Kenneth Steigman, Ph.D., director of Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, will speak on prairie restoration efforts conducted there, including their relationship with University of North Texas whose students assist with efforts. Steigman was formerly sanctuary manager at Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary.
Info: Leigh Ann Ellis, laellis55@aol.com or 214-321-7159
Steve Chaney, County Extension Agent, Home Horticulture will speak on bed preparation and soil improvements. Visitors welcome.
Join us for a stroll through this excellent 10 acre example of Eastern Cross Timbers Post Oak and Blackjack woodlands, with scattered prairie openings. The park may look like the typical city-owned park from the street, but many treasures can be found in such a small natural area. To date, 678 observations, including 205 plant species, have been made through the iNaturalist app. You can view all the observations here: http://www.inaturalist.org/projects/survey-ofthora-hart-park-arlington-tx.
Meet at 8:30 a.m. in Glen Rose at the Brookshire’s parking lot. We will travel from there to stop and see a recently discovered rare plant species for North Texas near Glen Rose. From there, we will head on to Chalk Mountain Ranch. This will be a hike in easy to moderate terrain, up to 2 miles. Please bring plenty of water. It is optional, but the plan afterwards will be to eat at Hammonds BBQ in Glen Rose.
Join us with your cameras and smartphones to participate in the iNaturalist Challenge, documenting all living species. This will be a fun competition between DFW, Austin and Houston. This is a great way to learn and discover your prairie plants and document them for iNaturalist, plus you’ll have all your observations saved to continue learning more. Meet at the park pavilion on Roberts Cut Off Road, on the far west side next to Cahoba Dr.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2017-dallas-fort-worth
Jeff Quayle leads hike on this 10-acre Blackland Prairie remnant, acquired and preserved by the city of Arlington. Here are some of the expected flora at the site: Prairie Bishop (Bifora americana), Two Flower Milkvine (Matelea biflora), Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum plantagineum), Old Plainsman (Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. corymbosus), Yellow Star (Lindheimera texana), Prairie Groundsel (Packera plattensis), Sleepy Catchfly (Silene antirrhina), Common St.
Guest speaker is Sally Rodriguez, who worked with the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department for more than 30 years. Among other things, Sally was responsible for historical research and the promotion of the historic legacy of the Dallas Park System. She is the author of Images of America White Rock Lake, and White Rock Lake Revisited. We’ll learn the stories that have unfolded beneath the canopy in our parks, and maybe we’ll hear a secret or two that our trees have kept over the years.
Learn effective, beneficial ways to use water wisely in the landscape. Topics vary by season and have included butterfly gardening, landscape watering, container gardens, perennials, trees, and much more. This semi-annual seminar is offered each Spring and Fall. No pre-registration is required. Free.
Martin Underwood, USACE Biologist, presents Prairie Management on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Land in North Texas. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is probably the largest public land owner in the DFW Metroplex.
Organic landscape specialist Lucy Harrell will help you learn how put beneficial insects to work for you.