Community Engagement Spring 2026 Events - Ready to make an impact? 🦋 Community Engagement Director Tina Burke has already lined up a season full of outreach, from McKinney plant swaps to "Night on the Prairie" in Lucas. We’re looking for volunteers to join the team and help us share our love for the Blackland Prairie. #blacklandprairie #blacklandprairiechapter #texasmasternaturalists
We NEED you to help us transplant over 400+ Native Plants!Join us on Saturday, October 25th at McKinney Green Gardens in Gabe Nesbitt Park for a special workday! We’ll be transplanting over 400 native plants, and we’d love your help to make it happen.#BlacklandPrairieChapter #McKinneyGreenGardens #TexasMasterNaturalists
https://txmn.org/bptmn/we-need-you-to-help-us-transplant-over-400-native-plants/
Applications are now OPEN for the 2026 Texas Master Naturalist Blackland Prairie Chapter training class. Gain in-depth knowledge about the unique flora and fauna of the Blackland Prairie ecosystem. The application deadline is October 15, 2025. #BlacklandPrairieChapter #TexasMasterNaturalists
Join us on Saturday, October 11th for the City of Frisco's Monarch Park Fall Planting Event to help create a thriving native plant pollinator garden! We’ll be installing 400+ native plants and removing weeds to support local habitat. #Blackland Prairie Chapter #CityofFrisco #LauraKuwayama #OurTexasOurFuture #PollinatorsForTexas #TexasMasterNaturalists
Deep Dive on Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists Pollinator Gardens: 2025Join us on August 18th, at 7 PM CST for a Deep Dive, with Susan Abernathy presenting on Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists Pollinator Gardens: 2025.#BlacklandPrairieChapter #PollinatorGardens #SusanAbernathy #TexasMasterNaturalists #VickiSanders
https://txmn.org/bptmn/deep-dive-on-member-pollinator-gardens-with-susan-abernathy/
Rooted in Paulette: The First Books & Blooms Library Blooms at Green Gardens - Mary Abercrombie, Class of 2020 - Books & Blooms, a new passive engagement program that reimagines Little Free Libraries as vibrant community touchpoints for ecological literacy and neighborhood beauty. #BlacklandPrairieChapter #GabeNesbittPark #MaryAbercrombie #McKinneyGreenGardens #PaulettePlatko #TexasMasterNaturalists
https://txmn.org/bptmn/rooted-in-paulette-the-first-books-blooms-library-blooms-at-green-gardens/
The Heard Museum needs Pre-School Storytime Readers!The Heard Museum would like to expand its storytime to every Friday morning at ten. This is for pre-schoolers. At present it is only on the second and fourth Fridays. If you would like to read to a group of little kids whose eyes get big and whose verbage is priceless.#BlacklandPrairieChapter #PreSchoolReaders #STT63 #TexasMasterNaturalists
https://txmn.org/bptmn/the-heard-museum-needs-pre-school-storytime-readers/
Plano Park - July Updates from Project Leader Jean Higgins - One primary focus has been the removal of privet (Ligustrum spp.), an aggressive non-native shrub that threatens native plant diversity and degrades habitat for wildlife. With support from Plano Parks and Recreation, our volunteers have been able to expand efforts. #BlacklandPrairieChapter #JeanHiggins #PlanoParks #TexasMasterNaturalists
https://txmn.org/bptmn/plano-park-july-updates-from-project-leader-jean-higgins/
Summer hours for McKinney Green Gardens Last Saturday workday! Mary Abercrombie wants to share to good news! McKinney Green Gardens is updating its summer hours to help beat the heat. #BlacklandPrairieChapter #CityofMcKinneyOfficeofSustainability #MaryAbercrombie #McKinneyGreenGardens #TexasMasterNaturalists
https://txmn.org/bptmn/july-workday-for-mckinney-green-gardens/
On this Memorial Day, the Blackland Prairie Chapter Master Naturalists pause to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Their dedication has helped preserve the freedoms that allow us to appreciate the natural beauty of Texas. We remember and are deeply grateful. #MemorialDay #NeverForget #BlacklandPrairieChapter #TexasMasterNaturalists
Blackland Prairie Chapter TMN