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Baby Bald Eagle Rescue

Libby Aragon, Class of 2024 Heavy May thunderstorms knocked a bald eagle nest with 2 eaglets out of its tree near White Rock Lake. One eaglet was found and rescued… Read More →

07/07/2024

Deep Dives

2023 August Deep Dive with Lorelei Stierlen | 50 ways to leave the lawn grass in the dust

Michelle Connally, 2018 August 8, 2023 – Tuesday, 6:30 PM – In Person in the SRC Side Classroom About our Speaker: Lorelei Stierlen is a retired Senior Principal Electrical Engineer,… Read More →

07/29/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 Hours – Lisa Stripling

Lisa Stripling, 2022 – “Most of my volunteer activity is with the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center in the Rehab Department. “

07/02/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 2,500 Hours – Lorelei Stierlen

Lorelei Stierlen, 2014 – “Attached are two pics, use whichever one you want (couldn’t find the one of me with the chainsaw).”

04/01/2023

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 1,000 Hours – Sarah Densmore

Sarah Densmore, 2021 – I’m currently working on a Master in Science in Wildlife Science, and being a TMN (with so many volunteer hours in one year) was a key reason as to why I was accepted into the masters program.

12/01/2022

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Our Tribe’s Fortune 500 – Sarah Densmore

Sarah Densmore, 2021 My major volunteer areas are with the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, where I am the Volunteer Coordinator, and with Texas Metro Wildlife Rehabilitation (I’ve submitted an application… Read More →

04/01/2022

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Polymorphism or Spring Treasure Hunt at Raptor Center

Lorelei Stierlen, 2014 – Both photos are of the beautiful Blackland Prairie native coreopsis tinctoria or plains coreopsis. A member of the Asteraceae (Aster) family, it is an annual forb, and the blooms are described as yellow surrounding a reddish centre – but the blooms of one of these plants is all red. How can that be?

02/01/2022

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What is happening at Brockdale park?

Michelle Connally, 2014 Have you been out to the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center lately? Take a gander at the recent photos provided by Lorelei Stierlen and peruse the new opportunities… Read More →

09/01/2021

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Literally Shaking the Trees at Raptor Center

Leah Justice, 2021 Downing Cedars all in a day’s work on Raptor Center prairie property. Photos from the tree cutting today, Lorelei up in the tree.

07/05/2021

Blackland Prairie Raptor Center

HELP WANTED – Blackland Prairie Raptor Center

Hello BPTMN Members! If you’re looking for a part-time job, this might be the ONE for you! Volunteer Coordinator – Blackland Prairie Raptor Center This person works with the staff… Read More →

06/21/2021

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