Balcones Canyonlands Chapter
Although most native plants might look asleep, there’s lots of activity in the BCTXMN Pollinator Garden Committee as we are getting our sites ready for when our plants and pollinators do wake up. This year is particularly exciting for the pollinator garden committee. Two sites …more
Holiday Party Saturday, December 10th, 4:30-6:30. We will be gathering to celebrate friends, nature, and our amazing 2022 accomplishments. Members have received an invitation via email with the details and an invitation to sign up to bring a dish for the potluck. We look forward to …more
It’s time to renew your membership What’s cheaper and better than the annual cost of Apple TV or Netflix? Being a Texas Master Naturalist! You get terrific programs, field trips, volunteer opportunities, plus making new friends who appreciate nature as you do. Apple TV costs …more
Robin Wall Kimmerer (1953-present) by Andrea Lent Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. It is a collection of essays of the natural world, combining her …more
Discovering Austin’s Hidden Gem What happens when people who love nature come together? Great things. In this casethe result was Zilker Botanical gardens, an oaisis nestled in 28 acres in the heart ofdowntown Austin. The idea for the gardens started in 1946 but it took …more
Field Trip to NOAA’s National Weather ForecastOffice “Is it going to rain today? I need to pick up my meds, and I hate to drive in the rain.”“Is it going to be windy tomorrow? We’re doing a prescribed burn and don’t want it get out …more
Berry Springs Park!The land was once owned by John Berry, a Texas settler who in 1846 built a gristmill on the springs that run through the land and are named for him. This social chapter hike got good times and views of the old oak, …more
Raptors Up Close: Field Trip with Ed Sones By Beverly Penn This was an amazing opportunity for our members to hear the remarkable story of Ed Sones’ and his team, and their rescue mission for birds in Central Texas and beyond. We learned so much …more
The most unloved, least understood bird ” A turkey vulture is a perfect creature. It is is neither predator or prey. It exists out the typical foodchain, beyond the kill or be killed laws of nature. although without death it would starve. On six-footwings it …more
I get more than I give when I volunteer by Skip Beaird Newly retired, my search for ‘the right’ volunteer opportunity had a Goldilocks quality. I wanted a good fit which would let me connect to people and nature. Training for Wild Basin trail guides …more