CEDAR RIDGE PRESERVE

YOU CAN'T MISS US!

Thanks to Paul Stringer, owner of Hightech Signs, who made our beautiful Cedar Ridge Preserve sign and donated it to us! Paul is a longtime hiker at The Preserve who has a wife and three Jack Russell Terriers who love CRP also. Call him at 972-257-1100 for your signage needs.

At an elevation of 755 feet, Cedar Ridge Preserve  (formerly the Dallas Nature Center) is a slice of the hill country just 20 minutes from downtown Dallas. Cedar Ridge Preserve is a natural habitat of 600 acres featuring:

• About 9 miles of trails
• Native trees, grasses, wildflowers
• Butterfly gardens
• Limited picnic areas
• Wild mammals, birds, insects and reptiles

Visit us: 7171 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75249 972-709-7784 Preserve Hours Nov. 1 – Mar. 31 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Apr. 1 – Oct. 31 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Closed Mondays

For questions about educational programming, scheduling a visit by a school group, or planning a Scout project, call 972-709-7784. Want to help CRP and recycle at the same time? Save your old printer cartridges, and give them to Ed or Sharon Noyce if you see them at CRP or at a program meeting. They'll take them to Staples and get some money back.

CRP has been managed by Audubon Dallas since April 2003 by charter from the Dallas County Park & Open Space Program and the City of Dallas. To view the General Rules and Regulations from the Dallas County Park and Open Space Program, click here. In addition to the general rules and regulations, please be aware that wheeled vehicles of ALL types, including bicycles, are prohibited on the trails, including bicycles.
NOTE: CRP cannot accommodate large groups because there is not a lot of seating, tables, or other picnic equipment.

Location Map .pdf          Trail Map .pdf

Conservation in Action! - Third Saturday of Every Month from 9 – 11 AM
Habitat Restoration & Trail Maintenance at Cedar Ridge Preserve happens the 3rd Saturday of every month throughout the year, rain or shine. Volunteers remove non-native plants, restore trails, and work in the butterfly garden. Repairing trails reduces erosion trouble spots and removing non-native plants clears crowded trail edges. We'll provide snacks, water, pruning shears, shovels, and work gloves. All you need to bring is sun screen and bug repellent. Questions? Contactinfo_CRP@yahoo.com

New Donation Box at Cedar Ridge Preserve
	Want to help us keep CRP in top condition? By donating both your time (come to our Conservation in Action! workdays) and money (suggested donation of $3), you'll be doing your part to maintaining the preserve and its wonderful trails.

Here’s some projects the Boy Scouts have worked on:

• Round meeting area in Garden
• Bridge on Cedar Brake Trail
• Bird Viewing Area
• Steps on Mulberry Trail

This lovely photo of a bridge on Possumhaw Trail was taken by Joan O’Connor. The Student Conservation Association (SCA) built steps on this trail recently.

What is the best dressed hiker at Cedar Ridge Preserve (CRP) wearing this Fall? A CRP T-shirt, of course!

They are modeled below by Ed Noyce, CRP Committe Chair and Sharon Noyce, President of Audubon Dallas. Sales of our T-shirts supplement the money Audubon Dallas receives from the CIty of Dallas that funds proper management of the Preserve.

To buy T-shirts, come to a Conservation in Action (CIA) workday held on the third Saturday of every month or an Audubon Dallas program meeting on the second Monday of most months. (To see our lineup of programs, click here.) Our shirts are only $15 (but if you'd like to slip in a little more, every bit helps). You can be proud of the role you play in supporting CRP by volunteering and promoting the preserve by wearing our logo.

NOTE: For more information about another Audubon sanctuary in Dallas - Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC), call 214-398-8722 or visit : http://www.trinityriveraudubon.org/