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Our Tribe’s Fortune 2500 Hours – Tom Shackelford

Tom Shackelford, 2018 and Past President (2020-2021)

I was born in Great Bend, Kansas and grew up farming and raising cattle along the Santa Fe Trail on land south of the Arkansas River, from Fort Larned to Dodge City. I did not realize it at the time but our home and the pasture lands where we grazed cattle were undeveloped, never used for agriculture beyond grazing and composed of western wheatgrass, blue grama, prairie three awn, little blue stem – native mixed prairie lands. This was my “Playground.”

Thank you, Tom Shackelford

Rick Travis, 2018 – Current President (2022-2023) –
Talk about being in the right place at the right time.
Tom stepped up to serve as Chapter President in 2020. Within just a couple of months into his Chapter Presidency, the covid pandemic exploded, requiring quick action to develop a completely different approach, and set of rules, for members to engage within our chapter safely. This wasn’t easy. There was no script or step-by-step guide for our chapter dealing with this health crisis…there hadn’t been this serious a pandemic since the influenza epidemic in the early 1900’s.

Tom Shackelford – Clymer Meadow

               CLYMER MEADOW Clymer Meadow Preserve contains some of the largest and most diverse remnants of the Blackland Prairie; the Texas version of the tallgrass prairie that once stretched from south Texas to south-central Canada.   The preserve is portion of a larger conservation area (1400 acres) that includes land owned by… Read More →

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… Read More →

Clymer Meadow Projects in 2022

Tom Shackelford, 2018 – (2020-2021 President) – Clymer Meadow Projects:  Remnant Blackland Prairie restoration, preservation, maintenance, seed collection, plant/ wildlife & insect surveys.  This project includes Clymer Meadow, Park Hill Prairie, County Line Prairie, Matthew’s Prairie and other outlying remnant prairies.

Heard Sanctuary Fall/ Winter Volunteer existing projects

Tom Shackelford, 2018; President The Heard Sanctuary is seeking volunteers to assist in the restoration and preservation of multiple sanctuary projects at the Heard.  This is an existing project that has been in place for some time and there is now a renewed effort to address opportunities.  This is available to any interested individual and is a great way for interested Master Naturalists to earn volunteer hours.  Specific projects follow below.

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… Read More →

Project Spotlight – Clymer Meadow with Eclipse details and Spring Tour Dates

Michelle Connally, Class of 2018 – If you live in North Texas, you should visit the Clymer Meadow. It is a 1,475 acre of majestic Blackland Prairie managed by the Nature Conservancy. There is no better time to visit than the spring with the nice weather and gorgeous wildflowers. Our Blackland Prairie Chapter members have monthly and quarterly workdays available. 1st Thursdays, 3rd Wednesdays and Feb, June, Sept and Nov 4th Saturdays.