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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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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 2, 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)
September 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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NTMN Chapter Meeting- Wednesday, September 3rd- Prairies and Pollinator Gardens: Three Stories
September 3, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Room 125.
NTMN August Chapter Meeting- Wednesday, September 3rd- Prairies and Pollinator Gardens: Three Stories The committed naturalist wages a daily battle against the tide of urban...
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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
September 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, September 6, 2025  ||  7:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 6, 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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Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
September 6, 2025    
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT) Saturday, September 6, 2025  || 8:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a morning...
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Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
September 6, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT) Saturday, September 6, 2025  |  9:30am – 10:30am CT Description: Experience the ecology, geology, flora and fauna of the...
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LLELA || 1st Saturday Nature Walk (AT)
September 6, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
LLELA || 1st Saturday Nature Walk (AT) Saturday, September 6, 2025  ||  10am  – 12noon   CT Description:  Animal tracks, deer trails, singing birds, trees with...
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LLELA || Harvest Moon Night Hike (AT)
September 7, 2025    
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
LLELA || Harvest Moon Night Hike (AT) Sunday, September 7, 2025  ||  7:30pm  – 9:30pm   CT Description:   Join us for an illuminating evening as we trek...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 9, 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)
September 10, 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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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 13, 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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Coppell Nature Park Trail Maintenance
September 13, 2025    
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Coppell Nature Park
Event Name: Trail Maintenance Date/Time: Every Second Saturday of the month from 8am to 11am. Except for July and November. Address: 367 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, TX 75019...
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Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT)
September 13, 2025    
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT) Saturday, September 13, 2025 ||  8am – 9:30am CT Hosted by the Heard & offered by volunteers...
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Trinity River Audubon Center || Second Saturday Guided Hike(AT)
September 13, 2025    
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Trinity River Audubon Center
Trinity River Audubon Center || Second Saturday Guided Hike(AT) Saturday, September 13, 2025  |  8:30am –10am   CT Description: Join us for a guided hike led...
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Spring Creek Forest - 2nd Saturday Workdays (VH)
September 13, 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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Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || Guided Tree ID Walk   (AT)
September 14, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || Guided Tree ID Walk   (AT) Sunday, September 14, 2025  || 11am – 12:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a guided...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 16, 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)
September 17, 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)
September 18, 2025    
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT) Thursday, September 18, 2025 ||  8am – 9:30am CT Description: 3rd Thursday Bird Walks in the Heard...
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Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH)
September 19, 2025    
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail
Event Name: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH) Date/Time: Friday September 19, 2025, 730-10am Address: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail, 1001 New Market Road, Mesquite, 75149...
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Trinity River Audubon Center || Morning Bird Walk (AT)
September 20, 2025    
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC)
Trinity River Audubon Center || Morning Bird Walk (AT) Saturday, September 20, 2025  ||  7:30am  – 9am   CT Description: Join us for a monthly bird walk...
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Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Birding the Joppa Preserve (AT)
September 20, 2025    
7:30 am - 10:30 am
Joppa Preserve
Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Birding the Joppa Preserve (AT) Saturday, September 20, 2025  ||  7:30am – 10:30am   CT Topic: Birding the...
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Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape Workday
September 20, 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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White Rock Lake - World Cleanup Day (VH)
September 20, 2025    
8:00 am - 11:00 am
8th Annual World Cleanup Day Dallas ONE DAY, 211 COUNTRIES, 114 MILLION VOLUNTEERS Join us for the biggest World Cleanup Day ever! Saturday, September 20th...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 20, 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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Blackland NPAT Speaker Series (AT)
September 21, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
North Haven Gardens
Blackland NPAT Speaker Series (AT) Sunday, September 21, 2025    12:00 PM – 1:00 PM The Native Prairies Association of Texas Blackland (Dallas) Chapter invites you...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 23, 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)
September 24, 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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Paul S Dryer Nature Preserve || Field Trip (AT)
September 25, 2025    
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Paul S Dryer Nature Preserve
Paul S Dryer Nature Preserve || Field Trip (AT) Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 10am – 11:30pm    CT Free Description This will be a 2.5...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 27, 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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Wings Over the Wetland at John Bunker Sands (No VH Approved)
September 27, 2025    
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wings Over the Wetland (2025)  Date/Time: Saturday, September 27, 2025 (Event: 4:30 - 9:00 p.m.; Volunteers: 4:00-9:30 p.m., or e-mail for earlier) Address: 655 Martin Lane, Combine, Texas...
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Tandy Hills Prairie Sky/Star Party (FYI)
September 27, 2025    
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Tandy Hills Natural Area
Tandy Hills Prairie Sky/Star Party (FYI) Saturday, September 27, 2025   7:00 PM or after dark The Fort Worth Astronomical Society presents their Saturday star party...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
September 30, 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 1, 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 - Leaf Your Yard Wild: What’s Happening Under Autumn’s Blanket?
October 1, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Room 125.
Leaf Your Yard Wild: What’s Happening Under Autumn’s Blanket? The Xerces Society spearheaded a social media campaign with the “leave the leaves” slogan. Essentially, they...
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Blacklighting at the Brookhaven Pollinator Garden
October 1, 2025    
8:45 pm - 11:00 pm
Brookhaven College Windmill Garden
Name: Blacklighting at the Brookhaven Pollinator Garden Date and Time: Wednesday, October 1 8:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. (directly after chapter meeting) Location: Brookhaven Windmill Pollinator Garden Map...
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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
October 4, 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, October 4, 2025  ||  7:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
October 4, 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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Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
October 4, 2025    
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT) Saturday, October 4, 2025  || 8:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a morning...
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The Moon and Nature at Night at Twelve Hills (AT)
October 4, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Twelve Hills Nature Center
The Moon and Nature at Night at Twelve Hills (AT) Saturday, October 4, 2025   7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Take a guided, full-moon walk and...
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Events on September 2, 2025
02 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
2 Sep 25
Events on September 3, 2025
03 Sep
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
3 Sep 25
03 Sep
NTMN Chapter Meeting- Wednesday, September 3rd- Prairies and Pollinator Gardens: Three Stories
3 Sep 25
Farmers Branch
Events on September 6, 2025
06 Sep
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
6 Sep 25
Seagoville
06 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
6 Sep 25
06 Sep
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
6 Sep 25
Cedar Hill
06 Sep
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
6 Sep 25
McKinney
06 Sep
LLELA || 1st Saturday Nature Walk (AT)
6 Sep 25
Lewisville
Events on September 7, 2025
07 Sep
LLELA || Harvest Moon Night Hike (AT)
7 Sep 25
Lewisville
Events on September 9, 2025
09 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
9 Sep 25
Events on September 10, 2025
10 Sep
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
10 Sep 25
Events on September 13, 2025
13 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
13 Sep 25
13 Sep
Coppell Nature Park Trail Maintenance
13 Sep 25
Coppell
13 Sep
Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT)
13 Sep 25
McKinney
13 Sep
Trinity River Audubon Center || Second Saturday Guided Hike(AT)
13 Sep 25
DALLAS
13 Sep
Spring Creek Forest - 2nd Saturday Workdays (VH)
13 Sep 25
Events on September 14, 2025
14 Sep
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || Guided Tree ID Walk   (AT)
14 Sep 25
Cedar Hill
Events on September 16, 2025
16 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
16 Sep 25
Events on September 17, 2025
17 Sep
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
17 Sep 25
Events on September 18, 2025
18 Sep
Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT)
18 Sep 25
McKinney
Events on September 19, 2025
19 Sep
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH)
19 Sep 25
Mesquite
Events on September 20, 2025
20 Sep
Trinity River Audubon Center || Morning Bird Walk (AT)
20 Sep 25
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20 Sep
Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Birding the Joppa Preserve (AT)
20 Sep 25
Dallas
20 Sep
Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape Workday
20 Sep 25
Richardson
20 Sep
White Rock Lake - World Cleanup Day (VH)
20 Sep 25
20 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
20 Sep 25
Events on September 21, 2025
21 Sep
Blackland NPAT Speaker Series (AT)
21 Sep 25
Dallas
Events on September 23, 2025
23 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
23 Sep 25
Events on September 24, 2025
24 Sep
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
24 Sep 25
Events on September 25, 2025
25 Sep
Paul S Dryer Nature Preserve || Field Trip (AT)
25 Sep 25
Cedar Hill
Events on September 27, 2025
27 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
27 Sep 25
27 Sep
Wings Over the Wetland at John Bunker Sands (No VH Approved)
27 Sep 25
27 Sep
Tandy Hills Prairie Sky/Star Party (FYI)
27 Sep 25
Fort Worth
Events on September 30, 2025
30 Sep
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
30 Sep 25
Events on October 1, 2025
01 Oct
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
1 Oct 25
01 Oct
Chapter Meeting - Leaf Your Yard Wild: What’s Happening Under Autumn’s Blanket?
1 Oct 25
Farmers Branch
01 Oct
Blacklighting at the Brookhaven Pollinator Garden
1 Oct 25
Farmers Branch
Events on October 4, 2025
04 Oct
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
4 Oct 25
Seagoville
04 Oct
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
4 Oct 25
04 Oct
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
4 Oct 25
Cedar Hill
04 Oct
The Moon and Nature at Night at Twelve Hills (AT)
4 Oct 25
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