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Native Plants & Prairies Day Event White Rock Lake Plant Sale Pre-Orders are available through May 1. Pick-Up on Saturday, May 3rd. Pre-Order Form Browse Available Pre-Order Packages and Potted Plants 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/1 Pre-Order Form

Certify Your Wildlife Habitat Keep scrolling down to learn more. Click on the button below when you're ready to certify your space! I'm Ready to Certify About Garden for Wildlife® Garden for Wildlife® is the act of planting with purpose to benefit wildlife and people. • An ideal Certified Wildlife Habitat® provides food, water, cover, and places to raise young for wildlife with a minimum goal of 70% native plants that provide multi-season bloom and are free of neonicotinoids and other pesticides or herbicides. • Wildlife gardening occurs where people live, work, play, learn, and worship and especially benefits wildlife including birds, pollinators, insects, amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals. • Gardening for wildlife helps people connect to nature and enjoy its benefits. There’s no easier place to get a daily dose of nature and the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits that go along with it than right outside your own door. • Wildlife gardening is inclusive. Anyone, at any age, in any place, can help. Anyone can participate and receive recognition for their efforts, whether it’s one person with a window box or an entire community that has built a wildlife habitat corridor. Turn Your Space into a Certified Wildlife Habitat® Wildlife is experiencing a crisis like none before in our lifetimes. Luckily, you have the power to help wildlife by supporting them where you live! You can support wildlife in your own yard and neighborhood by using sustainable gardening practices or by totally transforming your lawn into a natural landscape! Native plants are the foundation of a wildlife habitat garden. They provide ample sources of food, cover and places to raise young. The National Wildlife Federation recommends a habitat garden space strive for 70% native plants. You can find native plant lists for your zip code through the Native Plant Finder or look through keystone plant lists for your ecoregion ! By creating a habitat in your outdoor space that provides the habitat essentials of food, water, cover, places to raise young, and sustainable practices, you can even get recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat®! By certifying, your wildlife habitat will be recognized by both the National Wildlife Federation and Texas Conservation Alliance. Getting your space recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat helps you to advance the mission of Texas Conservation Alliance and the National Wildlife Federation. Plus, it comes with tons of benefits! Benefits of your $25 certification include: A personalized certificate. A one-year National Wildlife Federation membership and subscription to National Wildlife® magazine. 10% off National Wildlife Federation catalog merchandise such as nesting boxes, feeders, birdbaths, and other items to enhance your wildlife garden. Subscription to monthly Garden for Wildlife® Habitats e-newsletter with gardening tips, wildlife stories, and other resources. Exclusive option to purchase attractive garden signs designating your garden as a Certified Wildlife Habitat® with the National Wildlife Federation and Texas Conservation Alliance. *Use code GFW40 to get a Classic Sign or flag for just $18 when you certify! That's 40% off the sign price!* Learn more about how to certify! Commonly Used URLs Certification Tool

Lights Out, DFW! Turn off your ligh ts, protect wildlife . It's spring migration! Keep birds flying high by turning off non-essential lighting from 11 p.m. - 6 a.m. March 1 – June 15 Peak Migration: April 22 – May 12 The Lights Out, DFW! team is excited to share our midseason updates! Link Lights Out, Dallas! The Challenge. Texas is essential for migratory birds, with millions soaring across our Lone Star skies every spring and fall. Most birds migrate at night, and brightly lit buildings can confuse and disorient them on their journey, resulting in deadly collisions. In the US, as many as 3.5 billion birds die from collisions with buildings every yea r! Because of light pollution, the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is the 3rd most dangerous area in the United States for migratory birds to travel through. Link Lights Out, Fort Worth! The Campaign. Lights Out, DFW! is a flagship program of the statewide Lights Out, Texas! campaign, targeting non-essential lighting in the DFW metroplex. Aiming to ensure a darker night sky, all business owners and residents are encouraged to go lights out during bird migration seasons. Throughout fall and spring migrations, collision surveys are conducted daily along set routes in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth to assess lights-out efforts. During these early morning surveys, volunteers document and collect bird-building collision fat alities and 1/12 rescue stunned and injured birds. Collected specimens enter a salvage pipeline to be incorporated into the Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections (BRTC) at Texas A&M University, where samples are taken to support avian research projects at Texas A&M and beyond. TCA has partnered with other non-profit organizations such as Dallas Zoo, Texas Master Naturalists, Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Trinity River Audubon Center, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus, and Fort Worth Audubon Society to con duct these surveys. What You Can Do. By turning off non-essential lighting from 11pm-6am , you can provide migratory birds safer passage across the Texas night sky . Certify your home or business with Lights Out For Wildlife! It's free and easy. Click to learn m ore and make the pledge. Use your voice! Be an advocate for wildlife, spread the Lights Out message, and make your community safer for migrating birds. Encourage your local government, businesses, and neighbors to take Lights Out action and consider bird-friendly building options. Lights Out Flyers Outreach Email Templates Advocacy Toolkit Social Media Toolkit In te rested In Volunteering? Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting our collision monitoring efforts. By volunteering with the Lights Out, DFW! team, you help save stunned or injured birds, gather valuable data for research, and promote a darker night sky in our community. The program has encouraged hundreds of citizens to participate in community science. Both groups and individuals are welcom e. Lights Out, Dallas! Lights Out, Fort Worth! Find our previous Survey Highlights and Observations below: LOD Spring 24 LOFW Spring 24 LOD Fall 24 LOFW Fall 24 Lights Out, DFW! Updates Want to get updates throughout the Lights Out season? Sign up here for emails! Upcoming Community Events Catch the Lights Out, DFW! team out in the community talking about birds and building collisions at these upcoming events. Inquire Here Are you an educator interested in hosting an event or presentation in the DFW region? Please click here for Lights Out, DFW! requests. Lights Out for Wildlife Certification Every person and every business, school, hotel, home, high rise, restaurant, municipal building, and place of worship can receive a Lights Out for Wildlife certification. Certification comes with a certificate to celebrate your pledge to save wildlife and lets you share your commitment publicly with colleagues, coworkers, customers, family, and friends. It provides a public way to show off your commitment to conservation while inspiring others to take action and join in. Certification is a source of pride for all involved and it's free, so sign up today! Certify Your Home or Building Here How We Started And What We've Found. TCA is an on-the-ground leader in a statewide effort to darken the night sky, Lights Out, Texas! This citizen-science and outreach initiative, led by Audubon Texas , started in 2017 in response to a mass fallout-collision event in Galveston that killed nearly 400 songbirds in one night. Our campaign started in fall of 2020 in response to a publication that found, out of the 125 largest urban areas in the continental US, DFW ranks 3rd highest in exposing migratory birds to light pollution. Though originally just Lights Out, Dallas! our work has since expanded across the DFW metroplex with Lights Out, Fort Worth! in Spring 2023. Over each of the past six migratory seasons, TCA has conducted 57 to 80 consecutive surveys, collecting hundreds of mortalities over 100 species. Tha nks to 7,295 hours of volunteer service , TCA has surveyed 5,643 miles , collecte d 3,098 mortalities , performed 324 rescues , and ensured lights-out action from hundreds of businesses and homes . Watch our Texas Parks and Wildlife Special!

Careers in Conservation This page was last updated on April 26, 2025. There are zero (0) announcements available at this time. Click on the PDF Description to view details, responsibilities, and how to apply. 1. Expired: No longer accepting applications for this position. Community Conservation & Communication Coordinator - North Texas (PDF Description ) 2. Expired: No longer accepting applications for this position. Community Conservation Coordinator - Pineywoods East Texas (PDF Description ) About Texas Conservation Alliance For more than half a century, Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) has advocated for wildlife and their habitats. Mission: TCA educates Texans and builds alliances to enhance and sustain wildlife habitat and to protect our land, air, and water for future generations. TCA has built public support to establish numerous public wildlife areas, resulting in more than 250,000 Texas acres protected. TCA has recruited thousands of Texans to active conservation and successful advocacy through grassroots coalitions and community-driven, hands-on, habitat restoration programs that welcome all communities into conservation and promote stewardship for Texas’ wildlife and wild places. ********** Texas Conservation Alliance is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity as core tenets of the organization, where everyone is respected and valued regardless of race, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or national origin.

Join the TCA 50 Support Circle to support emerging leaders in conservation with TCA's internship program. TCA50 SUPPORT CIRCLE Join the TCA50, a major giving circle to support TCA's Careers in Conservation Internship Program. Texas Conservation Alliance is seeking 50 conservation heroes to make a special gift of $1,000 or above to help train and equip TCA troops in the trenches protecting Texas rivers, forests, and wildlife. Special thanks to these folks for supporting TCA's internship program! CAREERS IN CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TCA’s Careers in Conservation Internship Program is helping train the future conservation leaders of Texas. Students work alongside TCA’s seasoned conservation professionals and experience the frontlines of saving wildlife and their habitats in the state. Internship projects vary, but the opportunity to develop technical acumen, exercise transferable skills, and cultivate conservation leadership is integral to every TCA experience. SUPPORT EMERGING CONSERVATION LEADERS Visit TCA's donation page then make a special gift of $1,000 or above to become a member of the TCA50. Your gift supports TCA's Careers in Conservation Internship Program, offering emerging conservation leaders work experience protecting and restoring Texas rivers, forests, and endangered prairies. Long-term success requires farsighted planning and provision for the future. Your membership in the TCA50 Support Circle will help ensure conservation victories across the next 50 years. Each member will help strengthen TCA's staffing through paid internships, mentoring, and engagement with a new generation of Texas talent. Along with our thanks, you'll receive a special TCA50 lapel pin, a TCA cap, and TCA program updates. More About Internships

Apply for a 10-week internship at Texas Conservation Alliance. TCA seeks conservation leaders to engage in real projects to protect Texas wildlife. CAREERS IN CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Work with TCA staff implementing wildlife conservation projects around Texas in our 10-week and 12-week internship programs. Scroll down to learn more. Summer Internship Details To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Internship Application Word Document This page was last updated on 4/24/2025 Texas Conservation Alliance (TCA) is seeking interns who are passionate about protecting Texas wildlife and their habitats. Our Careers in Conservation Internship Program is helping train the future conservation leaders of Texas. Participants work alongside TCA’s seasoned conservation professionals and experience the frontlines of saving wildlife and their habitats in the state. Internship projects vary, but the opportunity to develop technical acumen, exercise transferable skills, and cultivate conservation leadership is integral to every TCA experience. Selected candidates will work with TCA staff to implement wildlife conservation projects. Our 10-week/12-week* internship offers opportunities to make positive impacts for wildlife and provides valuable hands on learning experiences and professional development opportunities applicable to future careers in sustainability and conservation. *Lights Out Dallas, Lights Out Fort Worth, and Lights Out College Station internships will be 12 weeks long. Potential Projects

First Unitarian Church of Dallas Climate Action Team Native Plant Sale Use the form below to purchase locally grown native plants propagated by Texas Conservation Alliance. Swipe through the packages to see more details about the plants. Online ordering is available from Friday, March 21, through Monday, April 07. Pick up is on Sunday April 13, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. ~ 4" pots of plants will be available for purchase on the day of the event.~ Browse Available Packages 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 Order Form

Learn more about TCA's Officers and Board of Directors. TCA Board of Directors TCA Board Directory 2025 Grahame Jones Executive Director Austin Justin Lannen Chairman Dallas Richard LeTourneau Vice Chairman Longview Peggy Carr Secretary Dallas Hon. Jesse Oliver Treasurer Dallas Victoria Calder Granbury Allyn Dukes Houston David B. Gray Former Chairman Dallas Earl B. Matthew, M.D. Rockport Susan Petersen Former Chairman Austin Susan S chm idt Dallas Zeshan Segal Dallas John Shepperd Austin David Todd Austin Bruce Walker Beaumont Giants of Conservation TCA Welcomes Grahame Jones As New Executive Director Grahame lives in Austin with his wife Julie and has two daughters, Gabbie and Jali, pictured above with the canine member of the family,... Honoring Genie Fritz With other TCA leaders, Genie Fritz accepts the National Wildlife Federation’s 2011 Affiliate of the Year Award. With sadness and great... Remembering Richard Donovan On February 19, the Texas conservation community lost one of its greatest advocates. Richard Donovan’s contributions to TCA and to environme

Celebrate Texas Wildlife with Your Support for TCA! TCA relies on member donations and volunteers to accomplish our habitat and wildlife conservation projects in Texas. Your contribution helps protect wildlife and wild habitat in Texas! Thank you for caring, and thank you for taking action to protect Texas' great outdoors for future generations. Mail checks and correspondence to: Texas Conservation Alliance PO Box 822554 Dallas, TX 75382-2554 Donate Online Shop TCA's Store Join an Event Legacy Giving

Get involved with Texas Conservation Alliance today by signing up with one of our many events. Upcoming Events Invasives Removal at Green Acres Farm Memorial Park Sat, May 31 Flower Mound More info RSVP Restore Coastal Prairie at Galveston Island State Park Sat, Jun 07 Galveston Island State Park More info RSVP Camping Workshop at Ray Roberts Lake State Park Sat, Jun 07 Valley View More info RSVP Celebrate National Trails Day with a Clean-Up Sat, Jun 14 Harry Moss Park More info RSVP Log In

Join TCA or support us by donating today! Contributions are tax-deductible and used to protect wildlife and wild habitats in the state of Texas. TCA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. 1/3 TCA 2025 Spring Membership Drive Take action! Donate today to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat in Texas. Your contribution supports the conservation efforts of TCA in its mission to protect Texas' great outdoors through advocacy, policy, and community conservation for future generations to enjoy. All donations remain in Texas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. The following donation amounts include free TCA merchandise! $1000 or more: a Yeti Rambler with TCA logo, a TCA T-Shirt of your choice, a TCA Cap or Visor, and a Wildlife Sticker Pack! $500 - $999: a TCA T-Shirt of your choice, a TCA Cap or Visor, and a Wildlife Sticker Pack! $250 - $499: Your choice of a TCA T-Shirt or a TCA Cap or Visor, and a Wildlife Sticker Pack! $100 - $249: a Random TCA T-Shirt (Choose your size)! $99 and below: a Wildlife Sticker Pack! To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Donate

Join TCA or support us by donating today. Contributions are tax-deductible and used to protect wildlife and wild habitats in the state of Texas. TCA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Make a Donation to Texas Conservation Alliance Take action. Donate today to protect wildlife and wildlife habitat in Texas. Your contribution supports the conservation efforts of TCA in its mission to protect Texas' great outdoors for future generations through advocacy, policy, and community conservation. All donations remain in Texas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Use the form below to donate, set up a recurring plan, make a memorial or honorary gift, and leave a comment. Mail checks and correspondence to: Texas Conservation Alliance P.O. Box 822554 Dallas, TX 75382-2554 Chairman of the Board Justin Lannen Senior Policy Advisor Janice Bezanson Donate