Best of Texas Backyard Habitats

This is a wildlife habitat certification program sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).  TPWD and NWF have developed a partnership that offers Texans a way to certify their landscapes as official wildlife habitat sites.   For more information visit the TPWD website (www.tpwd.state.tx.us) or the NWF website (www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/texasparks.cfm).

One of our member's backyard habitats was featured on the PBS program Central Texas Gardener (the February 3, 2007 episode). Phyllis Dolich talks about her experience creating a wildlife habitat at her home near Georgetown with mostly native plants.   She is an active member of the Williamson County chapter of NPSOT and currently that chapter's president and is President-Elect of the state organization.

You can view this approximately 5 minute segment of the program by clicking on one of the links below.   You will need the Apple Quicktime viewer installed on your machine.   The Quicktime viewer is free software that can be downloaded from the Apple website at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.

 Lower resolution version (smaller file) for viewing over a dial-up connection

 Higher resolution version for viewing over a broadband connection

Many thanks to Central Texas Gardner for featuring Phyllis' garden and also for allowing NPSOT to make the video available for viewing on our website.  Central Texas Gardener airs on KLRU in Austin and also airs on PBS stations in Killeen, San Antonio, Waco, and College Station.  For more information on Central Texas Gardener and air times, see their web page at: http://www.klru.org/ctg/

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