Wildlife

Harp Seals DFW, in cooperation with the North Texas Energy and Environment Club, presents a free public screening of "A Sealed Fate?"

Filmed on the ice floes of Canada's North Atlantic coast, this documentary exposes the cruel annual slaughter of hundreds of thousands of harp seal pups.

Parking is available at meters along Hickory St. (north of the EESAT building) and at the parking garage at Union Circle and Welch Street. For more info, contact brian@harpsealsdfw.org.

Guided Trinity River Expedition via canoe. In addition to seeing the beauty (and sometimes the lack of same) of the river, veteran canoe guide Charles Allen will point out American Indian sites and other historical artifacts as you paddle. From 8:30 am until mid-afternoon. $45 payable when reservation made. Trips are rain or shine. Other details by calling 214-941-1757. 

Interested in bees?  In beekeeping?  Come on over to the December 13 meeting of the Blackland Prairie chapter of Texas Master Naturalist.  BPTMN offers a program will feature experienced beekeepers from the Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association, one of the most active beekeeping groups in the nation.  Kaylynn Mansker, recent Texas Honey Queen, will talk about the family approach to backyard beekeeping.  A.P. Warne, a past President of the Beekeeping Association and a small-scale honey producer, will describe the challenges that bees and beekeepers face today.  And Becky Bender will highlight planting and conserving native habitat for honeybees.  Local honey will be on hand for tasting and purchase.

General Meeting of the Ft Worth Audubon Society - 

TRAC - 2nd Saturday habitat-type volunteering (VH)

Habitat management, often in butterfly garden.

Every 2nd Saturday of the month in 2011:  11/12, 12/10.

Contact - Dana Wilson dwilson@audubon.org 
Location - Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 S. Loop 12, Dallas 75217
Web site - http://www.trinityriveraudubon.org 

Third Saturday of every month from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) - Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce-Up (VH)

Second Saturdays, 8:30am - 10:30am (register between 8:00 and 8:30)

Tasks of the day:  Clean the shores of White Rock Lake by picking up trash.

Registration Location:  1152 N Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX 75218.  NE Corner of Garland Rd. & Buckner Blvd. in Casa Linda Plaza (Facing Buckner & Doctors Hospital).

On this family-friendly walk through Twelve Hills Nature Center after dark, we’ll explore what allows nocturnal animals of the Blackland Prairie to live successfully at night, then we’ll try to detect some of them.  Led by MNs Marcie Haley, Bret Turner, Jillian Turner.

Bring a small flashlight.

Questions and to RSVP: contact Marcie Haley  marcieh@gmail.com  214-941-6069
Webpage: www.twelvehills.org 

Join Texas Master Naturalist and Environmental Scientist, Rich Jaynes, to explore and understand the management plans for the four habitat areas of the Connemara Meadow Preserve - a riparian zone along Rowlett Creek that is important as a wildlife corridor; the floodplain grasslands and wetlands in the lower meadow, the hedgerows along perimeter and interior fence lines established during agricultural use, and upland grasslands are located in the upper meadow which has a terrace system from earlier agricultural use.  The walk is planned to take about two hours.  All ages are welcome.

Please RSVP to RSVP@connemaraconservancy.org 

ring 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. You can expect about 30+ species. The walk is planned to take about three hours. All ages are welcome. We recommend wearing long pants, closed-toed shoes, sunscreen, and insect repellent.

Location:  Connemara Meadow is located in north Plano on Alma Dr, south of Bethany Dr. (Note: entrance is in Allen.)
All ages are welcome
More info:  www.connemaraconservancy.org