Wildlife

Guided 1.5-mile night walk. Wear close-toe shoes, long pants and weather appropriate clothes. Bring bug spray, flashlight and binoculars or spotting scope. Meet at the Suncreek Park circular parking lot (just west from the normal Connemara entrance on Alma - see map on website) at 9 p.m. sharp and then walk to the Meadow the back way. Sign up on the Connemara website. This event is not appropriate for young children.

The Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club hosts Carol Spruiell of the Texas Conservation Alliance, who will speak on the water supply for North Texas. She will cover the local water plan, alternatives to building multi-billion-dollar dams and the more efficient use of water resources through recycling.

Kids ages 5-12 will hike, track wildlife, learn birding and other outdoor skills, create nature art and conduct field studies while learning to care for the environment. $45/child for members, $50/child for nonmembers for each day of camp. Or sign up for the whole week: $195/child for members and $220 for nonmembers.

In this two-part class, Sahar Sea, education manager at Trinity River Audubon Center, will introduce birds that call the Arboretum and TRAC home. During the first session, held Jan. 26, participants learn how to ID and spot birds. During the second week, Feb. 9, Sahar will lead a birding walk to explore the trails at Trinity River Audubon Center. $42/nonmembers, $38/members.

In this two-part class, Sahar Sea, education manager at Trinity River Audubon Center, will introduce birds that call the Arboretum and TRAC home. Learn how to identify and keep track of the birds you see, how to use your binoculars and how to recognize different birds by their call. Stroll follows lecture. During the second week of class Feb. 9, Sahar will lead a birding walk to explore the trails at Trinity River Audubon Center. $42/nonmembers, $38/members.

Learn how to create your own night blooming gardening and how to pick plants that will give your garden fragrance and beauty after sundown. $27/nonmembers, $25/members.

Learn which plants attract the most birds to the garden, how to provide food and shelter in each season, what type of birds you can expect to see and much more. Class time will include a walk through the garden. Instructor: Steve Huddleston, senior horticulturist at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. $27/nonmembers, $25/members.

Learn how your garden can become a buffet for wildlife. Pricing TBA.

Eric Neupert, executive director at the Black Land Prairie Raptor Center, will present several hawks, owls and falcons that make Flower Mound their home. Event hosted by the Flower Mound Foundation will include exhibits by The Aldo Leopold Foundation, Keep Flower Mound Beautiful, LBJ Wildflower Center, Lake Lewisville Environmental Learning Area, Native Plant Society of Texas and Texas Master Naturalists. Call library to register. Free.

Certified staff will introduce basic kayaking on open water at North Lakes Park. Cost: $15.