Talks & Walks Calendar

Wild DFW at Community Nature Expo
Saturday, July 18th, from 11 am to 2 pm

J Erik Jonnson downtown Dallas Public Library – 5tth floor
1515 Young St. Dallas, TX 75201
free parking underneath – access off of Wood

Community Nature Expo welcomes families with kids and other folks. Come see nature exhibitors and activities tucked away everywhere, even on the balcony. I’ll be there with a photo display and copies of Wild DFW: Explore the Amazing Nature Around Dallas-Fort Worth: https://Wild-DFW.com
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Presenters from prior years include: Trinity River Audubon Center, Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, Dallas Paleontological Society, Dallas Park and Recreation Department, Dallas Zoo, City of Dallas Environmental Education Initiative, For the Love of the Lake, North Texas Master Naturalists, Perot Museum, Cedar Hill State Park – Texas Parks and Wildlife, Perot Museum, Dallas Zoo,

Meditative Dusk Watching w/ Moonlady & Bird-Wiz Reba Collins

Sept 19 Sat – 7 to 9 pm

Spring Creek Forest Park
1787 Holford Rd, Garland, TX 75044
~ the section without paved trails ~

Bring a chair and a soothing beverage to sip. Join a bunch of mellow lovers or nature and the cosmos as we watch dusk descend. Moonlady aka Amy Martin will guide us in what to be aware of as diminishing light eases us into night. Reba will help identify the birds that catch insects arising at dusk and populate the night. We will ease into the restorative grace of darkness as we witness nature’s shift change.

13 Things You Need to Know About the Poison Oak and Ivy Rash

Sept 24 Thur – 11:30 am to 1 pm

Myers Park & Event Center 
7117 Co Rd 166, McKinney, TX 75071

In this subversively funny talk, Amy Martin, author of Itchy Business: How to Treat the Poison Ivy and Poison Oak Rash, Prevent Exposure and Eradicate the Plant, shares her deep knowledge of poison oak and ivy gleaned from 12 years working in wildlife habitat management. Facts such as that soap is terrible for removing urushiol from the skin and the poison oak and ivy barrier creams that actually work.

You’ll learn how humans are the only animal allergic to poison oak and ivy, and why your immunity to poison oak and ivy can change at any time. Understand that the rash is an allergy to be managed, not a poison to be extracted, and how you respond to its allergen depends on a number of factors. Discover the herbs that are far better treating the rash than jewelweed and effective topical minerals like Milk of Magnesia. Afterwards, share your story of rash woe. It’s an entertaining talk that will leave you itching for more.