There is always something to look forward to in every season spent out on a prairie. The spring is filled with the first pops of lush color- purples, blues, and yellows of early wildflowers- and the air is filled with songs from breeding grassland birds. With the pressing heat of Read more…
Prairie Time in North Texas The Fort Worth Chapter has an action-packed 2023. Save these dates for early 2023. Detailed information and links to register in February newsletter. More dates for hikes, workshops, and field trips coming soon! Prairie Seekers Spring 2023 The next installment of the Prairie Seekers Toolbox Read more…
A trip report by Lisa Spangler, photos taken November 15, 2022 I always look forward to visiting Maddin Prairie as it’s never the same place twice. This visit was an extra special treat as it was only 26 F and the grammas were glittering with frost. I couldn’t stop taking Read more…
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…
Check out the woman behind our website! Longtime NPAT member Lisa Spangler is multi-talented and wears lots of hats here and there. 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 »
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 »
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 »
In July it’s time for National Moth Week, 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 »
On Texas prairies we are buggy for bugs! And Della Barbato is getting kids involved with nature. Learn why insects are interesting and important to life on Earth. Read more »