“Education, Restoration, Conservation”
Our Mission
The Texas Master Naturalist Program’s mission is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas.
Our Commitment to You
The Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalist chapter is strengthened by the diversity of our members. We are committed to providing a welcoming environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion are a core part of everything that we do. We strive to be an organization that reflects the communities we serve and encourages multiple ideas and viewpoints.
The Texas Master Naturalist program is a partnership between the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Parks & Wildlife, and other local partners.
Monthly Chapter Meetings
2023 April – Sam Crowe | Short Survey of Migratory Birds
Michelle Connally, 2018
April 11, 2023 – Tuesday 7:00 PM – Click HERE for additional information.
At the January 2023 chapter meeting, we were all introduced to just a few of the several talented humans from our Class of 2022. Sam Crowe presented his topic in a unique and fresh medium where each of the “slides” displayed was a short high quality video during his “birding potpourri” 10 minute talk. We asked him back to go into additional details about our North Texas Spring Migratory birds. His selected species will fall into three categories. Summer residents arriving, species passing through on their way north and winter residents moving north to their nesting grounds.
About our speaker:
Sam Crowe is a graduate of the 2022 Master Naturalist Class. He began birding in college, eventually doing a stint at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Later published a photographic guide to the birds of North America. He is a native Texan and has spent most of his life in the Dallas area. He is currently working for a start up company called Subeca (short for the SUnny BEaches of CAlifornia, which sometimes gets in the way of his play time.
Past Chapter Meeting Speakers and Topics
2023 April (In-Person) Deep Dive with Lisa Travis | iNaturalist
Michelle Connally, 2018
April 11, 2023 – Tuesday 6:30 PM – Click HERE for additional information.
Are you ready for the upcoming iNaturalist events on April 29 in Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve in Plano and Grand Park in Frisco with Special Guest Sam Kieschnick, April 30 in Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano and Stewart Creek Wetlands Preserve in Frisco? Come join Lisa Travis before our April Chapter meeting to review how we collect useful biodiversity information using the iNaturlist app and have a great time while doing it!
About our speaker:
Lisa Travis is a graduate of the 2018 Master Naturalist Class, provided many educational opportunities within our chapter to learn about the iNaturalist app, trees, butterflies and now serves as our New Class Director.
Current News
Rebuilding history: Caddo Nation, Texas A&M AgriLife connect
Preservation of Remnant Smiley-Woodfin Prairie
