Board Meetings are open to all members and to the public. If you would like to attend, please contact the Vice President at vicepresident@ntmn.org for meeting details.

NTMN October Chapter Meeting – A Deep Dive into the North Texas Ecotone and its Natural Wonders
Wednesday, October 4, 2023  |  7pm-830pm (social/camera roll begins at 630pm)

Chapter member and author, Amy Martin, shares the fun yet nerdy naturalist material from her new book Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth.  

Why is North Texas an epic ecotone? What is the Great Trinity Forest the easternmost example of? How do tilted layers of bedrock shape our three ecoregions, foster a plethora of soil types, and lead to our plant and wildlife diversity? 

From the ancient inland ocean and melting ice caps that forged North Texas, to the goliath creeks and many forks of the Trinity, get clear on how water shapes our local landscape. Discover places to experience these tenets firsthand. Enjoy astounding photography by skilled naturalists of hardwood bottomland forests and Eastern Cross Timbers, soaring limestone escarpments, lush wetlands, and rare remnants of Blackland and Fort Worth Prairies. Get to know a diverse community of volunteers working for nature.

Location: Dallas College Brookhaven Campus, Building H, Room 125, 3939 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch, TX 75244

To register online (Zoom meeting): https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h9Ogq0LSTdumZLmvdFndWA#/registration

More details:  https://members.ntmn.org/archives/442127

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Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) Saturday (VH)
First Saturday of the Month, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Saturday Strike Force:

If you have been looking for a chance to volunteer at LLELA on the weekend, this is it. 

Beginning February 4, 2023 and on the first Saturday of the month thereafter, volunteers can participate in the once a month Saturday Strike Force focusing on removal of invasive species.  Controlling invasive plants is as vital to LLELA’s restoration efforts as growing and planting native species.

First up will be removing Chinese privet along Stewart Creek. The “Plant of the Month” may vary. Spring could find the team pulling bastard cabbage on the dam or along the roadside or chasing down Brazilian vervain anywhere it comes up or possibly working with some of the senior volunteers to treat Johnson grass around the property or Japanese honeysuckle along the Blackjack Trail.

Angela Lewallen, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist and member of the Lewisville Parks Board will coordinate the effort.  All Master Naturalist chapters as well as other volunteers are welcome.

LLELA contact: To get involved email Angela at angela.lewallen@gmail.com

NTMN project lead:  Haley Daniels, haleyeldaniels@gmail.com

Organization website: http://www.llela.org

The team will meet at 9:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of the month at the LLELA office complex.

Location: Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E. Jones St., Lewisville 75057.  The entrance to LLELA is at the intersection of Jones and Kealy, 201 E. Jones St., Lewisville, TX. GPS may lead you astray; for best directions link to https://www.llela.org/about-llela/site-specific-pages/find-us.  Inform the gate attendant you will be volunteering.  Just after passing the gate house, make the right turn into the gravel parking lot for the Blackjack Trail, and LLELA offices, visitor center, classroom, and nursery complex.

Report VH to Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA): Natural Resources Management

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Community Forester Fall Academy with the City of Dallas (AT)
Saturdays, Sept 16 – Nov 11, 2023  |  Various 

Show your love for our urban forest and become a Community Forester!  In the Community Forester Academy, students will learn basic tree physiology, tree identification, proper planting and maintenance, and more!

Registration ends August 31st!  

Details: https://dallascityhall.com/projects/forestry/DCH%20Documents/2023CommunityForesterAcademy/2023%20CF%20Academy%20Flyer_ENG.pdf

Registration:  Please email  CommunityForester@dallas.gov or call 214-670-0160

Location and Directions: Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas, TX 75217

Cost:  FREE

Report hours to: AT: NTX: Other Pre-Approved Training (Approved for up to  28 hours total AT)
Do not include drive time
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Tandy Hills Prairie Sky/Star Party (FYI)
Saturday, October 21, 2023   8:00 PM or after dark

The Fort Worth Astronomical Society presents their Saturday star party at Tandy Hills Natural Area. Free and open to the public. Family/kid friendly, no dogs, please. Coolers welcome. Event cancelled if the sky is cloudy.

The Fort Worth Astronomical Society is one of the first adult astronomy clubs formed in the U.S. (in 1949) and one of the largest. Members will have several telescopes set up at Tandy Hills for viewing the night sky. For more information: http://tandyhills.org/events/prairie-sky-star-party and http://fortworthastro.com/etiquette.html

Location: Tandy Hills Natural Area, 3400 View St., Fort Worth, TX 76103

Friends of Tandy Hills: http://www.tandyhills.org
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Community Forester Fall Academy with the City of Dallas (AT)
Saturdays, Sept 16 – Nov 11, 2023  |  Various 

Show your love for our urban forest and become a Community Forester!  In the Community Forester Academy, students will learn basic tree physiology, tree identification, proper planting and maintenance, and more!

Registration ends August 31st!  

Details: https://dallascityhall.com/projects/forestry/DCH%20Documents/2023CommunityForesterAcademy/2023%20CF%20Academy%20Flyer_ENG.pdf

Registration:  Please email  CommunityForester@dallas.gov or call 214-670-0160

Location and Directions: Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas, TX 75217

Cost:  FREE

Report hours to: AT: NTX: Other Pre-Approved Training (Approved for up to  28 hours total AT)
Do not include drive time
ksg 07/20/2023

Community Forester Fall Academy with the City of Dallas (AT)
Saturdays, Sept 16 – Nov 11, 2023  |  Various 

Show your love for our urban forest and become a Community Forester!  In the Community Forester Academy, students will learn basic tree physiology, tree identification, proper planting and maintenance, and more!

Registration ends August 31st!  

Details: https://dallascityhall.com/projects/forestry/DCH%20Documents/2023CommunityForesterAcademy/2023%20CF%20Academy%20Flyer_ENG.pdf

Registration:  Please email  CommunityForester@dallas.gov or call 214-670-0160

Location and Directions: Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas, TX 75217

Cost:  FREE

Report hours to: AT: NTX: Other Pre-Approved Training (Approved for up to  28 hours total AT)
Do not include drive time
ksg 07/20/2023

Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) Saturday (VH)
First Saturday of the Month, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Saturday Strike Force:

If you have been looking for a chance to volunteer at LLELA on the weekend, this is it. 

Beginning February 4, 2023 and on the first Saturday of the month thereafter, volunteers can participate in the once a month Saturday Strike Force focusing on removal of invasive species.  Controlling invasive plants is as vital to LLELA’s restoration efforts as growing and planting native species.

First up will be removing Chinese privet along Stewart Creek. The “Plant of the Month” may vary. Spring could find the team pulling bastard cabbage on the dam or along the roadside or chasing down Brazilian vervain anywhere it comes up or possibly working with some of the senior volunteers to treat Johnson grass around the property or Japanese honeysuckle along the Blackjack Trail.

Angela Lewallen, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist and member of the Lewisville Parks Board will coordinate the effort.  All Master Naturalist chapters as well as other volunteers are welcome.

LLELA contact: To get involved email Angela at angela.lewallen@gmail.com

NTMN project lead:  Haley Daniels, haleyeldaniels@gmail.com

Organization website: http://www.llela.org

The team will meet at 9:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of the month at the LLELA office complex.

Location: Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, 201 E. Jones St., Lewisville 75057.  The entrance to LLELA is at the intersection of Jones and Kealy, 201 E. Jones St., Lewisville, TX. GPS may lead you astray; for best directions link to https://www.llela.org/about-llela/site-specific-pages/find-us.  Inform the gate attendant you will be volunteering.  Just after passing the gate house, make the right turn into the gravel parking lot for the Blackjack Trail, and LLELA offices, visitor center, classroom, and nursery complex.

Report VH to Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA): Natural Resources Management

1/30/23 cr

Board Meetings are open to all members and to the public. If you would like to attend, please contact the Vice President at vicepresident@ntmn.org for meeting details.

Community Forester Fall Academy with the City of Dallas (AT)
Saturdays, Sept 16 – Nov 11, 2023  |  Various 

Show your love for our urban forest and become a Community Forester!  In the Community Forester Academy, students will learn basic tree physiology, tree identification, proper planting and maintenance, and more!

Registration ends August 31st!  

Details: https://dallascityhall.com/projects/forestry/DCH%20Documents/2023CommunityForesterAcademy/2023%20CF%20Academy%20Flyer_ENG.pdf

Registration:  Please email  CommunityForester@dallas.gov or call 214-670-0160

Location and Directions: Trinity River Audubon Center, 6500 Great Trinity Forest Way, Dallas, TX 75217

Cost:  FREE

Report hours to: AT: NTX: Other Pre-Approved Training (Approved for up to  28 hours total AT)
Do not include drive time
ksg 07/20/2023