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Coastal Prairie Chapter Blogs

  • Coreopsis and leaf-cutter bee by S. Westveer
    Seeding Natives Beautify Landscapes, Sustain a Larger Biological Community
    by Shannon Westveer
    January 15, 2026
    A Q&A to help recognize, select, and sow wildflower seeds for beauty and wildlife benefit (Photo: S. Westveer)
  • Black witch moth as the cover of January 2026 Courier issue by R. Watson
    Celebrating a Remarkable Year, January 2026 Issue Courier
    by Shannon Westveer
    January 1, 2026
    Happy New Year! Read the January 2026 Issue Courier here (Cover photo: Randolph Watson)
  • Start a New Habitat Blog
    Start a New Habitat
    by Shannon Westveer
    January 27, 2024
    Doug Tallamy inspires TMNCPC members to get on the map! Resolutions involving the greater community are easy to keep.
  • The red Northern Cardinal is an iconic Christmas Bird Count species
    Christmas Bird Counts 2023-2024
    by Shannon Westveer
    November 27, 2023
    Counting birds is as easy as 1-2-3. Find a Christmas Bird Count circle near you late 2023 and go birding to ring in 2024! (Photo credit: S. Westveer)
  • Coastal Prairie Goes To McAllen Blog, group photo of TMNCPC
    Coastal Prairie Chapter Goes To McAllen
    by Shannon Westveer
    October 25, 2023
    Once per year, Texas Master Naturalists meet in the field to learn and play. This year, we did it in McAllen. (Photo credit: Terri Hurley)
  • Park visitors wander the Seabourne Butterfly Garden on the 1st Seabourne Nature Day September 23, 2023
    Seabourne “Nature Day” Kicks Off!
    by Shannon Westveer
    September 29, 2023
    Another successful first for TMNCPC. A seasonal Seabourne Nature Day kicks off the first day of autumn! (Photo credit: Hoiman Low)
  • Ruby-throated hummingbird waits to be banded and released and Monarch nectars on milkweed; both are getting ready to migrate
    Migration: Hummingbirds, Monarchs, and Autumn Events
    by Shannon Westveer
    September 15, 2023
    Migration is a behavior evolved among many animal species on Earth. (Photos credit: Shannon Westveer)
  • Citizen Science: Celebrate Moths, Bring Back the Night Post. The public enjoys a TMN Gulf Coast Chapter Moth Night at Exploration Green 2022 (Photo credit: Brian Schrock)
    Citizen Science: Celebrate Moths, Bring Back the Night
    by Shannon Westveer
    July 12, 2023
    We all need the night. Moths are the unseen nocturnal “butterflies” so we log them at night for cooler summer fun. (Photo credit: Brian Schrock, TMN Gulf Coast Chapter)
  • Community Outreach blog post, with bluebird eggs, carpenter bee, yellow wildflowers, and swamp rabbit
    Community Outreach: Chapter WOWs, Event Information
    by Shannon Westveer
    April 11, 2023
    Hannah Muegge and Chapter Workshops on Wheels are crucial to getting the TMN Mission out in the public. (Image credit: Shannon Westveer)
  • Adrena bee on fleabane flower
    Winter Wildflowers: Don’t Mow, Let It Grow
    by Shannon Westveer
    February 17, 2023
    Many of what we call weeds provide a valuable service for waking wildlife and untold beauty for us as spring arrives. (Photo: S. Westveer)
  • Grass seed packets for a public event by Shannon Westveer
    Coastal Prairie Heritage: Connecting Chapters, Bridging Past with Future
    by Shannon Westveer
    February 8, 2023
    Jaime González leads the charge in connecting Houstonians, Master Naturalists to their historic prairie past. (Photo: S. Westveer)
  • Giant floater mussel by Shannon Westveer
    Mussels: Texas’ Biofilters
    by Shannon Westveer
    January 23, 2023
    Spring Training Class members learn the importance of freshwater mussels conservation from Dr. Charles Randklev of TAMU NRI. (Photo: S. Westveer)

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