TEXAS NATURE CHALLENGE
The City of Fort Worth’s Nature Center & Refuge and the Fort Worth Zoo are two of several fun “mission” sites this summer in the Texas Nature Challenge, coordinated by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M Forest Service and Houston Wilderness.
By accepting the challenge, residents will be given the mission to get the family and kids outdoors by visiting as many participating parks and nature areas in North Central Texas as they can this summer.
At each site participants will complete activities designed for family fun and nature exploration, provided in both English and Spanish. Participation prizes will be awarded at the closing ceremonies for the most sites visited, best scrapbook, best photo and more.
The Texas Nature Challenge runs through Aug. 7. Closing ceremonies will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 14 at River Legacy Living Science Center, 703 N.W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington 76006.
“Mission” sites in the DFW and surrounding North Central Texas region:
Fort Worth Nature Center
Fort Worth Zoo
Trinity River Audubon Center
The Museum of Nature and Science
Bob Jones Nature Center and Preserve
Connemara Conservancy
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
Frank Buck Zoo
Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA)
REI Dallas
REI Plano
River Legacy Living Science Center
Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
The Dallas Zoo
Participants must submit scrapbooks and photo contest entries by 5 p.m. Aug. 7 to:
Texas AgriLife Extension Service Urban Solutions Center
17360 Coit Road
Dallas, TX 75098
Registration Open Now
Go to www.texasnaturechallenge.org to register for the DFW Metroplex region and for more details. Or contact Trinity River Audubon Center at 214-309-5812 or at zsegal@audubon.org.