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Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club: Long Walk at Fort Worth Nature Center - Fort Worth

Come join us for a hike at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. 

We will meet at the large parking area at the boardwalk inside the Nature Center. The park opens at 8 a.m. After you enter the Fort Worth Nature Center, you will pay your entrance fee ($5 per person) at the entrance booth and follow signs to the boardwalk. The hike will be 14.4 or 7.2 miles and will start at 8 am. 

We will have lunch (bring your own) at the halfway point around noon. For those not making the return 7.2 mile hike, cars will be waiting at the halfway point to take you back to your cars. After the hike, we will gather for dinner at a nearby restaurant (dutch treat). 

Wear comfortable clothing and athletic shoes or hiking boots since we will be walking on uneven terrain with rocks and dirt trails. We plan to hike at a comfortable 2 miles per hour with short water breaks at trail intersections. Each participant must carry at least 64 oz of water (2 Nalgene bottles) and snacks. 

Info: Craig Woodcook, 817-983-1305 or CAWoodcook@benekeith.com. Just show up for hike; no need to preregister. Info on Nature Center: www.fwnaturecenter.org. 

Native Prairies Association of Texas Fort Worth Chapter - Second Monday Meetup - Fort Worth

April's meetup will explore spring on the prairie. We have activities planned to shed some light on our local prairie partners and their Spring treasures. In particular, we will take a look at some of the grasses and wildflowers found on our April plant walks with Jeff Quayle. 

If you are unable to attend the plant walks, this will be a chance to see what you've missed.

Native Prairies Association of Texas Fort Worth Chapter - Oakmont Park/Ridglea Hills Hike - Fort Worth

Meet at 9am in the larger parking lot to the south of the main parking lot and Oakmont Blvd.

We will caravan from Oakmont to Ridglea Hills Park for the second half of the walk. The prairie is an exposed, chalky outcrop that faces West Vickery Boulevard.

Noon – 1:30pm

Ridglea Hills Park (City of Fort Worth)

4985 Stonedale Road

Fort Worth, TX 76116

We will visit a sandy prairie along a riparian area with rare plant species, such as Glen Rose Yucca (Yucca necopina), Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) and Trout Lily (Erythronium albidum) and a limestone bluff prairie site overlooking the Clear Fork of the Trinity River, just below the Lake Benbrook dam. Notable species on the limestone bluff include Locoweed (Oxytropis lambertii), Early Flowering Gayfeather (Liatris aestivalis), Purple Paintbrush (Castilleja purpurea), Hall’s Dalea (Dalea hallii), Cutleaf Germander (Teucrium laciniatum), Edible Scurf Pea (Pediomelum hypogaeum) and Reverchon’s Scurfpea (Pediomelum reverchonii). 

Please wear long pants and sturdy shoes. Bring plenty of water, sunscreen and a hat.

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