Wildlife

Dallas Sierra Club member Dale Edelbaum leads a photo tour of his 2013 trip to South America (Argentina, Chile and Brazil).

Tarleton graduate student Wes Weigreffe will lead a birding hike. Info: 254-210-3015.

Fundraising bake sale benefitting the big cat sanctuary in Wylie. Homemade, packaged and specialty items available, including vegan, sugar-free and gluten-free.

The locally produced movie focuses on the rally in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 17, 2013, where 50,000 people from around the country came in freezing weather and said NO to the Keystone XL pipeline. It includes footage on the Texas bus that traveled 34 hours to the rally, along with exclusive footage and interviews with residents affected by the devastating oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. Refreshments. Free. 

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See native Texas snakes and other reptiles. Join director of horticulture and avid herpetologist Roger Sanderson for an in-depth look at our favorite reptilian friends. Included with admission: $4-$8.

Head into the Butterfly House for tips and tricks on capturing winged wonders. $12. 

Wildflower Photography precedes at 1 p.m.

Learn tips and tricks for vibrant macro flower shots. $12.

Butterfly Photography Class follows at 3 p.m.

Walk among free-flying native butterflies and other pollinators. The butterfly house includes native species and a butterfly garden, filled with host plants that naturally attract these lovely creatures. This area is also a great setting for nature photography.   

Included with general admission: $7-$10.

This educational seminar will feature tips for protecting pets from coyotes, reducing coyote attractants in neighborhoods and advice on how to haze bold coyotes. Coyote hazing helps restore the fear of humans for habituated coyotes and involves the systematic use of deterrents such as noisemakers, projectiles and water hoses. Communities such as Denver have achieved remarkable success using non-lethal deterrence programs.

Free. RSVP. Info: Lynsey White Dasher at lwhite@humanesociety.org

Fifth annual conference hosted by  Coastal Prairie Partnership and Native Prairies Association of Texas. This year's conference will focus on challenges to conserving, restoring and educating about prairies.

Audience: Resource professionals, private landowners, volunteers (including Texas Master Naturalists), educators, landscape architects. 

Cost: Field experiences (May 29) - $30 each; Indoor Presentations (May 30 & 31) $150; $75 for students. Free post-conference field experience also available.

Topics: Prairie restoration, prairies and water/energy production, prairies and climate change, managing for biodiversity, prairie bird conservation, social media and conservation, conservation agreement for landowners, teaching about prairies, creating grassroots campaigns, and more.

Field Experiences (May 29 and June 1): This year's conference will include a varied mixture of free and paid field experiences throughout the DFW area.

Indoor Presentations (MAY 30 AND 31) at Fort Worth Botanic Gardens: