[AustinEcoNetwork] Spring Prairie Field Trips Around Texas!
Brandi M Clark
brandi_clark at yahoo.com
Fri Apr 11 12:55:32 CDT 2008
From: Jason Spangler [mailto:jasons at wumple.com]
<mailto:%5bmailto:jasons at wumple.com%5d> <http://texasprairie.org/>
<http://texasprairie.org/> Prairie Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)
<http://texasprairie.org/>
Spring Prairie Field Trips Around Texas!
Come see spring prairie flowers, native grasses, grassland birds,
butterflies, and other prairie wildlife on a native prairie field trip with
the Native Prairies <http://www.texasprairie.org/> Association of Texas
(NPAT) or other organizations!
1. Falls County Prairies - April 12th (Sat.), Marlin (Falls County east
of Waco)
2. Meador Prairie - April 19th (Sat.), Saint Jo (Cooke/Montague County
west of Fort Worth)
3. Simpson Prairie - May 3rd (Sat.), Crawford (McLennan County, south
of Waco)
4. Maddin Prairie - May 10th-11th (Sat.-Sun.), Colorado City (Mitchell
County, west of Abilene)
5. Nash Prairie - May 17th (Sat.), West Columbia (Brazoria County,
south of Houston near Katy)
6. Clymer Meadow (TNC) - May 17th (Sat.), Celeste (Hunt County, NW of
Dallas)
Tallgrass prairie is the most endangered large ecosystem in North America,
with less than 1% estimated to remain in Texas. In addition to beautiful
prairie flowers and lush native grasses, our prairies are habitat for
grassland birds, the most declining group of birds in North America,
butterflies and other pollinators, and other prairie wildlife. We must
protect these special places to save Texas' prairie heritage.
Tallgrass prairies also sequester large amounts of carbon, so tallgrass
prairie restorations could be used to help fight global warming. Tallgrass
prairie plantings on marginal cropland have been identified as the best
source of low-input cellulosic biofuel that would not impact our food
supply.
Check http://texaspraire.org/ for an up-to-date listing of events or
subscribe to the NPAT Email Announce list to receive current announcements
from NPAT. Contact Jason Spangler, jason_spangler at texasprairie.org or
512-736-4199, for more information.
_____
Falls County Prairies Field Trip
April 12th (Sat.) at 9:30am
Marlin (Falls County east of Waco)
Visit three tallgrass prairie conservation easements (Lehmann
<http://texasprairie.org/Lands/LehmannPrairie/Lehmann_Prairie.shtml>
Prairie, Wieting
<http://texasprairie.org/Lands/NelsonLWietingPrairie/Nelson_L_Wieting_Prairi
e.shtml> Prairie, and Drews
<http://texasprairie.org/Lands/DrewsPrairie/Drews_Prairie.shtml> Prairie)
held by NPAT and Riesel
<http://texasprairie.org/Lands/RieselPrairie/Riesel_Prairie.shtml> Prairie
which is owned by NPAT.
Meet in Marlin at 9:30 AM at the Dairy Queen (1427 Live Oak St) which is on
the east side of Marlin close to the northwest corner of the intersection of
State Highways 6 and 7. Click
<http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&dq=Dairy+Que
en,+loc:+Marlin,+TX&daddr=1427+Live+Oak+St,+Marlin,+TX+76661&geocode=1036809
687143022719,31.306348,-96.876717&ll=31.306348,-96.876717&iwstate1=dir:to&iw
loc=A&f=d> here for directions from Google Maps.
RSVP appreciated but not required to kunda_lee_wicce at texasprairie.org
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPAT-announce/post?postID=-qkiYo9ugAZQ1jntO54
-v1BxhT71tmrAwQxy5Mk1J0Erp3SO1Qh_FxME7Y_kC20cU7eAFw7_KoUMOehCPNyYJA5KA_zAXR1
GdQA> . If you are coming and don't RSVP, consider keeping this number
with you: 512-669-6532 (mobile).
_____
Meador Prairie Field Trip
April 19th (Sat.) at 9am
Saint Jo (Cooke/Montague County west of Fort Worth)
See one of the largest areas of tallgrass prairie remaining in Texas! Bill
Meador's prairies, totaling over 1500 acres, in the Fort Worth Prairie/Grand
Prairie are used as low-input native hay meadows. We hope to see early
spring prairie flowers such as Prairie Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia),
Wild Hyacinth, Nutall's Camas, and others, and early native grass growth.
Come see Bill Meador's terrific prairies on this special trip!
We will meet at the Dairy Queen in Saint Jo (309 S Broad St) at 9am. Click
<http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&dq=dairy+queen,+loc:+Saint+Jo,+T
X&daddr=309+S+Broad+St,+St+Jo,+TX+76265&geocode=4180650609012135667,33.69380
4,-97.521813&ll=33.693804,-97.521813&iwstate1=dir:to&iwloc=A&f=d> here for
directions from Google Maps. Wear appropriate clothing, and bring water,
sunscreen, and a snack.
_____
Simpson Prairie Field Trip
May 3rd (Sat.) at 9:30am
Crawford (McLennan County, south of Waco)
Come see spring prairie flowers at Simpson
<http://texasprairie.org/Lands/SimpsonPrairie/Simpson_Prairie.shtml>
Prairie, a terrific prairie remnant in the Grand Prairie near
Crawford/Valley Mills protected by owner Mike Williams and NPAT! Mike
harvests seed from Simpson Prairie and uses the seed when
<http://www.wumple.com/?p=125&more=1> planting Laura Bush's prairie
restoration on the Bush ranch.
We will meet at 9:30am at the bank parking lot in the northeast corner of
the intersection (317 and 185) in Crawford. Click
<http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&dq=bank,+loc:+C
rawford,+TX&daddr=6688+N+Lone+Star+Pkwy,+Crawford,+TX+76638&geocode=13854362
751880562705,31.534049,-97.443239&ll=31.534049,-97.443239&iwstate1=dir:to&iw
loc=A&f=d> here for directions from Google Maps. Contact Jason Spangler
at jason_spangler at texasprairie.org or 512-736-4199 for more information.
Wear appropriate clothing, and bring water, sunscreen, and a snack.
_____
Maddin Prairie Preserve Breeding Bird Survey
May 10th-11th (Sat.-Sun.)
Colorado City (Mitchell County, west of Abilene)
See original and restored, mixed-grass prairie, grassland birds, Texas
horned-lizards, a prairie dog reintroduction, and butterflies/insects while
helping with surveys at Maddin
<http://texasprairie.org/Lands/MaddinPrairiePreserve/Maddin_Prairie_Preserve
.shtml> Prairie Preserve!
Contact kirsti_harms at texasprairie.org and/or pat_merkord at texasprairie.org.
for more information and to RSVP.
_____
Nash Prairie Field Trip
May 17th (Sat.) at 10am
West Columbia (Brazoria County, south of Houston near Katy)
Come visit Nash Prairie, over 300 acres of the best coastal prairie in
existence! The prairie is owned by the St. Mary's Episcopal Church and the
West Columbia Hospital District.
Rev. Peter Conaty, his wife Susan, and botanist Dr. David Rosen (who has
conducted
<http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1641%2F0006-356
8%282006%29056%5B0008%3AJITRPP%5D2.0.CO%3B2&ct=1> studies of the prairie)
will lead the tour and tell us about the history of the prairie, the
church's stewardship of this special piece of Texas, and the native plants
that call it home. Click here
<http://stories.thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=28087f6be62e0d59> to learn
more about Nash Prairie.
We will meet at Nash Prairie at 10am. From West Columbia, go on east on
State Highway 35. Turn left onto CR 25 and proceed north. Nash Prairie is
approximately 6.5 miles past front gate of Columbia Lakes on the left. Park
along CR 255 which is to the right of the prairie. Click
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=1623526874139505873,29.253380
,-95.596480&saddr=&daddr=29.252631,-95.598307&sll=29.267907,-95.59556&sspn=0
.034217,0.055876&ie=UTF8&z=16> here for directions from Google Maps.
Contact Jason Spangler at jason_spangler at texasprairie.org or 512-736-4199
for more information. Wear appropriate clothing, and bring water,
sunscreen, and a snack.
_____
Clymer Meadow Field Trip (Nature Conservancy)
May 17th (Sat.)
Celeste (Hunt County, NW of Dallas)
The Nature Conservancy hosts
<http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/texas/help/art9332.ht
ml> a wildflower tour and dedication of a new prairie remnant at Clymer
<http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/texas/preserves/art63
87.html> Meadow, the largest preserved Blackland Prairie remnant!
Contact Jim Eidson, jeidson at tnc.org or (903) 568-4139 for more information
and directions to the preserve.
<mailto:s-quaylei at earthlink.net>
_____
<http://texasprairie.org/> <http://texasprairie.org/>
<http://texasprairie.org/> <http://npsot.org/> <http://npsot.org/>
<http://npsot.org/> Join the Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT)
<http://www.texasprairie.org/> and the Native Plant Society of Texas
(NPSOT) <http://npsot.org/> to help advocate and protect Texas' prairie
heritage, native plants, and wildlife.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://aen.austineconetwork.org/pipermail/AEN/attachments/20080411/046e845f/attachment-0001.html
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 117290 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://aen.austineconetwork.org/pipermail/AEN/attachments/20080411/046e845f/attachment-0003.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 7615 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://aen.austineconetwork.org/pipermail/AEN/attachments/20080411/046e845f/attachment-0004.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/png
Size: 15524 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://aen.austineconetwork.org/pipermail/AEN/attachments/20080411/046e845f/attachment-0005.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/gif
Size: 26424 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://aen.austineconetwork.org/pipermail/AEN/attachments/20080411/046e845f/attachment-0003.gif
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/gif
Size: 1148 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://aen.austineconetwork.org/pipermail/AEN/attachments/20080411/046e845f/attachment-0004.gif
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: image/gif
Size: 3360 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://aen.austineconetwork.org/pipermail/AEN/attachments/20080411/046e845f/attachment-0005.gif
More information about the AEN
mailing list