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Spring 2023 Big Chapter Project

Spring 2023 Big Chapter Project

by | Mar 7, 2023

by Danielle LoPresti, class of 2018 This year’s Spring project will be held at Cedar Ridge Preserve. Since 1975, the 600 acre Cedar Ridge Preserve (formerly known as Dallas Nature Center) has been a hidden gem within the metroplex, solely focusing on maintaining and...

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Announcements from the Feb. 2023 Chapter Meeting

by | Feb 9, 2023

The Announcements Rescheduled: our Annual Banquet is postponed to Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Texas Discovery Gardens. If you have not RSVP’d yet and would like to attend the March 1 banquet/chapter meeting, you can do so HERE. If you have already registered, your...

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February 1, 2023 Chapter Meeting

February 1, 2023 Chapter Meeting

by | Jan 31, 2023

February 1, 2023 Chapter Meeting: Spiders on the Prairie - ONLINE ONLY Register for ZOOM meeting On Wednesday, February 1st, Meghan Cassidy will provide a foundation of basic info about spiders and other arachnids, including harvestmen, scorpions, ticks, and a few...

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Announcements from the January 2023 Chapter Meeting

by | Jan 8, 2023

Highlights from the January 2023 Chapter Meeting The Announcements It’s time to RSVP for a special valentine to the chapter: our Annual Banquet on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Texas Discovery Gardens. For details please see the invitation emailed on January 6th....

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January 4, 2023 Chapter Meeting

January 4, 2023 Chapter Meeting

by | Dec 18, 2022

January 4, 2023 Chapter Meeting: Feed your Competitive spirit with Birding as a team sport! Register for ZOOM meeting On Wednesday, January 4th, join us as we hear from Shelly Plante, Nature Tourism Manager for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, to learn more about...

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Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT)
October 26, 2025    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Trinity River Audubon Center
Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT) Sunday, October 26, 2025  ||  9am  – 10am   CT More Info & to register:  https://trinityriver.audubon.org/events/sunday-morning-bird-walk-11...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
October 28, 2025    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 8am-10am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
October 28, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
October 29, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
November 1, 2025    
7:30 am - 9:30 am
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT) Saturday, November 1, 2025  ||  7:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join...
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Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
November 1, 2025    
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT) Saturday, November 1, 2025  || 8:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a morning...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 1, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
November 1, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT) Saturday, November 1, 2025  |  9:30am – 10:30am CT Description: Experience the ecology, geology, flora and fauna of the...
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Laura W Bush Native Texas Park ||  Guided Walk (AT)
November 1, 2025    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Laura W Bush Native Texas Park
Laura W Bush Native Texas Park ||  Guided Walk (AT) Saturday, Nov 1, 2025  ||  10:00am –11:00am  CT Join us for a free guided tour...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 4, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
November 5, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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NTMN Chapter Meeting: Herping the Metroplex
November 5, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Room 125.
If you have ever had a passing interest or deep passion for reptiles and amphibians, then this is the meeting for you. This talk will...
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LLELA || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT)
November 8, 2025    
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area
LLELA || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT) Saturday, November 8, 2025  ||  7:30am  – 9:30am   CT Description:  Birders of all skill levels are welcome to...
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Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT)
November 8, 2025    
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT) Saturday, November 8, 2025 ||  8am – 9:30am CT Hosted by the Heard & offered by volunteers...
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Spring Creek Forest - 2nd Saturday Workdays (VH)
November 8, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest “2 nd Saturday” workdays Sept. 2025/ May 2026 Sept. 13, 2025, 9-11am: -- 1770 Holford Road (the center section...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 8, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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W.W. Glover Cemetery Volunteer Day-Winter (VH)
November 8, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
W.W. Glover Cemetery Volunteer Day 6650 Military Parkway, Dallas, TX 75227 Contact lead: Kathy Ann Reid, krtexas@protonmail.com April 12, 10 am - 12 pm May 10,...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Parks || Bird Walk  with Carrie & Ben(AT)
November 9, 2025    
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Kiest Conservation Area
Friends of Oak Cliff Parks || Bird Walk  with Carrie & Ben(AT) Sunday, November 9, 2025 || 10am – 12noon   CT Description: Join us for...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 11, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Texas Trees Foundation Workday (VH)
November 12, 2025    
8:30 am - 11:30 am
All information and volunteer dates are under this link: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E347204&id=303 Event Name: (see link) Date/Time: (varies, see link) Address: (varies, see link) Description of event...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
November 12, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape Workday
November 15, 2025    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape
Project site name changed to Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape (formerly Canyon Creek) Monthly workday 1001 G. Bush Freeway ( Hilton Garden Inn) Every third...
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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 3rd Saturday Guided Boardwalk Tour (AT)
November 15, 2025    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 3rd Saturday Guided Boardwalk Tour (AT) Saturday, November 15, 2025 ||  9:00 AM – 10:30 AM    CT Description:  As...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 15, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Dallas Public Library || Floriography: The Language of Flowers (AT)
November 15, 2025    
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
J Erik Jonsson Central Library
Dallas Public Library || Floriography: The Language of Flowers (AT) Saturday, November, 15, 2025  ||  11am – 12noon   CT Description:  Take a short trip through...
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LLELA || Thrive Nature Walk –(AT)
November 16, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Thrive Nature Park;
LLELA || Thrive Nature Walk –(AT) Sunday, November 16, 2025 | 9am – 11am   CT Description:  Sights of plants and wildlife, smells of fresh air...
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LLELA || Nature Walk  at Thrive(AT)
November 16, 2025    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Thrive Nature Park;
LLELA || Nature Walk  at Thrive(AT) Sunday, November 16, 2025  ||  9am  – 10:30am   CT Description:  Sights of plants and wildlife, smells of fresh air...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 18, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
November 19, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT)
November 20, 2025    
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT) Thursday, November 20, 2025 ||  8am – 9:30am CT Description: 3rd Thursday Bird Walks in the Heard...
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Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH)
November 21, 2025    
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail
Event Name: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH) Date/Time: Friday November 21, 2025, 8-10am Address: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail, 1001 New Market Road, Mesquite, 75149...
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Texas Trees Foundation Workday (VH)
November 21, 2025    
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
All information and volunteer dates are under this link: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E347204&id=303 Event Name: (see link) Date/Time: (varies, see link) Address: (varies, see link) Description of event...
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Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Chalk Hill Farm (AT)
November 22, 2025    
7:30 am - 10:30 am
Chalk Hill Farm
Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Chalk Hill Farm (AT) Saturday, November 22, 2025  ||  7:30am – 10:30am   CT Target Birds: Winter residents...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 22, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT)
November 23, 2025    
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Trinity River Audubon Center
Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT) Sunday, November 23, 2025  ||  9am  – 10am   CT More Info & to register:  https://trinityriver.audubon.org/events/sunday-morning-bird-walk-13...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 25, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
November 26, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
November 29, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Tandy Hills Prairie Sky/Star Party (FYI)
November 29, 2025    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Tandy Hills Natural Area
Tandy Hills Prairie Sky/Star Party (FYI) Saturday, November 29, 2025   6:00 PM or after dark The Fort Worth Astronomical Society presents their Saturday star party...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
December 2, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
December 3, 2025    
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day 1617 Fort Worth Ave. Callas, TX 75208 Contact lead: Van Johnson, vanindallas2@aol.com Every Weds, 9am  - 12pm, earlier during summer...
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Chapter Meeting
December 3, 2025    
7:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Room 125.
Chapter Meeting Placeholder. A further description monthly meeting will appear here as the scheduled meeting draws near. Join us in north Dallas at Dallas College...
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John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
December 6, 2025    
7:30 am - 9:30 am
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT) Saturday, December 6, 2025  ||  7:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join...
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Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
December 6, 2025    
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center at Cedar Hill
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT) Saturday, December 6, 2025  || 8:30am – 9:30am   CT Description:  Join us for a morning...
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Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
December 6, 2025    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Name: Friends of Oak Cliff Workday Date & Time: Every Tuesday and Saturday 9-11am Location: One of the three parks in Oak Cliff: Kidd Springs,...
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Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
December 6, 2025    
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT) Saturday, December 6, 2025  |  9:30am – 10:30am CT Description: Experience the ecology, geology, flora and fauna of the...
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Events on October 26, 2025
26 Oct
Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT)
26 Oct 25
DALLAS
Events on October 28, 2025
28 Oct
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
28 Oct 25
28 Oct
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
28 Oct 25
Events on October 29, 2025
29 Oct
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
29 Oct 25
Events on November 1, 2025
01 Nov
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
1 Nov 25
Seagoville
01 Nov
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
1 Nov 25
Cedar Hill
01 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
1 Nov 25
01 Nov
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
1 Nov 25
McKinney
01 Nov
Laura W Bush Native Texas Park ||  Guided Walk (AT)
1 Nov 25
Dallas
Events on November 4, 2025
04 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
4 Nov 25
Events on November 5, 2025
05 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
5 Nov 25
05 Nov
NTMN Chapter Meeting: Herping the Metroplex
5 Nov 25
Farmers Branch
Events on November 8, 2025
08 Nov
LLELA || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT)
8 Nov 25
Lewisville
08 Nov
Heard Museum || 2nd Saturday Bird Walk (AT)
8 Nov 25
McKinney
08 Nov
Spring Creek Forest - 2nd Saturday Workdays (VH)
8 Nov 25
08 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
8 Nov 25
08 Nov
W.W. Glover Cemetery Volunteer Day-Winter (VH)
8 Nov 25
Events on November 9, 2025
09 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Parks || Bird Walk  with Carrie & Ben(AT)
9 Nov 25
Dallas
Events on November 11, 2025
11 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
11 Nov 25
Events on November 12, 2025
12 Nov
Texas Trees Foundation Workday (VH)
12 Nov 25
12 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
12 Nov 25
Events on November 15, 2025
15 Nov
Prairie Creek Marsh and Wildscape Workday
15 Nov 25
Richardson
15 Nov
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 3rd Saturday Guided Boardwalk Tour (AT)
15 Nov 25
Seagoville
15 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
15 Nov 25
15 Nov
Dallas Public Library || Floriography: The Language of Flowers (AT)
15 Nov 25
Dallas
Events on November 16, 2025
16 Nov
LLELA || Thrive Nature Walk –(AT)
16 Nov 25
Lewisville
16 Nov
LLELA || Nature Walk  at Thrive(AT)
16 Nov 25
Lewisville
Events on November 18, 2025
18 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
18 Nov 25
Events on November 19, 2025
19 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
19 Nov 25
Events on November 20, 2025
20 Nov
Heard Museum || 3rd Thursday Bird Walk (AT)
20 Nov 25
McKinney
Events on November 21, 2025
21 Nov
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Workday (VH)
21 Nov 25
Mesquite
21 Nov
Texas Trees Foundation Workday (VH)
21 Nov 25
Events on November 22, 2025
22 Nov
Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Chalk Hill Farm (AT)
22 Nov 25
McKinney
22 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
22 Nov 25
Events on November 23, 2025
23 Nov
Trinity River Audubon Center || Sunday Morning Bird Walk (AT)
23 Nov 25
Dallas
Events on November 25, 2025
25 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
25 Nov 25
Events on November 26, 2025
26 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
26 Nov 25
Events on November 29, 2025
29 Nov
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
29 Nov 25
29 Nov
Tandy Hills Prairie Sky/Star Party (FYI)
29 Nov 25
Fort Worth
Events on December 2, 2025
02 Dec
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
2 Dec 25
Events on December 3, 2025
03 Dec
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
3 Dec 25
03 Dec
Chapter Meeting
3 Dec 25
Farmers Branch
Events on December 6, 2025
06 Dec
John Bunker Sands Wetland Center || 1st Saturday Walk & Talk Bird Tour (AT)
6 Dec 25
Seagoville
06 Dec
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center || 1st Saturday Bird Walk   (AT)
6 Dec 25
Cedar Hill
06 Dec
Friends of Oak Cliff Workday (VH)
6 Dec 25
06 Dec
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
6 Dec 25
McKinney