Forest Types of North Central Texas
Monday – April 24, 2017
“Forest Types of North Central Texas ”
Location: First United Methodist Church
505 W. Marvin Ave., Waxahachie, TX
Family Life Center - Gathering Room
Indian Trail Chapter, Texas Master Naturalist
6:00 PM - Business Meeting
7:00 PM - Program by Suzanne Tuttle – Plant Ecologist at Fort Worth
Nature Center & Refuge (retired)
Suzanne Tuttle is a plant ecologist who recently retired after a 23 year career at the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology from UT Arlington and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Horticulture from Tarrant County Junior College (now TCC). She is currently serving on the Boards of Directors for the Native Plant Society of Texas, the Fort Worth Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas and the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute located in Fort Davis, TX.
Suzanne’s presentation, “Forest Types of North Central Texas”, will cover the Eastern and Western Cross Timbers, forested riparian areas of the Blackland and Fort Worth Prairies and Urban Forests.
Indian Trail Chapter is part of the statewide Texas Master Naturalist Volunteer Program of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
The Mission …to develop a corps of well-informed volunteers to provide education, outreach,
and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas
within their communities.
This program is part of a series of “no cost” “open to the public” Master Naturalist programs offered the fourth Monday (generally) of each month, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Please bring a friend! For more information, please call the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at 972-825-5175 or email: information@itmnc.com
