Event Title: Waterwise Landscaping: Conservation in Your Backyard
VMS-AT: AT: TX Waters Certification Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Comments: AT23-299 Waterwise Landscaping: Conservation in Your Backyard, Kerrville, Presenter: see below (AT=4h Max)
Event Date: 09/22/2023
Event Time: 8:45a-2:00p
Event Summary: The seminar will discuss strategies and incentives to conserve water in landscaping including rainwater harvesting, native plants, and irrigation methods.
Event Description:
The Importance of Native Plants in Your Xeriscape
Deedy Wright, Native Plant Society of Texas, New Braunfels Chapter (AT:1h)
Pollinator Gardens
Frank Garcia, Texas Master Naturalists, Hill Country Chapter (AT:.5h)
Landscaping for Water Conservation
Anne Brown, Hill Country Master Gardeners (AT:.5h)
Water Conservation and Irrigation
Amanda Griffin, Smart Outdoor Services (AT:.5h)
Lunch sponsored by UGRA and Café at the Ridge
Lunch talk: Rain gardens 101, Shelby Taber, UGRA Natural Resources Manager (AT: 1h)
Native Tree Health
Karen Rockoff, Rockoff Tree Solutions (AT: .5h)
Panel Discussion – Ask an Expert Your Landscaping Challenge
Cost: Free. Registration deadline is September 19, 2023
Register @: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzJGsx_IbLg0sWn6tGqyur8c3dHf7GTEwhhmL73qZlBC50Ug/viewform
Event Location:
UGRA Auditorium
125 Lehmann Drive
Kerrville, TX 78028
Presenter: see above in Description
Contact Information:http://www.ugra.org/public-information/education/blog/seminar-2023 or
830-896-5445
Organization Website:www.ugra.org
Sponsoring Organization: Upper Guadalupe River Authority