On Saturday, May 19, the Botanical Research Institute of Texas will host Prairie Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prairie Day celebrates the beauty of the North Texas native landscape through a series of family-oriented, hands-on events that showcase the native grasses, wildflowers, and vegetation blanketing the BRIT site just off University Drive. This is a free event! Planned activities include:
- Tours of BRIT’s living roof exhibit
- Log Cabin Village paper flower making, spinning, toys and games
- Experts in period costumes will be on hand
- Cowboy Poet Lanny Joe Burnett
- Historical marker tours
- Native prairie history and lectures
- Guided plant walks on the BRIT campus
- An authentic chuck wagon exhibit
- A binocular station to get a close-up look at plants on BRIT’s living roof
- Lectures on invasive plants and local prairies
- Plant preservation studio tours
- “Important Life of Bees” by the Texas Association of Beekeepers
Entertainment will be provided by the Katie Keenie Band, a country-western band, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Lone Star Bar-B-Que will serve lunch for $5 – so bring some cash if you think you’ll get hungry! (Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
BRIT is at 1700 University Drive.
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