NPAT Has a New Conservation Easement! In September, NPAT, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Natural Resource Trustees finalized a third conservation easement: the Clymer West tract within TNC’s Clymer Meadow Preserve. This tract blocks up the preserve with one of the last pieces of the puzzle. Read more »
The TPWD Controlled Test Burn Plan calls for a single acre of each the four 3-acre test plots to be burned in late summer. Next summer we’ll burn the same acre plus an adjacent acre. Read more…
We are very excited to learn that one of our long-time prairie heroes, Matt White has started a blog. Follow Matt and his thoughts and insights about the state of Texas prairies. Read more »
It IS hot out there, but this is the time of year when the spring and early summer wildflowers set seed. Read more »
In June, we focused on pollinators. This July we move into the evening hours. National Moth Week is a worldwide Citizen Science event, held during the last full week of July. This is a chance for everyone to contribute observations about our moths! Read more »
Our diverse, native prairies are in danger of disappearing as an ecosystem. Yet, they grow food for many of our insect species. Not only do prairies provide nectar and pollen from wildflowers, they provide shelter and nesting places. Read more »