Videos

The below videos were created by Master Naturalist volunteers. 

For video questions, please contact us at vi****@**mn.org.

Recent Videos

For their class project, members of the recent fall class of the North Texas Master Naturalist chapter created a Jr. Master Naturalist program. This video highlights those adventures.

 

This is a basic exercise in testing water quality. It is best done in the spring. The results of this testing give a decent picture of water quality, but there are a number of other ways, requiring more sophisticated materials, water quality would need to be tested to give a comprehensive view. Included in this video is a reference to a file. You can find that file here: https://goo.gl/images/WuzYrG

 

Roger Wildlife Rehabilitation Center hosts the North Texas Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists for a Project. The Center has a huge impact on the DFW area when birds are injured or in need of rehab. The video showcases the collaboration between the North Texas Master Naturalists and the Roger Wildlife Rehab Center.Roger Wildlife Rehabilitation Center hosts the North Texas Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists for a Project. The Center has a huge impact on the DFW area when birds are injured or in need of rehab. The video showcases the collaboration between the North Texas Master Naturalists and the Roger Wildlife Rehab Center. Second place winner of the 2018 Texas Master Naturalist annual conference video contest. Created North Texas Master Naturalist Chapter member, Rich Laffey, class of 2017.

 

The Spring Creek Forest Preserve in Garland, Texas, is considered a local treasure. In an impressive show of community cooperation, a new, self-guided nature trail was recently launched. This video provides an overview of the efforts of several groups and individuals to make maintenance and preservation of this location possible. Third place winner of the 2017 Texas Master Naturalist annual conference video contest. Created by North Texas Master Naturalist Chapter member, Nick Mirro, class of 2014.

 

The North Texas chapter is one of the biggest and oldest chapters within in the Texas Master Naturalist program. In this short video, members of the North Texas Master Naturalist chapter share their reflections and insights on the last 20 years of the chapter’s history.

 

Past Videos

This 3-minute video highlights the NTMN Class Experience. First place winner of the 2016 Texas Master Naturalist annual conference video contest. Created by North Texas Master Naturalist Chapter member, Jennifer Weisensel, class of 2008.

 

Master Naturalist volunteers come from all backgrounds and are all ages. Hear how some volunteers heard about the program in this introductory video. First place winner of the 2015 Texas Master Naturalist annual conference video contest. Created by North Texas Master Naturalist Chapter member, Jennifer Weisensel, class of 2008.

 

The North Texas Master Naturalists hosted its fourth annual Native Plants & Prairies Day on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 AM to 3 PM, at the Bath House Cultural Center grounds on White Rock Lake. First place winner of the 2014 Texas Master Naturalist annual conference video contest. Created by North Texas Master Naturalist Chapter member, Jennifer Weisensel, class of 2008.

 

Jim Varnum was one of the North Texas Master Naturalist chapter’s most involved volunteers. His legacy continues on with each person who continues to educate others about our natural world.

Chapter Meeting Recordings

June 2021 Chapter Meeting

Texas Blackland Prairie: Past, Present, Future with Brandon Belcher

Password is:  blackland

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September 2, 2025    
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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,...
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...
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...
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT) Saturday, September 6, 2025  ||  7:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join...
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,...
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT) Saturday, September 6, 2025  || 8:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a morning...
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT) Saturday, September 6, 2025  |  9:30am – 10:30am CT Description: Experience the ecology, geology, flora and fauna of the...
LLELA || 1st Saturday Nature Walk (AT) Saturday, September 6, 2025  ||  10am  – 12noon   CT Description:  Animal tracks, deer trails, singing birds, trees with...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
September 13, 2025    
8:00 am - 11:00 am
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...
Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT) Saturday, September 13, 2025 ||  8am – 9:30am CT Hosted by the Heard & offered by volunteers...
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...
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...
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || Guided Tree ID Walk   (AT) Sunday, September 14, 2025  || 11am – 12:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a guided...
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,...
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...
Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT) Thursday, September 18, 2025 ||  8am – 9:30am CT Description: 3rd Thursday Bird Walks in the Heard...
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...
Trinity River Audubon Center || Morning Bird Walk (AT) Saturday, September 20, 2025  ||  7:30am  – 9am   CT Description: Join us for a monthly bird walk...
Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Birding the Joppa Preserve (AT) Saturday, September 20, 2025  ||  7:30am – 10:30am   CT Topic: Birding the...
Project site name changed to Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape (formerly Canyon Creek) Monthly workday 1001 G. Bush Freeway ( Hilton Garden Inn) Every third...
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...
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,...
September 21, 2025    
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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...
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,...
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...
Paul S Dryer Nature Preserve || Field Trip (AT) Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 10am – 11:30pm    CT Free Description This will be a 2.5...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT) Saturday, October 4, 2025  ||  7:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join...
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,...
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT) Saturday, October 4, 2025  || 8:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a morning...
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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