Category Archives: milkweed

Save the date! Prairies & Wine Bus Tour Saturday, June 20, 2020

Posted on February 23, 2020 by fwnpat

FIELD TRIPS Save the date! Prairies & Wine Bus Tour Saturday, June 20, 2020 Registration opening in March. Don’t miss this opportunity to ride a luxury bus through the prairies of Wise, Cooke & Montague Counties with a prairie ecologist. … Continue reading →

Posted in 4R Winery, Caddo/LBJ National Grasslands, Chisholm Trail, Cooke County, Cretaceous geology, Decatur, field trips, Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, Fort Worth Prairie, grassland birds, milkweed, monarchs, Montague County, Muenster, Native plants, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, Pollinators, prairie, prairie barrens, prairies, Saint Jo, tallgrass prairie, Western Cross Timbers, wise county | Tagged 4R Winery, Cooke County, Decatur, Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, Fort Worth Prairie, Montague County, Muenster, Native Prairies Association of Texas, prairies, Red River Valley, Saint Jo, Western Cross Timbers, wide open views, wise county | Leave a comment

Barnett Ranch Field Trip – Saturday, October 12, 2019

Posted on September 2, 2019 by fwnpat

Posted in Barnett Ranch, Chisholm Trail, Connemara Conservancy, Cretaceous geology, Denton County, field trips, Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, Fort Worth Prairie, grazing, milkweed, monarchs, Native plants, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, Pollinators, prairie, prairie barrens, prairies, seeps, sustainable grazing, sustainable ranching, tallgrass prairie | Tagged Barnett Ranch, Chisholm Trail, Connemara Conservancy, Denton County, Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, Fort Worth Prairie, Native plants, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, seeps, Skip Barnett Ranch | Leave a comment

TCC-NW Prairie Restoration Project Update & Site Field Visit

Posted on July 21, 2019 by fwnpat

No AUGUST Meet-Up Monday, September 9, 2019 from 6:30pm – 8pm TCC-NW Prairie Restoration Project Update & Site Field Visit Tarrant County College – Northwest Campus Room WACB 1123 Download map: TCC-NW Meeting Location 2018 – 2019 Tarrant County College’s … Continue reading →

Posted in field trips, Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, milkweed, monarchs, Native plants, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, Pollinators, prairie, prairies, Restoration, Tarrant County, Tarrant County College | Tagged Marine Creek Nature Discovery Center, prairie restoration, prairies, Tarrant County College | Leave a comment

Benbrook Lake – Environmentally Sensitive Area Designation

Posted on May 29, 2019 by fwnpat

Save the Date – Public Input Opportunity Benbrook Lake – Environmentally Sensitive Area Designation August 21, 2019 at 6pm Benbrook Senior Center 1010 Mercedes St, Benbrook, TX 76126 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Benbrook Lake office staff … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, milkweed, monarchs, Native plants, Native Prairies Association of Texas, Pollinators, prairie, prairie barrens, prairies, Save a Prairie, seeps, tallgrass prairie, Tarrant County, Uncategorized | Tagged Benbrook Lake, Fort Worth, Fort Worth Prairie, Managing prairie, monarchs, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, pocket prairies, prairie, prairies, spread the word, Tarrant County, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE | Leave a comment

Second Annual Chisholm Trail Community Park & Bio Blitz was a Success!

Posted on May 10, 2019 by fwnpat

From Chisholm Trail Park Docents: The Second Annual Chisholm Trail Community Park and Bio Blitz event on Sunday, April 28, 2019 was another successful event. Thank you to all of the volunteers for your hours of hard work in preparation … Continue reading →

Posted in Chisholm Trail Park, City Nature Challenge, CTMN, Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, Fort Worth Prairie, hikes, milkweed, monarchs, Native plants, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, Pollinators, prairie, prairies, Save a Prairie | Tagged Chisholm Trail Park, City Nature Challenge, Cross Timbers Master Naturalist, CTMN, Fort Worth, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, iNaturalist, monarchs, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, prairie, prairies, spread the word, taking care of texas | Leave a comment

What’s Bloomin’

Posted on April 29, 2019 by fwnpat

Monday, May 13, 2019 from 6:30pm – 8pm What’s Bloomin’ Tarrant County College – Northwest Campus Room WACB 1123 Download map: TCC-NW Meeting Location 2018 – 2019 This meet-up, we’ve got a short presentation on some of the wildflowers & grasses you … Continue reading →

Posted in Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, Fort Worth Prairie, hikes, iNaturalist, milkweed, monarchs, Native plants, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, Pollinators, prairies | Tagged Fort Worth, iNaturalist, monarchs, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, prairie, prairies, Tarrant County College | Leave a comment

Spring Nature Hikes at Chisholm Trail Community Park

Posted on March 13, 2019 by fwnpat

Image | Posted on March 13, 2019 by fwnpat | Tagged Chisholm Trail Park, Cross Timbers Master Naturalist, CTMN, Fort Worth, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, Fort Worth Prairie, monarchs, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, prairies, Tarrant County | Leave a comment

Chisholm Trail Park Docents

Posted on February 4, 2019 by fwnpat

Dedicated volunteers spent a Saturday at Chisholm Trail Park & Community Center learning about the prairie at the park. They are preparing for the BioBlitz and ‘Talk to a Naturalist’ event on Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 2pm – 5pm. … Continue reading →

Posted in BioBlitz, Chisholm Trail Park, City Nature Challenge, Cross Timbers Master Naturalist, CTMN, Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, Fort Worth Prairie, hikes, iNaturalist, milkweed, monarchs, Native plants, Pollinators, prairies, Save a Prairie, tallgrass prairie | Tagged Fort Worth, Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, monarchs, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, prairie, prairies, spread the word | Leave a comment

Help a NPAT Blackland Prairie Site

Posted on January 31, 2019 by fwnpat

We could use your help clearing invasive woody species from Riesel Prairie on Saturday, April 13, 2019. RSVP here.

Posted in Blackland Prairie, field trips, Fort Worth chapter of Native Prairies Association of Texas, milkweed, monarchs, Native plants, Pollinators, prairies, Restoration, Riesel Prairie, Save a Prairie, tallgrass prairie | Tagged Blackland Prairie, Managing prairie, monarchs, Native Prairies Association of Texas, NPAT, prairie, Restoring prairie, Riesel Prairie, taking care of texas, tallgrass prairie | Leave a comment

Privet Taggers at Stella Rowan Prairie

Posted on January 29, 2019 by fwnpat

A few prairie friends met up Stella Rowan Prairie and tagged invasive privets so Tarrant County grounds keeping crew would know which plants to remove. We worked for about 2 hours and got a lot done. Thank you Jim Lippert, Jan Miller, … Continue reading →

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