Conservation

Help NPAT purchase the Paul Mathews Prairie by joining us on a fundraiser wine-tasting excursion & jaunt to the Caddo-LBJ National Grassland. The Paul Mathews Prairie is a rare and pristine 100-acre remnant of the Blackland Prairie near Floyd, Tx., in Hunt County.

We have chartered a bus to take us to Wise County to explore the LBJ National Grasslands & top the trip off with an afternoon of wine tasting at Marker Cellars.

One Saturday each month, we invite individuals and groups to assist us with outdoor projects based on current needs. Projects may include trail building, habitat management, invasive plant removal, working in our gardens and much more. Corporate and other groups welcome, but please call ahead: 469-526-1991.

The morning speaker lineup includes, George S. Hawkins, Esq, CEO and general manager of D.C. Water, sharing his passion for the water industry and drive to create future water leaders. WFAA, Channel 8, Weather’s Colleen Coyle will give her perspective on our current weather conditions and Eric Eckl, founder of Water Words That Work will round out the morning by providing insight on communicating effectively.

The Natural Guard assist Fort Worth Nature Center staff with projects ranging from habitat restoration, brush clearing, trail and park maintenance, trail and infrastructure construction, wildlife monitoring, special events preparation and much more. We will be helping to destructing and rebuilding a new bridge on Canyon Ridge trail which is one of the more difficult trails. We will hopefully complete the same day. For less construction oriented folks, there will also be a slight trail re-route associated with the new bridge and trail trimming.

Presentation on the effects of wind turbines on birds and bats by Dr. Amanda Hale. Dr. Hale is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist with a strong interest in conservation biology. She received her M.S. in Ecology from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Miami. Dr. Hale has extensive field experience in a wide range of habitats across the U.S. and Costa Rica, and has more than 20 years of practical experience conducting field and lab-based research.

Guest speaker is Victor Emanuel, famous for the most elite of elite bird watching tours. Victor has a book out about his life and adventures with birds, published by the University of Texas Press, which FWAS will have on hand to sell for below list price ($25) so you can get it autographed. 

Speaker: Dan Caudle, Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Dustan Compton is the speaker. Program Description:  Tarrant Regional Water District is a raw water supplier for all or parts of an 11 county area within North Texas. TRWD operates a series of water supply lakes to support approximately 2.1 million water users. Population is expected to double within the next 50 years and water supply planning includes conservation to meet the growing need. Conservation is the long-term approach of using water more efficiently today so that it may be available for additional use tomorrow. Various indoor/outdoor, advertising, ed

We'll be leading walks through the late summer blooms, including some of Texas’ true ‘tall grasses’! The 1,400-acre Clymer meadow contains one of the last remnants of the Blackland Prairie, an ecosystem that once stretched from the Texas coast to southern Manitoba. Our wildflower tour will bring you up close and personal different types of rare prairieland and expose you to a variety of rare plants. Cameras, sunscreen, hat, long pants, hiking boots, bottled water, sack lunch and bug spray are all recommended. Pack a picnic lunch and a beverage, and bring the whole family!