NPAT Bioblitz in Northeast Texas

Hi y'all! There's going to be an awesome opportunity to bioblitz and moth one of the northeastern NPAT properties at the end of the month!

NPAT is holding a Bioblitz at Talbot Brothers Prairie on Saturday, June 25. We will be exploring the prairie and bottomland forest for native plants and pollinators! The morning event will be from 8a to noon, with a nocturnal (mothing) survey from ~6p to late evening.

Space is limited to 30 people and registration is required (but we can definitely flex that number 😊). Please message me here on iNat, or email Dr. Aulicky at carly_aulicky@texasprairie.org with any questions! Link to the NPAT website event page here: https://texasprairie.org/celebrate-native-pollinators-with-npat/

Make sure to bring lots of water, sunblock, bug spray, etc. We will have snacks and drinks available! And if you've got mobile mothing stations, bring those as well! There is no electricity or restrooms on the property, but folks are welcome to camp!

A little bit about the property: Fifth generation Texans, David and John Talbot of New Boston sold this 366-acre property in Bowie County to NPAT in 2019. It has ~200 acres of bottomland forest and one of the last examples of unplowed, native prairie in Northeast Texas. There is a pond as well as some wet areas in the bottomland section.

UPDATE 6/22/22
I have a quick update from the NPAT folks: the evening portion of the event is canceled due to extreme heat in that area. So morning is still on with a plan to end ~12p. There will likely be more opportunities later in the year to explore these NPAT properties again!

https://texasprairie.org/tickets/

Posted on 07 June, 2022 14:32 by wildcarrot wildcarrot

Comments

Cool area to observe Wild!

Posted by carolr almost 2 years ago

Thanks for the heads up, Megan! I won't be able to make this one.

Posted by tadamcochran almost 2 years ago

Shucks! I'll miss out on this one as well. I'll definitely be interested in what's observed though! Document everything. :)

Posted by sambiology almost 2 years ago

How exciting! Unfortunately, I wont be able to be there in the morning, but if there is any space left for the evening event I would love to bring my moth equipment and look for nocturnal critters.

Posted by annikaml almost 2 years ago

Sounds fun, but unfortunately looks like work will get in the way for me. Maybe next time!

Posted by chandlerdavis almost 2 years ago

Thank you, Meghan! I won't be in town for this one, but I look forward to seeing (and helping identify) everyone's observations!

Posted by kathrynwells333 almost 2 years ago

Awesome Meghan thanks for the invite! Not sure if we will be on vacation or not, but I did let the UNT SER students know. Really wish I could see this place!

Posted by baxter-slye almost 2 years ago

@cosmiccat Here is one a little closer to your neck of the woods.

Posted by annikaml almost 2 years ago

We will miss those of you who won't make it, but there's sure to be more!

And yes, you can come to only the day or night event if you'd like - you don't have to be there the whole time! :D

Posted by wildcarrot almost 2 years ago

Hi all!

I have a quick update from the NPAT folks: the evening portion of the event is canceled due to extreme heat in that area. So morning is still on with a plan to end ~12p. There will likely be more opportunities later in the year to explore these NPAT properties again!

https://texasprairie.org/tickets/

Posted by wildcarrot almost 2 years ago

Thanks for the update, Meghan! Looking forward to another event later in the season.

Posted by annikaml almost 2 years ago

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