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Bush Library Native Texas Park

Project Title:  Bush Library Native Texas Park
Project Location:
2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205
Project Website:
https://georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu

Guides provide tours of the Native Texas Park, educating visitors about reclaiming the Blackland Prairie Habitat, the importance of using native and adapted plants, hydrology/conservation of water, invasive species, birds, and insects, and specific seasonal emphasis.

2024 Activities – 10 volunteers with 261 hours of service performed

  • Recruited more volunteers – 14 MN from 3 MN Chapters
  • Continue providing free Spring/Fall tours. 683 people attended tours in 2024. Regular and themed tours on topics such as: Native Birds, Solar Eclipse, Monarch Tagging, Bird Migration/Lights Out, Wildflower Seeding, and the Texan by Nature Conservation Summit
  • Continue to develop relationships with other groups/organizations—Approval for Dallas County Master Gardeners to pursue involvement in Park, NPSOT class tours for NLCP Level 1 & Level 2
  • Coordinated with Bush Center staff to develop Tree Walk/Scavenger Hunt

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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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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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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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Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Tours and BioBlitz(VH)
November 1, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail
Event Name: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Tours and BioBlitz Date/Time: Saturday November 1, 2025, 2-4pm Address: Paschall Park Butterfly Trail, 1001 New Market Road, Mesquite,...
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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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Chapter Meeting
November 5, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
1 Nov 25
McKinney
01 Nov
Paschall Park Butterfly Trail Tours and BioBlitz(VH)
1 Nov 25
Mesquite
Events on November 5, 2025
05 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
5 Nov 25
05 Nov
Chapter Meeting
5 Nov 25
Farmers Branch
Events on November 8, 2025
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
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 12, 2025
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
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
Events on November 22, 2025
22 Nov
Prairie & Timber Audubon Society Field Trip || Chalk Hill Farm (AT)
22 Nov 25
McKinney
Events on November 26, 2025
26 Nov
Western Heights Cemetery Volunteer Day (VH)
26 Nov 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
Heard Museum || Guided Trails (AT)
6 Dec 25
McKinney