Rick Travis, 2018 – “Livin’ the Dream, folks!” My wife and best friend Lisa and I joined the Blackland Prairie chapter training class in 2018. Since graduating we’ve been relatively active in the chapter, coordinating and/or participating in some special restoration projects, “doing our time” in various positions of responsibility within the chapter, and just having a blast immersing ourselves in nature with wonderful folks that share our love and passion for the natural world.
Rick Travis
1st Annual BPTMN Mothing Event: Moths, Bugs, and a Frog – O My!!!
Rick Travis, 2018 – On July 30, our chapter celebrated National Mothing Week with our first BPTMN Mothing Event at Connemara Meadow, and it was a real treat for all those that attended!
Frisco Eggsplorers Outreach Event was Eggcredible!
Rhonda Sanchez, 2019 & Outreach Director –
We counted that we interacted with 250+ people by participating in this event.
Enjoy the photos of our Outreach volunteers interacting with the community.
April 14th Deep Dive with Lisa and Rick Travis and Carol Clark
Charlise Hill-Larson, 2019 and 2021-2022 Vice President What do a couple of Master Naturalists do when, in very early spring, they find a multitude of Monarch caterpillars on a single… Read More →
2021 Chapter Elections
At our November 9, 2021 chapter meeting Rick Travis was elected to serve as President for the next two years. At the same meeting Page Schreck was re-reelected to serve… Read More →
2021 Annual Conference
Tom Shackelford, 2018 – President
Frisco Arborfest Event Tree Planting, Woodland Walk, and Prairie Buffalo Stomp Seed Toss, Oh My!
The Frisco Parks Department held an extraordinarily successful “Arborfest Tree Walk and Buffalo Stomp” nature event at Frisco Commons Park on Saturday, Oct. 30. Several Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists played… Read More →
Northwest Community Park
Rick Travis, 2018
Northwest Community Park in Frisco is largely undeveloped, with a DORBA biking trail system. It’s very rich in native grasses and flora, and has been a great source of native seed and plants for Frisco Parks prairie restoration efforts. We’ll spend September and part of October at NW park harvesting seed, which will be redistributed into the prairie restoration sites at Frisco Commons and Cottonwood Creek Parks.
What to do with Trees Recovering from Winter Storm Uri
by: Stephen J. O’Shea It has been almost six months since winter storm Uri blanketed Texas in a week-long freeze and, despite ample rain, many Texas trees are still showing signs of stress. Tufts of leaves give some a patchy, inverted look – while others are losing vast amounts of bark, or seemingly dying overnight – leaving many Texas home and landowners wondering what they should do. #winterstormuri #trees
Author praises our Blackland Prairie Chapter Contribution.
Amy Martin, NTMN I want to share with the Blackland Prairie chapter my gratitude of the “loan” of several naturalists for Wild Dallas-Fort Worth: Explore the Amazing Nature of North Texas