For Landowners in Austin and Colorado County

When: Friday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Where: Cat Spring Agricultural Society Hall, 13035 Hall Rd, Cat Spring, TX 78933

Cost: $20 per person (lunch, drinks and snacks included in registration fee)

Partners and Sponsors: Texas Parks & Wildlife, Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Houston Zoo, Coastal Prairie Conservancy and Fayette Chapter of the Pines & Prairies Land Trust

Click Here to Register!

Spanish Goats & Post Oak Savannah Restoration
Date: Friday, May 2nd, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: 88 Ranch, Columbus TX (map provided to those registered)

Join Wildlands, LLC for a tour of their working ranch and how they use holistic tools to encourage climate native grassland establishment and brush management.

Tickets : https://www.tickettailor.com/events/nativeprairiesassociationoftexas/1538972

Small Producers Initiative - The Nuts, Bolts, & Benefits of Good Grazing
Date: Friday, April 25th, 2025 - Saturday, April 26th
Time: 9am - 5pm
Location: Menke Farm & Ranch, Waller, TX 77445
Click Here to Register. Cost is $40 with lunch provided. Open to all.
Questions: smallproducers@txstate.edu

Join for an experiential, two-day workshop with rancher and consultant Kent Donica of Understanding Ag, returning to Menke Farm and Ranch — a premier Houston-area hay producer.

This workshop will introduce the fundamentals of high-density grazing, based on methods developed by Understanding Ag in collaboration with producers nationwide, and will feature in-depth sessions on topics such as: building soil health and farm resilience, calculating forage and paddock size, analysis of cost savings by using natural soil fertility methods, and updates on state and federal programs that support regenerative ag.

Kent is a dynamic and engaging instructor, and his last workshop at Menke Farm was a huge success. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your skills in regenerative agriculture!

Prairies and Post Oaks Tour Series - Wildlife Management

Date: Friday, April 11th, 2025
Time: Registration: 9:45 am, Program 10:00 am -3:30 pm
Location: 35906 House Rd, Brookshire, TX 77423
Registration: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NRBK2MJ

Join Waller Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Waller Farm Bureau, and Wildtree to discuss topics related to wildlife management on Prairie and Post Oak environments. Topics will include: deer management (with special guest Dr. Deer), game management, feral hog control with drones, Manage Lands Deer Program, Wildlife tax valuation, and creating deer orchards.

Join Coastal Prairie Conservancy and Wildlife Habitat Federation (WHF) for a lunch and learn highlighting technical assistance available to landowners. WHF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit providing on-the-ground technical guidance for the restoration, management, and generational sustainability of prairie and grassland habitat for the conservation of soil, water, air, and wildlife. WHF works one-on-one with landowners to identify natural resource concerns, provide management opportunities and solutions, and address overall objectives of the landowner.

WHF will develop a custom habitat management plan with conservation alternatives that focus on improving the habitat to restore and protect the natural resources of the land. Technical guidance will be provided through WHF to work with landowners in applying for financial assistance programs to aid in the cost of the chosen conservation alternatives. WHF is a trusted partner of Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, Coastal Prairie Conservancy, and other conservation-minded organizations.

Speakers: Speakers: Will Kearney, Conservationist and Schyler Rhea, Conservationist

Join us for the 2023 Prairie Stampede Holiday Celebration & Awards Dinner on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM! Bring you favorite dish to share for a covered dish dinner. The Coastal Prairie Conservancy and the Houston Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas will provide meat for the dinner.

All prairie enthusiasts, conservationists, restorationists, and organizations supporting and preserving native prairies in Texas are cordially invited to this annual evening of networking, awards, and celebration of 2023 prairie accomplishments for Texas and Louisiana.

Join us for a hands-on workshop showcasing our Gulf Coast prairie plants! We will begin the day with expert speakers covering prairie plant identification, ecology, and taxonomy. We'll then venture out to explore three urban prairies in the Clear Lake area. Here, we will demonstrate seed collecting and practice our plant identification skills.

Speakers and Presentations:

10:00 - 10:45 AM: Rider Combs - Property Manager, Ecology and Natural Resources Teaching Area - Texas A&M University Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management - “Keys to Identifying Prairie Plants”.

10:50 - 11:35 AM: Ricci Simmons, Conservation Stewardship Manager, Galveston Bay Foundation - "Taxonomy of the Gulf Coast Plant Communities"

11:40 AM - 12: 25 PM: Tim Siegmund, Private Lands Program Leader, TPWD - “ How to spot a remnant prairie"

Join us at the Indiangrass Preserve for a day of hands-on demonstrations on restoring native grasslands. These skills may be applied on farms, ranches, private residences, parks, and more!

Restoration specialists and conservationists will cover topics such as prescribed fire, sustainable grazing, native seeding, funding opportunities, grassland bird conservation, and native plant propagation.

Cost: $35 General Admission | $20 Student Tickets.

Beginning in 2020, Bob Honig and later John Berner led a team of experienced birders in monitoring grassland bird populations on a recently restored prairie within the Katy Prairie's Indiangrass Preserve along with a neighboring, unrestored pasture. Join John for an informative talk on his team's findings and ongoing work with CPC including ways for you to get involved.

The researchers focused their breeding season surveys on key species of concern including northern bobwhite, scissor-tailed flycatcher, loggerhead shrike, and dickcissel. Winter season surveys were focused on short-eared owl, loggerhead shrike, sedge wren, Sprague’s pipit, and LeConte’s sparrow. Migratory season surveys included records of American golden- plover, upland sandpiper, and loggerhead shrike. Findings from this important study are being evaluated to support our continued habitat restoration work on the Coastal Prairies of Texas