Category Archives: Native plants

Herbal Uses of Native & Prairie Plants

Posted on June 27, 2021 by fwnpat

Monday, July 12, 2021 at 7pm on ZoomHerbal Uses of Native & Prairie PlantsChristina Moon, Park Planner, City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation DepartmentREGISTER Tall-bread scurf pea’s (Pediomelum cuspidatum) edible tuberous roots were a food source for Native Americans. … Continue reading →

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Park & Recreation Department Trims Brush-removal Process in a Big Way

Posted on March 15, 2021 by fwnpat

The City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department worked on a 2.4 acre brush clearing project at Tandy Hills Natural Area. Read more… http://roundup.fortworthtexas.gov/news/2021/03/thna-brush-clearing/

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What’s Bloomin’?

Posted on March 14, 2021 by fwnpat

Monday, April 12, 2021 at 7pm on Zoom What’s Bloomin’? Find out what is blooming now & over the coming months. This presentation on some of the wildflowers & grasses you might see on the prairie & learn some places … Continue reading →

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Skip Barnett Ranch Field Trip – Saturday, April 10, 2021

Posted on March 14, 2021 by fwnpat

Saturday, April 10, 2021 Skip Barnett Ranch Field Trip (Denton County) Registration is limited. Register here. Join us on a field trip to the historic Barnett Ranch. The Barnett Family has run a cattle ranching operation on 1,200 acres in … Continue reading →

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My Continuing Journey to Learn How to Identify Grasses

Posted on January 25, 2021 by fwnpat

My Continuing Journey to Learn How to Identify Grasses (article originally for the Elm Fork Chapter Master Naturalist newsletter)by Jeanne Erickson Recently a friend watched the NPSOT presentation that Brain Loflin made on Grasses of the Texas Hill Country and she emailed me to ask what … Continue reading →

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What’s Been Flowering on the Fort Worth Prairie? – Zoom recording

Posted on August 15, 2020 by fwnpat

Monday, August 10, 2020 at 7pm on Zoom What’s Been Flowering on the Fort Worth Prairie? Presenter: Suzanne Tuttle, Retired Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge Manager & chapter board member. The Fort Worth Prairie ecosystem hosts a wonderful diversity of … Continue reading →

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What’s Been Flowering on the Fort Worth Prairie?

Posted on July 26, 2020 by fwnpat

Monday, August 10, 2020 at 7pm on Zoom What’s Been Flowering on the Fort Worth Prairie? Presenter: Suzanne Tuttle, Retired Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge Manager & chapter board member. Register for the meeting. The Fort Worth Prairie ecosystem … Continue reading →

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Benbrook Lake Prairie Virtual Field Trip

Posted on May 20, 2020 by fwnpat

Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 1 – 1:30pm on Facebook Live Benbrook Lake Prairie Virtual Field Trip https://www.facebook.com/events/684065865746526/ Join plant ecologist and FW-NPAT chapter member Suzanne Tuttle for this virtual 15 minute hike around US Army Corps of Engineers remnant … Continue reading →

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Prairies & Wine Day Trip Bus Tour – June 20, 2020

Posted on March 8, 2020 by fwnpat

Save the date! Prairies & Wine Day Trip Bus Tour Saturday, June 20, 2020 Purchase your tickets here. Escape the city heat for a day as you ride a luxury bus through the prairies of Wise, Cooke & Montague Counties … Continue reading →

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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 →