Bird & Nature Walks

Presentations will cover topics that bluebirders, new and experienced, will find interesting and informative.

Featured Speakers: 

Keith Kridler,author and naturalist - Bluebirds and More 

Jim Varnum,  Texas Master Naturalist -  Native Plant Gardening to Attract Birds and Butterflies 

Other Presentations: Bluebird Basics, House Sparrow Control, and more 

Special Screening: Bluebird Man, a half-hour documentary film about the role of 91-year-old Al Larson in the recovery of the bluebird

Registration:

Standard Advance Registration: $15. Box Lunch and 2 Door prize tickets.    Deadline:  August 9th 

At-the-door Registration: $6. No meal and no door prize tickets. 

Friday Evening Dinner and Social:

Pay-as-you-go dinner at Spring Creek Barbeque, $10 refundable reservation required on registration form.*    

Social immediately after in La Quinta Meeting Room. BYOB (donations for Margaritas).   Deadline: Aug. 9th.

The program for August is Horned Toad Reintroduction, speaker Diane Barber, Fort Worth Zoo. 

Info: Theresa Kay Thomas, president, KayLeeTL@sbcglobal.net.

Celebrate National Moth Week with local entomologists Dale Clark and Michael Cook, black lights and bugs. Last year we discovered many flying, jumping, buzzing creatures. Bring mosquito repellent and a flash light. Please don't wear white clothing since we will be using black lights. No fee; suggested Preserve donation $3.

Workshop includes door prizes, classroom giveaways and every teacher receives a CD with re- sources. Workshop limited to first 30 registrants.

This workshop is for educators with a passion for gardening with children. It will cover the basics of school-year organic gardening, how to connect school curriculum to gardening activities, gather ideas for school garden programs and how to implement a safe habitat for wildlife and pollinators. Learn the links between individual behavior and changes that school gardens inspire and the larger impacts on families, schools and communities. This workshop will cover:

1. Small steps to implement a school garden
2. Native and well adapted plants
3. Pollinators: Special guest the butterflies
4. Gardening with low watering in mind

$25. Info: LDunn@WetlandCenter.com or 972-474-9100.

Project WILD is an interdisciplinary conservation and environmental education program emphasizing wildlife. During this outstanding hands-on workshop, participants will be provided with two curriculum guides filled with more than 150 easy to use educational activities. Incorporate powerful techniques and methods for teaching problem solving and decision-making skills to students. All activities are correlated to state educational standards. 6 hrs CPE available for teachers. Grade Level: K - 12,

$30. Info: LDunn@WetlandCenter.com or 972-474-9100.

Part of the Environmental Education Workshop Series. 

During this workshop, participants will experience the wetland classes taught at the Center. During Wetland Ecology participants will observe and collect data, determining water quality through biotic and abiotic parameters. Plants - Work Horse of the Wetland will give participants the opportunity to identify the key plants of the wetland, collect samples and learn how they function and their unique adaptations. Soil testing will help in determining if plants are doing their job. Each participant will receive a 330 page “Wonders of the Wetland” curriculum guide. Grade Level: 5th - High School. 6 CPE Credits available for teachers.

$30. Info: LDunn@WetlandCenter.com or 972-474-9100.

Help remove invasive plants that are growing by leaps and bounds with the warm weather. Target plants are Johnson grass and trumpet vine especially, but there are plenty of others we’ll tackle as well. Most work will occur in the butterfly garden and along the paths. Bring work gloves, sun hats and sun protection, water, and your favorite tools for weeding.

Info: Marcie Haley marcieh@gmail.com or 214-535-9373

Help remove  invasive plants that are growing by leaps and bounds with the warm weather. Target plants are Johnson grass and trumpet vine especially, but thre are plenty of others we’ll tackle as well. Most work will occur in the butterfly garden and along the paths. Bring work gloves, sun hats and sun protection, water, and your favorite tools for weeding.

Info: Marcie Haley marcieh@gmail.com or 214-535-9373

Wildflower talk and walk by MN Jim Varnum.

Garland’s Duck Creek Mosasaur Project by Darlene Sumerfelt and two other volunteers