Upcoming Events
Activities at Mockingbird Nature Park
Monthly Wildflower Walks – Saturdays 9 am
May 18, June 15, September 21, October 19
Moth Night: Mockingbird Nature Park, April 26, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Night Hike: May 31, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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
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May 20, 2024
An Introduction to Stormwater
Jacob Calvit
Jacob Calvit is an environmental scientist with over 20 years of experience in the environmental consulting industry. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University where he majored in Soil Science. In addition to his bachelor’s degree, Mr Calvit has a master’s degree in Forestry from Stephen F Austin State University. As an environmental scientist, Mr Calvit has focused on Wetlands and Wetland Mitigation, with an emphasis on stormwater storage. Since the pandemic Mr Calvit was awarded a grant through the US Forest Service to identify and mitigate urban areas in need of tree canopy.
Mr Calvit resides in Waxahachie, Texas and is a former graduate of the Indian Trails Master Naturalist training class. He lives with his wife of 18 years along with his two dogs Daisey and Shirley.
June 24, 2024
Wild Texas Cats
Monica Morrison
Monica Morrison will present on our wild Texas cats, past and present, with a special emphasis on ocelots and mountain lions. There is recent encouraging news to share about these two feline species. She will discuss habitat, diet, and physical characteristics of all our wild cats and the threats they encounter.
Monica Morrison got her start with wildlife more than 20 years ago at the Dallas Zoo as a volunteer and tiger docent. Since that time, she has volunteered in various capacities at two Dallas-area big cat rescue centers. She participated in an ocelot study in Mexico and another in Kenya on African lions. She has also worked with organizations in South America on jaguar and other big cat projects.
In 2017, she founded Texas Native Cats, a 501 (c)(3) that provides education, outreach, and advocacy for Texas’ five species of wild cats, past and present.
Texas Native Cats’ overriding goal is to educate Texans about the diversity of our wild felines, the benefits they provide us, and the threats they endure.