Wildlife

This 1,700-acre ranch is an excellent example of a Grand Prairie remnant, supporting deep-soiled tallgrass prairie, limestone outcrops and creek habitat along Bear Creek. Come see this rare example of a Grand Prairie site, also locally known as the Fort Worth Prairie. Owned and managed by the Dixon Water Foundation.

RSVP with Jeff Quayle or call 817-729-0283 by April 27 (provide e-mail address, cell phone number).

Fossil Hill research area:  This is a privately owned old-growth Cross Timbers woodland on a steep rocky headland overlooking Amon Carter Lake in southeast Montague County. You are encouraged to carpool, due to limited parking. Limit 10 participants. Time and meeting location details to follow.

RSVP with Jeff Quayle or call 817-729-0283 by May 12 (provide e-mail address, cell phone number).

We will be viewing conserved native prairie lands and discussing the use of native prairie grasses as forage in the cattle ranching industry. Since 1888, this cattle ranch has been continuously operated by four generations of the Barnett family and is recognized by the Texas Historical Commission in their Family Land Heritage Program. 

This is a joint fieldtrip with the Trinity Forks chapter of NPSOT.  

Annual spring festival featuring National Sculpture Society fellow Gary Lee Price's Great Contributors bronze statues set among 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs in the garden including tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, pansies, violas, poppies along with other spring-blooming annuals and perennials.

$15 for adults, $12 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for children 3-12 and free for children two and under. 

In an epic story of breathtaking scale, this film showcases a year in the life of a bear family as two impressionable young cubs are taught life's most important lessons. Set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, their journey begins as winter comes to an end and the bears emerge from hibernation to face the bitter cold. The world outside is exciting but risky as the cubs' playful descent down the mountain carries with it a looming threat of avalanches.

Spend a weekend in the northern reaches of the Texas Hill Country to reminisce about, or find out what two nights on Spain’s Camino de Santiago can be like!

Roger Sanderson, the horticulture director at The Texas Discovery Gardens, will talk about the Benny Simpson Garden and the Butterfly Garden that he is developing, as well as how to develop our very own butterfly gardens.

Family friendly event that focuses on Texas flora and fauna, and the use of native plants in home landscapes as disease and drought-resistant alternatives to non-native species. Live animals, food trucks, speakers. Also 30-minute wildflower and prairie walks, and some 30+ demonstration and information outreach booths. Free.

Roger Sanderson, director of horticulture for Texas Discovery Gardens, will discuss snakes and reptiles of North Texas. This is a very interesting presentation with hands-on opportunities with these critters. Free.