Landowners with interest in protecting their own properties through conservation easements can learn about the process of protecting your land for future generations. Panel discussion with representatives from Western Landowners Alliance, Texas Agricultural Land Trust, Texas Land Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy, Living Lands Trust and Native Prairies Association of Texas. A barbeque lunch will be provided. 

he 13th Annual UT Dallas Earth Fair will feature informational booths and interactive activities from student organizations, campus departments and community partners. More than 400 students and community members participated in last year's UT Dallas Earth Fair to learn about alternative energy options, organic gardening, habitat restoration, local food production, waste reduction and more. 

Info: sustainability@utdallas.edu.

Join Texas Parks and Wildlife, Texas Master Naturalists, the Nature Conservancy, the Audubon Society, and many others in a fun challenge to see which city can document the most species during April 26 - April 29. It is easy to participate by joining an event or making observations on your own using the iNaturalist app.

With the iNaturalist app, you just take a picture of a plant or animal, and the community will help identify which species it is. Any observation in the greater metropolitan area of Dallas/Fort Worth will count during the four day challenge. You can participate by exploring the life in your backyard, in your local park, or on a field trip with your local naturalist group. You can also help with IDs for other people's observations to increase our species count, come to a bioblitz, or even hold your own event.

Joshua Byrne of the Fort Worth Zoo has been passionate about insects since before he could talk, and once he was able to, it was all he talked about. He has kept and studied invertebrates privately for over 20 years, as well as professionally through the Iowa State Insect Zoo, Little Rock Zoo, and currently the Fort Worth Zoo. He has a bachelor’s degree in animal ecology from Iowa State University, but was extremely happy to move to Texas where the weather is warmer and the insects are bigger!

Join us for this fun free family event to learn about our native prairie and wildlife. There will be a variety of walks, speakers, and fun kid activities. Stay tuned for a list and schedule of tours and speakers.

Presented by Native Plant Society of Texas Dallas Chapter, North Texas Master Naturalists, and the Native Prairies Association of Texas Blackland Chapter.

Have you taken photos of trips or avian life forms in your neighborhood? Want to share them with your fellow FWAS Members? It's that time of year again to go through your folders and find those gems. Forward your photos to Jim Jones. Include a list of photos with a description of the subject, including when and where taken. Remember to reduce the file size to below 3 MB. Videos are also welcome!

You can email the photos in batches to jim_jones@fwas.org or upload them to cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) to share with Jim, which is the best way to get your files to him. Deadline for submissions is May 2, 2024. 

Guided walk through SCNP with emphasis on finding blooming glen rose yuccas and active Yucca Moths.

Male and female moths emerge from their cocoons in the spring, timed with the blossoming of the yucca plant. There is an extraordinary partnership between the yucca moth and the yucca plant. They are so interdependent that one cannot live without the other.

Wear STURDY shoes or boots, maybe bring BUG SPRAY and WATER, and especially a good FLASHLIGHT or headlamp with fresh batteries. The walk back will be in the dark, so a good light will be essential.

Five residential gardens and one public garden will be showcased on the self-guided tour in East Dallas and Old Lake Highlands. Educational opportunities offered.

Purchase tickets online. Garden locations emailed to ticket holders. 

$18 - online prior to 6 p.m. on May 17.

$22 - online after 6 p.m. on May 17.

See website link below.