In partnership with the North Texas FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee (NTFWOC), TRAC and other green spaces will be hosting FREE community science programming around DFW! Each program will give participants an opportunity to learn about the natural world around them while contributing to science!

iNaturalist Weekend: April 24th-26th

Attend Bioblitz events at 7 different nature hotspots around DFW! Participants will use iNaturalist to document as many species as possible. Evening events will run until 11pm and will involve “blacklighting” for nocturnal insects by setting up UV lights at sheets.

Friday, April 24th

Mothing at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center - 8pm-11pm

Saturday, April 25th

Bioblitz at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center - 8am-12pm

Bioblitz at Cedar Hill State Park - 1pm-5pm

Mothing at Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area ***Registration link to come***

Sunday, April 26th

Aquatic Bioblitz at TRAC - 8am-12pm

Bioblitz at Spring Creek Park Preserve - 1pm-5pm

Mothing at Heard Museum - 8pm-11pm ***Registration link to come***

eBird Weekend: May 8th-May 10th 

eBird is a free, online platform for community scientists to record and share bird observations, creating a global database used by researchers and conservationists to study bird populations and migration patterns. Birdwatchers submit checklists of the birds they see or hear in a location, contributing to data that helps inform scientific understanding and conservation efforts worldwide. The platform also allows users to explore bird data, discover hotspots, and even set up alerts for rare species!

May 8th-May 10th will be FULL of guided bird walks and bird related activities at a handful of green spaces within DFW. Emphasis will be on migration, how neotropical migrants connect the world through their habitat dependance, and inviting all to become community scientists by using eBird during guided bird walks and activities!

Friday, May 8th

World Migratory Bird Day Webinar - 7pm-8:30pm

Saturday, May 9th 

Bird Banding and Guided Bird Walks at TRAC - 8am-11am

Bird Walks at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center - 8am & 10am

Plants for Birds Walk at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center - 1pm

Bird Walks at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center - 9am & 11am

Sunday, May 10th

Big Sit at TRAC - 8am-12pm

Birding by Ear at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center - 8am

Guided Tree Walk at Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center - 11am