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Cross Timbers Urban
Forestry Council offers several eco-excursions
throughout the year. We focus on outdoor activities such
as biking, bird-watching, canoeing, hiking, backpacking and
camping in the Cross Timbers region; usually staying in Texas.
Occasionally, trips may be planned into Oklahoma. Check
out our Calendar of Events for scheduled eco-excursions.
UPCOMING ECO-EXCURSIONS
We are currently planning more trips
for the future. Upcoming trips
include: hiking in search of the ancient Post Oaks and
kayaking/canoeing at Lake Mineral Wells State Park; biking the
Lake Ray Roberts State Park and Greenbelt; canoeing the Brazos
River; tree ID hike; wildflower ID hike; and many more events
are currently in the planning stages. Check the
Calendar of Events page for dates,
locations and contact information for these trips.
PAST ECO-EXCURSIONS
Big Trees of Texas
November 14 - 16,
2008
CTUFC took an excursion through the countryside of
Texas to explore big trees. Some stops were to the state champ Vitex & Smoketree in Johnson City, the
state champ Bigtooth Maple & Escarpment Black Cherry in Lost
Maples State Park & many other large & noble trees along the
way.
We spent Friday night in Fredericksburg & Saturday night at
Garner State Park in cabins.
Join us in fall of 2009 for our next Big Tree Tour!
Canoe & Kayaking trip on the Trinity
Trinity River in Fort Worth
CTUFC
members & guests went on an urban canoe trip on the Trinity River
in Fort Worth!
The put-in point was just below Benbrook dam & take out
was in Trinity Park. The group had a nice day for
kayaking & canoeing.
Dinosaur
Valley State Park Birding Trip
Dinosaur Valley State Park
"In Search of the Golden-cheeked Warbler" Bird Hike & Plant Hike
In April or May, Cross Timbers Urban Forestry
Council may lead a bird hike in search of a glimpse of the endangered
Golden-cheeked Warbler at Dinosaur Valley State Park.
Don't miss your chance to see a very special bird that breeds
nowhere else in the world besides central Texas. Cost of
the excursion is $10. Plus there is a $5 entrance fee into the
park - payable at the gate. Please RSVP with
Michelle Villafranca no later than Friday, May 11.
Excursion limited to 10 people.
For those of you who like to camp
out & backpack, some CTUFC members will be camping out Friday &
Saturday nights. If you would like to join us, please
contact Michelle so she can give you more details.
2006 trip...
Some Cross Timbers members went on a
backpacking and primitive camping trip to Dinosaur
Valley State Park. The next morning, the remainder of
the group (who didn't camp out) met at the trailhead and spent
the day leisurely hiking through the hills and woods of Dinosaur
Valley looking for Golden-cheeked
Warblers (GCWA). Michelle Villafranca, who formerly
conducted GCWA surveys for The Nature Conservancy of Texas led
the bird-watching hike. Golden-cheeked Warblers are
neotropical migrant birds who are listed as federally endangered
species. They winter in southern Mexico down to Honduras
and spend the spring and summer (their breeding season) in
central Texas. Their range reaches up into north central
Texas.
Habitat
for Humanity Tree Planting Blitz
November 2006
Fort Worth
Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council volunteers planted trees
for new Habitat for Humanity homeowners to enjoy. What a
great way to make a house feel like a home...and reduce utility
bills as well!
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Kayaking & Camping Trip (oh...and the annual meeting!)
October 2006
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Cross Timbers Urban Forestry Council members attended
the annual meeting at
Lake Mineral Wells State Park to discuss the coming year's
action items and vote on new Executive Committee and Board
members. Following the meeting, several members stayed to
hike in the Western Cross Timbers, as well as kayak and then
camp out. Some members went on a naturalist-guided Cross
Timbers hike the next morning. Fun was had by all.
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