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SUMMARY:Creating a Native Seed Library – Hybrid Clear Lake Chapter Meeting
DESCRIPTION:6:15 Doors Open – UHCL Bayou Building\, Forest Room (B1430)6:40 Zoom Opens6:45 Business Meeting6:55 Plant of the Month7:00 Guest Speaker – via Zoom \n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of delicious pizza\, exciting door prizes\, and the chance to connect with others while learning something new! Bring your own beverage. \n\n\n\nCraig Bruska will discuss how to create a native seed library within your community. From building local buzz and getting your library to partner on the project to establishing scientific and common name indexes and creating essential documents\, as well as the benefits and challenges of launching and sustaining a seed library. \n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker\n\n\n\nCraig has had a lifelong love of nature from visiting scores of National Parks across the country on family vacations. During his 40-year career in construction\, engineering\, and facilities\, he worked for eight years for the Lake County (IL) Forest Preserve District\, overseeing the maintenance and construction of over 100 miles of multi-use countywide trails in the 35\,000-acre preserve system. He oversaw the restoration of over 1\,000 acres of wetlands by removing field tiles. His crews battled invasive species from European Buckthorn to Purple Loosestrife. \n\n\n\nSince moving to Texas in 2019 and settling in New Braunfels in 2020\, he has worked to learn the plants of the Blackland Prairie and Edwards Plateau. This includes attending various lectures and symposiums on native Texas plants. He has also completed the Native Plant Society of Texas Native Landscaping Certification Program and is a Texas Master Naturalist. Craig has helped create native seed libraries in Comal\, Hays\, and Guadalupe counties and is working on adding two more. He is also the NPSOT State Chair of the Native Seed Committee. \n\n\n\nIn-person – Parking Pass Required\n\n\n\nDO NOT park in employee parking (enforced 24/7). \n\n\n\nClear Lake Chapter Members: If you have a pass\, don’t forget it – you will not get another one if you picked one up previously. If you need a pass\, arrive early enough to pick one up in the meeting room and place it in your car. \n\n\n\nVisitors: Non-members may purchase a visitor parking permit at the kiosk in front of the Recreation Center or via T2 Mobile Pay. \n\n\n\nMap and Directions – The meeting will be held in the Forest Room (B1430) of the Bayou Building\, University of Houston-Clear Lake. Student lot D2 is closest to the Bayou Building. \n\n\n\nUniversity of Houston-Clear Lake2700 Bay Area Blvd.Houston\, TX 77058 \n\n\n\nOnline – Zoom\n\n\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis is a FREE EVENT. Meetings are open to members and non-members. If you would like to become a member\, you may join online. For more information about the Native Plant Society of Texas and the benefits of membership please visit: npsot.org. \n\n\n\nHosted by the Environmental Institute of Houston\, University of Houston-Clear Lake.
URL:https://www.npsot.org/event/creating-a-native-seed-library-hybrid-clear-lake-chapter-meeting/
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