Native Plant Society of
Houston
Chapter 2009 Programs
Location:
Time:
Thursday, January 15
Plant Propagation Workshop at Bayland Community Center
Thursday, February 19
Speaker Joe Turner and Victor Cordova, City of Houston: Houston's Linear Forests,
Thursday, March 19
Speaker Carolyn Fannon "Wildflowers of East Texas"
Thursday, April 16 (Earth Day Celebration)
Speaker Don Johnson, "Hooray for Insects"
Thursday, May 21
Speaker Diana Foss, "Designing with Native Plants"
Thursday, June 18 -
Speaker Lisa Gonzalez "Invasive Plants"
Thursday, July 16
Speaker Flo Hannah, "What Bird Food
Looks Like"
Thursday, August 20 -joint
meeting with Men's Garden Club of Houston
Speaker Andrea Dravigne, "National Wildlife Federation"
Thursday, September 17
Speaker Chris LaChance, Watersmart Coordinator "Habitat
Highways"
Thursday, October 22 (fourth
Thursday)
Speaker Jaime Gonzalez, "Saving Prairies"
Thursday, November 20
Annual Native Plant & Seed Swap and Social
Thursday, January 17
"Native Plant Propagation" One time
meeting at Bayland Community Center at 6400 Bissonnet, 2 blocks west of Hillcroft.
Thursday, February 21,
Speaker Joe Turner and Victor Cordova, "Houston's Linear Forests"
,
Joe and Victor will give an overview of their
work to reduce mowing and increase natural areas along streets, .
.
Thursday, March 19 ,
Speaker Carolyn Fannon, "Wildflowers
of East Texas"
Carolyn, a talented nature photographer, will give a
presentation showing beautiful plants of East Texas and the Watson plant
preserve.
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Thursday, April 16,
Native Plant Society of Texas - Houston Chapter Earth Day Celebration
Speaker Don Johnson, "Hooray for Insects"
Don Johnson, a Master Naturalist and a volunteer with the Museum of Natural
Science, will give a presentation on beneficial and harmful insects found in the
yard and garden.
Thursday, May 21,
Diana Foss, Texas Parks & Wildlife"Designing with Native Plants"
Diana will give a presentation that will explain how to use native plants in
your yard.
Thursday, June 18, .
Speaker Lisa Gonzales, Houston Advanced Research Center, "Invasive
Plants"
Invasive plants eliminate habitats for wildlife. Lisa will tell us about the most common invasive plants and she will explain what we can do about the problem
Thursday, July 16,
Speaker Flo Hannah "What Bird Food Looks Like"
Flo, a senior sanctuary steward for Houston Audubon
will discuss how plants
provide food for the insects that are food for birds. Flo's talk is based on
Doug Tallamy's book, Bringing Nature Home, How Native Plants in Your Garden
Sustain Wildlife.
Thursday, August 20, joint meeting with the Men's Garden Club of Houston.
Speaker Andrea Dravigne, NWF "The National Wildlife Federation"
Andrea will explain what the National Wildlife Federation is doing to teach children about nature and the importance of habitat for wildlife.
.
Thursday, September 17,
Speaker Chris LaChance "Habitat Highways"
Join us to hear Chris, Watersmart Coordinator and a Texas Master Naturalist,
discuss the Habitat Highways program,
teaching people to create
wildlife, so wildlife can survive in developed areas.
Thursday, October 22 (fourth Thursday!),
Speaker Jaime Gonzalez
, "Saving Prairies"
. Please join us to learn about
prairies (99.9 % of prairies
are gone). We need to save the few remaining prairies
Thursday, November 19
Annual Native Plant & Seed Swap and Social
Join us for a special celebration that includes a delicious buffet and
our annual (extremely brief) elections. We will have a quick
discussion about Land Trusts and their importance to preservation of
natural areas around Houston. Bring native plant seeds or native plants,
or simply join us for the celebration; we'll have extra seeds and plants
to share.
Thursday, December 17
Annual Holiday Gathering at Kim Son Restaurant, 2001 Jefferson, 7 pm.
RSVP to DKnowlesPE@aol.com, 281-558-3710
Bring seeds to share and/or canned goods for donation to a local food pantry.
Hope to see you there!