{"id":2798,"date":"2017-04-05T08:03:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T13:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2017-04-05T21:03:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T02:03:10","slug":"lost-pines-texas-master-naturalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=2798","title":{"rendered":"Lost Pines Texas Master Naturalists at Little Piney"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lost Pines Texas Master Naturalists<\/h2>\n

Texas Master Naturalists<\/a> are certified citizen scientists who spend a year training, studying, and volunteering in an intensive program to earn their title. \u00a0Once certified, they commit much of their time to volunteer for parks, education, and nature projects. \u00a0I recently learned through the Lost Pines Chapter newsletter that volunteers perform biocensuses for private landowners like us who want to know more about what’s living and growing on their land.<\/p>\n

I contacted the Lost Pines Chapter of Texas Master Naturalists<\/a>\u00a0right away, and was referred to member Kathy McAleese. \u00a0Kathy put together an amazing team for a Little Piney biocensus last Saturday. \u00a0Six enthusiastic naturalists arrived at 10:00 am with checklists, cameras, and bags for specimens. \u00a0 Walking slowly over the land, we found grasses, legumes, sedges, wildflowers, milkweed, insects, and a tiny snake. \u00a0The whole team was knowledgeable and focused, but everyone deferred to Liz, a walking botanical encyclopedia. \u00a0She was the eldest of us all and an inspiration. \u00a0Saturday was one of my favorite days\u00a0ever at Little Piney combing the fields and woods with like-minded nature-lovers who enjoyed sharing their knowledge. \u00a0Before I knew it, the time was 1:30, and we were all hungry! \u00a0They left with notes, photos, and samples and a plan to create an online project on the iNaturalist website. \u00a0The Little Piney Project is where the findings will be posted and shared with all. \u00a0Once the identifications are complete, I will post a link to the project. \u00a0We have 108 species so far.<\/p>\n

Lost Pines Texas Master Naturalists Team<\/h2>\n
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Kathy McAleese, Liz Pullman, Judy Turner, Jordan Price, Linda Jo Conn, Louise Ridlon, Ken Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Discoveries from Little Piney<\/h2>\n
\"Panic <\/a>
Panic Grass <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Soft <\/a>
Soft Rushes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Prickly <\/a>
Prickly Ash <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Green <\/a>
Green Antelope’s Horns <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cuckoo <\/a>
Cuckoo Wasp <\/div> <\/div>
\"Sandy <\/a>
Sandy land Bluebonnet <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Groundsel\" <\/a>
Groundsel <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Wine <\/a>
Wine Cup <\/div> <\/div>
\"Texas <\/a>
Texas Blind Snake <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

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Trees Identified<\/h2>\n

This one is a Box Elder–<\/p>\n

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Box Elder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And this one is an Osage Orange or Bois D’arc Tree<\/p>\n

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Osage Orange<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Master Naturalists in Action<\/h2>\n
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The Finer Points of Identification<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click on the link for more information on Texas Master Naturalists<\/a> or the Lost Pines Chapter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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