AT: NPSOT Spring Symposium

Description
Saturday, March 5, 2022 Time Topic and Speaker
8:45 – 9:00 Online start – welcome and opening remarks
9:00 – 10:00 Conservation and Education: The Varied Habitats of
Westcave, Kathy Zarsky, Nature to Neighborhood
Manager, Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center
10:00 – 11:00 Native Plants and Ecosystem Resilience: The Role of
Native Plants & Invasive Species Mgmt in
Conserving Biodiversity, Lisa Gonzalez,
VP and Executive Director, Audubon Texas
11:00 – 11:20 Break (20 minutes)
11:20 – 12:20 Saving the Last Lady’s Slipper Orchids in Texas,
Adam Black, Freelance Botanist
12:20 – 12:50 Lunch (30 minutes)
12:50 – 1:50 Ferns of Texas: Why the Lone Star State is so Diverse
George Diggs, Jr. Ph.D., Austin College, BRIT
1:50 – 2:50 The Fauna Project, Valerie Bugh, Wildflower Center
2:50 – 3:00 Closing Remarks
3:00 – 3:30 Wildflower Center Zoom Tour

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Registrants will be emailed links to session recordings approximately two weeks after the symposium.

Registration Process
The first time you sign up for an event and/or become a member, NPSOT creates a secure account for you. When you “click to register online”, a “login” screen pops up. If you know your NPSOT login, please log in. If you do not already have a login for NPSOT (or if you don’t know), fill in the email address you used to register for the event, and click “recover account”. Follow instructions in email sent to you. You may also click on the “X” in the upper right hand corner of the pop up screen – however, if you do this you will be charged the non-member fee.

Upon registration look for:

Immediate NPSOT confirmation email (check junk mail)
Wednesday, March 2nd email with symposium Zoom link

NPSOT Merchandise
Buy t-shirts and other merchandise at our Cafe Press store.

Member Discount
$30 – Non-members
$20 – Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) members
$20 – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (LBJWC) members
Become a: NPSOT member and/or Wildflower Center member

Cancellations
Contact: Meg Inglis, [email protected] or 512-589-1316. Fees may not be applied to future events. Cancellations made by midnight on Monday, February 28th are eligible for a refund. Upon cancellation, a $5 handling fee is deducted from the refund. Thanks for your understanding in this matter.