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NSS Board of Governors Meeting

March 25, 2006

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Pictures of the DFW Metroplex

We don't have any caves in the DFW Metroplex so instead of cave pictures, here are some of our landmarks and local attractions.

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The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, located in the Fort Worth Stockyards - photo Butch Fralia

Billy Bob's Texas, The World's largest Honky-Tonk - photo Butch Fralia

Ryon's Western Wear - A Fort Worth landmark in the Fort Worth Stockyards - photo Butch Fralia

Leddys Hand Made Boots - Another Fort Worth Stockyards Landmark - photo Butch Fralia

The Tarantula operated by Grapevine Vintage Railroad, arrives in Stockyard Station - photo Butch Fralia

While passengers shop in the Stockyards Station, the engine is turned around for the return trip - photo Butch Fralia

The Engine is a restored 1898 vintage steam train - photo Butch Fralia

This miniature train runs hourly from the Fort Worth Zoo - photo Butch Fralia

The Rose Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens - photo Butch Fralia

Summer Flowers at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden - photo Butch Fralia

Buffalo at the Fort Worth Nature Center - photo Butch Fralia

A Prairie Dog at the Fort Worth Nature Center - photo Butch Fralia

We're short of caves but not bats. This Free Tail is roosting in an expansion joint in a downtown Fort Worth parking garage - photo Butch Fralia

According to homeless residents under this Fort Worth bridge, opportunistic bats have taken over these Swallows Nests - photo Butch Fralia

The old and the new in downtown Fort Worth. The building on the right is believed to house a significant colony of bats - photo Butch Fralia

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