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Mary Abercrombie, City of McKinney, Environmental Outreach & Engagement Coordinator, and Class of 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Paulette Platko, Class of 2021 – Chapter Project Leader<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Get your hands dirty for a good cause! Help us plant a vital habitat for butterflies and native pollinators. We\u2019ll be at Monarch Gardens on Oct. 2 & 16 from 9 AM to NOON. Sign up today to take part! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more details by reading about the Blackland Prairie Chpater Project – McKinney Monarch Gardens<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udccd Location<\/strong>
Monarch Gardens at Gabe Nesbitt Park
3339 Alma Rd, McKinney, TX 75070<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udde4 Typical Activities<\/strong>
Weeding and garden maintenance
Mulching and seasonal garden prep
iNaturalist entries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\ude97 Parking<\/strong>
Parking is available directly across from the garden at 3339 Alma Rd.
Please note: Water tower access must remain clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udebb Restrooms<\/strong>
Available within walking distance at The Courts of McKinney (3253 Alma Rd).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2614 Weather<\/strong>
Events are held rain or shine. In the case of severe weather, volunteers will be notified of cancellations or early dismissal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\uddc2 Volunteer Hour Tracking<\/strong>
Workdays at the Green Gardens should be tracked in the TMN portal as:
VH: \u201cBPTMN: McKinney Parks Projects\u201d
Please list \u201cMonarch Gardens\u201d in the description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udcc5 Registration<\/strong>
Registration opens monthly at McKinneyTexas.org\/GreenGardens<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Abercrombie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental Outreach & Engagement Coordinator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hello BPTMN Members!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are currently updating our annual chapter membership directory to help us all stay connected. This directory will be hosted in the password-protected Members Area<\/strong> (located under the ‘Members’ tab) Members Area<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directory Details<\/strong> Participation is entirely voluntary. If you choose to opt in, your listing will include your name, email address, and Master Naturalist class year. Please note that only members who explicitly submit their information will be included in the directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How You Can Use It<\/strong> Once the new directory is finalized in January, it will serve as a fantastic resource for chapter collaboration. For instance: if you photograph an unusual flower on the trail and want to ask Carol Clark to help identify it, you can simply log into the Members Area, find her email in the directory, and send your question directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Action Required<\/strong> If you would like your contact information included in this year’s directory, please submit your details by December 31st<\/strong> using the link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Complete the BPTMN Membership Directory Opt-In Form Here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for helping us keep our naturalist community connected!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are updating the annual BPTMN membership directory to help members easily connect, which will be available in the password-protected Members Area of our website this January. If you would like your name, email, and class year included, please complete the opt-in form by December 31st.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1226,"featured_media":13162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[10581,6621],"tags":[17607,75233,75242,75208],"class_list":["post-35671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-current-news","category-members","tag-member-directory","tag-stt-75","tag-stt-76","tag-stt-77","entry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",1269,1280,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280-297x300.png",297,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280-768x775.png",768,775,true],"large":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280-1015x1024.png",1015,1024,true],"landing-template-slider":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",571,576,false],"landing-template-thumbnail":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",270,272,false],"template-flexcolumns-2":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",329,332,false],"template-flexcolumns-3":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",220,222,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",1269,1280,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",1269,1280,false],"archive":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280-400x225.png",400,225,true],"gform-image-choice-sm":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",297,300,false],"gform-image-choice-md":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",397,400,false],"gform-image-choice-lg":["https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png",595,600,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"mconnally","author_link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/author\/mconnally\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"We are updating the annual BPTMN membership directory to help members easily connect, which will be available in the password-protected Members Area of our website this January. If you would like your name, email, and class year included, please complete the opt-in form by December 31st.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/files\/2021\/05\/address-book-97572_1280.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":35666,"date":"2026-10-08T16:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/?p=35666"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:58:58","slug":"bptmn-chapter-20th-anniversary-celebration-series-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/txmn.org\/bptmn\/bptmn-chapter-20th-anniversary-celebration-series-3\/","title":{"rendered":"BPTMN Chapter 20th Anniversary Celebration Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Submitted by Sharla Stack, Class of 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did becoming a Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalist impact your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month we hear from Mike Roome, Past BPTMN President, 2018-2019 and Class of 2013<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling multiple years as a career military officer plus numerous vacation trips with my family have enabled me to see much of our country, from East to West coasts, from Alaska to the desert southwest. Because of this, I have been blessed with multiple opportunities to view and be close to many natural wonders. I have sailed close to Orcas in the Pacific, stood under giant redwoods in California, and gazed up in amazement at giant saguaro cacti. Across prairie lands and in our national parks and forests, I have seen a variety of plant life as well as been near to bear, elk, moose, bison, and mountain sheep. In all of this however, I was merely a visitor, near but apart from all of the experiences I was seeing and enjoying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I became a member of the Blackland Prairie family, I was introduced to a whole new relationship with our natural world. Through multiple activities and programs, I was enabled to experience and learn about nature as never before. Rather than viewing from afar, I now could walk within a field of native wildflowers or stands of waving grasses. I could watch closely as bees busily gathered nectar or caterpillars inched their way up a milkweed stalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trees and other plants could now be explored not only with vision but touch and smell. As a volunteer animal care giver with the Heard Museum, I worked among white-tailed deer, bobcats, raccoons and such as well as smaller species from snakes to spiders. Because of these opportunities and the training and naturalist\u2019s tools I was given, I was no longer merely an outside observer of the natural world but now found enjoyment and purpose in the midst of it. Perhaps even more meaningful to me than this however, has been the opportunity provided within this chapter to connect with others of like-mind. Here I am part of a group of individuals who love and enjoy being involved with nature, want to learn from and about it, and share their knowledge with others. Many of these members encouraged me and taught me not only from their knowledge, but also by their example. Many remain friends to this day. Because of this camaraderie and shared experiences, I am a better master naturalist today. Now a disability makes what just a few years ago had seemed so easy, extremely difficult or impossible. Once again, I am more of an observer of our natural world rather than an active participant in nature. Nevertheless, the education I have gained, the tools I have been given, and the relationships I have formed as part of this chapter continue to impact my life. I will always be grateful for this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sourced from Mary Pearl Meuth, TMN Program Assistant State Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Wildlife Federation is spearheading the collection of local data to research fall Monarch migration roosts in Texas. From mid-September through early November, you can be part of this effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a great opportunity to learn about native plants and how wildlife uses them,  while you experience the beautiful and mysterious Monarch migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What trees do monarchs prefer? Do they use shrubs? Are nectar plants close by? Your observations and the data you collect will help researchers better understand this part of the Monarch\u2019s migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join our community in collaborating with the National Wildlife Federation, the Native Plant Society of Texas and the Texas Master Naturalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional note: when gathering information on roosts, please do not disturb the Monarchs. Observation and documentation are the goals of this volunteer work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study survey link <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nancy Casillas, New Class Director<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The application window for the 2027 Training Program will be open October 1st<\/sup> \u2013 31st<\/sup>. Apply<\/strong> HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall is the best time to spot butterflies in the landscape and the perfect time to plant butterfly nectar sources. Learn how to spot and ID the most common butterflies in Texas and what you can grow to attract them to your landscape. It’s much easier than you think!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please call 972 390-2882<\/a> if you encounter any difficulties registering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Case You Missed It: Carol Clark teaching Botany Skills for the Cissy St. John Memorial Series | Video by Lauren Plunk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sourced from Wizzie Brown, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Submitted by Rick Travis, Class of 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Few birders reach the historic milestone of 10,000 recorded species in the wild, but former diplomat Peter Kaestner did just that. This October, he visits Audubon Dallas to share firsthand accounts from a lifetime in the field\u2014from uncovering the elusive Cundinamarca Antpitta to traversing remote corners of the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside Peter’s talk, attendees can bid on outdoor gear, Cornell Lab courses, and wildlife artwork in a silent auction benefiting chapter conservation initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because space is limited, walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Check out the full event listing and secure your seat on the Audubon Dallas Event Registration Page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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