Oct 22 2024

Lights Out Texas: Fall Migration Season - Texas (Aug. 15-Nov. 30)

Aug 15 2024 - 11:00pm to Nov 30 2024 - 6:00am
Statewide TX

Lights Out Texas organizers ask that residents, building managers and businesses turn off their outdoor lights from 11 p.m. till 6 a.m. from Aug. 15 to Nov. 30 to prevent bird deaths. Outdoor lighting distracts and confuses migrating birds who typically fly at night.

Peak fall migration season is Sept. 5 to Oct. 29.

NPSOT & TPWF: Native Plant Promotion - Select H-E-B Stores (Oct. 16-Oct. 30)

Oct 16 2024 - 11:00am to Oct 30 2024 - 2:00pm
Select H-E-B stores TX

From Oct. 16-30, 200-plus H-E-B stores will offer a wide selection of native plants, including stores in Allen, Burleson, Cleburne, Ennis, Frisco, Fort Worth (Alliance), Granbury, Hudson Oaks, Mansfield, McKinney and Stephenville.

In celebration of Texas Native Plant Week, the nonprofit Native Plant Society of Texas will table and educate customers, at select H-E-B stores, about Texas native plants.

In addition, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Pollinators & Prairies Seed Giveaway will be held on Oct. 19, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. 

See participating H-E-B stores.

Jeff Quayle: LBJ National Grasslands Hike @ Windmill Lake - Decatur

Oct 22 2024 - 8:30am to 1:00pm
LBJ National Grasslands, unit #2
Meet at TXDOT rest stop northwest of Decatur
Decatur , TX

We will meet at 8:30am at the TXDOT rest stop northwest of Decatur on Highway 287. It is 3 miles past the intersection of Loop 380 and Highway 287. We will caravan from the rest stop NW on Highway 287 to Windmill Lake (unit #2) at the LBJ National Grasslands. 

When registering, please consider donating to NPAT. Your donation will help NPAT conserve, restore, & manage prairies while educating the public about the important role of prairies. The deadline to sign up is Oct 17th. 

Restrooms are available at the TXDOT rest area, but not on site at unit #2. 

See event page for details and registration link.

EarthX: Half Earth Day - Dallas

Oct 22 2024 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Location TBA Dallas , TX

Celebrate our planet with us at an exclusive garden party location for an evening networking, awareness, education and Earthx2025 announcements. Enjoy lite bites and cocktails! RSVP today!

Native Plant Society of Texas: Homegrown National Park - Zoom

Oct 22 2024 - 7:00pm
Zoom TX

Join the movement to restore 20 million acres of private land by planting native species. Raise awareness and urgently inspire others to help address the biodiversity crisis by adding native plants and removing invasive ones where we live, work, learn, pray and play. No experience necessary!

Speaker Krista De Cooke, Strategic Partnership and Science Lead, with Homegrown National Park® (HNP), explains how you can get on the Homegrown National Park map as part of the largest cooperative conservation project to regenerate biodiversity ever attempted!

Zoom link. Details on website link below.