Clymer Meadow Preserve/The Nature Conservancy

Project Title: Clymer Meadow Preserve

Project Location:
4318 FM 1562 Celeste, Texas 75423

Project Website:

https://www.nature.org

Clymer Meadow Preserve is a 1,400-acre conservation area under management of The Nature Conservancy and private owners. It contains large and diverse remnants of the Blackland Prairie including species of; Little bluestem, Indiangrass, Gama grass, and Switch grass communities and other grasses/ wildflowers. It also includes several habitats like gilgai, plains, and riparian. The Clymer Meadow project includes all five North Texas TNC preserves.

Volunteers help restore, preserve and maintain prairie areas, especially through a seed increase project. They lead educational tours and participate in biological surveys.

2023 Activities – 3 volunteers with 19 hours of service performed

Volunteers of Clymer Meadow assisted The Nature Conservancy in remediation and preservation of the different prairie units.
Clearing and cleaning of trash, agricultural debris, and old fencing materials on property.
Plant Identification, seed collection, seed sorting/processing in barn storage, and assisting TNC on prairie wildflower tours.
Removal of invasive species and woody stem species disruptive to the prairie ecosystem. Hand tools in use. Power tool equipment and mowers in use with trained volunteers.
Remote sites include Paul Matthews Meadow and Parkhill Prairie.