NTMN members at the 2022 Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting in Houston

A Message from our President

In this quarter’s message, Scott Hudson offers a recap of the 2022 Texas Master Naturalist Annual Meeting held last month in Houston. Scott shares the highlights of our chapter’s participation and recognition, and tells us where we are headed next for year’s conference. There’s also some important legislation pending with Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Richard Heilbrun, the Conservation Outreach Program Leader for Texas Parks & Wildlife Department encourages us to take action and contact our senators and asking for their support before it’s too late. Read Scott’s message here.

Project Highlight: Warren Ferris Cemetery

NTMNs are helping to restore the neglected landscape of the Warren Angus Ferris cemetery. The cemetery is a designated historic site located at the northwest corner of St. Francis Avenue and San Leandro Drive, Dallas, Texas. Member Julie Fineman is the project lead and was recently awarded the Coke Buchanan Volunteer of the Year award by DFW Greensource. The Video of the Year award at NPSOT’s Native Plant Symposium highlighted the cemetery and the work being done there. Learn more about the project here. And visit this link to watch the fantastic video The Ferris Cemetery, “A Future as Well as a Past.” (more…)