Kerrville Chapter

Chapter Meeting January 11, 2022: Going Green – Refusing Plastics

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Join us on Tuesday January 11th at 2 pm for the presentation Going Green – Refusing Plastics.  Karen Taylor will explain how plastics are affecting our environment and how you can reduce the use of plastics in your life.  Learn practical ways to not only reduce, reuse and recycle, but to “refuse” bringing plastics home in the first place.  Out of an abundance of caution, this meeting will be Zoom Only.

Originally from New Jersey, Karen moved to the Hill Country from the Houston area in 2013, where she retired from the Power Generation industry, as a Sourcing Specialist in Purchasing and Materials Management for 32 years. She immediately joined the Hunt Garden Club and has served as President of the club from 2016 through 2018 and chairs several committees.  Karen is currently serving as Director of District VII.

Karen is currently taking National Garden School Classes in Landscaping and Garden Study and has recently graduated from Environmental Studies School.  She is now teaching at Environmental Studies School in Groesbeck, TX and working on her Master Certification.

Karen strives to include pertinent, practical and local resources in her presentation to encourage others to become more environmentally aware.  She has provided a list of useful recycling information here.

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About the Region

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This low-elevations region of Texas extends inland from the barrier islands, about 60 or so miles, and stretches from Brownsville to Louisiana. In total, it covers about 9.5 million acres, with a high point of 150 feet in elevation. More than 1000 species of plants can be found in this region. On the southern end, species more common in Mexico (such as Sabal mexicana) and Central America occur.

The barrier islands provide us with dune systems, and clay flats to the inland side, which have species found in these areas alone. Many plants here, such as Ipomoea pes-caprae (beach morning glory), can be found throughout tropical regions of the globe. I’ve encountered the same species on the beaches of Guam.

Once inland, vast marshes and wet prairies occur. Occasionally, oak (Quercus fusiformis) groves can be found. Common grasses include species of Bothriochloa, Paspalum, and Sporobolus; eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides); and switchgrass (Panicum species). Many rivers and creeks cut through the Gulf Prairies, and along these riparian areas various species of trees, Sabal minor, and other plants adapted to clay soils can be found. Due to overgrazing, farming, and fire suppression, woody species such as mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Acacia farnesiana), and invasive species such as chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) have increased and displaced our native flora.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason