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The Continuing Chronicles of the Commons Cooper’s

By: John Garbutt Watching the five Cooper’s Hawks fledge in mid-June under their mother’s watchful eyes seems like years ago. After that moment, I figured I had possibly seen the… Read More →

01/10/2021

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Bethany Lakes Park Birding

By: Jim Dulian Here is a list of all the water birds we have seen since the beginning of November at Bethany Lakes Park.  The loons don’t winter here, but… Read More →

01/10/2021

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Thousands of Trees and City Challenges, Oh My!

By: Deborah Canterbury Dave Powell is constantly widening our net of experience and consulting. 2021 will bring great chapter project opportunities and chances for others to learn from Dave’s city… Read More →

01/10/2021

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Heard Trail Topping

By: Deborah Canterbury It was a joint effort between the Heard animal team, the Celina based concrete company and volunteers including Blackland Prairie Master Naturalists who received emergency approval to… Read More →

01/10/2021

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BPRC 2020 Prairie Restoration Projects

By: Greg Tonian, Lorelei Stierlin and Dick Zartler In 2020 the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center (BPRC) achieved major milestones in its Blackland Prairie restoration efforts. Thanks to increased participation by… Read More →

01/10/2021

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Connemara Meadow Nature Preserve Year in Review

By: Robert Mione, Meadow Master In January, we co-hosted, with LLELA, a Bobwhite (BW) quail restoration workshop.  The workshop was attended by about 45 people, including various local municipalities, nature… Read More →

01/10/2021

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Heard Paleo Lab adds new display

By: Patti Tuck 2020 has at least one bright moment!  A new fossil was added to the Fossil Hall at the Heard Museum. We call it Ruby because of the… Read More →

01/08/2021

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BPRC Give a Hoot Gala Summary

By: Erich Neupert Here is some information about our Give A Hoot Gala we had in December. We raised just over $25,000 which was our goal to match a $25K… Read More →

01/07/2021

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2020: Hagerman NWR Year in Review

By Laurie Sheppard The year started out like any other, but 2020 had plenty of challenges in store. A variety of public-facing activities are conducted throughout the year at Hagerman… Read More →

01/01/2021

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