Bird & Nature Walks

EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

NOTE: The rainy weather and some flooding conditions are causing many schedule changes. Check LLELA.org BEFORE visiting LLELA, or email lisa.cole@unt.edu for the latest information.

Enjoy a guided moonlit stroll through the woods and across the prairie. Howling coyotes, hooting owls, and other nocturnal sounds will provide an out-of-the-ordinary hiking experience. Ages 5 years and up. Registration required: 972-219-3930 or lisa.cole@unt.edu. $5 program fee, plus the regular gate fee of $5.

Pedal your way to historic downtown buildings with Cowtown Cycle Party. Join guide Rick Selcer as you step back in time and exercise at the same time. Ages 18 and up. Limited seating. Reservations required: 817-392-7740.

Learn about planning, preparation and execution of an international adventure trip. Free.

Class geared to those who are new to Texas or are new to camping. The class will cover the basics: Texas essentials, gear and equipment, local activities, great regional resources and areas to camp. Free.

Addison-based author Dan Moulton has written a book about Texas' vast array of environmental centers. Learn about the types of programs offered for people of all ages, plus descriptions of the more unusual centers.

READ THE GREENSOURCEDFW.ORG ARTICLE

Also, Jarratt Willis of Texas Conservation Alliance will talk about municipal water recycling and its benefits. You may be surprised to learn where your drinking water comes from.

Free. Info: KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org

Map of meeting's location http://www.dallassierraclub.org/page.htm?generalmeeting

Visit a rare 114-acre silveus’ dropseed prairie in Bowie County. Join the Native Prairies Association staff for its annual survey of Talbot Prairie – help identify plants!

Schedule:

7:30-8am: Meet at McDonalds in New Boston

8am-12 pm: Explore & Survey the Prairie

12-1 pm: Lunch in New Boston/or at Prairie Site

25$/person, $5/child – pay at site, includes lunch. Register: Pat Merkord 936-827-7973 or pat_merkord@texasprairie.org or phillip_quast@texasprairie.org

We will explore this high quality eastern Cross Timbers Blackjack/Post Oak woodlands with patches of sandy prairie, supporting microhabitats with rare plant communities. Some of the highlights include Glen Rose Yucca (Yucca necopina), Farkle Berry (Vaccinium arboretum), Nuttall's Wild Indigo (Baptisia nuttalliana), Snout Bean (Rhynchosia latifolia), Goats Rue (Tephrosia virginiana), Prairie Flameflower (Phemeranthus parviflorus=Talinum parviflorum), Southern Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera=Myrica) & Adder's Tongue (Ophioglossum engelmannii).

Please wear proper footwear, long pants, & bring along sunscreen & plenty of water. Info: Jeff at 817-729-0283 or squaylei2000@gmail.com

Twelve Hills Nature Center hosts Dallas lepidopterist Dale Clark. Dale will bring a net and catch the butterflies for us to have a closer look before releasing them again. 

We'll learn about the difference between butterflies and moths; about their body parts, what they eat, what eats them, their life cycles, how different markings serve to protect them in nature. Dale will also tell us about the importance of habitat and monarch migration.

Children are welcome (recommended ages 5 and up), but please leave your pets at home. (Cancelled if raining.)  

Please consider wearing long pants, closed-toe shoes and bringing insect repellent.

Free. Space limited. RSVP: Linda Donnelly at twelvehillsnaturecenter@gmail.com.

Group will meet at the east entrance off of U.S. 380. See the map here: http://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/park_maps/pwd_mp_p4503_176a.pdf

Info: Brandi Price, brandirealemail@gmail.com.

The Cross Timbers Sierra Club,  which serves Collin, Denton, Fannin, and Grayson counties, hosts Sally Evans from the Blackland Prairie Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists. 

Info: Brandi Price, brandirealemail@gmail.com.