Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge Bioblitz at the old Camp Jarvis site

Join us for a BioBlitz of the old Camp Jarvis, part of the Fort Worth Nature Center located on the north side of the refuge across the river. According to Rob Denkhaus, the past director at the FWNC, the land was acquired by the city around 1913. The camp operated from approximately 1932 - 1953, before being acquired by the FWNC in the 1970s. This area isn’t public access, so this will be the first BioBlitz there. Your iNaturalist observations will be automatically uploaded to the Fort Worth Nature Center iNaturalist project.

Two rare Tarrant County plant species are known from Camp Jarvis. Both occur in only two locations in the county.

Meet at 8:45 am. Do not go to the front entrance off Jacksboro Highway. Use the Google map link, which will be provided when you register.

Species expected in this plant community: Quercus sinuata, Quercus buckleyi, Quercus shumardii, Cercis texensis (Cercis canadensis var texensis), Sorghastrum nutans, Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardii, Bouteloua curtipendula, Penstemon laxiflorus, Penstemon cobaea, Helianthus maximiliani, Ibervillea lindheimeri, Ipomopsis rubra, Monarda citriodora, Monarda punctata, Engelmannia peristenia, Thelesperma filifolium, Gaillardia pulchella, Glandularia bipinnitifida, Glandularia pumila, Fraxinus albicans and Celtis reticulata.

*This tour is offered by donations. The suggested donation amount is $5; but please donate any amount you believe this special tour is worth. Donations benefit the Native Prairies Association of Texas (conservation & land trust organization) & are non-refundable.