Join us to catalog and view the flora and fauna of Deer Park Prairie! Pat Merkord, Executive Director of NPAT, will be leading this event. See flyer on our home page HoustonPrairie.org for the entire weekend’s program on Saturday, 10/22 & Sunday, 10/23.
Kirsti Harms visited NPAT’s Maddin Prairie in Mitchell County last weekend (August 6-7) and here is her report. Anyone wishing to visit Maddin Prairie and carpool with Kirsti from Austin or NPAT Executive Director, Pat Merkord, who lives in Conroe, please email [email protected] . They will let you know dates Read more…
To RSVP for this event: email [email protected] or call 1-936-827-7973
The first training workshop for Phase II of the Prairie Mapping Project is this Sunday! Sign up today! Sunday, March 6, 2016 10 AM – 3:00 PM Deer Park Prairie 1222 East Purdue Lane Deer Park Texas Call or email Pat Merkord to RSVP and get information on parking which Read more…
At the January 27th meeting, Pat Merkord, Executive Director of the Native Prairie Association, spoke to HNPAT members and guests about the launch of Phase II of a proposed survey of Texas prairies. This survey will be more in-depth than the original survey, conducted from 2009 – 2011. During this Read more…
Recently arrived: Copies of the award-winning brochure Paradise Lost? The Coastal Prairie of Lousiana and Texas. Printing of this formerly out-of-print brochure was funded by the Garden Club of Houston. See previous blog. Copies of two Lawther – Deer Park Prairie Preserve tri-fold brochures, whose printed was funded as part of a Read more…
Southern Plains & Prairie Conference (was from 2009-2014 State of the Prairie Conference) is back in Houston!!! November 12-14 at Houston Zoo See www.SouthernPlainsConference.org Click here to register or URL: http://tinyurl.com/RegisterSPP2015 To get flyer in pdf, click above picture or here *** Check out the Agenda & Workshop under “Programs” Read more…
The past State of the Prairie Conference is now the Southern Plains & Prairie Conference. (Katy Prairie Conservancy which had coined the State of the Prairie phrase, wanted it back). Until the new conference website is up and running, preliminary information will be posted on this page.
Pauline Singleton recently joined the Fort Worth NPAT Chapter to visit the Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland in Decatur Texas. Scroll down for her account and photos. (Top, l-r:Milkwort, LBJ National Grassland, Pineapple Cactus) Recently I blogged about Visiting Prairies All Over Texas with NPAT. Pauline’s trip is a reminder Read more…
Saturday, December 27: Deer Park Prairie for Bird Walk(7a) or Workday (9a-12p) or Tour (11a) & Think of Us for Your Holiday Donations! & Next Meeting: WEDNESDAY, January 28, 2015 Take break from the holiday gift returns & stress. Enjoy a day in nature on the Deer Park Prairie on December 27. Read more…