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Kachina Prairie Tour
March 28 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Kachina Prairie Tour (organized by TPWD biologist Taylor Garrison)
Thurs., Mar 28th
9am – 12pm
I am pleased to announce a field tour at Kachina Prairie Park on Thursday, March 28th, between 9am and 12pm. Kachina Prairie is a Blackland prairie remnant located within the city limits of Ennis, TX. It is managed by the Texas Master Naturalists in partnership with the City and the Texas Land Conservancy. Consisting of ~30-acres this prairie has representative vegetation of the historical tallgrass prairie: big bluestem, yellow indiangrass, little bluestem, sideoats grama, purpletop tridens, white tridens, pitcher sage, partridge pea, prairie clover, among many other species. It was burned last winter (2022-23), so we can see a prairie 1 year post-fire. Tip: bring gloves & plan on hand pulling any Johnsongrass you happen to see while on the tour (we will learn to ID it if you don’t already).
Details:
What? Field Tour of Kachina Prairie Park
When? Thu, March 28 2024. 9am start time through 12pm (or later for those that want to stick around).
Why? Learn regional plant species, their use by wildlife, habitat management strategies, and Q&A for the experts.
Where? Entrance to prairie @ ‘Kachina Prairie Park Trailhead’
Google Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VkGYZaUmZCLsW8kG7
Intersection of W Baldridge St and Kachina Pr Rd on the NW side of Ennis, TX.
Please share this announcement with those you think might be interested!
Taylor Garrison, CWB®
Wildlife Biologist (District 6)
1670 FM 488,
Streetman, TX, 75859
(903) 426-1830