VOL – Stormwater Wetland Thursday

This Thursday: May 28, 9am-12

We will not be collecting plants at Pine Brook Wetland as planned–the water is too deep! If there is no significant rain, we will meet at the nursery. If there is significant rain or lightining, we will meet at the TCWP office to work with our coastal prairie seed stocks.

The office is at 1250 Bay Area Blvd, Suite C, Houston (Clear Lake City), 77058.

The nursery is near 1801 Neptune Lane, Clear Lake City (Houston) 77062. Park along the street near the bridge (from which you can see the nursery) and take the northeast trail.

Last week:

More Lizard tail/Saururus cernuus was propagated, adding about 120 more plants! Also, the plants for the upcoming second MD Anderson stormwater wetland were selected and made ready to go. Thank you, Joe, Chris, Ray, and Lydia.

Thursday afternoon, Mary Carol hosted a roundtable discussion meeting for the stormwater wetland program at the Galveston Bay Estuary Program offices. Folks from a range of agencies and institutions provided valuable suggestions on the future, focus, and funding of the program. Paula Swearingen shared her analysis of the Clear Creek watershed for ideal candidate stormwater wetland sites. Thank you Paula, Joe, Martha, Don, and Chris for your presence and participation!

Upcoming dates:

June 4: Thinning/collecting  plants from Pine Brook wetlands www.PineBrookWetlands.com) plus nursery work

June 11: Potting plants collected from Pine Brook Wetlands

June 18: Nursery work and local collecting trip TBA

Stay tuned for upcoming dates:

1) Adding plants and maintenance of Pearland Floating Wetlands

2) Wetland Plant ID class led by TCWP wetland specialist Marissa Sipocz at Sheldon Lake State Park. We are opening up registration for the Wetland Plant ID course. The class is always limited to 22 students because the class is lab-oriented, with plant specimens to handle and examine. Classes are Wednesday mornings from 9am to 12noon (August 5th to September 2nd) at the TPWD Parks Division Region 4 classroom.  If you are interested, please contact Marissa at m-sipocz@tamu.edu

Thanks for your participation!