Nature-friendly places to go in DFW beginning June 4
▪ Weekly trail running with Jason Tamblyn will begin again at 8 a.m. Saturday on the sandy trails of the Bob Jones Nature Center. The trail running club sessions are free after a $10 membership fee. Call 817-491-6333 to register. The nature center is at 355 Bob Jones Road, Southlake. bjnc.org
▪ Learn about the importance of “Countless Grasshoppers” during a presentation and short walk 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge this weekend. It’s $5 with admission ($2-$5). Sunday’s session, also beginning at 1 p.m., is about spiders.
Register for a full moon paddle beginning at 8 p.m. Friday. It’s $20 with admission, $15 for members. All equipment is provided, including life jackets. Maximum 12 participants.
The refuge is at 9601 Fossil Ridge Road, Fort Worth. www.fwnaturecenter.org.
▪ Learn all about summer lawn care during a free class at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at area Calloway’s locations. www.calloways.com
▪ Celebrate National Trails Day with free guided hikes at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. at the River Legacy Living Science Center, 703 N.W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington. Participants get a mini first-aid kit. Register by calling 817-860-6752. www.riverlegacy.org
▪ Orchid expert Jean Allen-Ikeson, of Dundas, Ontario, will speak to the Fort Worth Orchid Society at 7 p.m. Monday in the Redbud Room of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden Center, 3200 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth.
▪ Get your gardening questions answered with a call to the Tarrant County Master Gardener Association help desk, 817-884-1944. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
▪ Johnson County master gardeners also answer gardening questions and give advice 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays. Call the Johnson County Extension Office at 817-556-6370 and ask to speak to a master gardener.
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This story was originally published May 30, 2017 at 9:38 AM with the headline "Nature-friendly places to go in DFW beginning June 4."