By: Peggy Tolboom Meeting Texas Master Naturalists from all over the state and getting new ideas for possible outreaches are what I look forward to at the Annual Meeting. This…
🧾 Recipes from Chapter Meetings
At our chapter meetings, members bring food and snacks. Below are some of our member’s favorite recipes: Easy BBQ Chicken Sliders (Slow Cooker) Contributed by Linda Wood – August 2024…
We ❤️ Messy Prairies: The Prairie at the Bosque Nature Center
By: Gordon Lee — The Bosque Nature Center is comprised of two elements, the pollinator garden and the prairie. The pollinator garden gets most of the attention with maintenance—weeding, watering,…
🦇 BATS AHOY! The TPWD TNT BAT Acoustic Monitoring Project
By: Marsha Stephens — In the summer of 2023, while watching a wildlife diversity webinar on horned lizards, I heard a brief mention of a possible new project within the…
🪞 Reflections on our Chapter Trip to the Davis Mountains
Contributions by Marsha Stephens, Dayna Inbody, Chris Inbody, Dave Moore, Wendy Moore, & Peggy Tolboom — In May, 20 members of the Prairie Oaks chapter traveled to the Davis Mountains…
🐦 POMN CBC 2024 invitation to Join teams
Hello birding friends, Getting to the end of the year and needing some more volunteer hours to hit your goal for 2024? Any birders that just have been waiting to…
💪 Work Days at the Nature Center
Thank you to our chapter members who work on our Nature Center! By: Peggy Tolboom — The native plant garden of the Bosque River Nature Center is an integral project…
🏆 Kudos! Summer 2024
From January to May, members logged more than 1600 volunteer hours valued at more than $38,000. Members also logged more than 400 advanced training hours.
☀️ The Magic of a Solar Eclipse
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the…
📘 2024 Training Class
Our Spring 2024 Training Class kicked off in January and will conclude in April. The training class has learned from speakers about geology, insects, famous master naturalists, law and ethics,…