Pauline Singleton's Blog – April 2013 Archive (2)

April 27 Wildflower Tour

We had a wonderful turnout for our wildflower walk on April 27.  Our thanks to Joe Liggio who led the tour, and to Jim Willis, who had cold water waiting at the end of our hike.

We are always glad to see old friends, of course, but we were especially pleased that there were several people visiting for the first time.  We hope they'll return many times.

The only disappointment was the paucity of orchids.  There were a few rose pogonias (very few), one grass-pink orchid about to…

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Added by Pauline Singleton on April 29, 2013 at 10:36pm — No Comments

Bird Walk on April 13

We want to thank volunteers Bill and Mary Keller and Kathleen and Lisa Appelbaum for leading the birding tour on Saturday, April 13.  They enjoyed very nice weather and identified 29 species of birds, including a great crested flycatcher, a summer tanager, a catbird, a yellow-throated vireo, kingbirds, wood ducks (with babies!) and our resident redheaded wookpeckers.

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Added by Pauline Singleton on April 15, 2013 at 8:39pm — No Comments

Donations

Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve is a 501c3 charitable corporation, and donations, while never a requirement for a visit, are always welcome and are tax-deductible.

If you would like to make a donation to support the preserve, please send a check to Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve, PO Box 533, Warren, TX 77664 or use the button below to use your credit card or Paypal.

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EVENTS

Birding Hike Cancelled

Saturday, November 9th at 9:00 am  We will look for birds to add to eBird and enjoy the outdoors.

Bring your binoculars.

Mushroom Walk

Saturday, November 16th at 9:30 David Lewis and volunteers will help look for fungi. David will teach us about collecting and identifying mushrooms.
As always, stay on the trails and collect only specimens for identification purposes.

Volunteer Workday

November 16th 1:00 pm
We will be clearing near the boardwalks using weed-eaters to prepare for the prescribed burn. Bring your cordless weed-eater and safety equipment.
We will provide water and snacks.

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