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4th Annual Connemara Mothing Event on Saturday September 13, 7pm – 9pm

Hey everyone! Get ready for a night of discovery at the 4th Annual Connemara Meadow Preserve Mothing Event on Saturday, September 13, from 7 PM to 9 PM.

Join the Blackland Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists for this free and family-friendly event. We’ll set up special lights to attract all kinds of nocturnal moths and other cool insects. It’s a fantastic opportunity to see the preserve in a whole new light and learn about these amazing creatures. We can’t wait to see you there.

08/11/2025

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Magical Mothing Event at the Heard Museum, Celebrating National Moth Week

Get ready for a night of enchantment! Celebrate National Moth Week at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary’s Magical Mothing Event on Saturday, July 26, from 8:00 to 11:00 PM. Come discover the fascinating world of moths under the stars!

06/16/2025

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Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary invite you to join us for a Bug-A-Thon Mothing Bioblitz Saturday, June 21st!

Get ready for a fascinating night at our Mothing BioBlitz on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 8:00 – 11:00 PM! Join us to use UV lights to attract and record nocturnal insects, creating a “species snapshot” of the area using the free iNaturalist app. Come discover the hidden world of moths and other nighttime creatures!

06/06/2025

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City of Plano Parks & Rec and the Blackland Priarie Master Naturalists invite you to join us at Plano Oak Point Park for a Mothing Bioblitz this Saturday!

Discover the nocturnal world at our Mothing BioBlitz on Saturday, June 14, 8-11 PM, at Plano Oak Point Park! Use UV lights to record insects for a “species snapshot” via the iNaturalist app. Special guest: Sam Kieschnick, Urban Biologist with Texas Parks and Wildlife. Join us for this fascinating outdoor event!

05/31/2025

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Connemara Mothing Event Summary

A big thank you to all those who attended our 3rd annual mothing event at Connemara! Whether you helped with a screen and lighting set-up or came to observe, you helped make our event a great one.

10/04/2024

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3rd Annual Connemara Mothing Event on Saturday September 21, 7pm – 9pm

Join us for a mothing event at Connemara Meadow Preserve! The Blackland Prairie Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists is hosting its 3rd Annual Mothing Event.

09/14/2024

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Summer Mothing with TPWD’s Sam Kieschnick At Oak Point Park

Leah Justice, Class of 2021 – It was a typical hot and humid summer night at the recent mothing event at Oak Point on June 15th.  Sam Keischnick spoke to the crowd of park visitors and master naturalists about insects that we might see.  The kids in the audience were very excited to interact with a Common Green Darner dragonfly that showed up on one of the screens early in the evening.

07/01/2024

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Frisco Grand Park Mothing Event with Sam Kieschnick – April 29, 2023

Rick Travis, 2018 – On April 29, our chapter partnered with the Frisco Parks Department to hold a Mothing Event at Grand Park, in support of the iNaturalist City Challenge. It was a real treat and a wonderful experience for all those that attended, which included not only several members of our chapter, but also TMN’s from surrounding chapters, and several families from the Frisco area!

04/30/2023

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ONLINE Deep Dive  | How to Identify Moths  

Linda Nixon, 2018 and Communications Director Hello BPTMN Members –   Join us ONLINE on Thursday, July 21 for a Deep Dive Class on How to Identify Moths presented by… Read More →

07/21/2022

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ONLINE Deep Dive  | How to Identify Moths  

Linda Nixon, 2018 and Communications Director Hello BPTMN Members –   Join us ONLINE on Thursday, July 21 for a Deep Dive Class on How to Identify Moths presented by… Read More →

07/21/2022

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