Citizen Scientist: In the Yard or at Home | May 16
Presented by the Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists, discover how the free iNaturalist app transforms your phone into a tool for exploring nature and contributing to real-world science. Learn how to document plants and animals, get help identifying them, and upload observations that feed into global biodiversity research. Join a community of citizen scientists who are actively tracking and protecting wildlife in the Blackland Prairie region and beyond.
- 11 a.m. at John & Judy Gay Library
- Register to attend Citizen Scientist: In the Yard or at Home
Presenters:
Rick Travis
Rick holds a bachelor’s degree in Forest Management and an MBA from Stephen F. Austin State University and is an active member of the Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Chapter, where he served as Chapter President from 2022 to 2025. He also serves on Frisco’s Natural Resources Advisory Board, volunteers as a trail guide with multiple local parks and the Heard Wildlife Sanctuary, and teaches Forest Ecology for Master Naturalist training programs across the DFW area.
Lisa Travis
Lisa is a retired elementary school teacher and a member of the Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalist Class of 2018 who has served on the Chapter’s Training and Education Committee since 2019, including as Training Director from 2021 to 2024. She designed the Trees of North Texas identification brochure, teaches tree ID and iNaturalist programs across the DFW area, and is an active contributor to the iNaturalist citizen science platform.
