Wildscapes Workshop by NSPOT-Houston (AT)

8:45 – 9:45      Lauren Simpson, Citizen Scientist, “From Wasteland to Wildscape: How I Transformed a Traditional Urban Landscape into a Pollinator Paradise”

10:00 – 11:00  Mark Kramer, Stewardship Coordinator, Armand Bayou Nature Center, “Armand Bayou Nature Center-Gardening at the Landscape Level – An approach to identifying, prioritizing and managing the vast array of invasive species”

11:15 – 12:15 PM Featured Panel Program: “Valuing Houston’s Native Landscapes vs. Flooding, Storm Damage, Heat Island, Climate Change”

• Jaime González, Community Conservation Director, Katy Prairie Conservancy (Moderator) with Panelists:
• John Jacob PhD, Director, Texas Coastal Watershed Program
• Deborah January-Bevers, President & CEO, Houston Wilderness
• Stephen Benigno PhD, Revegetation & Site Stabilization Coordinator, Harris County Flood Control

1:00 – 2:00   Glenn Olsen, Owner, GO Birding, “Growing Experiences with the 2016 Wildscapes Workshop Plant Sale Plants”

This year’s 2016 Wildscapes Workshop to be held Saturday, September 10, 2016, is the 18th Wildscapes Workshop event organized annually by the Native Plant Society of Texas – Houston Chapter and co-sponsored by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. From the start, the mission of Wildscapes Workshop has been to promote landscaping with native Texas plants that will attract and sustain our local wildlife.