North Texas Master Naturalist201 E Jones St
Lewisville, TX 75057
USA
LLELA is having a BioBlitz October 10-13.
It is a public event. The information is on the LLELA website, https://www.llela.org/activities-programs/bioblitz
Wednesday, Oct. 10
8 pm -12 a.m. Bugs in a Blanket (night insect survey at lights) with TPWD’s Sam Kieschnick. **Pre-registration required, contact lcole@cityoflewisville.com.
Friday, Oct. 12
6:30-8:30 p.m. Bat acoustical survey with Environmental Consultant Ryan Blankenship. **Pre-registration required, contact lcole@cityoflewisville.com.
6:30-8:30 p.m. Frog Walk with Master Naturalist Scott Kiester. **Pre-registration required, contact lcole@cityoflewisville.com.
8-12 p.m. Bugs in a Blanket (night insect survey at lights) with TPWD’s Sam Kieschnick. **Pre-registration required, contact lcole@cityoflewisville.com.
Saturday, Oct. 13
Migratory Bird Banding Observation: 7:30-9 a.m. or 9-10:30 a.m. 10 tickets per session. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the river parking lot.
Bird Walk: 7:30-10:30 a.m., led by master birders Keith Lockhart and Sue Yost. 30 tickets. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the Pavilion.
Mammal Survey/Live Traps, with Urban Biologist Rachel Richter. 8-10 a.m. 15 tickets. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the river parking lot.
Wildflower Walk, with Master Naturalist Carol Clark. 9-11 a.m. 15 tickets. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the river parking lot.
Reptile and Amphibian Walk, with herpetologist Stephen Aroussos. 9-11 a.m. or1-3 p.m. 15 tickets per session. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the Bittern Marsh Trailhead.
Cross Timbers Forest Walk, with urban forester Jim Hoefert. 9-11 a.m. 15 tickets. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the Visitor Center.
Animal Tracks and Signs Hike, with Dr. Jaime Jimenez (UNT). 9-11 a.m. 15 tickets. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the Pavilion.
Butterfly Walk, with Master Naturalist Melanie Schuhart. 10 a.m.-noon or 2-4 p.m. 15 tickets per session. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the Pavilion.
Dragonfly Walk, with amateur “odonatologist” Mike Fox. 1-3 p.m. 15 tickets. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the Bittern Marsh Trailhead.
Prairie Wildflower and Grass Walk, with Master Naturalist Rich Jaynes. 2-4 p.m. 15 tickets. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the river parking lot.
Spider Walk, with Fort Worth ISD’s Matt Rose. 2-4 p.m. 15 tickets. Get tickets at the registration table. Tickets are first come, first served. Meet at the Visitor Center.
Bring Me a Bug, with Master Naturalist Laura Kimberly. 12-3 p.m. No tickets required. Stop by the Pavilion to pick up a net and an insect keeper and explore the Pollinator Garden and adjacent prairie restoration area. Laura will help kids of all ages identify their finds and record them in iNaturalist.
Pond Bug Sorting, with UNT biology graduate students. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. No tickets required. Check out what the students found in their morning wetland invertebrate sampling. Dragonfly nymphs, snails, water scorpions, and more! They’ll be in the Pavilion.
Kids’ Corner, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Pavilion. No tickets required. Animal tracks, mammal skulls, homemade bug houses, and more.