Thank you to all the participants of our Spring 2025 Training Class. A special thank you to Karen Aho, Training Class Director and Tarleton Professor. This has definitely been the…
🌻 Prairie Oaks Chapter Receives a Grant of $500 from the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT)
By: Gordon Lee — The chapter applied for and received a grant from the Native Plant Society of Texas for $500 to help purchase butterfly host and nectar plants for…
🏠 Our New Storage Facility
By: Bill Hopkins — We now have a solution to our storage needs. Since our beginning our members have had to store our chapter supplies and equipment in their garages…
📖 Book Review: Lab Girl
By: Bill Hopkins — People are like plants: they grow toward the light. I chose science because science gave me what I needed–a home as defined in the most literal…
🦆 Chapter Field Trip to Corpus Christi, Rockport Beach, and Port Aransas
By: Chapter Members — Chapter members visited Corpus Christi and surrounding areas in March 2025 for the annual chapter field trip. They visited the Port Aransas Nature Preserve, Leonbelle Turnbull…
🤝 Reflections on the Annual Meeting 2024
By: Peggy Tolboom — When it is time for the annual meeting, I am at my computer when registration begins so I can sign up for the field trips. For…
🏆 2025 Awards Ceremony: Celebrating Our Achievements
The 2025 Texas Master Naturalist Awards Ceremony brought together members to celebrate their achievements. Participants were recognized for their initial certification, recertification, and milestone accomplishments. The event highlighted their dedication…
🌱 Three Steps to a Native Plant Garden
By: Bill Hopkins — Have you been hesitating to start a native plant garden because you don’t know which plants to use? Then this post is for you. In just…
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🤝 2024 Texas Master Naturalist State Meeting
(Things to do When I Retire, Again) By: Marsha Stephens Having been bitten by the state meeting bug in 2023, I eagerly got lined up to sign up as soon…