Here you will find articles written by Indian Trail Master Naturalists
Flight
Jim West
Trinity River Canoe Trip
Eileen Berger
Examining Ecology
Eileen Berger
Our Water Ways
Tina Hendon
Vacancy at the Insect Hotel
Charlie Grindstaff
Fun in the Field
Rebecca Schumacher
Leucism
Charlie Grindstaff
Where Am I?
Maureen Nitkowski
Pretty in Pink
Christine Cook
A Little Respect, Please
Don Happ
How Birds Stay Warm and How You Can Help
Kathleen Mack
Armadillo Tails
Dan Rayfield
Chimney Swifts – A Great Neighbor
Jean Kastanek
Whooping Crane Migration
Pam Mundo
Texas Turtle Watch
Eileen Berger
Raising Caterpillars
Kitty Smith
Wonders from the Natural World
Kitty Smith
Anticipation
Dan Rayfield
My Barn Swallows
Kathleen Mack
What IS that overpowering hum?
Kitty Smith
Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Little Spartans
Steve Fowler
Raindrops in My Coffee
Dan Rayfield
What’s Bloomin’ Now?
Christine Cook
What is CoCoRaHS?
Carolyn Gritzmaker
The Good Snakes
Kathleen Mack
The Mystique of the Texas Horned Toad
TPWD Fact Sheet & Texas Nature Trackers, edited by Kitty Smith, Certified Texas Master Naturalist
Mockingbird Nature Park – Midlothian’s Hidden Gem
Urban Wildlife Series – Habitat
Rebecca Schumacher
Tis the Season
Rebecca Schumacher
Time to Get Wild
Rebecca Schumacher
Fun in the Field
Rebecca Schumacher
Ladybugs
Sara Cornett
Fire – Prescribed Burning
Sharon Lane
A Murder of . . .
Sharon Lane
Texas Archeology
Eileen Berger
About Owls
Kitty Smith
Kachina Prairie: A Local Treasure
Kitty Smith
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Eileen Berger
Baby Monitors for the Birds
Charlie Grindstaff
Bald Eagle at Lake Bardwell
Peggy Bailey
Winter Birding at Lake Bardwell
Kitty Smith
Feeding Winter Birds
Kitty Smith
Tree Decorating 2013
Charlie Grindstaff
Texas Christmas Trees
Eileen Berger
Apps for the Nature Enthusiast
Charlie Grindstaff
Bats in Texas
Eileen Grindstaff
Discover Nature Around the House – A good read
Charlie Grindstaff
Sharing Our Space with Wildlife
Eileen Berger
Let’s Talk Texas Turkeys
Eileen Berger
Night Hike 101
Eileen Berger
Rob Bedichek
Eileen Berger
To “Shoo” a Mockingbird
Maureen Nitkowski
How is the Rabbit?
Charlie Grindstaff
A Bird’s Menu
Eileen Berger
Barn Owls
Eileen Berger
Wildcats in Texas
Eileen Berger
Falling Leaves
Eileen Berger
Feeding the Birds
Carolyn Gritzmaker
School Days
Eileen Berger
Prairie Chapel Ranch Tour
Pam Mundo
Elf Owl
Carolyn Gritzmaker
Brown-headed Cowbirds
Carolyn Gritzmaker
Cattle Egrets
Carolyn Gritzmaker
Look at that! It’s a Monarch Butterfly . . . or is it?
Jack Dunaway
Snakebites on the Rise
Scarlett Cludius
Fleeting Moments
Debbie Pierce
Summer Hours
Dan Rayfield
Mockingbird Nature Park – Midlothian’s Hidden Gem
Davis Mountain Adventures
Eileen Berger
Summer Tanager
Carolyn Gritzmaker
Mountain Lions
Eileen Berger
Great Blue Heron
Carolyn Gritzmaker
Creating a wildlife water basin at Pettigrew Academy
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Carolyn Gritzmaker
Just a Dead Tree
Eileen Berger
Hummingbirds Are Back
Carolyn Gritzmaker
More Water Facts
By Eileen Berger
Peaceful Neighbors
By Carolyn Gritzmaker
The Good Old Days?
By Charlie Grindstaff
Aerial Majesty
By Carolyn Gritzmaker
Water Facts
By Eileen Berger
Listen to the Mockingbird
By Carolyn Gritzmaker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
By Carolyn Gritzmaker
Tufted Titmouse
By Carolyn Gritzmaker
Life is Better Outdoors
By Charlie Grindstaff
Delicate Balance
by Becky England
Seeing Purple
by Eileen Berger
Healing Hands of Nature
by Becky England
Hawks of Ellis County
by Carolyn Gritzmaker
Cedar Waxwing
by Carolyn Gritzmaker
The Many Benefits of Native Grasses
by Becky England
Suet Cake Cookies
by Deborah Rayfield
Invasive Plants of North Central Texas
by Eileen Berger
Bluebonnets – Plant in Fall for Spring Blooms
by Nola Factor
What is Riparian?
by Lysle Mockler
Winter Visitors
by Deborah Rayfield
What’s Wild at Pettigrew
by Eileen Berger
My Little Hummers
by Eileen Berger
Mesmerized by a Milk Jug
by Deborah Rayfield
“The Big Four” Early Texas Naturalists
by Eileen Berger
Consider Native Grasses
by Eileen Berger
Red–bellied Woodpecker
by Carolyn Gritzmaker
Empty Nest Syndrome
by Deborah Rayfield
Welcome Navarro County Nature Lovers
by Eileen Berger and Charlie Grindstaff
THE MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM: THE INSIDE SCOOP
by Charlie Grindstaff
Paramount Moments of Nature Hikes
by Mox Moxley
Become a Master Naturalist — Share Your Love of Nature
by Charlie Grindstaff
Becoming Ellis County Weather Watchers
by Carolyn Gritzmaker
Giving Children a “Wild” Start
by Eileen Berger
I love magic, don’t you?
by Charlie Grindstaff
The Sound of Summer
by Eileen Berger
The Year 2061
by L.S. “Mox” Moxley
The Killdeer Rescue
by Eileen Berger
Chiggers – The Dreaded Hitchhikers
by L.S. “Mox” Moxley
Texas Turtle Watch
by Carolyn Gritzmaker
May’s Wildflowers
by L.S. “Mox” Moxley
Name That Plant
by Eileen Berger
Bewick’s Wren Thryomanes bewickii
by Charlie Grindstaff
Ellis County Naturalists Provide Education and Action
by L.S. “Mox” Moxley
Mockingbird Nature Park – A Wildflower Photo Expedition
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis (Linnaeus)
by Carolyn Gritzmaker
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
by Carolyn Gritzmaker
Missouri Violets Viola missouriensis
by L.S. “Mox” Moxley
Naturalists Monitor Ellis County Waterways
by Eileen Berger
The Northern Cardinal
by Carolyn Gritzmaker
Our Parks, Our Treasures
by Eileen Berger
Texas Archeology
by Eileen Berger
Wildlife Tax Evaluation For Landowners
The Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
by Carolyn Gritzmaker