Texas Master Naturalist Scott Kiester is passionate about conservation and nature. He serves as a LLELA project manager and is a board member of the Friends of LLELA.
The citizens' group Liveable Arlington advocates for and organizes toward a healthy, environmentally conscious, sustainable city. The group won the 2017 GreenSourceDFW Sustainable Leadership Award for Small Nonprofit. Liveable Arlington's founder, Ranjana Bhandari, will talk about past successes and future projects.
Dr. Larry Legg will explain variations between native bees and honey bees. Should bee an un-bee-table presentation. It is a free bee.
Learn tips to create butterfly habitat in your landscape by introducing a water source and feeders, as well as how to select the right plants as host species for caterpillars. We’ll also talk about our favorite native and adapted flowers that provide long lasting blooms as nectar sources. Free.
There are so many annuals, trees, vines and shrubs that provide food and habitat sources for our highly important pollinators. In addition to bees and butterflies, there are hummingbirds, bats, and many other insects that ensure the survival of plants by spreading pollen and creating habitat.
NHG's Garden Advisor Dana Wilson shows you the many options to make your garden welcome to a variety of wildlife.
Stay and join us for Designing Gardens for Pollinators at 3 p.m.
We’ll take a look at ten great places in Texas where you can see reptiles and other wildlife. Michael Smith has visited ecoregions all over the state, finding and photographing the most exciting, colorful and interesting reptiles and amphibians. This presentation will bring photos and stories of all these places and critters to you. Learn what makes these places unique, while getting a preview of Michael’s and Clint King’s forthcoming book, Herping Texas: The Quest for Reptiles and Amphibians.
The Photo Tour lets the photographer catch the dusk light, which is the best light possible for afternoon photos. The tours will go through Fossil Rim’s 1,800 acres of pastures. There are 50-plus species of animals at Fossil Rim. Some of the animals that may be photographed include white rhinos, blackbuck, European red deer, gemsbok, zebras, addax, waterbuck, giraffes, sable, axis deer and dama gazelle, just to name a few. Reservations are required. Call 254-897-2960. Camera Club members can receive a 10-percent discount. Private tours are also available for an additional fee.
Experience the magic of moths. These insects are often thought of as being less interesting than their popular lepidopteran cousins, butterflies. But on this night, we’ll dispel this myth and show you the fascinating, flitting world of these winged beauties. Not only are they important pollinators, but they are also excellent indicators of the health of their natural environments. We’ll take a night hike out to the Native Texas Butterfly Garden and study moths firsthand through the use of non-lethal catch and release methods. The diversity of what we will find may come as surprise!
Preparing for a butterfly “baby” (caterpillar) is much easier than preparing for a human baby. At this talk, you’ll learn how to prepare your “nursery” (garden) for the next generation of beautiful butterflies. Learn the basics, including what butterflies will lay eggs on, what the caterpillars need to eat and how to support their parents. This program is included in general admission and free for Heard Museum Members. Designed primarily for adults. Interested youth may attend with an adult. May not be suitable for children younger than 10 years.
Kayleigh Medeiros, Audubon Conservation Treks manager for the state and academic programs manager for Trinity River Audubon Center, willdiscuss animal evidence, specifically scat and tracks. Participants will learn how to safely examine scat and how to identify it. We will then discuss the tracks of an animal; participants will discover where to look for tracks, the parts of a track and how to measure.
