Join in Spring Creek Preserve activities

Sep. 14, 2020

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Check out the Spring Creek Forest Preserve activities below and join us!

 

Keep America Beautiful “TrashDash”

 

Sunday, Sept. 20, Keep America Beautiful is having a nationwide ‘pick up the litter day.’ Registration is free. Go to https://kab.org/.  Register, do your trash picking thing, take photos and share your efforts with KAB on the big day! Last year 66 million pounds of litter and recyclables was collected.

 

Monthly Public Speaker Series

 

Interesting speakers are lined up for the 2020-21 year. Our meeting is usually on the first Tuesday of the month from September to April.  Meeting Time: 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Location:  information to come.

 

  • Tuesday, 6, JoAnn Hollingsworth – Leave No Trace
  • Tuesday, 3, Gwen Eishen – Native Life Cycles. Gwen’s presentation will explore the diversity and interdependence of native species, especially in relation to Oak trees in North Texas. Eishen is a Texas native. She is currently pursuing a Master of Wildlife Conservation degree from Texas A &M University – Commerce.
  • Tuesday, 1, Holiday Party
  • Special Event for the youngsters: 10th Christmas is for the Birds – Saturday, Dec. 5, at 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. This is a fun event for pre-school or elementary school children. Bring them to the Park Preserve at 1787 Holford to make biodegradable bird feeders out of peanut butter and bird seed, then hang the feeders in our forest.

 

Monthly Work Sessions

 

For last-minute information, check Facebook or website, including dates and locations which may change. If the weather is questionable, check our website or FB to see whether we will meet.

 

  • Saturday, 10
  • Saturday, 7
  • Safety Materials: BRING WATER. Wear heavy work gloves, long pants, protective eyewear and sturdy shoes (no sandals) for your protection from poison ivy and thorns. If you have them, bring loppers and/or small tree saws. All participants and the parents of minors must sign our Liability Waiver.  All minors 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
  • For Master Naturalists, this counts as Volunteer Hours on the Preservation Society for Spring Creek Forest project.

 

Fourth Sunday Nature Walks

 

Time: 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. The locations of 4th-Sunday Nature Walks will vary throughout the preserve depending on the subject of the walk. Check the latest announcements.

 

  • Sunday, 25
  • Sunday, 22
  • Sunday, 27, Leader: Stephanie Hanson – Collections from the Field

 

Warnings

 

  • There have been car break-ins in the preserve parking lots. Perpetrators have broken a window and taken valuables from the car. Take valuables with you when you walk the trails.
  • There are snakes at the preserve – but they are needed to maintain ecological balance. Many are harmless and just want to be left alone. Others, like the Copperhead, are venomous. While they also just want to be left alone, a bite from a copperhead can be life-threatening and means an immediate trip to the emergency room. No humans have been bitten, but recently a dog on a long leash spotted and attacked a copperhead. The copperhead responded defensively and bit the dog, but released very little venom. After a trip to the vet, the dog is fine. Stay on the trails. Watch where you step. Keep your pet under close control.

 

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