From managing the Fort Worth Nature Center to a wild quest visiting every single Texas State Park, plant ecologist Suzanne Tuttle has seen it all! 🌿 Ready to hear about her epic, multi-year adventure and the insights she gained along the way?🗺️
Advanced Training
Deep Dive – The Constellation of Living Memorials – Bringing Sacred Ground to Life with Julie Fineman
Honoring history through habitat 🌿✨—join us April 13th at 7 PM CST for a Deep Dive into the Constellation of Living Memorials with Julie Fineman. Discover how five historic Dallas cemeteries are being revitalized into thriving native landscapes and how this two-year pilot program plans to shine across the entire state of Texas, online via Zoom. 🏛️🌸
Deep Dive – Texas Acoustic Bat Monitoring Project with Linda Nixon
Tune in and take flight 🦇—join us March 23rd at 7 PM CST for a Deep Dive with Linda Nixon, exploring the Texas Acoustic Bat Monitoring Project and how technology is protecting our state’s bat diversity, online via Zoom.🦇
Deep Dive – From Screens to Streams: The Decline of Outdoor Play and How We Can Reverse It with Patricia Crain
Unplug and put down roots—join us March 30th at 7 PM CST for a Deep Dive with Patricia Crain, presenting From Screens to Streams: The Decline of Outdoor Play and How We Can Reverse It, online via Zoom.
Spring 2026 Stream Team Training
Become a Citizen Scientist! 🌊 Join Crystal Flannery-Bachicha and Lauren Kraus for Texas Stream Team training Date & Location TBD. You’ll learn to monitor local water quality and collect vital data used by the TCEQ and EPA to protect our waterways.
🐦 Valentine’s Event! ❤️ Feb 13-16: Great Backyard Bird Count 2026
Spend time with your VALENTINE! ❤️ in your favorite places watching birds Feb 13-16—then tell us about them! In as little as 15 minutes notice the birds around you.
Deep Dive on From Backyard to Blackland: Raising Natives for Restorations with Heather Fell and Katelyn Miller
Join us on Wednesday, February 25th at 7 PM CST for a Deep Dive with Heather Fell and Katelyn Miller, presenting From Backyard to Blackland: Raising Natives for Restorations, online via Zoom.
🌱 Upcoming Event: “Getting to Your Roots: The Soil Food Web”
Join the Friends of LLELA on Saturday, January 17, 2026, for our annual Native Landscape Seminar: “Getting to Your Roots”. This year features keynote speaker Jeff Lowenfels, author of Teaming with Microbes, along with a panel of local experts including John Sackett, Dr. Vanessa Corrisher-Olson, and Dr. Jane Duke.
Deep Dive on UNT’s Ecological Action Studio 2025 Updates with Jaime Baxter-Slye
Join us on December 16th at 7 PM CST for a Deep Dive with Dr. Jaime Baxter-Slye, presenting updates from the University of North Texas Ecological Action Studio 2025. This includes a prescribed burn on an urban campus and partnering with Cole Ranch to rescue plants prior to residential development.
Deep Dive on Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists Pollinator Gardens: 2025
Join us on August 18th, at 7 PM CST for a Deep Dive, with Susan Abernathy presenting on Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists Pollinator Gardens: 2025.