Connemara Conservancy: Meadow Open House - Allen
Hike the 72-acre Meadow Preserve at the monthly open house. Free.
Info: 214-351-0990. Info@ConnemaraConservancy.org.
Wildlife management, issues, support, and rehabilitation
Hike the 72-acre Meadow Preserve at the monthly open house. Free.
Info: 214-351-0990. Info@ConnemaraConservancy.org.
Learn all about backpacking from experienced Sierra Club leaders. Lunch of backpacking food is included or BYO. Bring a writing utensil and a water bottle. $30.
Learn about the trend of inner-city highway tear-outs to make cities more liveable. Also learn how to solve rodent and insect problems by attracting barn owls, chimney swifts, purple martins and barn swallows. Free.
Info: 972-699-1687. KirkMiller@DallasSierraClub.org
Walk and talk while picking up trash and recyclables at the Dallas Sierra Club's adopted section of White Rock Lake Park. Area is a prairie restoration area, so there are always birds and wildflowers. Gloves, trash bags, etc. provided. Brunch after.
Guided 1.5-mile night walk. Bring flashlight and binoculars or spotting scope. Meet at the Suncreek Park circular parking lot at 9pm sharp down the road from Connemara Meadow Preserve. Hike is not appropriate for young children. Free.
Map: http://www.connemaraconservancy.org/main/support/astromap.jpg
Expect to see 30-plus species. Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them. Free.
In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center in Wylie is dealing with an outbreak of canine distemper. Proceeds from the bake sale will go to vet bills for more than 20 lions and tigers that are suffering from canine distemper. Three have died from the disease so far. See WFAA story.
Learn more about the flora and fauna of the Bob Jones Nature Center & Preserve by joining one of our
guided hikes. $5.
Learn cool and fun facts about these native arachnids. $10.