List of Conservation and Environmental Organizations


    Federal

    Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
    10711 Burnet Road, Suite 201, Austin, TX 78732; 512-339-9432; http://www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/us_nwr/tx_balco.htm

    Caddo and Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands
    U. S. Forest Service, P.O. Box 507, 1400 N. US 81/287, Decatur, TX 76234; 940-627-5475 or Caddo Work Center (Field Office) U.S. Forest Service, Rt. 2 Honey Grove, TX 75446; 903-378-2103

    Pat Mayse State Wildlife Management Area
    Pat Mayse Project Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 129, Powderly, TX 75473; 903-732-3020

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Environmental Division)
    P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor St., Ft. Worth, TX 76102-0300; 817-978-2201;
    http://www.swf.usace.army.mil

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region 6-EN-XP)
    1445 Ross Ave., Dallas TX 75202-2733, 214-665-2258;
    http://www.epa.gov; http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/index.htm

    EPA Office of Planning and Coordination
    Contact: Robert D. Lawrence, Chief, EPA Region 6-EN-XP, 214-665-2258;
    http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6en/xp/enxp1.htm

    EPA Ecosystems Protection Branch
    Contact: Richard Hoppers, Chief, EPA Region 6-WQ-E, 214-665-7135

    EPA Marine and Wetlands Section
    Contact: Becky Weber, Chief 214-665-6680 or Richard Prather, Wetlands Coordinator 214-665-8830 or Norm Sears, Texas State Lead 214-665-8336

    EPA Watershed Management Section
    Sharon Parrish, Chief, 214-665-7145

     

    State

    Texas Agricultural Extension Service Stephenville Research and Extension Center
    Route 2, Box 1, Stephenville, TX 76401; 254-968-4144;
    http://stephenville.tamu.edu

    Texas Agricultural Extension Service Dallas Research and Extension Center
    17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX 75252; 972-231-5362

    Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife
    4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX 78744, 1-800-792-1112 - General Information Line;
    http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us

    List of Texas State Parks
    http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/

    Bonham State Park (Fannin Co.)
    RR 1 Box 337, Bonham, TX 75418 903-583-5022

    Cedar Hill State Park (Dallas Co.)
    P.O. Box 2649, Cedar Hill, TX 75104 972-291-3900

    Cleburne State Park (Johnson Co.)
    5800 Park Road 21, Cleburne, TX 76031 817-645-4215

    Cooper Lake State Park (Delta and Hopkins Co.)
    Rt 1 Box 231-A15, Cooper, TX 75432 903-395-3100

    Dinosaur Valley State Park (Somervell Co.)
    P.O. Box 396, Glen Rose, TX 76043 254-897-4588

    Eisenhower State Park (Grayson Co.)
    RR 2 Box 50K, Denison TX 75020 903-465-1956;
    espc@texoma.net

    Lake Brownwood State Park (Brown Co.)
    RR 5, Box 160, Lake Brownwood, TX 76801 915-784-5223

    Lake Mineral Wells Park (Parker Co.)
    RR 4 Box 39 C, Mineral Wells, TX 76067 940-328-1171

    Lake Whitney State Park (Hill Co.)
    Box 1175, Whitney, TX 76692 254-694-3793

    Meridian State Park (Bosque Co.)
    Rt. 2, Box 2465, Meridian. TX 76665 254-435-2536

    Mother Neff State Park (Coryell Co.)
    1680 Texas 236 Hwy, Moody, TX 76557-3317 254-853-2389

    Possum Kingdom State Park (Palo Pinto Co.)
    P.O. Box 70, Caddo TX 76429 940-549-1803

    Ray Roberts Lake State Park (Cooke and Denton Co.)
    100 PW 4137, Pilot Point TX 76258-8944 940-686-2148

    Granger Wildlife Management Area (Williamson Co.)
    Rt. 2, Box 501, Burnet, TX 78611 512-859-2668 or 512-756-2945

     

    Public

    Dallas Nature Center
    7171 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75249; 972-296-1955; Fax 972-296-0072

    Dallas County Park and Open Space Program
    411 Elm Street, 3rd Floor, TX 75202-3301; 214-653-6653; Fax 214-653-651

    Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
    9601 Fossil Ridge Road, Fort Worth, TX 76135; 817-237-1111; Fax 817-237-1168

    Harry S. Moss Park (City of Dallas)
    Contact: Ruth Andersson May; 214-361-7772

    Parkhill Prairie Preserve, Collin County Parks and Open Space Program
    7117 County Road 166, McKinney, TX 75070-7317; 972-548-4141

    River Legacy Living Science Center
    P.O. Box 150392, Arlington, TX 76015; 817-860-6752; Fax 817-860-1595;
    rlegacy@startext.net; http://www.riverlegacy.com

    Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park
    3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX 75210; 214-428-7476; fax 214-428-5338
    http://texasdiscoverygardens.org/

     

    Private

    Austin College Center for Environmental Studies
    900 North Grand Avenue, Sherman, TX 75090; 903-817-2000 general number; 903-817-2342 Science Area Secretary;
    http://www.austincollege.edu/academics/centers-and-institutes/center-for-environmental-studies/

    Botanical Research Institute of Texas
    1700 University Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76107-3400; 817-332-4441; Fax 817-332-4112;
    info@brit.org; http://www.brit.org

    Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary
    One Nature Place, McKinney, TX 75069-8840; 972-562-5566;
    heardmuseum@texoma.net; http://www.heardmuseum.org

    Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
    4801 Lacrosse Ave., Austin, TX 78739; 512-292-4200;
    wildflower@wildflower.org; http://www.wildflower.org

    Local NPSOT Chapter Contacts in North Central Texas

    Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT), State Office
    Coordinator: Dana Tucker, P.O. Box 891, Georgetown, TX 78627; 512-238-0695; Fax 512-238-0703;
    dtucker@io.com

    Belton (Tonkawa)
    Marie Kline, 134 Woodland Trail, Belton, TX 76513, 817-780-1715

    Collin County
    Betsy Farris, 4205 Tynes Drive, Garland, TX 75042, 972-494-2241

    Dallas
    Hannah Larson, 1020 N. Cedar Hill Rd., Cedar Hill, TX 75104, 972-291-7545

    Denton
    Lou Kraft, 1933 Laurelwood, Denton, TX 76201, 817-387-7725

    North Central Texas
    Jim Leavy, 4115 Bellaire Dr. S., Fort Worth, TX 76109, 817-923-4189

    Waco
    Bob Chapman, 441 Lindenwood W., Hewitt, TX 76643, 817-666-7046

    Native Prairies Association of Texas
    Contact: S. Lee Stone, 3503 Lafayette Avenue, Austin, TX 78722-1807; 512-327-5437; Fax 512-476-1663;
    leeprairie@aol.com

    The Nature Conservancy of Texas, State Office
    P.O. Box 1440, San Antonio, Texas 78295-1440; 210-224-8774;
    txfo@tnc.org; http://www.tnc.org

    The Nature Conservancy of Texas, North Texas/Blackland Prairies Regional Office
    Contact: James Eidson, Clymer Meadow Preserve, County Road 1140, Celeste, TX 75423; 903-568-4139

    Texas Committee on Natural Resources
    5952 Royal Lane, Suite 168, Dallas, TX 75230; 214-368-1791; Fax 214-265-1260;
    tconr@mindspring.com

    Thompson Foundation
    2801 Turtle Creek 2W, Dallas, TX 75219; 214-522-6142;
    blair1189@aol.com

    Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Links

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