Vicki Sanders, 2022 – Mother Nature is running a little slow this Spring, but we still had plenty to see on our walk with Carol Clark on the Natural Wonders of Oak Park Nature Walk on April 19.
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2023 February (In-Person) Deep Dive with Carol Clark
February 14, 2023 6:30 PM – Click on the date for more information. Michelle Connally, 2018 Find out what your fellow MNs did, learned and produced by participating in the two MN local chapter grant projects this year. We’ll summarize the ongoing seed grow-out project, with helpful information on how you can… Read More →
April 14th Deep Dive with Lisa and Rick Travis and Carol Clark
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 and 2021-2022 Vice President What do a couple of Master Naturalists do when, in very early spring, they find a multitude of Monarch caterpillars on a single Milkweed plant in their native plant meadow? They call Carol Clark, Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist, for advice and counsel. In… Read More →
2022 April – Carol Clark | Botany for Naturalists
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 and 2021-22 Vice President Do you visit a woods or a prairie and just see undifferentiated blobs of green ? Maybe it all looks pleasant, but you don’t really see individual plants. You aren’t alone! Lots of people experience plants that way. Maybe you already have observation… Read More →
2021 April – Carol Clark | The Flowers of the Blackland Prairie
Tuesday, April 13, 7PM CST – Did you MISS Carol’s amazing presentation? Watch it HERE! So many of our beautiful and once common native wildflowers have been removed from our local landscapes that relatively few people today can recognize and name more than a handful. This colorful slideshow program will… Read More →
Carol Clark: Native Bees in Your Landscape–Nature’s Little Preppers
Wednesday, March 3 at 7PM Less well known than European Honeybees, Texas’ native bees are nevertheless vital components of a healthy environment, and can provide a new dimension of enjoyment in your home garden. This program will cover basic information on the current challenges all bee species are facing, and the tricks they use to… Read More →
Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Heather Fell
Heather Fell, 2021 “It is great to see the students get excited about the labs at the Heard and I can share some of the knowledge I have obtained through our BPTMN training classes and working with so many of our wonderful volunteers.”
Texas Master Naturalists, Blackland Prairie Chapter
Rick Travis, 2018 –
2022 was an eventful year for the Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Chapter! The Covid scourge FINALLY began to loosen its grip on us, and as the year progressed, we began transitioning back to in-person chapter meetings, classes, and volunteer activities. Online meetings helped keep us stitched together in 2020 and 2021, but (in my humble opinion) there’s no substitute for in-the-flesh gatherings.
February Chapter Meeting “Help Wanted”
Our great chapter needs you! Plano Trails, MG Garden Show, DFW Wildlife Coalition, Heard Gardens, Clymer Meadow, YMCA Adventure Camp.
Outreach Events need You!
By Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 & Outreach Director
I am so happy to report that we finally have in person opportunities to share our Naturalist message with the public at upcoming events in Allen, Frisco, and McKinney.
Please go to this site to access the sign up for each event https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054AACAE2F4-arbor
Allen Arbor Day Celebration – Oct 30th – 8:30 am to Noon
Location: Glendover Park
Setup Time: 8:30 am
Event time: 9am – Noon
Volunteers Needed: 4
Outreach Booth with Nature Journaling hands on craft
Frisco Buffalo Stomp_Wildflower Seed Planting – Oct 30th – 10:30 am to Noon
Location: North Meadow at Frisco Commons Park
Setup Time: 10:30am
Event Time: 11am to Noon
Volunteers Needed: 2
Outreach Booth
McKinney Wilson Creek Tree Planting Day – Nov 6th – 7:30 am to 12:30pm
Location: McKinney Greens
Setup Time: 7:30am
Event Time: 8 am to 12:30pm
Volunteers Needed: 4
Outreach Booth (Nature Journaling craft if supplies are still available)