SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 9AM-2PM, for the 5th Annual Yantis Prairie Day, a free family-friendly outdoor event celebrating community, nature and our grazing lands at the Yantis Prairie (Northeast Texas Prairie Community Classroom) located at 124 W Oak Yantis, TX 75497. Planned activities include prairie restoration walks beginning at 9:00 AM and continuing throughout the day, interactive stations in the field for kids and adults, land stewardship and land management talks, a special program presented by The Blackland Prairie Raptor Center to educate children and adults about the role of birds of prey. And, don’t miss our honored guest, Mr. Bubbles, the Painting Pony, with Riders Up at Lake Fork Stables. Yantis Prairie Day is for those interested in the prairie ecosystem and restoration, as well as those interested in sound land stewardship and management tools for grazing livestock. We have many great agencies attending that have fantastic programs and are willing to share what they can do to help us all become better land stewards. Come and mingle with folks from: Texas Grazing Coalition, our title sponsor Texas Parks & Wildlife US Fish and Wildlife Natural Resource Conservation Service Texas A&M AgriLife NE Texas Farmers CO-OP Tyler Audubon Society Native Prairie Association of Texas Native Plant Society of Texas Wood County Master Gardeners Texas Master Naturalists Holistic Management Intl (Christine Martin) The Shepherdess (Grace Leake) Come support the Yantis Volunteer Fire Department who will be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks for donation. Ground beef generously donated by J&J Meat Market in Yantis. Raffle tickets may be purchased for exciting items such as, native grass and forb seed blend from Bamert Seed Company, a Lifetime Cruze 100 kayak, generously donated by Sulphur Springs Tractor Supply, and trees donated by Sorelle Farms. We have great sponsors on board this year including the Texas Grazing Land Coalition, the City of Yantis, Yantis Federal Credit Union, Main Street Tire & Lube, City National Bank, Express Transportation, Wood County Electric Co-op and J&J Meat Market. Their support helps make Prairie Day possible. Parking is available at the Yantis Elementary School just a short distance from the event. Express Transportation will be providing free limousine service to and from the event throughout the day! For more information check our website at www.yantisprairie.org Email us at gonative@yantisprairie.org Call Julie Mattox at 903-752-1015.