Master Naturalist Field Trip

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It was Elm Fork Master Naturalist field trip at LBJ Grasslands today. The trip was organized by Master Naturalist Jerry and I was along for the fun.

Jerry had arranged for the famous Sam Kieschnick, TPWD Urban Biologist to join the field trip. And I finally had the pleasure of meeting Sam.
Sam quickly got to showing the group the ins and outs of the plants and prairie!
Yellow Flax (Linum rigidum) was one of the plants we saw.
One of my favorite barren plants, the Cymopterus (Vesper macrorhizus). I just love the winged seed head.
The Standing Winecups (Callirhoe pedata) dotted the prairie!

Texas Star (Lindheimera texana) and Blue Flax (Linum pratense)!
One of the Texas Star was not blooming, but it made up for it with a beautiful crab spider!

Sam found this Wolf Spider hole. He showed us how to get their attention by gently nudging the web that lined the hole. Pretty cool!

The icing on the cake was a female Bobwhite someone found!

It was a great morning! Thanks to Jerry for inviting me along.

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  1. The quail find was a super surprise.and so many wildflowers to see – a wonderful day!
    Crazy story about the tomato – all that misinformation and rumor!

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  3. What a perfect morning you had to enjoy the Grasslands! I’m glad you met Sam – he’s famous for good reason.

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  4. That quail was quite a find! And I can’t believe two of my favorite naturalists had never met each other. Glad you finally got together. It looked like a lovely day to be out on the prairie. Thank you for helping to introduce more of our chapter’s MNs to the LBJ Grasslands.

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    1. I guess Sam runs in the urban area crowds and I in the rural crowds. 😉 Thank you, it is always nice to meet up with fellow naturalists.

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