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Birding for Fun 8-week series of Beginner Birding virtual classes. You can sign up for the entire series or just the classes that interest you. Classes will be held on Mondays at 7pm (except May 30th) throughout May and June via Zoom. Cost: $5.00 per class or $30.00 for the series. Coordinator: Kristine Rivers Link... Read More →
Join us on this hike to see some endemic Texas flora at the intersection between Fort Worth Prairie & Western Cross Timbers We will explore examples of a Western Cross Timbers Post Oak/Blackjack woodland with scattered prairie openings. The topography is mostly flat, with moderate sandy slopes leading out to the west from the woods.... Read More →
Early Bird Watch and Walk First Saturday of the month Meet at the Kiosk on the trail along Arbor Creek Dr. Join Steve Romaine and Friends of Furneaux Creek for a Bird Watch and Walk through the FoFC Nature Trail. Be sure to dress for the weather, and bring your camera and binoculars! (and Water)... Read More →
On May 7th at Green Acres Memorial Park, learn about plants at the monarch station that you could use in your yard to attract butterflies, caterpillars, and other pollinators. Walk up to the prairie restoration and down to the riparian area to see spring wildflowers. Where: Green Acres Memorial Park, 4400 Hide-A-Way, Flower Mound, Texas... Read More →
Native Plants and Prairies Day highlights the importance and value of our North Texas prairies as habitat for bugs, birds and mammals and as a vital natural resource. Join us for our speakers, exhibits, tours and kid's activities. Location: Bath House Cultural Center, 521 East Lawther Drive, Dallas, TX Coordinator: Native Prairies Association of Texas... Read More →
Birding for Fun 8-week series of Beginner Birding virtual classes. You can sign up for the entire series or just the classes that interest you. Classes will be held on Mondays at 7pm (except May 30th) throughout May and June via Zoom. Cost: $5.00 per class or $30.00 for the series. Coordinator: Kristine Rivers Link... Read More →
Join us Tuesday, May 10th at 12:00pm CST to welcome our own Richard Heilbrun, presenting: Crossing the Finish Line: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Link to register: https://txmn.tamu.edu/tmntuesdays/#may2022 Second Tuesday of each month at noon, the TMN State Office will offer an hour-long virtual advanced training event (sometimes including some fantastic new and returning guest speakers). These... Read More →
Texas is a huge state with thousands of miles of rivers and streams crossing the state. Most of the state’s land is rural, and agriculture activities dominate the land uses, from grazing to crop production, which presents unique challenges to managing water pollution. The TSSWCB works closely with landowners and local communities to address these... Read More →
Meet us in person this month at Holy Covenant Church. 7 - 8:30 pm. Doors open at 6:45 pm 1901 E Peters Colony Rd, Carrollton - in the gym. Enter on the north side of the building Enjoy a presentation by Diane Wetherbee on Opossums! Diane is vice chairman of the board of The Flower... Read More →
Birders of all skill levels are welcome to join an expert birder every 2nd Saturday (except July and August), as we explore prime birding locations along LLELA's nature trails! Ages 10 and up. Free with $5 LLELA entry fee (payable by CREDIT or DEBIT ONLY!). Season passes are available. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Register at LLELA.org ... Read More →
The Native Prairies Association of Texas is hosting a Prairie Seekers Toolbox field training on Saturday, May 14th in partnership with the Dixon Water Foundation. The Prairie Seekers Toolbox is a five-part educational series designed to build identification skills and ecological knowledge of prairies. Each event can be attended as a standalone, and participation in all... Read More →
Insect Nature Walk Second Saturday of the month Meet at the Kiosk on the trail along Arbor Creek Dr. Fun for all ages! Greg Tonian, a local biologist and Texas Master Naturalist will guide a walk looking for a variety of insects on the trail. Contact Richard at 469-877-0695. Prepare appropriately for the Texas elements... Read More →
Join Friends of Hagerman Second Saturday event for Wildflowers with Carol Clark. May 14th, 2022, at 10:00 in the Hagerman NWR Visitor Center. Link to register: https://friendsofhagerman.com/Second-Saturday Registration appreciated but not required.
Birding for Fun 8-week series of Beginner Birding virtual classes. You can sign up for the entire series or just the classes that interest you. Classes will be held on Mondays at 7pm (except May 30th) throughout May and June via Zoom. Cost: $5.00 per class or $30.00 for the series. Coordinator: Kristine Rivers Link... Read More →
Join us on Friday May 20, 2022, from noon-1 pm for a talk with Viviana Ricardez, the vice president for Texas Turtles, a non-profit organization devoted to the conservation and study of Texas turtles through research. Fueled by her lifelong passion for turtles and herpetology she works tirelessly to study, document, and publish on the... Read More →
Join us on this trip to a prime example of an ancient Western Cross Timbers forest, with prairie openings. Slopes and ridges are covered in numerous Pennsylvanian strata with rocks and gravel at the surface. The topography is hilly, with elevations from 1050 feet at the top of the hill along the ridge, to 920... Read More →
The Dallas Fly Fishers is offering a fly-fishing class on Saturday, May 21 at the Rosemeade Recreation Center, in Carrollton. The class runs from 9 am to 2 pm. Arrive by 8:45am and bring a lunch. The class allows the participant to pickup 5 or 6 AT hours. Call Richard Johnson if you want to... Read More →
Birding for Fun 8-week series of Beginner Birding virtual classes. You can sign up for the entire series or just the classes that interest you. Classes will be held on Mondays at 7pm (except May 30th) throughout May and June via Zoom. Cost: $5.00 per class or $30.00 for the series. Coordinator: Kristine Rivers Link... Read More →
The Citizen Science Association (CSA) is a member-driven organization that connects people from a wide range of experiences around one shared purpose: advancing knowledge through research and monitoring done by, for, and with members of the public. This years' national conference takes place over 4 1/2 days from May 23rd through May 26th and is... Read More →
The Citizen Science Association (CSA) is a member-driven organization that connects people from a wide range of experiences around one shared purpose: advancing knowledge through research and monitoring done by, for, and with members of the public. This years' national conference takes place over 4 1/2 days from May 23rd through May 26th and is... Read More →
The SWAt Team extends this personal invitation to you to join us at our upcoming meeting. Come learn more about us and how you might fit in! Our Educational Outreach Program is ongoing throughout the year. We are always in need of additional volunteers. SWAt meets monthly on the 4th Thursday at 9:30am. This months'... Read More →
The Citizen Science Association (CSA) is a member-driven organization that connects people from a wide range of experiences around one shared purpose: advancing knowledge through research and monitoring done by, for, and with members of the public. This years' national conference takes place over 4 1/2 days from May 23rd through May 26th and is... Read More →
Wild at Work: A Stewardship Series is a new webinar series from Texas Wildlife Association which covers all things wildlife and land stewardship. These quarterly seminars will feature a variety of guest speakers to address topics of interest for stewards of our open spaces and native species. In this PREMIERE episode, we're exploring the topic... Read More →
Little is known about the floral preferences for carpenter and bumble bees. Join Jenan El-Hifnawi and Sam Droege of the USGS's Ask A Bumble Bee survey to get involved with Ask A Bumble Bee. Jenan and Sam will present an overview of the importance of this floral survey and walk participants through the steps to... Read More →
Bird Walk, last Saturday of the month, with Scott Kiester at Clear Creek.  7:30am until around 10:30
Join us for this hike to explore some Blackland Prairie flora at the Caddo National Grasslands east of Bonham. Located in Fannin Co., the grasslands encompass 17,873 acres. We will travel to the Ladonia unit. Jeff Quayle & Mary Curry are co-leading this prairie field trip. Both are well-known local botanists with extensive botanizing in... Read More →
This webinar will include presentations from: Mac Martin, Partnership Coordinator, Texas A&M Forest Service; Matt Grubisich, Parks Director, City of Garland; and Cheri Cuellar, Urban Forestry Coordinator, Texas Trees Foundation. Mac Martin will present on the importance of urban forests and increasing urban canopy cover, and how this relates to urban heat island mitigation. Matt Grubisich... Read More →
Early Bird Watch and Walk First Saturday of the month Meet at the Kiosk on the trail along Arbor Creek Dr. Join Steve Romaine and Friends of Furneaux Creek for a Bird Watch and Walk through the FoFC Nature Trail. Be sure to dress for the weather, and bring your camera and binoculars! (and Water)... Read More →
