Fort Worth Nature Center – Jeff Quayle

Register for each event through our link at www.tickettailor.com – Donations benefit the Fort Worth chapter of the Native Prairies Assoc of TX (FW-NPAT) www.texasprairie.org

Each walk will have an individual registration link, including a release and waiver of liability that you will sign when you register.

For any questions related to Jeff’s spring 2025 walks, contact him through one of his contacts below.

Jeff’s cell 817-729-0283

Jeff’s email squaylei2000@gmail.com

Please provide your email and cell number when registering, in case of inclement weather, changes or updates to any hikes. End times are estimated. For any state park hikes, it is recommended you reserve a day pass through their website or app. www.tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/

FYI: Registration links for any events in May will be posted by FW-NPAT in March.

Fort Worth Nature Center,
Bioblitz at the old Camp Jarvis site
Saturday, April 26th
9am – 1pm

Register Here: www.tickettailor.com/events/npatfortworthchapter/1563691

*This tour is offered by donations. The suggested donation amount is $5; but please donate any amount you believe this special tour is worth. Donations benefit the Native Prairies Association of Texas (conservation & land trust organization) & are non-refundable.

Join us for a BioBlitz of the old Camp Jarvis, part of the Fort Worth Nature Center located on the north side of the refuge across the river. According to Rob Denkhaus, the past director at the FWNC, the land was acquired by the city around 1913. The camp operated from approximately 1932 – 1953, before being acquired by the FWNC in the 1970s. This area isn’t public access, so this will be the first BioBlitz there. Your iNaturalist observations will be automatically uploaded to the Fort Worth Nature Center iNaturalist project.

Two rare Tarrant County plant species are known from Camp Jarvis. Both occur in only two locations in the county.

Meet at 8:45am. Do not go to the front entrance off Jacksboro Highway. Use the Google map link, which will be provided once you register.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4o5KCPj9g6dYAtuh8

Species expected in this plant community: Quercus sinuata,
Quercus buckleyi, Quercus shumardii, Cercis texensis (Cercis canadensis var texensis), Sorghastrum nutans, Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardii, Bouteloua curtipendula, Penstemon laxiflorus, Penstemon cobaea, Helianthus maximiliani, Ibervillea lindheimeri, Ipomopsis rubra, Monarda citriodora, Monarda punctata, Engelmannia peristenia, Thelesperma filifolium, Gaillardia pulchella, Glandularia bipinnitifida, Glandularia pumila, Fraxinus albicans and Celtis reticulata.