Category: Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT)

Visit to Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area Near Palestine, Texas

Over the past weekend I joined some other Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) enthusiasts in an excursion to the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area for a hike. The main purpose of this hike was to see an elusive orchid called Calopogon oklahomensis or Oklahoma Grass Pink. Following is a description of the area from the…

Maddin Prairie Near Colorado City, Texas

The Blackland Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT) went on a field trip from Dallas to Colorado City, Texas, to observe a prairie owned by NPAT. Colorado City is located off Interstate 20 between Sweetwater and Big Spring, or between Abilene and Midland. You could also say it is between Fort Worth…