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Prairie Seekers Toolbox
Saturday, September 24 at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
The Prairie Seekers Toolbox is an educational series designed to build identification skills and ecological knowledge of prairies. In addition to plant identification, the focus of this training session will be the use of prescribed burning and the resulting fire effects. To learn more and register, click here.
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Giving to North Texas Prairies
There are only a few tickets left for the People for Prairies event. But you can still support North Texas Programs at texasprairie.org, select North Texas Programs on the pull down menu.
North Texas Giving Day is now through September 22. Join folks like Suzanne Tuttle to save Texas native prairies with a gift to NPAT. Your donation will help local landowners to protect their prairies, and expand public awareness and appreciation of native prairies. DONATE HERE. Thank you!
Suzanne Tuttle is one North Texas' most dedicated naturalists, and one of NPAT’s finest leaders. She is not only our Fort Worth Chapter Treasurer, she is an instructor for our Prairie Seekers training program and has served NPAT and other conservation causes in countless ways.
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The Coastal Prairie Conservancy, NPAT and partners are pleased to present the Texas Coastal Prairie Conference: Preserving Lands and Legacies. Join us for a full day of workshops and presentations on Friday, October 28 at the University of Houston - Clear Lake. On Saturday, October 29 there will be field trips to remnant and restored prairies as well as working ranches and farms. Conference attendees will be welcomed to a special networking dinner on Friday evening. To register and to learn more, visit prairiepartner.org/conference
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 Our Prairie People!
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Meet Selena Schindler and Tiffnie Schindler Gonzales. Selena is the owner of SnK Wildlife Reserve, a nonprofit organization and ranch. Her daughter Tiffnie serves on the board and manages their social media. Selena currently lives on the 408-acre SnK near Cuero. Selena and her late husband, Keith inherited the ranch and built a house there in 2008. They leased the property for cattle briefly, but soon opted to return their land to its natural state. Read more…
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Yantis Prairie Day!
Saturday September 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northeast Texas Prairie Community Classroom (124 W Oak Yantis, 75497). This is a family friendly, free, outdoor event celebrating nature and our grazing lands. There will be a prairie walk, and land stewardship and management talks. Meet speakers from the Texas Grazing Coalition, Texas Parks and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Texas A&M AgriLife, The Audubon Society, Native Prairie Association of Texas, Texas Master Gardners, Texas Master Naturalists, local landowners and many others. netxprairieclassroom.org Contact Julie Mattox for more information.
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Farm Heritage Day
Come to the Ellis County Rural Heritage Farm on Sunday, September 25 from 2 to 5 p.m. Located at 130 Cunningham Meadows Rd, Waxahachie 75167, the Farm is open to the public for an afternoon of celebrating the living history of farm life and skills of late 19th and 20th century family farms. The event is free and of interest to people of all ages. ruralheritagefarm.org
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Public Notice of Accreditation Renewal
The Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT) is pleased to announce it is applying for renewal of the Land Trust Alliance accreditation. A public comment period is now open. The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Learn more and comment...
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VOLUNTEER DAYS
Late August brought rain and some relief from the summer heat. The volunteer days are back and we are looking forward to fall!
Creech Prairie Volunteer Day near Floresville
Saturday, September 10. Contact mjcreech@mac.com for more info.
Dowell Ranch Volunteer Day in Manchaca
Saturday, September 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. We'll be planting wildflowers at our entrance area. Contact Kirsti Harms for information.
Kirchoff Prairie Volunteer Day
Saturday, September 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
1444 C.R. 210, Floresville 78114
Work and learn at the ongoing prairie restoration project at the Kirchoff Family Farm. Come when you can and leave when you want. For more information, contact Don Kirchoff.
Lawther-Deer Park Prairie Workdays in Deer Park
Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. to noon
Work and learn at this special prairie remnant. For more details, contact Della Barbato.
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