Linda Nixon, Class of 2018 – Nick, who passed away on April 22, 2024, at the age of 75, was an Air Force Veteran from 1969-1974, a Master Naturalist, a wilderness volunteer, and a loving husband. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2017, but he did not let that stop him from pursuing his passions and sharing them with his wife.
Linda Nixon
BPTMNs Attend TMN Annual Meeting in Houston Texas
Linda Nixon, 2018 – Just prior to the start of the TMN 2022 Annual Meeting (Meeting) in Houston Texas, we decided to ask attendees, both those in person and those online, to write about their experiences so we could share them with BPTMN members who did not attend this event. We hope you will enjoy their musings and that what you read will inspire you to participate in a future Annual Meeting.
Our Tribe’s Fortune 2,500 Hours – Linda Nixon
Linda Nixon, 2018 – “Later I would learn I was living in the Blackland Prairie ecological region of Texas that was once covered by millions acres of tallgrass prairie. My soil was special!”
Urgent Message from DFW Wildlife – Rescue of Nestling Egrets
Linda Nixon, 2018 and Communications Director – WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? With the current heat/drought conditions, Egret parents are having to leave their nests for longer periods of time to search for food. With their extended absence the nestlings get restless, tend to bicker with siblings, and many are falling from their nests as a result. Egret parents DO NOT tend to fallen chicks, so the “grounded” babies only chance of survival is support at a rehabilitation care facility.
July Update – Recovering America”s Wildlife Act – H.R.2773 and S. 2372
Linda Nixon, 2018 and Communications Director – As you probably already know, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide $1.3 billion per year to states, and $97.5 million to tribal nations, from existing revenues to fund wildlife conservation, habitat management and restoration, outdoor recreation, and education programs. Of this, Texas would be eligible for more than $50 million per year to implement the Texas Conservation Action Plan and help stabilize the at-risk species in our state.
Chapter Meetings now available online!
Chapter Meetings now available online though our Vimeo account. This link is also available in the Upper Right Hand Corner of our bptmn.org site. If you missed any of our recent chapter meeting presentations, you can now view recordings online!
Ode to Virus
Michelle Connally, 2018 Starting in April 2020, the Shaking of the Trees newsletter provided myself and others a connection to our fellow chapter members in a time of isolation. Hooked… Read More →
Linda Nixon – (AT) “Symbiotic Relationships and How to Teach Them” – Dave Powell
Our Chapter member, Dave Powell, is taking his “show” on the road! Dave presented “Symbiotic Relationships and How to Teach Them” at the 2020 Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting in… Read More →
Linda Nixon – Congratulations to the Trinity Coalition!
The Trinity River Paddling Trail was one of the 30 trails approved as a National Recreation trail! Great news for DFW and all those will learn about this wonderful outdoor… Read More →
Linda Nixon – September Membership Report
Membership Totals: · 167-active members | 28-in-training | 312-inactive/interested members Total Re-Certifications: 60 New Re-Certifications: · Brendan Blackwell, Tony Manasseri, Michael Petrick, Mike Roome, Curtis Schulze, Greg Tonian, Sharon Wagner, Susan Wilson, Carter… Read More →