Wildlife

Events will range from birding walks, to family hands-on activities that celebrate birds, to kayaking while watching for birds. Several activities are free with admission to LLELA of $5 per vehicle, while others require pre-registration by the Friday, May 5. Full details can be found on LLELA’s website.

7:30 a.m. Bird Walk 

Join a bird walk led by an expert birder who knows all the hot spots. May is prime time for warblers and other migrants at LLELA. Beginners are welcome. Bring your binoculars. Ages 10 and up. Free, and registration is not required.

Did you go bird watching and take photos or video in some exotic locale or in your backyard during the last year?  Please consider sharing your adventures with us at the May General Meeting Member’s Slide Show. Jim Jones will organize the material into a Power Point presentation for this meeting on May 11, 2017 and the deadline for getting your photos and videos to him is May 5, 2017. Please send your submissions by E-mail at jim_jones@fwas.org, or deliver them on a USB thumb drive or CD at our April meeting.

A giant, weekend long, free series of seedbomb making workshops and seedbomb giveaways. Workshops are at 1pm and 4pm, Fri-Sun. Giveaways occur all weekend while supplies last.

We've got a full on seed ball making operation going on with several hundred pounds of organic compost, ranger red clay, Native American Blackland Prairie seed! Everyone is welcome to make seedbombs, snag a bag of'em, and learn how to wildscape a piece of their backyard into native pollinator habitat.

Info: jarrattwillis@gmail.com

Get inspired-spend an evening with the FWAS and Lynn Barber, extreme birder, artist, photographer, all around renaissance woman; and author of Extreme Birder: One Woman’s Big Year and Birds in Trouble. Ms. Barber will talk about her birding travels and adventures around Alaska during her 2016 Alaskan big year; including slides of over 300 species of birds seen around the Anchorage, Homer, and Kenai areas; Dutch Harbor, Adak, the Pribilofs, Central Alaska, and Barrow.  Ms.

Butterflies fascinate us with their colors and effortless flight. Come with us as we search for these flying wonders as they glide across the prairie. Learn about their life cycle, natural history and the important role they play in our environment. $5 (with paid admission)

From April 14 - 18, a national initiative to engage our communities with the outdoors through citizen science occurs. We would like to share this initiative with you and teach you how to use the iNaturalist app to participate in this program. $5 (with paid admission).

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Insects and wildlife are the best indicators of garden health. Learn about beneficial insects that keep your garden healthy, and how to attract them with flowering plants. A large assemblage of true bugs, flies, wasps and beetles not only help control pest insects but also help in pollination. A diversity of plant species will attract an equally diverse group of arthropods, resulting in a complex and healthy ecosystem.

The Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold its annual strictly native plant sale April 1 in Flower Mound. Visitors will find over 1,000 plants of 130+ species that are ideal for landscaping in the Denton County area. Volunteers at the sale are knowledgeable and ready to answer your questions about gardening with these species, which thrive in the local weather & soil conditions, are essential to native pollinators, insects, and wildlife for food and nesting materials, and which make a beautiful addition to any local garden.

For some, identifying birds by sight can be easy. However, identifyingbirds by sound can be more difficult. Come and learn some common bird calls and join us as we hike the Nature Center identifying birds by sound. Pre-registration required. $5 (with paid admission).

Taxonomists with the help of volunteers will document all living species - plants, animals and insects - seen on the 2,600-acre natural area using the iNaturalist app over the course of the day. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Scott Keister at skiester2@gmail.com

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