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 year I came back inspired to conduct a bioblitz at the Stephenville City Park in the spring. One of the programs I went to was…
🧾 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 Source: Texas CO-OP Power, Dec 2023Melissa Eckhoff Cosery Makes 12 servings 4 boneless chicken breasts1 bottle barbeque sauce 18 oz (I used Stubb’s Spicy)1 can…
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, planting. The prairie, on the other hand, is largely neglected. New plants sometimes get put in, but the weeds–those plants that are non-native, invasive, and…
🦇 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 Texas Nature Trackers program. I couldn’t believe my ears; the project was envisioned to be a statewide survey of BATS! If you went through initial…
🪞 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 for a chapter field trip. Thank you to Dayna Inbody for organizing this trip! Below are photos and memories from chapter members. The trip included…
🐦 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 wrap the year up with a great birding event? Well, if either applies to you I’ve got GREAT NEWS! Audubon’s 125th Christmas Bird Count (and…
💪 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 of our Prairie Oaks Master Naturalist chapter. It requires many hours of maintenance. It is an everyday outreach to the community, especially to the many…
🏆 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 Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Safety is the number…
📘 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, aquatic resources, and more. Both Tarleton students and community members attend the training class. Trainees have also enjoyed getting to know other members of the…