AT22-140 Webinar Collecting and Processing Seeds from Native Plants – ONLINE

Webinar Title: AT22-140 Webinar Collecting and Processing Seeds from Native Plants – ONLINE

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Comments: AT22-140 Webinar Collecting and Processing Seeds from Native Plants – ONLINE

Webinar Date: 03/19/2022
Webinar Time: 10:00a-12:00p

Event Summary:
Learn how to collect and store seeds from native plants.

Event Description:
Interested in collecting and storing seeds from native plants in your garden but don’t know where to start? Join inveterate seed collectors, Minnette Marr, Conservation Botanist, and Andrew McNeil-Marshall, Biologist, as they share best practices for collecting and processing native plant seeds that are not commercially available.

Topics will include

• methods for harvesting different kinds of fruits such as berries, capsules, drupes and nuts from native plants,
• how to repurpose kitchen utensils to process wild-collected seeds and
• a comparison of conservation efforts with orthodox and recalcitrant seeds.

This class will take place online via Zoom. Registrants will receive an email with the link for the Zoom meeting prior to the event. Make sure you have Zoom installed and set up to participate.

Cost: $20 per person
Members receive a discount on registration; learn about membership here

Texas Master Naturalists receive a $4 discount. The code is TXMN22

Register @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (blackbaudhosting.com)

Instructor/Presenter:
Minette Marr and Andrew McNeil-Marshall

Contact Information:
512-232-0177
education@wildflower.org

Organization Website:
Collecting and Processing Seeds from Native Plants – ONLINE – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Sponsoring Organization:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center