Events

Green Acres iNaturalist Pollinator Photography Exhibition presented by the Texas Master Naturalist Elm Fork Chapter winners of the H-E-B Grocery “Pollinator's for Texas” 2026 grant.  Exhibit is free during regular library hours:

Monday - Thursday    9 AM - 9 PM CT
Friday- Saturday       11 AM - 5 PM CT
Sunday                               1  PM - 5 PM CT

Attendees vote for their favorite iNaturalist Pollinator Photo.  Wild Ones DFW received recognition as one of the sponsoring organizations of this exhibition.

Invasive species are non-native plants or animals that spread outside their natural range and can negatively affect ecosystems, wildlife habitat, and people.

During Native Species Awareness Week, take a look around your landscape and identify any invasive plants present.  Remove invasives and replace them with native plant alternatives that will support a healthier local ecosystem.

Want to help bees, butterflies, and other pollinators?  This presentation, presented by the Town of Flower Mound Environmental Services Spring Speaker Series, will guide you through creating a certified wildlife habitat to make your yard a welcoming place for these important helpers.  From choosing the right plants to creating cozy habitats, you'll learn the essential elements to enhance your garden's beauty and support local wildlife.  Free.  Registration in advance requested.

March 16-20, 2026 is Phenology Week - a virtual celebration of the seasonal cycles of plants and animals. The purpose of Phenology Week is to celebrate YOU, Nature's Notebook observers, Local Phenology Programs, and partners! 

We'll have webinars, awards, daily challenges, observer stories, and more

Monday, March 16, 12 PM CT

Watching plants, witnessing change

Nature's Notebook, a platform for tracking seasonal activity in plants and animals, is used by both backyard observers and groups of individuals called Local Phenology Programs. 

USA-NPN Director Theresa Crimmins will discuss patterns emerging in observations that have been collected by dedicated observers in the Southwest region,with special focus on a long-running Local Phenology Program based at the ABQ BioPark.

March 16-20, 2026 is Phenology Week - a virtual celebration of the seasonal cycles of plants and animals. The purpose of Phenology Week is to celebrate YOU, Nature's Notebook observers, Local Phenology Programs, and partners! 

We'll have webinars, awards, daily challenges, observer stories, and more.

Bring your pencils, crayons, and paint and create a Phenology Wheel with us based on Nature's Notebook data! We'll walk you through how to create a circular calendar that displays your favorite plant and animal seasonal events. No artistry skills required! 

You'll need either a paper plate or piece of paper (with something round to use to draw a circle on top) and something to draw/color with.

March 16-20, 2026 is Phenology Week - a virtual celebration of the seasonal cycles of plants and animals. The purpose of Phenology Week is to celebrate YOU, Nature's Notebook observers, Local Phenology Programs, and partners! 

We'll have webinars, awards, daily challenges, observer stories, and more.

The first serious book I ever read was Alone by Richard E. Byrd. A gift from my father when I was eight, the book is a memoir about Byrd’s over-winter in Antarctica in the early 1930s. The book shaped my life around these themes: spending time alone, living a mobile life, making observations about the world around me, and shaping my life around the seasons.

Much of this is true of anyone who practices phenology, but the mobile part is distinct. In my talk, I will take you with me as I follow the seasons, back and forth between Acadia Park in Maine and the Pacific Coast in San Diego in my Dodge Grand Caravan, which I have fitted out for this grand sort of life.

Bio: Mark Hineline was trained as an interdisciplinary scholar in history, philosophy and sociology of science. He has taught at the University of California, San Diego, and is the author of Ground Truth: A Guide to Tracking Climate Change at Home..

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

March 16-20, 2026 is Phenology Week - a virtual celebration of the seasonal cycles of plants and animals. The purpose of Phenology Week is to celebrate YOU, Nature's Notebook observers, Local Phenology Programs, and partners! 

We'll have webinars, awards, daily challenges, observer stories, and more.

The new Nature’s Notebook mobile app includes new features long requested by Nature’s Notebook observers as well as a new leveled approach to making observations. This session will go in depth on the new features of the new app and answer your questions.

March 16-20, 2026 is Phenology Week - a virtual celebration of the seasonal cycles of plants and animals. The purpose of Phenology Week is to celebrate YOU, Nature's Notebook observers, Local Phenology Programs, and partners! 

We'll have webinars, awards, daily challenges, observer stories, and more.

Hear from scientists who have used Nature’s Notebook data in their research and have a chance to ask them questions. 

This workshop provides an overview of the USA-National Phenology Network and how you can use their application, Nature's Notebook, to record the life-cycle of native pollinator plants.  You'll receive training to be a community scientist and then observe phenological activity in youryard to help our understanding of how seasonal changes impact our environment, native host and nectar plants and pollinators.

This Native Plant Sale brings together three organizations: Texas Conservation Alliance’s Native Plant Propagation Center, Wild Ones DFW: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes and the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop - East Dallas for a community-focused celebration of Texas ecology. Shoppers can explore a diverse selection of locally propagated native plants—each grown by the Texas Conservation Alliance's Native Plant Propagation Center to support healthy habitats, conserve water, and attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Members of Wild Ones DFW will be on hand to offer guidance and information about native plants and natural landscape designs. Hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited, the sale offers an inviting opportunity for gardeners, nature lovers, and conservation-minded residents to enrich their landscapes with plants that truly belong in North Texas.

This Native Plant Sale brings together three organizations: Texas Conservation Alliance’s Native Plant Propagation Center, Wild Ones DFW: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes and the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop - East Dallas for a community-focused celebration of Texas ecology. Shoppers can explore a diverse selection of locally propagated native plants—each grown by the Texas Conservation Alliance's Native Plant Propagation Center to support healthy habitats, conserve water, and attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Members of Wild Ones DFW will be on hand to offer guidance and information about native plants and natural landscape designs. Hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited, the sale offers an inviting opportunity for gardeners, nature lovers, and conservation-minded residents to enrich their landscapes with plants that truly belong in North Texas.

This Native Plant Sale brings together three organizations: Texas Conservation Alliance’s Native Plant Propagation Center, Wild Ones DFW: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes and the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop - Keller for a community-focused celebration of Texas ecology. Shoppers can explore a diverse selection of locally propagated native plants—each grown by the Texas Conservation Alliance's Native Plant Propagation Center to support healthy habitats, conserve water, and attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Members of Wild Ones DFW will be on hand to offer guidance and information about native plants and natural landscape designs. Hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited, the sale offers an inviting opportunity for gardeners, nature lovers, and conservation-minded residents to enrich their landscapes with plants that truly belong in North Texas.

This Native Plant Sale brings together three organizations: Texas Conservation Alliance’s Native Plant Propagation Center, Wild Ones DFW: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes and the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop - Burleson for a community-focused celebration of Texas ecology. Shoppers can explore a diverse selection of locally propagated native plants—each grown by the Texas Conservation Alliance's Native Plant Propagation Center to support healthy habitats, conserve water, and attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Members of Wild Ones DFW will be on hand to offer guidance and information about native plants and natural landscape designs. Hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited, the sale offers an inviting opportunity for gardeners, nature lovers, and conservation-minded residents to enrich their landscapes with plants that truly belong in North Texas.

In 1980, Texas Woman's University was designated as the location for the annual celebration of Texas Wildflower Day, 

TWU adjunct instructor Carroll Abbott, who was also a wildflower preservationist and lobbyist and founder of the Native Plant Society of Texas, joined former TWU president Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey in lobbying the Texas legislature in the late 1970s to have the fourth Saturday in April designated as Texas Wildflower Day.

The Dr. Bettye Myers Butterfly Garden is the site of each year's celebration, as well as the Ann Stuart Science Center.

“The Texas Woman's University recognizes that the beauty of its native plants has enriched the history of our State and the lives of its people," Blagg Huey said in 1980. "Thus, it has a strong commitment to the conservation, dissemination and appreciation of our state's wildflowers. From this commitment, strong advocacy developed within the University community to support the statutory designation of a State Wildflower Day.”

Details about the events, exhibits, lectures, contests, guided tours of the Butterfly Garden, and workshops will be available in early April 2026.

In 1980, Texas Woman's University was designated as the location for the annual celebration of Texas Wildflower Day, 

TWU adjunct instructor Carroll Abbott, who was also a wildflower preservationist and lobbyist and founder of the Native Plant Society of Texas, joined former TWU president Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey in lobbying the Texas legislature in the late 1970s to have the fourth Saturday in April designated as Texas Wildflower Day.

The Dr. Bettye Myers Butterfly Garden is the site of each year's celebration, as well as the Ann Stuart Science Center.

“The Texas Woman's University recognizes that the beauty of its native plants has enriched the history of our State and the lives of its people," Blagg Huey said in 1980. "Thus, it has a strong commitment to the conservation, dissemination and appreciation of our state's wildflowers. From this commitment, strong advocacy developed within the University community to support the statutory designation of a State Wildflower Day.”

Details about the events, exhibits, lectures, contests, guided tours of the Butterfly Garden, and workshops will be available in early April 2026.

This Native Plant Sale brings together three organizations: Texas Conservation Alliance’s Native Plant Propagation Center, Wild Ones DFW: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes and the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop - Plano for a community-focused celebration of Texas ecology. Shoppers can explore a diverse selection of locally propagated native plants—each grown by the Texas Conservation Alliance's Native Plant Propagation Center to support healthy habitats, conserve water, and attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Members of Wild Ones DFW will be on hand to offer guidance and information about native plants and natural landscape designs. Hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited, the sale offers an inviting opportunity for gardeners, nature lovers, and conservation-minded residents to enrich their landscapes with plants that truly belong in North Texas.

This Native Plant Sale brings together three organizations: Texas Conservation Alliance’s Native Plant Propagation Center, Wild Ones DFW: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes and the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop - Flower Mound for a community-focused celebration of Texas ecology. Shoppers can explore a diverse selection of locally propagated native plants—each grown by the Texas Conservation Alliance's Native Plant Propagation Center to support healthy habitats, conserve water, and attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Members of Wild Ones DFW will be on hand to offer guidance and information about native plants and natural landscape designs. Hosted by Wild Birds Unlimited, the sale offers an inviting opportunity for gardeners, nature lovers, and conservation-minded residents to enrich their landscapes with plants that truly belong in North Texas.

Fireflies are more than just a nostalgic childhood memory; they are vital indicators of a healthy ecosystem. In this presentation, Xerces Ambassador Mei Ling Liu explores the science-based efforts of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to protect these essential insects and their habitats. We will dive into the specific challenges fireflies face area and discuss actionable, science-backed strategies for conservation—from reducing pesticide use to implementing effective light pollution mitigation.

About Our Speaker

Mei Ling Liu serves as the Education Specialist for the Texas Conservation Alliance, educating the public on how to build better habitats through native plants and dark sky advocacy. As a Texas Master Naturalist, she is passionate about empowering others to become stewards of the natural world.

In 2025, Mei Ling became an Ambassador for the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. She is a vocal advocate for the science-based preservation of invertebrates and the global conservation efforts needed to protect the habitats that sustain them.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!