Education Events North Texas
Thirteen Cows and a Community
Julie Mattox is now known for having the healthiest, happiest herd in Wood County. Even the mayor of Yantis, who has a ranch next door, agrees. Learn how and why . . .
Julie Mattox is now known for having the healthiest, happiest herd in Wood County. Even the mayor of Yantis, who has a ranch next door, agrees. Learn how and why . . .
NPAT Education Director Della Barbato organizes regular school field trips to our marvelous Deer Park Prairie. When the bus from Houston’s Sam Rayburn High School pulled up last fall, teacher Cheri Crawford’s students stepped off and glanced around. Many of them looked bored. Others seemed apprehensive. What is this place? Read more…
Join NPAT for Prairie Seekers Toolbox field training on Saturday, September 24 at the Fort Worth Nature Center!
Celebrate Pollinator Week (June 20-26) with the Native Prairies Association of Texas! We will begin with a free Zoom presentation on Managing Prairie for Native Pollinators by Carol Clark on Friday, June 24 at 6 p.m. It continues Saturday, June 25th with two native plants and pollinators bioblitz opportunities on Read more…
Join Dwayne Estes online Wednesday June 22.  Dwayne will discuss the fascinating story of how Southeastern grasslands fueled America’s westward migration. The Southeastern Grasslands Initiative is working to rebuild these lost grasslands, across a 24-state region, including eastern Texas.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in person or in spirit for “Twilight on the Prairie!” It was a lovely, though slightly windy evening at Lawther-Deer Park Prairie.
THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT helps us continue the Lawther-Deer Park Prairie Education Program into the future.
You do NOT want to miss the opportunity! Come meet Della and learn about one of the most endangered ecosystems, Lawther-Deer Park Prairie Preserve, a 51-acre conservation easement located in the middle of a subdivisioin in Deer Park, TX.
You are cordially invited to attend the 2019 North American Prairie Conference in Houston, TX, June 2-5, 2019.