Vicki Sanders, Class of 2022 – Eco Explorers in Frisco and at our Partner Blackland Prairie Raptor Center.
Members this is an excellent opportunity to interact with and encourage Girl Scouts to get outside and learn more about the Blackland Prairie and all its components.
Mary Abercrombie, Class of 2022 – These guided tours will highlight Erwin Park’s spring blooms and the role of native plants in water filtration, wildlife support, and air quality improvement, while also emphasizing the importance of preserving our natural greenspaces. I am particularly excited to see the prairie after the controlled burns.
If plants are your special interest – you would have loved our Week 6 training class on botany. Dr. George Diggs taught us about coevolution and using a dichotomous key. We’ll also never look at flowers the same way.
I am seeking a collective reflection on the Blackland Prairie, in hopes of getting a variety of perspectives on what the Blackland Prairie means to us as a Chapter, to provide depth and passion to the “book” which is still in its evolution! Send your poems to…
Kathy Boys, Class of 2023 – In April 2020, while in the midst of the pandemic shut down, like many nature lovers, we spent an abundant amount of time in our back yard. One day a stray plant appeared growing in our pot of colorful snapdragons. Being curious, we let it grow, and grow, it did, flowering a dusky pink cluster in late summer. It actually looked ridiculous towering above the snapdragons, but numerous insects fought over this cluster of flowers, so we let it be. While we had no idea what it was, we assumed it was a native plant and had arrived by the wind or via a bird.
Dr. Wayne Meyer will be leading classes in how to identify and enjoy local birds this spring. Starting in mid-March, just as the temperatures should start to warm up, the classes… Read More →
Cali Bakker, Class of 2024 – What a great class! Our Topic for week 4 was Mammalogy taught by our chapter’s own, Bryon Clark.
