AT23-213 Hybrid From Balconies to Backyards: Taking care of what you have, Georgetown

Event/Webinar Title: From Balconies to Backyards: Taking care of what you have

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Comments:  AT23-213 Hybrid From Balconies to Backyards: Taking care of what you have, Georgetown, Presenters: Wizzie Brown, Jane Tillman, Jessica Woods, Beth Erwin, Dr. Doug Tallamy

Event Date: 7/22/2023
Event Time: 1:00p-7:00p

Event Summary:
The Good Water Master Naturalist Chapter is excited to invite the public to our upcoming nature and conservation event, “From Balconies to Backyards: Taking care of what you have,” on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

Event Description:
“From Balconies to Backyards” Nature Event
This event features nationally known conservationist and author Dr. Doug Tallamy plus sessions by local experts. Attendees have the opportunity to participate in-person or virtually.

From Balconies to Backyards is at the Williamson County Annex building located at 100 Wilco Way, Georgetown, TX 78626, from 1:00 – 7:00 pm, and registration is open to all. The main theme is working with the space you have now and doing what you can to conserve and protect nature in that space.

Event Schedule:
1:00 pm – Wizzie Brown, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Travis/Williamson County Entomologist
Topic: “How to attract insects to your yard and why you should want to.”

2:00 pm – Jane Tillman, Travis Audubon
Topic: “Put Out the Welcome Mat for Backyard Birds”

3:00 pm – Jessica Woods, City of Round Rock Water Conservation Program Coordinator
Topic: “Drop by Drop: The Impact of Small Changes on Water Conservation”

4:00 pm – Beth Erwin, Williamson County Native Plant Society
Topic: “Drought Tolerance-Nothing Works Like Natives”

5:00 pm – Dinner Break

6:00 pm – Dr. Doug Tallamy, T.A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, Keynote Speaker
Topic: “Nature’s Best Hope.” This is also the title of his 2020 book, “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard.”

Each speaker will present for 45-50 minutes with a short break between.

Cost: $30 per person and includes a box dinner. Virtual tickets are $15 per person.

Register: https://txmn.org/goodwater/13556-2/
Registration deadline-7/14/2023

Presenters:
Wizzie Brown
Jane Tillman
Jessica Woods
Beth Erwin
Dr. Doug Tallamy

Event Location:
Williamson County Annex
100 Wilco Way
Georgetown, TX 78626

Contact Information:
Mary Ann Melton
mammelton50@mac.com

Organization Website:
https://txmn.org/goodwater/

Sponsoring Organization:
Good Water Master Naturalist Chapter