AT21-466 Webinar Fall 2021 Symposium

Webinar Title: Fall 2021 Symposium

VMS-AT: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Name of NPSOT Chapter, and Presenter)

Comments: AT21-466 Webinar Fall 2021 Symposium, Presenters: get name (AT=11h see note below)

Webinar Date: 10/02/2021
Webinar Time: 9:00a-8:00p

This event occurs on 10/02, 10/06 thru 10/10, times vary

Webinar Summary:
NPSOT Sponsored Symposium

Webinar Description:
Saturday, October 2, 2021
10:00 am – Ribbon Cutting, Monarch Waystation Sign – In-person I35 Safety Rest Area, Hill County (southbound)
2:00 pm – Ribbon Cutting, Monarch Waystation Sign – In person I35 Safety Rest Area Bell County (northbound)

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
6:30 pm Session 1 – Opening Session – Welcome & Overview of Symposium Events
7:00 pm Session 2 – How Native Plants and our Society are Relevant in Our Daily Lives!

Thursday, October 7, 2021
9:00 am Session 3 – Challenges Presented by Ex-Urban Population Growth
10:00 am Session 4 – Connecting Children to Nature
11:30 am Session 5 – Field Trip Video – Attract Pollinators to Your Garden
1:30 pm – Session 6 – Field Trip Video – Land Management Practices
3:30 pm – Session 7 – Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
4:30 pm – Session 8 – Feeding Your Friendly Backyard Herbivore
7:00 pm – Session 9 – I’m Being Invaded! What Can I Do?

Friday, October 8, 2021
9:00 am – Session 10 – How Native Plants Have Made my Life Way More Exciting!
10:00 am – Session 11 – Establishing a New Model for Hands-on Riparian Stewardship Instruction
11:30 am – Session 12 – Field Trip Video – Tour of Kathy Saucier’s Landscape
1:30 pm – Session 13 – Field Trip Video – Tour of Maggie Livings’ Landscape
3:30 pm – Session 14 – Ashe juniper: the Hill Country’s Keystone Species
7:00 pm – * Free Session 15 – Annual Meeting of the Members

Saturday, October 9, 2021
10:00 am – *Free Session 16 – Introducing our programs – a MUST for new members!
11:30 pm – Session 17 – Magnificent Moths – Manage Your Habitat to Encourage Moth Diversity
1:00 pm – Session 18 – Native Plants = Native Birds
2:30 pm – Session 19 – Field Trip Video – Habitats and Microclimates at the Fredericksburg Nature Center” in memory of Bill Lindemann
7:00 pm – *Free Session 20 – Annual Awards and Contests Presentation

Sunday, October 10, 2021
Host(s): Local chapters will host in-person field trips throughout the state

Go to https://www.dropbox.com/s/v3jjj3o4pkipslq/2021%20Fall%20Symposium%20Detailed%20Agenda%20Final%2021.0817.pdf?dl=0 to see a detailed agenda.

There are 11 presentations over the course of this event. If all presentations are attended this will count for 11 AT hours. Videos, while pleasant and informative do not appear to offer Q&A and cannot be counted as AT.

Cost: $30 members / $40 non-members

Register @: https://nativeplantsocietyoftexas.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=534&

Event Location: This symposium is primarily via Zoom. Consult the detailed agenda for events with a physical location.

Instructor/Presenter:
Get names for VMS entry.

Contact Information:
meg.inglis@npsot.org
https://npsot.org/wp/symposium2021/

Organization Website:
https://npsot.org/wp/symposium2021/

Sponsoring Organization:
NPSOT