Hurray!!! Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalist Chapter and the Frisco Parks and Recreation Department have reached an agreement that allows our chapter members to provide VH eligible restoration and maintenance efforts within the natural areas located in various Frisco parks, such as Frisco Commons, Cottonwood Creek, Northwest Community parks, and the Stewart Creek Wetlands Preserve. The Stewart Creek Wetlands Preserve Both weekend and weekday work sessions in the Frisco park natural areas will begin mid-March and can be found on the BPTMN calendar. Initial work will focus on the prairie restoration site at Frisco Commons…
Chip and Dale Still Entertain
By Deborah Canterbury, 2014 As I have nothing better to do than stare out my window into the back yard, I have been highly entertained by the two squirrels who frequent my bird feeders and scoff at my futile attempts to deter them. So I did some fact finding to assure me that I am smarter than a squirrel and that I still know how to read and research. Fact #1: They Were Brought into U.S. Parks Intentionally Squirrels can be pests around your property, but did you know that they were introduced to American nature parks intentionally?After the Industrial…
Shoring up the Shoreline at Raptor Center
By Dick Zartler, 2007 During the first week in March a group of Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists, led by Rick Travis and Lorelei Stierlen and joined by Lisa Travis, Susan Abernethy and Dick Zartler, planted over 300 cuttings to help stabilize the BPRC’s eastern shoreline on Lavon lake. The eastern shoreline, on the open lake, steep and consisting of unconsolidated clays, has been eroded over almost 70 years by a combination of “wave wash” from passing boats and periodic changes in water levels. The cuttings were about 18” to 24” long and consisted of black willows and buttonbushes, both water-loving…
Edition 17 – Shaking The Trees – February 1, 2021
The Legacy of Bill Holifield 1931 – 2021
Heard Happenings
Carnage in Collin County
A January Visit to Lake Tawakoni State Park
A Mother’s Story
The Last Cougar
Edition 16 – Shaking The Trees – January 11, 2021
The Continuing Chronicles of the Commons Cooper’s
By: John Garbutt Watching the five Cooper’s Hawks fledge in mid-June under their mother’s watchful…
Bethany Lakes Park Birding
By: Jim Dulian Here is a list of all the water birds we have seen…
Thousands of Trees and City Challenges, Oh My!
By: Deborah Canterbury Dave Powell is constantly widening our net of experience and consulting. 2021…
Heard Trail Topping
By: Deborah Canterbury It was a joint effort between the Heard animal team, the Celina…
BPRC 2020 Prairie Restoration Projects
By: Greg Tonian, Lorelei Stierlin and Dick Zartler In 2020 the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center…
Connemara Meadow Nature Preserve Year in Review
By: Robert Mione, Meadow Master Northern Bobwhite Quail – Photo by – Serena Duan In…
Heard Paleo Lab adds new display
By: Patti Tuck 2020 has at least one bright moment! A new fossil was added…
BPRC Give a Hoot Gala Summary
By: Erich Neupert Here is some information about our Give A Hoot Gala we had…
2020: Hagerman NWR Year in Review
By Laurie Sheppard The year started out like any other, but 2020 had plenty of…
Edition 15 – Shaking The Trees – December 1, 2020
Clyde Camp – Hunter, the Red Morph Screech Owl, returns [again].
Hunter, the Red Morph Screech Owl, returns [again]. Since the beginnning of October, I’ve powered…
Al Baume – Beck’s Prairie @ Connemara Meadow
Tom Shackelford – Clymer Meadow
While certifying as a Master Naturalist in 2018 a field trip was offered to Clymer…
Deborah Canterbury – Susan Smith We Will Miss You
Deborah Canterbury – Congratulations new Board Members!
Congratulations and thanks to our new board members. Laura Ragan, Vice President (21-22) – class…
Leadership in Action
As 2020 comes to a close, we reflect on the memories of our time this…
Edition 14 – Shaking The Trees – November 1, 2020
Deborah Canterbury – TMN Educators in Action
Two of our tribe are serving in leadership roles with Native Plant Society. Congratulations to…
Linda Nixon – Congratulations to the Trinity Coalition!
Photo by Teresa Patterson The Trinity River Paddling Trail was one of the 30 trails…
Jim Dulian – Crowning the Heron
INTRO On Jun. 18, 2019, I found a rather large light blue egg shell in…
David Powell – Wylie Portrait
We have new signage in Wylie! The Eastern Gama Grass is blooming. A Great Golden…
Greg Tonian – Time Passages
Time Passages, reflections on a solo hike on the Eagle Rock Loop, Ouachita National Forest,…
Sally Evans – What Izzit?
I found this recently in my yard. iNat was stumped. I call it Plantus Drivewae….
Edition 13 – Shaking The Trees – October 15, 2020
Deborah Canterbury – What ‘Cha Doin’?
Since the first year of the Blackland Prairie Chapter our tribe members have taken on…
Mary Pearl Meuth – Check your Tech for the 2020 Annual Meeting!
Check your Tech for the 2020 Annual Meeting! It’s almost time for our TMN Annual…
Lisa Travis – Fall Socially Distant BioBlitz for DFW Master Naturalist Chapters
September 6–12, 2020 The first DFW Fall Socially Distant BioBlitz was a huge success! During…
Bob Mione & Lorelei Stierlen – New Meaning to When I am calling you
Currently, about 70 quail have been relocated to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center and can…
Janice James – To Stretch is Good
This may be a stretch, but for those interested in the outdoors, there are often…
John Garbutt – Mississippi Kites
After the birding doldrums of August, I longed for a change in the wind and…
Edition 12 – Shaking The Trees – October 1, 2020
Dick Zartler & Lorelei Stierlen – Raptor Center Land Restoration
Sally Evans – Sharing the Biodiverse Backyard
Lu Anne Ray & Bob Mione – Talking quail
Deborah Canterbury – Ant Talk
Linda Nixon – September Membership Report
Membership Totals: · 167-active members | 28-in-training | 312-inactive/interested members Total Re-Certifications: 60New Re-Certifications: · Brendan Blackwell, Tony…
Linda Nixon – Open Board Positions
Candidates for Board Positions The BPTMN Officer Nomination Committee is currently seeking members interested in…
Edition 11 – Shaking The Trees – September 1, 2020
Lisa Travis – Fall Socially Distant BioBlitz – DFW Urban Ecosystem
Beverly Carpenter – Favorite Finds in my yard this summer.
LuAnne Ray – Neighborhood Snake Rescue
Terry Comingore – Will they rebuild in the remains next year?
Laurie Sheppard – You can take the naturalist out of Texas but…
Bryan Beck – Master Naturalist Making a Difference
Edition 10 – Shaking The Trees – August 15, 2020
Jean Suplick – Presenting the Class of 2020
John Garbutt – Cooper’s Hawk
A couple of winters previous, I discovered a large nest at one of the local…