Events going on during the City Nature Challenge in DFW

There's always events happening at Texas Discovery Gardens! Any help documenting our native fauna to our local iNaturalist project is much appreciated.

Hey,
What is the last day to ID observations, I've heard May 5th or May 7th?

Also, Elm Fork Chapter-TMN includes Denton, Wise and COOKE Counties. Any chance of including Cooke either this year (kinda late) or next year?
Thanks.
Take Care,
Mary
(hawkilitle)

Hey Mary @hawkilitle , so we've had the "DFW area" for each of the years of the city nature challenge, so we don't edit/modify the counties (despite the ones that we serve as master naturalists)... But! During the September fall bioblitz, we do include a few more counties based on the master naturalist chapters:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/fall-socially-distant-bioblitz-dfw-urban-ecosystem-2022

So May 7th is the last day that they count up the observations, so the sooner that you get yours uploaded and ID'ed, the better! :)

We have a few 'mini' bio-blitzs at some of our Elm Fork Chapter project sites during the City Nature Challenge - all are welcome!

April 28, 9am-11am, The Flower Mound, contact dwetherbee@gmail.com, meet in the shopping center parking lot next to The Flower Mound entrance, 2450 Flower Mound Rd, Flower Mound
April 29, 10am-noon, Lantana Butterfly Garden, contact dwetherbee@gmail.com, it is Lantana Earth Day Celebration, meet at the North Community Center, 11555 Lantana Trail, Lantana. Enjoy the festivities.
Saturday, April 29, 12:30pm-3:30pm, Pratt Nature Preserve, contact stultsd@juno.com, follow Sycamore Bend Rd and right before the entrance to the Sycamore Bend Park there is a side road to the right, turn right, go through the trees and it will open into a field parking lot. We will have a sign where to turn. We will have the city open the gate at 7:30 for those wanting to get some early morning photos.
Sunday, April 30, 1-4pm, Green Acres Farm Memorial Park, contact becky.bertoni@gmail.com. While in town visit the Flower Mound Library, 3030 Broadmoor Lane, Flower Mound, and take a look at the Green Acres iNaturalist Photo Exhibit - vote on your favorite photo, learn all about Green Acres.
Monday, May 1, 9am-noon, Cross Timbers Trailhead, contact dwetherbee@gmail.com, located on Durham Rd, Flower Mound. On FM377 turn onto Durham Rd and follow til it dead ends into the parking lot. Durham Rd is off FM377 right after the intersection of FM377 and FM1171, heading south.
Monday, May 1, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Thrive Nature Park, contact flower.freak@verizon.net. Meet at the crosswalk on Southwest Parkway. Thrive Nature Park and Thrive Community Center are at the intersection of Corporate Dr and Southwest Parkway in Flower Mound.
If you have any general questions, you can contact me at hawkilitle@aol.com
Thanks for posting!

We have two more mini-blitzs:
Friday, April 28, 1:00pm-3:00pm - Mc Cord Park in Little Elm, meet at the Splash Pad Parking Lot at McCord Park off Witt Rd in Little Elm.
Sunday, April 30, 9:00am-Noon - Furneaux Creek Nature Center, 4100 Arbor Creek Dr, Carrollton, meet near the kiosk.
You can see a list on our FB page, Elm Fork Chapter Texas Master Naturalist, and we start today at The Flower Mound at the corner of Cross Timbers Rd and Flower Mound Rd at 9.
We hope to see some of you there...thanks.

@sambiology Hey Sam, I'm going to try to get my homeschooling co-op together on May 1st to participate in the nature challenge. Do you have any areas you could recommend near Eagle Mountain Lake/Nature Center Area?