Wildlife

Presenter Charlie Amos.

Native and adaptive plants are not only beautiful water efficient additions to your landscape, but they can be useful tools to attract beneficial wildlife as well. Learn ways to attract and provide urban habitat for butterflies, song birds, hummingbirds, bees and other animals that bring your landscape to life with activity. Free. RSVP.

The Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge is a hidden jewel, a wilderness comprised of forests, prairies and wetlands reminiscent of how much of the Metroplex once looked.  

Under the guidance of NANPA member David Morgan, this outing will explore the Indigo Buntings, Painted Buntings, Prothonotary Warblers and FWNC's rich bird life, as well as prairie dogs (hopefully with pups), buffalo and more. Meet at the Front Gate at 7:30 a.m. Gate opens at 8 a.m.

Arthropods Among Us: Join us as we hike to explore the incredible diversity of sometimes unseen and forgotten arthropods. We’ll take a close look at the unique, unusual and most often beneficial insects that we have around us. Be prepared for some close-up explorations. Free with paid admission $2-$5.

Evening provides a unique opportunity to view animals that make the Nature Center their home. Bring water and wear weather-appropriate clothing. Meet at Front Gate. Pre-registration required.  $10 with paid admission $2-$5.

Guided hike around the Nature Center to see if we can find birds beginning their day. This is the best time of the day to see our fine feathered friends. Bring your binoculars or borrow a pair from us and your camera to enhance your experience. Pre-registration required. Free with paid admission $2-$5.

Conserving water outdoors can significantly lower our water bills and preserve this precious natural resource. It's time to learn some water saving gardening techniques such as the use of native plants, mulching beds, smaller turf areas and efficient irrigation techniques.

Learn about the birds that will be calling Dogwood Canyon home for the summer. Led by Audubon staff. $20.

Join Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center for birding at Joe Pool Lake and gain a unique opportunity to view birds from the water. $40.

Wildlife photographer Chris Jackson, the founder of DFWUrbanWildlife.org, will speak at the AHNA meeting. Jackson is a software engineer by trade and an author, naturalist and photographer by passion. For more than 10 years, Jackson has collected photographs, anecdotes and other information about the wide variety of wildlife in North Texas, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the nation. Public welcome.

Info: Kelly Jo Nial, kjnial@icloud.com

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