This webinar will give an overview of considerations for managing privately owned aquatic habitats (e.g. ponds). We will begin briefly discussing differences in lotic and lentic aquatic systems and the importance of maintenance focusing on lentic systems. Water quality cannot be visually observed, so key water chemistry parameters, their importance, target optimal ranges, and proposed... Read More →
Help Ranger L with outdoor activities at Lake Arrowhead State Park. The Chapter will have a table, too. Report as: PO: Special events at Lake Arrowhead State Park.
Help with maintenance of the pollinator garden at the Library of Graham. Bring gardening tools if you have them. Report as: NRA: Trail, Wildscape, Butterfly Garden Maintenance.
The Dallas Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold their monthly meeting on March 18. Dusty Rhoads will speak on “Prairie in Your Pocket—How Folks Can Restore the Texas Horned Lizard with Native Plants”. He is a writer, biologist, and environmental restorationist. For the past two years, he’s worked for Native American... Read More →
Cooking Up Natives Join us on March 20th from 10:00 - 11:30 AM (Central) for "Cooking Up Natives". We'll have 5 short presentations from experts in the field and will be giving away lots of DOOR PRIZES! You'll need to register to receive the Zoom link the day before. It's FREE! Register... Read More →
Over the past 4 yrs, The Red-tailed Hawk Project has captured and sampled more than 400 hawks from 7 of the 16 described subspecies and deployed over 100 tracking units. In this webinar, Bryce Robinson, PhD Candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolution, Cornell University and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology will share what the project... Read More →
Join us in welcoming the class of 2022. Meet at River Bend Nature Center for an overview of volunteer opportunities and to meet with our Chapter Partners. Learn about how and why we volunteer. Current members are encouraged to attend. Trainees report as Training Class (Orientation) Current members report as CB: Hospitality (1 hour)
Help with picking up trash in Lake Wichita Park. Meet at the Chat Trail parking lot. The City will provide grabbers and trash bags. Bring gloves and any other items you might need to pick up trash.
The Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) present their March Lunch & Learn series and are excited to welcome Boise State University graduate student, Nora Honkomp to talk about her research focused on raptor migration timing and climate change. To assess and predict the effects of shifts in raptor migration timing because of climate... Read More →
Join Rich Hatfield, Xerces Senior Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, to take a deep dive into the reproductive females of bumble bees, including cuckoo bumble bees. We'll primarily look at the solitary phase of the lifecycle, including what is known about where and how they hibernate, and what we know about what it takes to establish... Read More →
