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Urgent Message from DFW Wildlife – Rescue of Nestling Egrets

Linda Nixon, 2018 and Communications Director – WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?   With the current heat/drought conditions, Egret parents are having to leave their nests for longer periods of time to search for food.  With their extended absence the nestlings get restless, tend to bicker with siblings, and many are falling from their nests as a result. Egret parents DO NOT tend to fallen chicks, so the “grounded” babies only chance of survival is support at a rehabilitation care facility.

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July Update – Recovering America”s Wildlife Act – H.R.2773 and S. 2372

Linda Nixon, 2018 and Communications Director – As you probably already know, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide $1.3 billion per year to states, and $97.5 million to tribal nations, from existing revenues to fund wildlife conservation, habitat management and restoration, outdoor recreation, and education programs. Of this, Texas would be eligible for more than $50 million per year to implement the Texas Conservation Action Plan and help stabilize the at-risk species in our state.

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Honoring Frances Williams, Founder of Connemara

Bob Mione, 2012 – There have been lots and lots of great photos taken of the wildflowers at the Meadow.  I’ve never seen a better one than this, taken by Connie Roschlau Ball.  I call this plot the “Maureen” plot, named after a friend of mine’s wife, who really loved the wildflowers of TX.