Wildlife

The management of the prairie is critically important for the survival of the prairie ecosystem today.

Vast landscape and ecological changes and cessation of natural processes have made it necessary for humans to apply, to the best of their knowledge, management practices that may have occurred naturally.

It is speculated that humankind has been managing the prairie for thousands of years. Native Americans would routinely burn the prairie for easy nomadic passage and to bring bison to the newly greening
prairie.

Part 3 of the Life on the Prairie series.

$5 (with paid admission)/MEMBERS FREE.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

9:00 a.m. to Noon

Volunteer Workday at Oak Cliff Nature Preserve

Friday, April 20, 2012

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Evening Hike

Oak Cliff Nature Preserve

2875 Pierce Street, Dallas, TX 75233

Bird Walk with Gailon Brehm & Rodney Thomas - Connemara Meadow Preserve (AT)
Sunday, April 1, 2012     8:00 - 10:00 AM

This is a monthly bird walk.  It meets on first Saturdays in odd-numbered months.  And meets on first Sundays in even-numbered months.  (opposite 2011).

Bring your binoculars and field guides if you have them, and learn what to watch for in habits, characteristics and calls from Gailon and Rodney, both with Prairie and Timbers Audubon Society.  Expect to see spring migrants and residents.  All ages are welcome.  Bring binoculars and bird guides.

Location:  Connemara Meadow is located in north Plano on Alma Dr, south of Bethany Dr. (Note: entrance is in Allen.)

We may hear some bumps in the night, but have no fear...it’s probably just an armadillo. Follow our trail guides on a moonlit stroll down the Redbud Trail. Coyotes howling, owls hooting, and other nocturnal sounds will provide an out-of-the-ordinary hiking experience.

No flashlights are necessary. Ages 5 years and up. The hike will be rescheduled in the event of rain.

Registration required at 972-219-3930 or lisacole@unt.edu.

The hike is $7 per person, or $2/person for LLELA season pass holders.

www.ias.unt.edu/llela

PLANET SHARK SPEAKER SERIES
“Demon Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks”
Speaker: Juliet Eilperin
Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m.
TI Founders IMAX^® Theater, MNS Science Building (1318 S. 2^nd Ave. in Fair Park)

Presented in partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), MNS brings you experts in exciting fields of oceanography. Listen to and engage with industry experts on topics such as underwater imaging and robotics, “The Shark Lab” in the Bahamas, marine fish and ocean exploration. Speaker Seriesticketholders can enjoy Planet Shark: Predator or Prey before and after the event (until 9 p.m.)

About Juliet Eilperin

SHARKY SUNDAYS
MNS Science Building (1318 S. 2^nd Ave. in Fair Park)
April 1 and April 15, 1 - 3 p.m. 

Learn about sharks, wildlife, engineering, conservation and underwater worlds on select Sundays throughout the duration of the Planet Shark: Predator or Prey exhibit, which closes September 16, 2012.

Roger Farish, author of “The collector's guide to fossil sharks and rays from the Cretaceous of Texas”
April 15

Meet Roger Farish and learn about the sharks and rays that used to live right here in Texas. He’ll bring hands-on examples of real fossilized shark teeth and offer book signings (books available for purchase in the MNS gift shop). Book purchasers will be able to find out where fossil shark teeth can be found in our part of the state.

DEEP SEA AFTER DARK SLEEPOVERS
April 13 and 28
MNS Science Building (1318 S. 2^nd Ave. in Fair Park)

Do you know why sharks have two more senses than humans? Find out the answer to this and other fishy questions at a Deep Sea sleepover that won’t leave you all wet.  

Experience the wonders of the world like never before with plenty of adventure that unfolds under the cover of night. Enjoy a late-night pizza snack, exhibit tour, exhibit scavenger hunt, continental breakfast plus an eye-opening screening of the IMAX^® film Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World!

Deep Sea After Dark Sleepovers are geared toward children 6-12 years old.

$35 per child 
$20 per adult chaperone

DEEP SEA AFTER DARK SLEEPOVERS
April 13 and 28
MNS Science Building (1318 S. 2^nd Ave. in Fair Park)

Do you know why sharks have two more senses than humans? Find out the answer to this and other fishy questions at a Deep Sea sleepover that won’t leave you all wet.  

Experience the wonders of the world like never before with plenty of adventure that unfolds under the cover of night. Enjoy a late-night pizza snack, exhibit tour, exhibit scavenger hunt, continental breakfast plus an eye-opening screening of the IMAX^® film Sea Rex: Journey To A Prehistoric World!

HAND-IN-HAND
Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m. (March 7, 21 and 28; no Hand-in-Hand March 14)
MNS Children’s Museum (1318 S. 2nd Ave. in Fair Park)

Welcome to “Seussville.”  Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday this month with a reading of some of our children’s favorite Dr. Seuss books.  

Hand-in-Hand is a literacy-based drop-in program for adults and their preschoolers to imagine, explore and discover together. Each week, hear a story, get your wiggles out to music, create theme-related crafts and enjoy fun activities.

Hand-in-Hand is free for members and included with the cost of general admission for non-members.