Linda served as Public Outreach Coordinator from 2021 – 2024. During that time, our chapter logged more than 2700 hours of public outreach. Thank you, Linda for your service to…
📖 Book Report: The Hidden Lives of Owls
By: Bill Hopkins “For more than sixty-seven million years, owls have roamed the earth, flying, hunting, and raising their families in the dark.” Leigh Calvez is a writer and naturalist…
🍃 Celebrating Art, Wellness, and Nature: The March 2025 GROW Festival at Clark Gardens Botanical Park
By: Crystal Gonzalez (Grider) Celebrating Art, Wellness, and Nature: The March 2025 GROW Festival at Clark Gardens Botanical Park Clark Gardens Botanical Park, located in Mineral Wells Texas, will host…
🔦 Member Spotlight: Crystal Gonzalez
By: Crystal Gonzalez (Grider) Hi I’m Crystal! I was born in Austin, and raised in Georgetown, TX. My mom was raised in the same town, and my siblings (twin sister,…
🔔 From Nature Walks to Jingle Bells: 2025 Holiday Party
By: Karen Aho We had a great time celebrating with chapter members, family, and even some of our new members who begin their training in 2025! Check out the entire…
🌱 2024 Training Class Highlights: A Growing Community of Texas Naturalists
By: Crystal Grider The Spring 2024 Master Naturalist Training class at Prairie Oaks Chapter has wrapped up, and it’s clear that the future of local conservation is in good hands….
🇮🇹 Tuscany Through the Eyes of Texas Master Naturalists
By: Lana Rothe, Susie Stillwell, and Layne Cassidy In late May 2024, four friends—three of whom are Texas Master Naturalists—set off on a journey to the picturesque town of Castiglion…
🦅 125th Audubon Christmas Bird Count 2024
By: Dayna Inbody December 14, 2024 Prairie Oaks Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist program completed its seventh year contributing to the Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This is an…
🐦 Fueling up for a long flight: Lights Out Texas
Spring Update and Fall Migration Alert 2024 For those of us that follow the Lights Out Texas program, here is an update from the Trinity River Audubon Center September 2024…
📣 Spreading the Word: Promoting the 2025 Training Class
Contributed by Paul Warner On Friday, September 20th, Judy and Paul Warner traveled from Dublin, to DeLeon, Comanche, Hamilton and Hico, disturbing flyers for the upcoming Prairie Oaks Texas Master…