Chapter Meetings now available online though our Vimeo account. This link is also available in the Upper Right Hand Corner of our bptmn.org site. If you missed any of our recent chapter meeting presentations, you can now view recordings online!
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Author praises our Blackland Prairie Chapter Contribution.
Amy Martin, NTMN I want to share with the Blackland Prairie chapter my gratitude of the “loan” of several naturalists for Wild Dallas-Fort Worth: Explore the Amazing Nature of North Texas
BPTMN Membership Directory – ADD YOUR NAME NOW!
Hello BPTMN Members! We are establishing a chapter membership directory for the purpose of providing member contact information to other members. The directory will be accessible through the password protected ‘Members Area’ under the ‘Members’ tab of the chapter website. The directory will include the name, email address and class… Read More →
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… Read More →
Volunteers for Heard Plant Sale Needed
By Carol Clark, Laura Ragen, Fran & Bill Woodfin et al 2010, 2014, 2007 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… Read More →
Chapter Meetings
2020 December 8 “The Junipers of Texas” Chase Brooke November 10 “Texas Native Cats and the Role of Advocacy” Monica Morrison October 13 Interpreting Wildlife Track and Sign Dwight Wilson September 8 “Texas Native Plants and Climate Change” Dr. George Diggs August 11 Restoring Prairie Habitat on Public… Read More →
Hiking the Trail Between the Lakes
by Ron Bamberg I recently completed a backpacking trip on The Trail Between the Lakes, a 28-mile track that connects Lakes Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend in deep east Texas. Toledo Bend straddles the Texas-Louisiana line and is formed on the Sabine River. Sam Rayburn, to the west,… Read More →
Our Tribe’s Fortune – Ruby: 4,000 Hours – Lisa Travis
Lisa Travis, Class of 2018 – When I first heard about the program, I was mainly interested in the education part, and didn’t know too much about the volunteering aspect. We attended an open house with the NTMN chapter, and I thought several of the volunteering projects sounded interesting. We started attending meetings at the Blackland Prairie Chapter, and it seemed like they were a great group of people who were doing something to make a difference, and I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Lisa Travis
Lisa Travis, 2018 and 2022-2023 New Class Director – I retired from teaching in 2017, but still have a passion for learning and sharing what I’ve learned.