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Annual Meeting Scholarships Available

by | Aug 31, 2023

North Texas Master Naturalists: If you are attending the 2023 annual meeting in October, you might qualify for a scholarship from the chapter. We have limited funds available for members in financial need. Qualification for scholarships may include: 1. Members who are...

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Announcements from the August Chapter Meeting

by | Aug 18, 2023

The Announcements Please view the full set of August announcements by clicking here. Opportunities and contacts, websites, and other details are available on the calendar. Our President, Scott Hudson, is having some medical issues, so I stepped in to chair the...

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September 6, 2023 Chapter Meeting

September 6, 2023 Chapter Meeting

by | Aug 8, 2023

Weather 101 Jamie Gudmestad, National Weather Service meteorologist, will cover an often-discussed topic, the weather. Jamie will tell us how the National Weather Service has evolved and how the NWS works with local partners to educate and alert the public about...

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August 2, 2023 Chapter Meeting

August 2, 2023 Chapter Meeting

by | Jul 18, 2023

Beyond our Backyards: An Introduction to Wilderness Navigation

In this overview, Arthur Kuehne will share tips and techniques that will enable you to feel confident when you travel beyond your backyard to study and enjoy nature. While he won’t go into great detail on the technical aspects of map, compass, gps, etc., he will share practical advice from his many years of backpacking. Join us and learn about the key tools and techniques of wilderness navigation, and the most common navigation mistakes hikers make and how to avoid them. 

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Announcements from the July 2023 Chapter Meeting

by | Jul 8, 2023

Highlights from the July 2023 Summer Social The Announcements Important Member Survey – NTMN needs your help! If you haven’t already, please respond to the survey on chapter service (previous mail chimp message). We have many opportunities available and would love to...

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Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT)
October 26, 2025    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Trinity River Audubon Center
Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT) Sunday, October 26, 2025  ||  9am  – 10am   CT More Info & to register:  https://trinityriver.audubon.org/events/sunday-morning-bird-walk-11...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
October 28, 2025    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 8am-10am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
October 29, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
November 1, 2025    
7:30 am - 9:30 am
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT) Saturday, November 1, 2025  ||  7:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join...
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Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
November 1, 2025    
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT) Saturday, November 1, 2025  || 8:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a morning...
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Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
November 1, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT) Saturday, November 1, 2025  |  9:30am – 10:30am CT Description: Experience the ecology, geology, flora and fauna of the...
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Laura W Bush Native Texas Park ||  Guided Walk (AT)
November 1, 2025    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Laura W Bush Native Texas Park
Laura W Bush Native Texas Park ||  Guided Walk (AT) Saturday, Nov 1, 2025  ||  10:00am –11:00am  CT Join us for a free guided tour...
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Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Tours and BioBlitz(VH)
November 1, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail
Event Name: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Tours and BioBlitz Date/Time: Saturday November 1, 2025, 2-4pm Address: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail, 1001 New Market Road, Mesquite,...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
November 5, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Chapter Meeting
November 5, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Room 125.
Chapter Meeting Placeholder. A further description monthly meeting will appear here as the scheduled meeting draws near. Join us in north Dallas at Dallas College...
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Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT)
November 8, 2025    
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT) Saturday, November 8, 2025 ||  8am – 9:30am CT Hosted by the Heard & offered by volunteers...
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Spring Creek Forest - 2nd Saturday Workdays (VH)
November 8, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest “2 nd Saturday” workdays Sept. 2025/ May 2026 Sept. 13, 2025, 9-11am: -- 1770 Holford Road (the center section...
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W.W. Glover Cemetery Volunteer Day-Winter (VH)
November 8, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
W.W. Glover Cemetery Volunteer Day 6650 Military Parkway, Dallas, TX 75227 Contact lead: Kathy Ann Reid, krtexas@protonmail.com April 12, 10 am - 12 pm May 10,...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Parks || Bird Walk  with Carrie & Ben(AT)
November 9, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Kiest Conservation Area
Friends of Oak Cliff Parks || Bird Walk  with Carrie & Ben(AT) Sunday, November 9, 2025 || 10am – 12noon   CT Description: Join us for...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
November 12, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape Workday
November 15, 2025    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape
Project site name changed to Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape (formerly Canyon Creek) Monthly workday 1001 G. Bush Freeway ( Hilton Garden Inn) Every third...
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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 3rd Saturday Guided Boardwalk Tour (AT)
November 15, 2025    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 3rd Saturday Guided Boardwalk Tour (AT) Saturday, November 15, 2025 ||  9:00 AM – 10:30 AM    CT Description:  As...
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LLELA || Thrive Nature Walk –(AT)
November 16, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Thrive Nature Park;
LLELA || Thrive Nature Walk –(AT) Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 9am – 11am   CT Description:  Sights of plants and wildlife, smells of fresh air...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
November 19, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT)
November 20, 2025    
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT) Thursday, November 20, 2025 ||  8am – 9:30am CT Description: 3rd Thursday Bird Walks in the Heard...
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Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH)
November 21, 2025    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail
Event Name: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH) Date/Time: Friday November 21, 2025, 8-10am Address: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail, 1001 New Market Road, Mesquite, 75149...
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Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Chalk Hill Farm (AT)
November 22, 2025    
7:30 am - 10:30 am
Chalk Hill Farm
Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Chalk Hill Farm (AT) Saturday, November 22, 2025  ||  7:30am – 10:30am   CT Target Birds: Winter residents...
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Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT)
November 23, 2025    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Trinity River Audubon Center
Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT) Sunday, November 23, 2025  ||  9am  – 10am   CT More Info & to register:  https://trinityriver.audubon.org/events/sunday-morning-bird-walk-13...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
November 26, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
December 3, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Chapter Meeting
December 3, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Room 125.
Chapter Meeting Placeholder. A further description monthly meeting will appear here as the scheduled meeting draws near. Join us in north Dallas at Dallas College...
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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
December 6, 2025    
7:30 am - 9:30 am
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT) Saturday, December 6, 2025  ||  7:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join...
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Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
December 6, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT) Saturday, December 6, 2025  |  9:30am – 10:30am CT Description: Experience the ecology, geology, flora and fauna of the...
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Events on October 26, 2025
26 Oct
Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT)
26 Oct 25
DALLAS
Events on October 28, 2025
28 Oct
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
28 Oct 25
Events on October 29, 2025
29 Oct
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
29 Oct 25
Events on November 1, 2025
01 Nov
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
1 Nov 25
Seagoville
01 Nov
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
1 Nov 25
Cedar Hill
01 Nov
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
1 Nov 25
McKinney
01 Nov
Laura W Bush Native Texas Park ||  Guided Walk (AT)
1 Nov 25
Dallas
01 Nov
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Tours and BioBlitz(VH)
1 Nov 25
Mesquite
Events on November 5, 2025
05 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
5 Nov 25
05 Nov
Chapter Meeting
5 Nov 25
Farmers Branch
Events on November 8, 2025
08 Nov
Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT)
8 Nov 25
McKinney
08 Nov
Spring Creek Forest - 2nd Saturday Workdays (VH)
8 Nov 25
08 Nov
W.W. Glover Cemetery Volunteer Day-Winter (VH)
8 Nov 25
Events on November 9, 2025
09 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Parks || Bird Walk  with Carrie & Ben(AT)
9 Nov 25
Dallas
Events on November 12, 2025
12 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
12 Nov 25
Events on November 15, 2025
15 Nov
Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape Workday
15 Nov 25
Richardson
15 Nov
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 3rd Saturday Guided Boardwalk Tour (AT)
15 Nov 25
Seagoville
Events on November 16, 2025
16 Nov
LLELA || Thrive Nature Walk –(AT)
16 Nov 25
Lewisville
Events on November 19, 2025
19 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
19 Nov 25
Events on November 20, 2025
20 Nov
Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT)
20 Nov 25
McKinney
Events on November 21, 2025
21 Nov
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH)
21 Nov 25
Mesquite
Events on November 22, 2025
22 Nov
Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Chalk Hill Farm (AT)
22 Nov 25
McKinney
Events on November 23, 2025
23 Nov
Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT)
23 Nov 25
Dallas
Events on November 26, 2025
26 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
26 Nov 25
Events on December 3, 2025
03 Dec
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
3 Dec 25
03 Dec
Chapter Meeting
3 Dec 25
Farmers Branch
Events on December 6, 2025
06 Dec
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
6 Dec 25
Seagoville
06 Dec
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
6 Dec 25
McKinney