Events going on during the City Nature Challenge in Greater Austin Area!
Hello everyone! Its here! Its time for the City Nature Challenge! Here is a list of events in the Greater Austin Area that are participating in the City Nature Challenge. If you have more to add, please mention them in a comment and/or message me @wendelia or John Davis @jdavisz !
Friday April 28 2023
Host Name: Science Mill
Email: ashley.kortis@sciencemill.org
Time: 10:00:00 AM to 4:00:00 PM
Location: Science Mill 101 S Lady Bird Ln, Johnson City, TX 78636
Description: We are hosting a BioBlitz at the Science Mill, would love volunteer help!
Host Name: Jeremy Hull
Email: jeremy.hull@traviscountytx.gov
Time: 8:30:00 AM to 12:00:00 PM
Location: Travis County Balcones Canyonlands Preserve 8150 Tahoe Parke Cir, Austin, TX 78726
Description: You must register here to participate: https://signup.com/go/sUmcHmJ More details will be sent after registration. Meet near the cul-de-sac in the Northeast part of Tahoe Parke Cir.
Host Name: Wendy Anderson @wendelia
Email: wendy.anderson@tpwd.texas.gov
Time: 8:00:00 AM to 11:59:00 PM
Location: Inks Lake State Park 3630 Park Rd 4 W, Burnet, TX 78611
Description: Meet Wendy at 8am at the Inks Lake State Park headquarters for a BioBlitz! Leave whenever, stay as late as you like. Come prepared with hiking shoes, a charged phone/camera, water, and snacks! Park admission required, park reservation recommended. https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/inks-lake
Saturday April 29
Host Name: Lauren Sweat
Email: Lauren.Sweat@tpwd.texas.gov
Time: 10:00:00 AM to 11:30:00 AM
Location: McKinney Falls State Park McKinney Falls State Park (meet at the Upper Falls restroom)
Description: Link to event on our website: https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/mckinney-falls/city-nature-challenge-2023
Host Name: Travis Audubon Society
Email: teresa@travisaudubon.org
Time: 2:00:00 PM to 4:00:00 PM
Location: Blair Woods Nature Preserve 5401 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78721
Description: In addition to limited parking at Blair Woods, visitors are encouraged to use designated "visitor" parking spots next door at Heritage Pointe (1950 Webberville Rd). From the apartment entrance, drive around to the back of the apartments and access the preserve through the pedestrian gate along the fence line.
Host Name: The Trail Conservancy
Email: cgarza@siglogroup.com
Time: 8:00:00 AM to 12:00:00 PM
Location: Holly Shores 2 robert t martinez jr st, austin, tx 78702
Host Name: Stephen Garmon
Email: stephen.garmon@tpwd.texas.gov
Time: 9:00:00 AM to 10:00:00 AM
Location: Pedernales Falls State Park Pedernales Falls State Park (The Picnic Area)
Description: Join us for a look into the wildlife of the park! Help us to document them and gather data that could help us better understand them! Meet at the picnic area.
Host Name: Ecology Action of Texas
Email: eric@ecology-action.org
Time: :5:00:00 PM to 10:00:00 PM
Location: Circle Acres Nature Preserve and Roy G Guerrero Colorado River Metro Park 400 Grove Blvd
Description: we will have a few different organized events during the day and evening: 5pm Mushroom Walk, 6:30 Arboretum Trail Tour and Bioblitz, 8-10 Mothing event with ACC Biology.
Sunday April 30
Host Name: John Davis @jdavisz
Email: John.Davis2@austintexas.gov
Time: 9:00:00 AM to 12:00:00 PM
Location: Red Bluff Nature Preserve 5808 Harold Ct Austin, TX 78721
Description:
Host Name: Wendy Anderson @wendelia
Email: wendy.anderson@tpwd.texas.gov
Time: 8:00:00 AM to 11:59:00 PM
Location: Bastrop State Park 477 Park Rd 1-A, Bastrop, TX 78602
Description: Meet Wendy at 8am at the Scenic Overlook at Bastrop State Park for a BioBlitz! Leave whenever, stay as late as you like. Come prepared with hiking shoes, a charged phone/camera, water, and snacks! Park admission required, park reservation recommended. https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/bastrop
Monday May 1
Host Name: Audrey Gray
Email: Audrey.Gray@traviscountytx.gov
Time: 9:30:00 AM to 11:00:00 AM
Location: Walnut Creek Metro Park 12138 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78753
Description:
Host Name: Sheila Prescott
Time: 11:00:00 AM to 12:01:00 PM
Location: St Pauls Lutheran Church 3501 Red River Austin, TX 78705
Description: City Nature Challenge event, urban exploration. Park in south lot on Lutheran Ln
Comments
Tagging the most active users from last year 2022 Austin Area CNC! Any 2023 CNC goals you have to share? Do you have any CNC meet ups you would like to share? @jcochran706 @plectrudis @mikef451 @atlasmira @honeymushroom @cindychrisler @gcwarbler @foresterbabberney @aandmg @lswift @sherrymariekay @texsungirl @kucycads @franpfer @arnanthescout @aguilita @prairie_rambler @star3 @jgw_atx @joshua_tx @jeffmci9 @entomike @lanechaffin @ydobon @pintobeans
Thanks, Wendy! I'll be at the BCP event on Friday.
I don't have any meetups to share, but the ones you posted look very interesting! Would be great if we could get more mothing/nocturnal insect events going for the CNC! Creatures of the night...
@jcochran706 If the weather is right, I will be mothing at Inks Lake State Park on Friday night! My current mothing set up requires an electric hook up (I don't have a portable battery pack). I am free Saturday and Sunday night for mothing if theres a good place you can recommend that has electricity!
@wendelia I think I'll join you guys at Inks Lake in the evening for mothing! I'll bring my battery-powered rig. Are you going to moth at Bastrop State Park on Sunday? I'd really like to see what's there in that different habitat. The park should have power somewhere, right? And I could bring my battery-powered setup.
@jcochran706 wonderful!!!! Shoot me a text or call me at 512-656-1222 to make sure its still going on. I have not yet planned out mothing for Bastrop State Park on Sunday, but it would be a GREAT idea to! I don't have a campsite or cabin reserved there, so we would have to use your battery-powered setup. Also, heads up, I am a newbie to moths so I am heavily dependent on iNaturalist for ID thus far! Yeah it would be interesting to see what moths are present in those two very different ecological areas!
I'll be at Holly Shores at 8am on Saturday morning and then I will be running the mothing event at Roy G. Guerrero on Saturday night. Happy Hunting to all of you!
All.... ARGH! .... The typo for the date at Red Bluff was totally my fault! I am so sorry. I apparently got the date right on other outlets, but typed the wrong date here. What a colossal failure on my part. Apologies all around. Thank you @aprilsee for pointing this out!
Y'all are awesome and I hope you have gotten to get some good observations in this weekend!
@franpfer, you were certainly providing confirmations in near real time! Thanks to all who are confirming observations!
All, for future reference... how much battery power is needed for mothing? In the future, the Austin preserves system has a generator if you want to do mothing events in preserves and I, personally, have a 300 watt battery power supply.
@jdavisz Regarding battery power for mothing, it depends on the time you'll be firing the USB-type light. I use the battery below and it will last about eight or nine hours, which is plenty for almost all events. The battery is very portable.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JIWQPMW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
@cmeckerman Curtis can comment on the use of a generator, as he employs one to power his mercury-vapor light, which needs "real" electricity.
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