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 →
Monthly Newsletter
🌱 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…. Read More →
🇮🇹 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… Read More →
🦅 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… Read More →
🐦 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… Read More →
📣 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… Read More →
📱Learning About a BioBlitz
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… Read More →
🦇 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… Read More →
🪞 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… Read More →
💪 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… Read More →