The Texas Master Naturalist Program’s mission is to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach, and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within their communities for the State of Texas. Our chapter proudly serves Denton, Cooke and Wise counties.
If you’d like to learn more about educational opportunities and our chapter, we invite you to subscribe to our monthly email communication.
The Texas Master Naturalist program is a partnership between the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Parks & Wildlife, and other local partners.
We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
Native American proverb
We offer both adult and youth education.
Contact our Speaker’s Bureau and our Science with Attitude (SWAt) programs for more information!
2023 Upcoming Events
LEARN MORE ABOUT ELM FORK CHAPTER
AT THESE EVENTS
| EVENT | 2023 DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
| Texas Parks & Wildlife Spring Fling – 100 Year Celebration | March 25 | 10-2 | The Nature Center Ray Roberts Lake State Park – Johnson Branch Unit 100 PW 4153 Valley View, TX 76272-7411 |
| Wise County Home and Lawn Festival | Apr 22 | 10-4 | Decatur Conference Center, 2010 US Hwy 380, Decatur |
| Denton Redbud Festival | Apr 29 | all day | Denton Civic Center, 321 E McKinney Street, Denton |
| Spring Fling in Gainesville | May 6 | TBD | TBD |
| Denton Master Gardener Association Garden Tour | May 13 | 9-4 | Check dcmga website for locations |
2023 SPRING PLANT SALES
| LOCATION | DATE | MORE INFORMATION |
| Texas Discovery Gardens, Fair Park | April 15,16 9-1 | www.txdg.org/plant-sale/ |
| Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin | SPRING | https://www.wildflower.org/plant-sales |
| Collin County Master Gardener Association, Myers Park, McKinney | April 15 9-1:30 | https://ccmgatx.org/ |
| Heard Museum/Native Plant Society, 1 Nature Place, McKinney | April 22 9-5 April 23 1-5 | https://www.heardmuseum.org/plant-sale/ |
| Tarrant County Master Gardener Association | April 1-18 | http://www.tarrantmg.org/ online orders: https://shop.tcmga.org/tcmga-2023-spring-online-plant-sale-open-to-public-april-1-to-april-16/ |
| Native Plant Society Trinity Forks Flower Mound High School 3411 Peters Colony Road | April 29 10-1 | https://npsot.org/wp/trinityforks/ |
| Denton County Master Gardeners Association Trinity United Methodist Church 633 Hobson Lane, Denton | April 29 10-3 | www.dcmga.com/ |
| Native Plant Society, Dallas Bath House Cultural Center 521 East Lawther Drive, Dallas | May 5 10-3 | https://npsot.org/wp/dallas/ |
| Native Plant Society, North Central Elm Grove Pavilion, River Legacy Park, Arlington | May 6 10-1 | https://www.txnativeplants.org/ |
| Molly Hollar Wildscape Randol Mill Greenhouse 1901 W. Randol Mill Road, Arlington | SPRING | https://www.thewildscape.org/ |
Contribute to Citizen Science
PROJECT FEEDERWATCH turns your love of feeding birds into scientific discoveries. FeederWatch is a November-April survey of birds that visit backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. You don’t even need a feeder!
Visit https://feederwatch.org/ for details on how to get started!
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Our Partners and Affiliates
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Carrollton Parks and Recreation
Denton County Master Gardeners Association
Denton Parks and Recreation
Friends of Furneaux Creek Nature Trail
Friends of LLELA
Keep Trophy Club Wild
Lewisville Parks and Recreation
Native Plant Society of Texas – Trinity Forks
Native Prairies Association of Texas
Texas Conservation Alliance
Texas Nature Conservancy
The Flower Mound Foundation
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