Nature Festival: May 10

Learn to Attract More Wildlife to Your Property

Schedule for the Day

Wilding Your World

As more land becomes developed across north Texas, protecting wild spaces, along with native flora and fauna, is an increasingly critical need for our area. Find out how you can help by adding some wild areas on your property to support the ever-growing gaps between fragmented native habitats. No space is too small. We will cover some basic concepts of rewilding, a few important ecological relationships, and alternative management techniques that better support our native plants and animals.

Photo by Jennifer Vince-Recksiek

Native Wildflowers of North Texas with Carol Clark, TMN 

So many of our beautiful and once common native wildflowers are gone from our local landscapes that relatively few people today can recognize and name more than a handful. This colorful slideshow will take you on a virtual tour through the seasons of some of our last undisturbed natural areas, and introduce some of the amazing plants that once dominated the region. We’ll talk about unusual plant features that make them tough prairie survivors, and give you a sense of what the magnificent Tallgrass Prairie once looked like.

Learn all about water resources in the north Texas area.

Topics include:

• Impacts of native vs non-native plants
• Water cycling
• The structure of aquifers, local ground water (aquifers) and surface water (lakes) sources and resources
• The processes of drinking water and wastewater treatment. 

Calling all kids!  Let’s Go Fishin’ on Saturday, May 17th with Hagerman NWR staff and volunteers.  This special Refuge Rocks event is for youth ages up to 16.  We will be fishing from 9:00 AM. to 11:00 AM and is open to children ages 16 and under.  With the help of volunteers, kids will be able to demonstrate their fishin’ skills!  Gear will be available for kids to check out and bait will be provided.  No registration is required for this event, and you can come and go as you please.  We’ll also be providing a fishing-themed craft table.   Location TBD.  Check back on the website or Friends of Hagerman for more information on the location.

Registration is not necessary for this very special event.

Nature’Ology Day Camp June, 2025

For Children 11 or 12 Years Old

A full day of learning all about nature: fossils, prairies, spiders, birds, snakes and water cycles! Make a terrarium, enjoy a nature craft and meet other young nature enthusiasts!

This program has become so popular, that it fills up very quickly. As a pre-registrant, you will be emailed a link to apply for a confirmed reservation on Wednesday, May 7th at 10:00 AM, one day before reservations become available to the general public. 

The first 30 students to complete registration on or after May 7th will be granted a confirmed reservation.