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The 11th annual Spring Symposium will focus on a critical concern for all of us – water conservation challenges and landscape use. Presented by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the Native Plant Society, the symposium will be February 25 – 26 in Austin.
The current and forecast weather conditions in Texas are dire – high temperature and low precipitation records are being made across the state, surface reservoirs and aquifer levels are reaching critically low levels, and with a return and forecasted strengthening of the La Niña climate phenomenon, the Texas drought is expected to persist through at least the summer of 2012. Come learn what you can do to prepare for water shortages now and in the future.
The 2012 Native Plant Spring Symposium will be held at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. This special place exists to introduce people to the beauty and diversity of wildflowers and other native plants. The Center’s gardens display the native plants of the Central Texas Hill Country.
Download a program and registration materials.
Read abstracts and speaker bios.
Registration
Advanced symposium registration must be made by Friday, February 10, 2012. Advanced registration of $60 will include 1 box lunch per registrant. Please inform the registrar if you prefer vegetarian box lunch.
Those participants wishing to attend workshops must register for each session. Registration for workshops is $10 per session. Workshops will be filled on a first come, first served basis. You must pre-register for workshops. No workshop registrations will be accepted after February 10.
Registration after February 10 will be $75. Walk-in registration will begin Saturday morning, February 25 at 8:00 a.m. The walk-in registration fee is $75 and will not include a box lunch or afternoon workshop sessions.
Register by mail, FAX or online. Make checks payable to: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Mail payment and registration forms to:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Avenue
Austin, Texas 78739
ATTN: 2012 Spring Symposium, Registrar
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