Jean Higgins, Class of 2022 – “Indeed, every child, regardless of their background or circumstance, deserves the opportunity to embrace the inherent splendor of nature as an essential part of their upbringing.”
250 Hours
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Jackie Black
Jackie Black, 2018 – “I love being a Master Naturalist and am looking forward to retirement when I can be even more involved!”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Michelle Norris
Michelle Norris, 2021 – “I really enjoy getting out in nature and exploring our beautiful prairie landscape.”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Anita Bigbee
Anita Bigbee, 2021 – I’m grateful that our chapter offers an opportunity like Connemara Meadow, where you can get your hands dirty and work toward restoring a small piece of our Blackland Prairie.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Nancy Casillas
Nancy Casillas, 2009 – “We’re the ones that step CLOSER to the scat.”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Carolyn Lewis
Carolyn Lewis, 2021 – “Volunteering here has given me the opportunity to learn more about species that I didn’t know much about such as gray rats and the life cycle of opossums!”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Brenda Clark
Brenda Clark, 2021 – “My other passion is photography and the places where I volunteer offer great opportunities to take photos of wildlife and plants/ flowers.”
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Lisa Runyon
Lisa Runyon, 2015 – I’ve stayed involved in BPTMN because our chapter does two things well. First, our chapter excels in providing quality advanced training opportunities including the speakers at our monthly meetings. They have raised my awareness and inspired me in so many ways. Because of advanced training, I continue to grow as a naturalist. Secondly, our chapter does a great job of providing a wide variety of volunteer opportunities to choose from.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Rhonda Sanchez
Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 and 2021-2022 Outreach Director – My favorite volunteer activities are outreach for the Chapter, the Heard Museum and for LLELA.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 250 Hours – Leah Justice
By Leah Justice, 2021 – As a newer member of the chapter, I volunteered for many different activities throughout the past year in order to broaden my knowledge. I have worked in prairies at different times of the year, learned about tree surveying, and planted trees.