FYI. I recommend this fieldtrip

Eileen



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From: Smith, Nancy C [mailto:nancy.c.smith@...]
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:41 PM
To: Richard & Eileen
Subject: Oct. 25th, 2008 Tallgrass Prairie Fieldtrip





Eileen,

Would you like to send this FLYER of the Oct. 25th Tallgrass Prairie
Fieldtrip to the Cross Timbers NPSOT members. I don't think I have sent it
out to them yet.

And I am not sure if I have all of their emails.

Thank you.
Nancy



Bear Creek Ranch -Tallgrass Prairie Fieldtrip

Sponsors : Cross Timbers Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist and
Dixon Water Foundation
Location : 2701 Bear Creek Road, Aledo, Texas (Parker County)
Date: Saturday - OCT. 25, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Leaders: Botanist to be determined

RSVP IS REQUIRED
Contact person - Nancy Smith, <mailto:nanscape@...>
nanscape@... (Phone: 817-454-1033)
Directions :
From intersection of I-20 and Hwy 377 (Benbrook),
Travel Southwest on Hwy 377 (thru Benbrook and Wheatland) 8.8 miles to Kelly
Road,
Turn RIGHT onto Kelly Rd, Travel North on Kelly Rd 1 mile,
Turn LEFT onto Bear Creek Road, the Ranch Gate is on the LEFT, 2.5 miles
from Kelly Road

Number of participants is not limited at this time.
Transportation will be provided to various sites.
Restroom facilities are available at the Ranch.
Bring water, snacks, camera and wear boots, long pants, and cap or hat.
You are welcome to bring lunch and eat at the ranch after the fieldtrip.
Come enjoy the beautiful tallgrasses and native plants on part of the
beautifully scenic Fort Worth Tallgrass Prairie as we roam a 1700 acre
working cattle ranch in Parker County. Experience a diversity of truly
native habitats located 5 miles South of Aledo, Texas. The ranch includes
streams, forests , and native tallgrass prairie. If time permits, we will
explore all three habitats The ranch, known as "Bear Creek Ranch", is owned
by the Dixon Water Foundation.

The primary focus of the Dixon Water Foundation is to provide ecological and
financially sustainable land management that will enhance water retention
and minimize erosion in watersheds. Bear Creek Ranch is now a demonstration
and learning site for environmentally responsible land management.



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