Native Prairies Association – Houston Chapter

Prairie Seekers is a new prairie assessment & mapping program that the Fort Worth Chapter of NPAT is developing & testing. It will be used to update and augment the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) funded NPAT project of several years ago that identified and mapped prairies across Texas. NPAT executive director Pat Merkord,... Read More →

HNPAT Meeting - Wednesday, February 24, "Bison and Grasslands"  6:30pm for refreshments, 7:00pm meeting.  Dr. Angela Laws, Research Assistant Professor in the Biology and Chemistry Department at the University of Houston will discuss how bison modify grasslands and how their foraging is affected by fire.  She will also give a brief overview of two experiments... Read More →

Prairie Mapping Project Phase II Training When: Sunday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Deer Park Prairie, 1222 E Purdue Ln, Deer Park, 77536 To RSVP and for more details: email Pat Merkord or call 936-827-7973 Learn about prairie identification field practice using data entry and by identifying indicator species. Bring your lunch and dress... Read More →

Prairie Mapping Project!  Other dates will be offered (see below). April 9, 2016  10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Deer Park Prairie 1222 East Purdue Lane Deer Park Texas Call or email Pat Merkord to RSVP and get information on parking which is limited 936-827-7973, pat@merkord.com Prairie Mapping Project Phase II Training Workshop 10:00 - 10:30 AM -... Read More →

HNPAT April Meeting - Wednesday, April 27 - 6:30 p.m. for refreshments & at 7:00 p.m. for the meeting Michelle Sneck, a PhD candidate in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program at Rice University will talk about the abundance and powerful influence of tiny endophytic fungi that live hidden inside native prairie grasses. 1 hr.... Read More →

Prairie Wildlife - Day and Night Workshop: Identification and behavior of prairie birds, pollinators, amphibians, and mammals Katy Prairie (Indiangrass Preserve) Morning Session: 7:30 am - 11:30 am Evening Session: 6:00 am - 9:00 pm. This first-of-a-kind workshop designed for novice to intermediate naturalists will provide identification tips for a variety of prairie wildlife and will also... Read More →

Terry Rossignol, Refuge Manager at the Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge, will speak on plans and upcoming projects at the refuge. HNPAT meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Cherie Flores Pavilion in McGovern Centennial Gardens @ Hermann Park. 1500 Hermann Drive, Houston 77004 (parking lot entrance is directly across the... Read More →