Upcoming Events
Activities at Mockingbird Nature Park
Monthly Wildflower Walks – 3rd Saturday 9 am
April 19, May 17, June 21, Sept 20, Oct 18
Moth Night – April 25 8-10 pm
Activities at Ladd Nature Preserve
Plant Walk – April 26 at 9 am
BioBlitz & Blacklighting with Sam K – June 25
Monthly Meetings and Programs
6:00 PM – Chapter Business Meeting
7:00 PM – Program
Location: First United Methodist Church; 505 W. Marvin Ave., Waxahachie.
Family Life Center – Gathering Room
Or join us online using
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April 28, 2025
Warbling 101
Jake Poinsett
Spring migration is a jam-packed event filled with neotropical migrants returning to their breeding grounds. Some of the most popular visitors are the colorful warblers heading north! Learn all about the different species that pass through Texas, as well as the species that breed in our area, how to identify them, and where to find them.
Jake Poinsett is the Education Manager at Trinity River Audubon Center. Before joining the National Audubon Society, he worked for Texas Parks & Wildlife, South Carolina State Parks, and the National Park Service. When he’s not birding at work, he’s birding on his days off, looking for snakes, and working on his prairie at his house with his wife and two dogs.
May 19, 2025
Horns on the Range
Will McDaniel
Texas Horned Lizards are an iconic symbol of our state and its unique natural history, but recent decades have seen them vanish from large parts of their range. Learn about their unique adaptations, the reasons behind their decline, and what is being done to help bring them back.
Will McDaniel was born and raised in Texas, Will is a lifelong naturalist devoted to nature conservation. Graduating from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Wildlife Conservation and an M.S. in Ecosystem Science, Will has spent time working as a wildlife technician, zoologist, and nature educator before joining Texas Parks and Wildlife as the Park Interpreter for Cedar Hill State Park. Will enjoys wildlife photography, birding, and native gardening in his spare time.
