Wildlife

Exhibit Enhancements

• Planet Shark Speaker Series *FREE - The four-part Planet Shark Speaker Seriesculminates Thursday, July 19 with David Gallo, Director of Special Projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Featured in Underwater Universe on “The History Channel,” Dave will discuss The Secrets of the Sea: Exploring Neptune’s Realm. His presentation will review some of the most recent oceanographic discoveries and will introduce the audience to the next generation of technologies that will lead us into the future of ocean exploration.

Take Me Fishing! 

Children 7 years and up can learn to fish from expert instructors at the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area.

10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 19, 2012

• Casting
• Fish identification
• Fishing safety and ethics
• Types of tackle & bait
• At least one hour of fishing on the Elm Fork

Entrance fee to LLELA is $5/person. There is an additional $2 fee per child for the fishing workshop. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please call 972-219-3930 to register, or email lisacole@unt.edu.

Learn more about LLELA : www.ias.unt.edu/llela

Evening Stroll With a Naturalist: Come and enjoy an evening stroll on the Nature Center’s trails as we explore nature before nightfall.

Evening provides a unique opportunity to view animals that make the Nature Center home. Bring water and wear weather appropriate clothing.

Pre-registration required. $10 (includes admission fee)/MEMBERS $5.

http://www.fwnc.org/docs/calendar/calendar.pdf

http://www.fwnc.org/

Monday, May 21     7:00 PM
Recognizing Good Bugs in your Environment by John Watts - ITMN monthly meeting (AT)

Indian Trail Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist May 2012 Meeting Program – free and open to the public - will be on May 21st at 7:00 p.m. in the Covenant Room of the Waxahachie First United Methodist Church. The Church is located at 505 W. Marvin Avenue in Waxahachie.

John Watts, Insect Specialist / Entomologist at the Texas Discovery Gardens at Dallas’s Fair Park will present an informative and interesting program on the good bugs of our environment -the ones that shouldn’t bug us!

John Watts began studying insects at six years of age and went on to received his Masters Degree in Entomology from the University of Florida where he specialized in insect husbandry. With 18 years of experience in the live butterfly and arthropod exhibit business and an inordinate fondness for nature, John will gladly share his wealth of knowledge with us.

Prairies and Prairie Restoration by TMN Jim Varnum - NPSOT-Cross Timbers (Weatherford) (AT)
Thursday, May 10     6:30 PM

The Cross Timbers Chapter of the Native Plant Society will host Texas Master Naturalist Jim Varnum who will present a program on prairies and prairie restoration.  Prairies are microcosms of plants (mainly grasses and forbs), animals, birds, herps, invertebrates, soil, water - all interconnected and ever-changing.  Jim sorts all this out and tells you how to keep in tact.

Saturday - Monday, May 26 - 28
Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sun 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Mon 10 a.m. - 4 p.m

Snakes of Tarrant County: Do you ever wonder what kinds of snakes we have throughout Tarrant County? Now is your chance to find out. 

Join members of the Dallas-Fort Worth Herpetological Society as they answer your questions and allow you to view their specimens. It is a great opportunity to learn about one of the most misunderstood groups of animals living in our area.

FREE (with paid admission).

http://www.fwnc.org/docs/calendar/calendar.pdf

FIELD TRIPS - http://www.audubondallas.org/fieldtrips.html

NOTE: It is very important that you RSVP for each trip where it is required.

Scheduled field trips may be cancelled due to weather or for other reasons, at the discretion of the field trip leader. Notice of last minute changes will be posted, if possible, on the Late-Breaking News forum of the "Bird Talk" page. Be on time because trips will depart at the "meeting" time. Most field trips are free and open to everyone, beginners to veteran birders, however some may have an associated fee which will be indicated. Be sure to dress for the weather and conditions, bring food and drinks as indicated, and be prepared with insect repellent, sun block, and a hat. At press time, possible additional field trips are still in development, so please check the Field Trips page on the website regularly for updates.

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Hundreds of years ago, settlers marveled at the wide-open prairies in North Texas. Today, most of those grasslands have been replaced by cities and towns. The Botanical Research Institute of Texas will recapture the vibrancy and history of the North Texas landscape at the second annual Prairie Day event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 19, at BRIT’s headquarters, 1700 University Drive, Fort Worth, 76107.

Prairie Day celebrates the beauty of the North Texas native landscape through a series of family-oriented, hands-on events that showcase the native grasses, wildflowers, and vegetation blanketing the BRIT site.  Maintaining and researching native landscapes is part of BRIT’s ongoing conservation effort. BRIT’s 70,000-square-foot, two-story research center received the highest sustainability award possible from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2011, the Platinum LEED certification.

Entertainment will be provided by the Katie Keenie Band, a country-western band, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Lone Star Bar-B-Que will serve lunch for $5.