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40th Annual Spring Wildflower Tour on May 16th

05/09/2026 by mconnally

The Nature Conservancy is celebrating 40 years of conservation work at the Clymer Meadow Preserve in 2026!  We invite you to visit the prairie as a part of the 40th Annual Spring Wildflower Tour on May 16th.

Come see the bright spring colors as we walk through this relic, old-growth tallgrass prairie.  Clymer Meadow protects one of the largest remaining intact pieces of unplowed prairie within the Blackland Prairie ecoregion.  The preserve is home to rich plant communities that support a myriad of wildlife, including varied pollinators, grassland birds, and mammals.

For spring 2026, we are offering 3 start times – 9:00am, 10:30am, and 12:00pm.  Each tour will last approximately one hour.  This will allow for more visitors to experience the spring beauty within the prairies.

Bring your binoculars or camera, a sun hat, and hiking shoes, and come join us as we learn about grassland ecology and the history of TNC’s conservation work in the region and Texas!

Registration is required.

Date: May 16, 2026

Times: 9:00am or 10:30am or 12:00 pm  (3 separate tour times, each lasting about 1 hour)

Location: Clymer Meadow Preserve   (NOTE: actual tour location will be shared via reminder email)

Each tour time will visit the same areas – please only register for one timeslot to ensure sufficient space for others to visit the prairie as well.

Registration link: https://preserve.nature.org/page/190189/event/1

Please respond with any questions you may have.  We look forward to visiting the prairie with you again soon!


Brandon Belcher
Grasslands Project Director
[email protected]
(903)752-0676 (Cell)
 The Nature Conservancy
Clymer Meadow Preserve
PO Box 264318 FM 1562
Celeste, TX  75423
     
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