By: Lynn Wood After watching the solar eclipse this past October, you may now be interested in photographing the upcoming eclipse in April. The good news is that, with one… Read More →
Nature
🗒️ Notes from the President: Fall 2023
By: Katie Moses One day this summer, I walked out onto my front porch and spotted a small snake hiding behind my cat’s water dish. My first reaction was excitement… Read More →
🍳 Visit a piece of the Cast Iron Forest
By: Peggy Tolboom A visit to Donna and Steve Clark, class of 2019, is a visit to a small piece of the Cast Iron Forest. Invitations are extended to TXMN… Read More →
🦝 Cool Facts on a Hot Day
By Linda Wood On a hot July afternoon, a group of children and adults gathered in the cool Stephenville Library basement to learn cool facts about raccoons. We began with… Read More →
📖 The Overstory, a novel by Richard Powers: Book Review by Bill Hopkins
Richard Powers was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for The Overstory. I am just now getting around to reading it. Neelay, a character in the novel who is… Read More →
🐦 Building Bluebird Boxes and Building Friendships
By: Peggy Tolboom One of my favorite parts of being a TXMN is making new friends and sharing experiences together. I’ve known Judy and Paul Warner mostly from church and… Read More →
🦋 Caring for the Pollinator Garden at Dublin Public Library
On the morning of September 1, Prairie Oaks Chapter Members gathered at the Dublin Public Library to weed and maintain the native plants and the pollinator garden. Photos by Paul… Read More →
📣 Upcoming Events: Summer & Fall 2023
Learn more about our speakers and activities throughout the year. July Thursday, July 20, 2023, 7 PM – 8 PM Presentation by the Big Country Chapter Members of the Big… Read More →
🗒️ Notes from the President: Summer 2023
By: Katie Moses In an effort to spend more time exploring this beautiful state that we call home, I set a goal for myself at the start of the year… Read More →
🌼 The Nature Center After 2022
By: Marsha Stephens (with contributions from Nature Center committee members, listed at the end of this article) First, a huge thank you to all who invested sweat equity (and new… Read More →