CEDAR RIDGE

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NEW PERGOLA AT CATTAIL POND During your next visit to to Cedar Ridge Preserve be sure to check out our newly constructed pergola at the Cattail Pond overlook that was made possible by the generous gift of the Raj, Motgi, Sharma, and Lath families and constructed by Master Naturalist Paul Crowe.

Conservation in Action!

Third Saturday of each Month
September through May - 9:00-Noon
June, July, August - 8:00-11:00 AM

Habitat Restoration and Trail Maintenance at Cedar Ridge Preserve is on 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 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.

Our new sign donated by Paul Stringer, of Hightech Signs, 972-257-1100.

7171 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75249 (972-709-7784)
LOCATION MAP

HOURS:
November 1 - March 31 - 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. April 1 - October 31 - 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Closed Mondays

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 and wildflowers, butterfly gardens, limited picnic areas and wild mammals, birds, insects and reptiles. 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.

Please be aware that wheeled vehicles of ALL types, including bicycles, are prohibited on the trails. NOTE: CRP cannot accommodate large groups because there are not a lot of seating, tables, or other picnic equipment.

TRAIL MAP

POSSUMHAW TRAIL GUIDE

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.

	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.

What is the best dressed hiker at Cedar Ridge Preserve wearing?  A Cedar Ridge Preserve T-shirt, of course! To purchase T-shirts, come to a CONSERVATION IN ACTION workday held on the third Saturday of every month or to an Audubon Dallas program meeting on the THIRD THURSDAY of most months at Trinity River Audubon Center. Our shirts are only $15 (but if you'd like to slip in a little more, every bit helps). You will be proud of the role you play in supporting CRP by volunteering and promoting the preserve by wearing our logo.