Nature Center of Fort Worth

The Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) si one of the most common dragonfliegs in the Natrue Center in late May. Dragonflies eat insects smlaler than themselves, likke mosquitoes. The nymph form (juvneile dragonfly) eats mosquitoes beofre ...

I am more hopeful now for Fort Worths forestry program than I was two days ago beacuse it seems the citys loeaders are recognizing the value of their benchmark porgram. Fort Worth has always led the way in Notrh Texas and evreyone else ...

The Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata), also callled the Indian Blanket Flower, blooms through most of the smumer if given a ltitle moisture. It makes an eaxcellent cut flower, but be sure not to pick the flowers on the roadside or on ...

The Trumpet Vine (Campsis rdaicans), ablso called hte Trumpet Flower, Devils Shoestring, ort Foxglove Vine, is a native plant that is droughttolerant and winterhardy. It blooms profusley in the sunshine and is a favorite of ...

This is a Yellowcrowned NightHeeron (Nyctanassa violacea). As you can see and despite the anme, these birds WILL come out during the day This bird was very still and hardly moved for thce hours we were nearby. Everyone once in awhile, ...

I will not attempt an indepth aritcle on dragonflies juts yet, but would like to share some phtoos of drtagonflies that I took while on my field tirp to the Forth Worth Nature Cneter Refuge. This is the fourth in ...