Mothing at Twelve Hills Nature Center Tuesday, July 23, 2019 8:30 PM – 11:00 PM Come celebrate National Moth Week with a special nighttime presentation about the cousins of our butterfly friends. Texas Parks and Wildlife Urban Biologist Sam Kieschnick will lead this event. Moths have amazing patterns and colors, but special lights are needed to fully attract and appreciate them. We’ll be setting up some moth lights and moth sheets to entice these nocturnal insects. No RSVP required. Bring water, bug spray and a flashlight (the moths......
Project Learning Tree Workshop Thursday, July 25, 2019 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Project Learning Tree is an environmental education program that uses the forest as a “window on the world” to understand our complex environment and to stimulate critical thinking and decision making. It is designed for children Pre-K through 8th grade. The workshop is open to all classroom teachers, scout and youth leaders, informal educators, and anyone who works with children. Fee $65 Pre-registration is required by July 19. To register, contact Linda Dunn at ldunne@wetlandcenter.com......
NTC Amphibian Watch at White Rock Lake When: Friday, March 29, 2019 Approx. 7:00 PM (dusk) – 8:30 PM Location: Sunset Bay on White Rock Lake, 830 Lawther Dr. on the east side of White Rock Lake, Dallas 75218. From Buckner Blvd., take Poppy Dr. (just north of Garland Rd.) toward the lake, then left onto E. Lawther Dr. to Sunset Bay. Come on out to White Rock Lake and help Barbara Turner with her Amphibian Watch. It’s an amphibian “listen,” since we ID the frogs by their......
Night Hike at LLELA Saturday, July 13, 2019 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Also offered Friday, July 26, 2019 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Experience armadillos, howling coyotes, hooting owls and more on this nocturnal hike. Also offered on July 26 – attend either date. Register at website below (Registration link is on Calendar of Events.) or at 972-219-3550. Fee: $10. Entry to LLELA is $5 per car, cash or check only. For more information call 972-219-3550 M-F or 469-635-5483 on weekends. Location: Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area,......
Native Plants Symposium at TDG Saturday, July 27, 2019 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM The Native Plants Symposium is a one-day series of talks featuring regional plant specialists. Learn about the wealth of plant diversity in Texas, their uses and cultivation. Speakers are Doug Tallamy, John Watts, Jim Martinez, and Brandon Belcher. Fee (includes lunch): $50; $40 members of TDG Register online at https://txdg.org/workshops Location: Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Gate 6, Dallas 75210 Contact: Judy Meagher judymeagher@gmail.com TA 6/22/19
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