Upcoming Events
Activities at Mockingbird Nature Park
Monthly Wildflower Walks – 3rd Saturday 9 am
April 19, May 17, June 21, Sept 20, Oct 18
Moth Night – April 25 8-10 pm
Activities at Ladd Nature Preserve
Plant Walk – April 26 at 9 am
BioBlitz & Blacklighting with Sam K – June 25
Monthly Meetings and Programs
6:00 PM – Chapter Business Meeting
7:00 PM – Program
Location: First United Methodist Church; 505 W. Marvin Ave., Waxahachie.
Family Life Center – Gathering Room
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March 24, 2024
Who are These Women Who Thought Knew They Belonged in Nature?
Charlie Grindstaff
I have 2 books about naturalists; in one a woman naturalist is mentioned in only the last 2 sentences; in the other book a woman naturalist got the last of 45 chapters. Did I mention these books were written by men? I also have 2 books filled with only women naturalists and the remarkable contributions they have made in every field of nature study. Throughout history, intelligence alone has rarely been enough to guarantee women a role in the process of examining and explaining the natural world. This program will introduce some of these incredible women who stepped out of social norms into nature in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Corliss “Charlie” Grindstaff was in the first class of Indian Trail Chapter in 2010 after retiring from an accounting job. Her interest in early naturalists was sparked by Robert Theimer, Rio Bravo Chapter, who brought them to life when he taught our class. She is an avid reader and was instrumental in forming the Nature Book Nerds project for ITMN. She now teaches the Early Naturalists class for ITMN trainees.
April 28, 2024
Warbling 101
Jake Poinsett
Spring migration is a jam-packed event filled with neotropical migrants returning to their breeding grounds. Some of the most popular visitors are the colorful warblers heading north! Learn all about the different species that pass through Texas, as well as the species that breed in our area, how to identify them, and where to find them.
Jake Poinsett is the Education Manager at Trinity River Audubon Center. Before joining the National Audubon Society, he worked for Texas Parks & Wildlife, South Carolina State Parks, and the National Park Service. When he’s not birding at work, he’s birding on his days off, looking for snakes, and working on his prairie at his house with his wife and two dogs.
