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CEDAR RIDGE PRESERVE
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: Preserve Hours |
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. |
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Join us at the Sweet Tomatoes "Fun Raiser"
The fun-raiser will be held Friday, March 19, 2010, at the Sweet Tomatoes Restaurant in Arlington from 5 - 8 PM. Sweet Tomatoes will give Cedar Ridge Preserve 15% of the value of each diner's purchase of food and drink when they give the cashier a flyer for the event. (To print the flyer, click here to open the Adobe Reader PDF). Definitely a win-win situation -- you enjoy good food while knowing you're helping out CRP.
Here's the address:
Sweet Tomatoes
4001 Matlock Rd.
Arlington, TX 76015
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? Contact info_CRP@yahoo.com
Saturday, February 12-15, 2010
Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)
You have 3 ways to participate in the GBBC:
- On your own. (1) Select a site -- your backyard, a local park, anywhere. (2) Visit the GBBC web site for instructions (www.birdsource.org/gbbc), then count birds on any of the four dates. (3) Re-visit the web site and report your sightings. It's that simple. And it's free!
- At Cedar Ridge Preserve. If you want to participate and not get involved with GBBC instructions and reporting, participate in CRP's own GBBC on Saturday, February 13. MN Jim Varnum leads a walk at 8:00 AM. Or come any time and browse around on your own or with Jim. Our goal is 25 species on that day. More Info - contact Jim Varnum at jevarnum@aol.com or 214-543-2055.
- In Irving. Friday, February 12. Volunteers needed to help children and youth participate in GBBC. Contact Marcy Brown Marsden mebrown@udallas.edu or 972-721-5245
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 10 AM and 1 PM
Cedar Ridge Preserve - Geoffrey B. Stanford Trout Lily Walk
Leader: Jim Varnum -( jevarnum@aol.com or 214-543-2055).
Meeting place: CRP at 7171 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75249. Go to http://www.audubondallas.org/cedarridge.htm for location map.
Description: Trout lilies, or white dog-toothed violets, are the harbingers of spring in the plant world. These flowers in the lily family bloom from just mid-February to mid-March. Jim Varnum will conduct a short 1-hr. walk to observe trout lilies. Bring your camera.
Field Trip Length: approximately 1hour
RSVP is not required, but would be appreciated
For information on field trips and walks at Cedar Ridge Preserve, go to http://www.audubondallas.org/fieldtrips.html.
New Donation Box at Cedar Ridge Preserve |
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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
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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. |
Want to Show Your Support and Be Well Dressed All at the Same Time?
What is the best dressed hiker at Cedar Ridge Preserve (CRP) wearing this Fall? A CRP T-shirt, of course! Modeled below by Harve and Julie Mobley and Lance Beebe, sales of these T-shirts will supplement the money Audubon Dallas receives from the CIty of Dallas, and that we need to manage the Preserve properly.
Julie, Volunteer of the Year for 2007, says, "Buying the Tshirts is a great way to support and promote the Preserve!” *To buy a T-shirt, 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.) Only $15 (but if you'd like to slip in a little more, every donation helps). You can be proud of the role you play in supporting CRP by volunteering and advertising CRP by wearing our logo. |
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NOTE: For more information about another Audubon sanctuary in Dallas -- the new Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC) that just opened October 18th, call 214-398-TRAC (or 214-398-8722) or go to: http://www.trinityriveraudubon.org/