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City Nature Challenge 2019, Fri. Apr. 26 – Mon. Apr. 29
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What kind of nature can live with us in the urban ecosystem? The city nature challenge is a great way that we can find out! The Dallas/Fort Worth area (the 9 counties around Dallas/Fort Worth) will be competing with over 130 cities/urban areas around the world on April 26-29, 2019.
We want to document as much biodiversity as possible to show the rest of the world that we have wild spots throughout the DFW metroplex, and we have loads of naturalists who actively care about these wild areas! Be sure to mark the dates on your calendar: Friday, April 26 through Monday, April 29. A list of the locations of all of the Bioblitzes is listed below.
For more information about the overall City Nature Challenge: www.citynaturechallenge.org
In addition, Patti Vinson, wrote about the Challenge in the April edition of the Lake Highlands Advocate magazine. Read her story here. https://lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/2019/03/dallas-countdown-nature-challenge/
| Name/Organizer | Location | Date | Start | End |
| Tarleton State University | TSU new campus: 10636 Old Granbury Rd, Crowley, TX 76036 | 4/26 | 9:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| Univerity of Texas at Dallas | UT Dallas Monarch Waystation (meet at gazebo) | 4/26 | 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area | LLELA: 201 E Jones St, Lewisville, TX 75057 | 4/26 | 2:00 PM | 8:30 PM |
| Indian Trails Master Naturalists | *mothing event – Mockingbird Nature Park: Mockingbird Lane, 1361 Onward Rd, Midlothian, TX 76065 | 4/26 | 8:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| City of Grapevine | Parr Park: 3010 Parr Ln, Grapevine, TX 76051 | 4/26 | 7:30 PM | 9:00 PM |
| Elise Walker Outdoor Learning Center | Elise Walker Outdoor Learning Center: 4611 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX 75038 | 4/27 | 7:30 AM | 9:30 AM |
| City of Grapevine | Parr Park: 3010 Parr Ln, Grapevine, TX 76051 | 4/27 | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Dogwood Canyon Audubon | Cedar Ridge Preserve: 7171 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75249 | 4/27 | 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Dallas Parks and Rec | Gateway Park: 2500 N Jim Miller Rd, Dallas, TX 75227 | 4/27 | 9:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| Blackland Prairie Conservatory and Atelier | Blackland Prairie Conservatory and Atelier: 9949 McCree Rd, Dallas, TX 75238 | 4/27 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| University of North Texas | Pecan Creek Pollinative Prairie: East Field of 3940 N. Elm St., Denton, TX 76207 | 4/27 | 10:30 AM | 12:00 PM |
| Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area | *mothing event in evening – LLELA: 201 E Jones St, Lewisville, TX 75057 | 4/27 | 8:00 AM | 11:00 PM |
| Fort Worth Nature Center | Fort Worth Nature Center: 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76135 | 4/27 | 9:00 AM | 3:00 PM |
| SouthWest Nature Preserve | SouthWest Nature Preserve: 5201 Bowman Springs Rd, Arlington, TX 76017 | 4/27 | 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| City of Coppell | Coppell Nature Park: 367 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell, TX 75019 | 4/27 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| Twelve Hills Nature Center, North Texas Master Naturalists | Twelve Hills Nature Center: 817 Mary Cliff Rd, Dallas, TX 75208 | 4/28 | 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| Heard Museum | Heard Museum: 1 Nature Pl, McKinney, TX 75069 | 4/28 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| City of Grapevine | Meadowmere Park: 3000 Meadowmere Ln, Grapevine, TX 76051 | 4/28 | 1:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| Lakewood Outdoor Learning Area | Lakewood Outdoor Learning Area: 3000 Hillbrook St, Dallas, TX 75214 | 4/28 | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| Cross Timbers Master Naturalists | Chisholm Trail Community Park: 4936 McPherson Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76123 | 4/28 | 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM |