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Gardening with Prairie Plants and Milkweed Propagation Workshop – cancelled
March 29, 2020 @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
VMS opportunity: AT: NGO Workshops and Programs on Wildlife Conservation and Land Stewardship
The seminar will be held March 29, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Brazos Bend State Park. The park entrance fee is waived for program participants. Meet at the Brazos Bend State Park dining hall.
Agenda
9:30 – noon Workshop
Native plant propagation workshop – Join Mark Morgenstern, proprietor of Morning Star Prairie Plants, Plant Grower Chair for HNPAT, and TMN, for a lesson on seed collecting, germination and propagation techniques including spring sprigging, bumping up, and the dig and divide. Prairie plants provide the most natural habitat for Monarch butterflies!
How to Grow Milkweed – In addition to the native prairie nectar plants, the monarch caterpillars need milkweed as their host plant. Barbara Keller-Willy, Director of Monarch Gateway, a 501(c)(3) organization, will teach how to propagate milkweed to help the monarch butterfly.
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
Bring a sack lunch to enjoy with friends before the afternoon field trips.
12:30 – 3:00 p.m. Field trips
Brazos Bend State Park Butterfly Garden and Nature Center
Morning Star Prairie Plants – Tour and Plant Sale
Nash Prairie
The workshop is free, but registration is required: http://tinyurl.com/t8us78g
For more details, follow the link: 2020 Workshop flyer