Welcome to the Post Oak & Prairie Project
We are a community of people with a love of the land, water, plants and animals of North Texas. The project includes Michael Smith, Kayla West, and Rob Denkhaus. Michael and Rob are co-editors of the Post Oak & Prairie Journal.
Changes in Progress!
This site is transitioning from the LBJ Grasslands Project, and so it includes information about that National Grasslands and will soon include a lot more. We hope you’ll check back frequently and see what happens!
What do we do?
The Project does several things. First, it publishes a journal dedicated to the Cross Timbers and prairies of North Texas – the Post Oak & Prairie Journal. The journal’s first issue was published in 2015, initially under the umbrella of an organization called “Crosstimbers Connection.” That organization ended, but the journal has continued to publish articles from time to time. Its purpose is to share information about the natural history of North Texas, including field work with data as well as descriptions and noteworthy observations. As editor Rob Denkhaus wrote in the first issue, “Wouldn’t it be grand to have a local journal that would appeal to an old school naturalist such as Leopold or Muir … accessible to professionals and laypeople, and the array of naturalists in between…?” The journal is available as a free pdf download.
You can join the project’s community on Facebook, as the “Post Oak & Prairie Community,” currently including 143 members. It is a private group that is happy to welcome new members who share its purpose and values.
Michael and Kayla have led small group walks at LBJ National Grasslands and will continue doing that. Walks involve seeing and better understanding the species that live there and can involve the practice of nature journaling or mindfulness. There is no charge for participating. We would be glad to have you go with us on one of our scheduled walks. You can request information and sign up for activities within the Facebook group or by using the form on our Contact page.
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