“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.
Congratulations to the Blackland Prairie Chapter Class of 2024!
Monthly Chapter Meetings
2024 December Blackland Prairie Chapter Holiday Party
Blackland Prairie Chapter Holiday Party
December 10, 2024 – Tuesday, 6:30 PM – IN PERSON ONLY CHAPTER BUSINESS & POTLUCK
Join us for an evening of cheer and camaraderie!
We are excited to invite our Blackland Prairie Chapter members to our annual holiday party! This event is In-Person only! It will be an excellent opportunity to catch up with Partners, Project Leaders, the 2024 Meeting & Deep Dive Speakers, Mothing setup friends, and fellow chapter members to celebrate the holiday season.
We hope to see you there!
When: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Where: Heard Museum, 1 Nature Place, McKinney, TX 75069
Directions to SRC: Drive through Heard gates; go past the parking lot and museum building; continue until the road ends at the large white SRC building.
What: A festive evening of food, drinks, and door prizes.
We will have a potluck dinner; the chapter will provide the main dish, which includes a vegetarian option.
Use our Signup Genius link below to RSVP and bring your favorite dish to share.
BPTMN Holiday Party 2024 Sign Up Genius
Contact: If you have any questions about this potluck event, please get in touch with Stephanie Cleveland at vicepresident@bptmn.org.
Logging VH/AT:
AT – Attending this meeting is not an eligible AT event because there will NOT be an Advanced Training presentation.
VH – If you have photos of your 2024 BPTMN volunteer service memories, send photos to photos@bptmn.org. We will have a slide show running on the projector screen. Up to 1 hour of Time Spent collecting and providing photo details such as When, Who, Where and What can be counted as Volunteer Service Hour.
VH – Are you interested in helping hospitality with setup and tear down? Time Spent can be counted as Volunteer Service Hours. Email – vicepresident@bptmn.org if you are interested in helping.
Donations: Do you have a question about an unwrapped door prize you want to donate? Please contact Stephanie Cleveland at vicepresident@bptmn.org.
Past Chapter Meeting Speakers and Topics
Current News
The Friends of Hagerman NWR Refuge Roundup was a Big Success, Thanks to TMN Volunteers!
Submitted by Patricia Crain, Class of 2018 The Refuge Roundup festival on the Second Saturday in October is always a big day for the Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, and this year the TMN were there to help! In fact, BPTMN volunteers working with the Friends of Hagerman NWR contributed over 600 hours of volunteer service in October, 2024! Activities for the Refuge Roundup Included: A Native Plant Sale AT – Early Bird Walk with Jack Chiles, BPTMN AT – Tram Tours of the Refuge, with Bert Garcia, BPTMN and Maraget Avard, BPTMN (Pictured) AT – Raptors of Texoma…
Native Plant Rescue at Plano Senior High – THIS SATURDAY 23rd
Message from our Librarian
Attention BPC/TMN members! Please do not donate any new books without checking with the Chapter Librarian Linder Orourke or Training Director Nancy Casillas. The library is in the process of being updated, plus we are out of storage space at the Heard Museum for books. Be sure and stop by the Book Table at the next chapter meeting and explore the new and updated books. Thanks, Linder Orourke, Librarian
