Adaptative Grazing Management for Prairie

Zoom Meeting The NPAT Fayette Prairie Chapter is delighted to host Matt Machacek, USDA-NRCS, for a presentation on adaptative grazing management for prairies. We are all too familiar with over-grazed grasslands. Our disturbance-based prairies, however, co-evolved with grazing mammals and fire. Grazing is beneficial to prairies if done correctly, and grazing Read more…

Event Series Dowell Ranch Volunteer Day

Dowell Ranch Volunteer Day

Dowell Ranch Preserve 301 West FM 1626, Manchaca, Texas

Join us for volunteer projects on NPAT's Dowell Ranch Preserve. We will be working on various restoration projects for prairies, woodlands and wetlands. We will be conducting wildlife and plant surveys during the year as well. Work and learn! For more information and to RSVP, contact Kirsti Harms.

Prairie to Prairie: Native Plant Propagation for Restoration

Houston Audubon’s Natives Nursery straddles the line between a small retail operation and an in-house source for supplying our own restoration projects. Maintaining the “Real Deal” mission is paramount while we strive to ensure a diverse and continuous source of native grasses, forbs, shrubs, and trees for ourselves, partners, and Read more…

Event Series Deer Park Prairie Workday

Deer Park Prairie Workday

Work and learn at this rare coastal prairie remnant located in Deer Park, near Houston. The fourth Saturday volunteer workdays involve prairie maintenance, garden and property maintenance, as well as wildlife enhancement. For more information, contact Della Barbato.

Event Series Dowell Ranch Volunteer Day

Dowell Ranch Volunteer Day

Dowell Ranch Preserve 301 West FM 1626, Manchaca, Texas

Join us for volunteer projects on NPAT's Dowell Ranch Preserve. We will be working on various restoration projects for prairies, woodlands and wetlands. We will be conducting wildlife and plant surveys during the year as well. Work and learn! For more information and to RSVP, contact Kirsti Harms.

Prairie Restoration in City Parks: Process, Challenges, and Success.

The Houston Parks and Recreation Department has five prairie restoration projects in city parks, with more to come in the future! In this presentation, Cassidy Kempf will share the process, challenges, and success stories of these projects. Each prairie has unique characteristics such as size, past land use, and site Read more…

Event Series Deer Park Prairie Workday

Deer Park Prairie Workday

Work and learn at this rare coastal prairie remnant located in Deer Park, near Houston. The fourth Saturday volunteer workdays involve prairie maintenance, garden and property maintenance, as well as wildlife enhancement. For more information, contact Della Barbato.

Spring 2023 Prairie Seekers Toolbox Series at the Barnett Ranch

The Fort Worth Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas is pleased to invite you to the next installment of the Prairie Seekers Toolbox Series with field training on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Barnett Ranch on the Denton/Wise County line. Prairie Seekers is a citizen science program Read more…