The 2016 BioBlitz at Tandy Hills Natural Area will combine cutting edge technology, biology, land conservation and community engagement in a 36-hour, round-the-clock session. The BioBlitz – the first event of its kind at Tandy Hills and one of the first such full-scale events in North Texas - will focus on documenting and preserving one of Fort Worth’s most beautiful, valuable and fragile natural treasures. Volunteers will conduct a systematic biological inventory that will serve as a planning tool for ongoing land management efforts.
Saturday, April 23 10 am-6pm
10 am
Wild Foods Hike with Bryan and Debbie Pierce
Noon & 4 pm
Two Tales by Twice Upon a Time Storytellers
11 - 4 pm
Wildflower Tours by Master Naturalists as groups form
Tandy Hills is known as The Best Place to See Wildflowers in North Texas and the 2016 is sure to be stunning. Walking tours organized by the Google of Wildflowers, Suzanne Tuttle, of the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge and led by Master Naturalist volunteers will entertain and surprise you.
Guided hikes begin as groups form, regularly from 11 am until 4 pm.
Passport Game by Prairie Keepers.
Play the Prairie Passport Game for a free chance to win a week of overnight summer camp donated by YMCA Camp Carter! Winner drawn at 5 pm. See Prairie Keepers for game details.
YMCA Camp Carter booth: summer camp info
Solar viewing telescopes with Fort Worth Astronomical Society
Boy Scout Monkey Bridge