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 sense:… Read More →
Monthly Newsletter
🤝 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 this… Read More →
🎓 New Volunteers Join Prairie Oaks Master Naturalists
Graduates of 2025 Training Class We are proud to announce the 2025 training class graduates! This has definitely been the most fun I have had in a LONG time! I’m… Read More →
🦆Chapter Field Trip to Corpus Christi, Rockport Beach, and Port Aransas
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 Birding Center, Joan and… Read More →
🌱 Three Steps to a Native Plant Garden
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 three easy steps you… Read More →
🤝 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… Read More →
⭐ Thank you to Linda for her role as Public Outreach Coordinator!
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… Read More →
📖 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… Read More →
🍃 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… Read More →
🔦 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,… Read More →