Native Prairie Association Texas, Jeff Quayle Led Hikes – AT

Kachina Prairie Tour (organized by TPWD biologist Taylor Garrison)

I am pleased to announce a field tour at Kachina Prairie Park on Thursday, March 28^th, 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).

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

https://www.facebook.com/PostOakSavannahDistrict/

Please text or email reservations for all hikes to Jeff Quayle, Jeff’s cell 817-729-0283, Jeff’s email squaylei2000@gmail.com

Or register through our sponsor – Fort Worth chapter of the Native Prairies Assoc of TX (FW-NPAT) www.texasprairie.org

Please provide your email and cell number when registering, in case there are any last-minute weather cancellations, changes or updates to any hikes. Start and 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/