Despite all of the obstacles, 2021 has been a year of growth for NPAT! Thanks to your support, we are optimistic about the future and our plans to protect even more native prairie. You have helped us hire new staff, bring back our landowner workshops, restart our student prairie field Read more…
At Native Prairies Association of Texas, we are optimistic and inspired, thanks to you. Together we are creating a healthier and more sustainable future for people and our native grasslands. Read more »
In case you haven’t received our fall newsletter, you can download a pdf of it here. Check out the latest at NPAT and join us this fall! Read more »
The results are in for our Second Annual Bird-a-thon! We hoped to top 2000 birds this year, and exceeded that goal by 58! The results are from counts at Kirchoff Prairie, Maddin Prairie, Daphne Prairie, Mary Talbot Prairie, Talbot Brothers Prairie and Lawther-Deer Park Prairie. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED! Read more »
You can download a pdf of our newsletter here. We are happy to announce our newest staff member, Carly Aulicky, the North Texas Outreach and Stewardship Director. We’ve got stories on prairie fires, monarchs and Chris Helzer’s Square Meter Photography Project, and more! Read more »
Winter is one of the main seasons for prairie burns. I got the opportunity to spend the day at the demonstration burn on Nancy Webber’s Alligator Prairie. Read more »
You can download a pdf of our newsletter here. Check out our newest conservation easement with the Ebel Grassland Ranch, the North Texas Outreach and Stewardship Director, Amy Martin’s article on pocket prairies, and more! Read more »
n 2020, NPAT and Karl and Kelli Ebel closed on a conservation easement on 482 acres of native grassland in Hopkins County. The Ebel Grassland Ranch conserves a Silveus’ dropseed prairie while successfully operating a goat and cattle ranch. Read more »
To begin this Life on the Prairie blog series, I’m starting small: with native bees. Bees are some of the most important pollinators on prairies, and native prairie flowers are an important food source for bees. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship. Read more »
Kirsti Harms made one of her regular visits to Maddin Prairie. Even in the heat of summer there is something to see there. Read more »