Every 2nd and 4th Thursday (June through September) evening
starting after 5:00 P.M.
Sessions will be at Lake View Park on Grapevine Lake
Map Link: Map to Lake View Park
Contact Keith Smith
(940)566-4869
E-mail:keith_ccw@yahoo.com
Volunteers remove non-native plants, restore trails, and work in the butterfly garden. Repairing trails reduces erosion trouble spots and removing non-native plants clears crowded trail edges. We'll provide snacks, water, pruning shears, shovels, and work gloves. All you need to bring is sun screen and bug repellent. Rain or shine.
If you'd like to make new friends who share your love of paddling, or want to learn a new river sport, then join us. Beginner or expert, single or family, young or just young at heart, if you're looking for wild whitewater exhilaration or quiet flat water floats, we look forward to paddling with you! Dallas, Texas is certainly no Mecca of river sports, but some folks who insist on living here do manage to find time and places to paddle anyway. If not the nearby flat water streams of East and North Texas, then a 3-5 hour drive to Arkansas, Oklahoma or the Hill Country will usually do the trick. There's Saturday morning "Urban Paddles", weekend or multi - day base camping and river camping trips, fishing expeditions, summertime Moonlight Floats, the Trinity River Challenge, Caddoween and much more. There are occasionally even expedition trips to The Boundary Waters, Big Bend, New Mexico, Colorado...all over the country.
Dallas County Lepidopterist' co-founder Dale Clark brings the third installment in a series on butterflies through the seasons. While Fall typically signifies the winding down of the year, it is actually one of the most active and exciting times to observe butterflies in Dallas. From rare and unusual strays that wander up from the south, to the regular emigrant species that show up every year, and of course, the annual migration south of the Monarch butterfly. The cast of players is large and varied filled with stories of success ... and failures. $15, $10 for TDG Members.
Go on a guided tour of the Butterfly House and get a behind the scenes look at these winged wonders. Included with admission ($8/adults, $6/seniors 60+, and $4/children 3-11). Pay at door.
Explore native butterflies and their habitat and learn what they eat as caterpillars and as adults. Appropriate for ages 3+. Included with admission ($8/adults, $6/seniors 60+, and $4/children 3-11). Pay at door.
Every day in August, enjoy admission to the garden for just $1 per person for adults and children. Parking not included.
3rd ANNUAL Octoberfest 10K DAYHIKE Hike 10K (6 miles) on the Lake Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor. This is an easy trail running along side the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. No reservations required, just show up. Well behaved pets on a leash are allowed. Bring water and snacks. Meet at 9:00 AM at the Highway 380 Trailhead Park. Admission to the park is $5.00 per person or free with a Texas State Parks Pass. There will be an optional lunch afterwards. The Park is on US Hwy 380 2.1 miles west of Hwy 377 or 2.8 miles east of Loop 288 in Denton. Highway 380 can be reached from Central Expwy,Preston Rd., or the Tollway. Bring extra shoes in case the trail is muddy. Leader: Mark Adams 972-658-1281
Come join us as we day hike 7 miles on the northern reaches of White Rock Creek. This is a very urban, paved trail but it is actually very nice as it follows the creek under all the main thoroughfares of north Dallas. No pets, please. Bring water and a snack as we will be walking all morning. We will leave the trail head promptly at 9 AM. To reach the trailhead from the intersection of I-635 and Hillcrest Rd., go north on Hillcrest a short distance turn right on Valley View and turn right into the second parking lot. Remember, the second parking lot on the right. I will be near the restrooms and playground. Optional lunch afterwards. Leader: Mark Adams 972-658-1281
Free screening of the film Wildflowers: Seeds of History.
Wildflowers is a trip through the legends, facts, and ecological impact behind Texas Wildflowers. Discover what wildflowers are really doing, their historical use for food and medicine, and how they grow.
Produced by KLRU Austin, the film was shot in breath-taking high definition video in the stellar wildflower season of spring 2010.
Space is limited, so please call the Library at 972-874-6165 and RSVP for this event today.
Volunteers from Keep Flower Mound Beautiful, The Mound Foundation, The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and KLRU-TV, Austin's PBS host this event. Arrive early to learn about the activities and events these not-for-profit organizations have planned for Fall 2011. Doors open at 6:15 P.M.
Register to attend by calling the Library Information Desk at 972.874.6165.
Learn the about the natural benefits of heat and drought tolerant, habitat supporting, water saving Texas native wildflowers!