🍂 🍁 Welcome to the October 2026 edition! As autumn sweeps across North Texas, our chapter is in full motion—tracking peak monarch and songbird migrations, diving into prairie grass at the Wylie Prairie, native bee ecology, and preparing to welcome our next generation of naturalist trainees. Grab your field guides and explore this month’s newest training walks, community science initiatives, and chapter stories below! 🌾 🌿
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Monarch Gardens at Gabe Nesbitt Park – Pollinator Planting Oct 16
Get your hands dirty for a good cause! Help us plant a vital habitat for butterflies and native pollinators. We’ll be at Monarch Gardens on Friday Oct. 16 from 9 AM to NOON. Sign up today to take part!
Project Conclusion for Frisco’s Monarch View Park 2025 Pollinators for Texas Grant
Our 2026 Pollinators for Texas project is complete, and we couldn’t be prouder of the impact we’ve made! With the generous support from H-E-B and in collaboration with the Texas Master Naturalist Program, we’ve been able to enhance an 8,129 sq ft area was with 992 plants installed by 98 volunteers and over 309 iNaturalist observations.
BPTMN Newsletter – September 2026 Edition
🍂 🦗 Welcome to the September 2026 edition! From celebrating our third ‘Pollinators for Texas’ grant award to gearing up for fall planting workdays, and welcoming our next generation of trainees, our chapter continues to build lasting connections across North Texas. Explore all of our newest community stories, training recap videos, and volunteer calls below. 🌳 🌿
2026 October Chapter Meeting with Rick Travis | Municipal Mutualism: Creating Win-Win Relationships with our Communities
🌳 Join us for October’s Chapter Meeting as Master Naturalist Rick Travis explores the power of municipal partnerships—sharing personal insights on how years of collaboration with Frisco are weaving vital natural habitats and conservation education directly into our city’s future. 🌾
Help Grow the BPTMN Family!
The wait is almost over! Applications for the 2027 Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalist training class open October 1 and close October 31, 2026.
Monarch Gardens at Gabe Nesbitt Park – Pollinator Planting
Get your hands dirty for a good cause! Help us plant a vital habitat for butterflies and native pollinators. We’ll be at Monarch Gardens on Oct. 2 & 16 from 9 AM to NOON. Sign up today to take part!
BPTMN Newsletter – August – 73rd Edition
🍂 🦗 Welcome to the August 2026 edition! From celebrating two decades of conservation impact to gearing up for fall mothing, geology deep dives, and annual statewide gathering, our members… Read More →
BPTMN Chapter 20th Anniversary Celebration Series
As part of the chapter’s 20th anniversary celebration, the anniversary committee asked one chapter member from each year to submit a photo and statement on how being a BPTMN has impacted their life. Each month we will highlight one person who shared their thoughts on being a part of the Blackland Prairie Chapter.
2026 September Chapter Meeting with Scott Kiester | Vultures: The Life and Times of an Unloved Bird
🪶 Join us for September’s Chapter Meeting as Master Naturalist and birder Scott Keister presents “Vultures: The Life and Times of an Unloved Bird,” uncovering the fascinating natural history, effortless flight, and vital ecological role of nature’s ultimate clean-up crew. 🐦⬛