AT23-314 Hybrid 2023 Native Plant Society of Texas Fall Symposium, Nacogdoches

Event/Webinar Title: 2023 Native Plant Society of Texas Fall Symposium

AT-VMS: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Name of NPSOT Chapter, and Presenter)
Comments: AT23-314 Hybrid 2023 Native Plant Society of Texas Fall Symposium, Nacogdoches, Presenters: see below (AT=14h max)

Event Date: 11/09/2023
Event Time: 9:00a-8:00p

This is a multi-day event: 11/09 – 11/11, Full days

Business meeting will begin at 1:30 and presenter will start at 2 pm.

Event Summary:
The NPSOT 2023 Fall Symposium is coming to Nacogdoches, Texas! This year’s event will take place at the historic Fredonia Hotel and Convention Center and will focus on conserving plants native to the Pineywoods Ecoregion of East Texas.

Event Description:
Friday Field Trips:
F1. Angelina National Forest Upland Island Wilderness Area, Presenters: Peter Loos, Jason singhurst (AT=3h)
F2. Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve, Presenter: Joe Liggio (AT=2.5h)
F3. Pineywoods Native Plant Center, Stephen F Austin State University, Presenter: David Creen (AT=1h)
F4. Scrappin’ Valley, Presenter: Scott Walberg (AT-2.5h)
F5. Sabine National Forest, Fox Hunters Hill, Presenter: Suzanne Walker (AT=2.5h)
F6. USDA-NRCS East Texas Plant Materials Center and Winston 8 Tree Farm, Presenter: Dawn Stover (AT=3h)
F7. Davy Crockett Neches Bluff Overlook, Presenter: Mark Tietz (AT=2.5h)
F8. Big Thicket National Preserve, Pitcher Plant Trail, Presenter: Eric Keith (AT=2.5h)
F9. Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, Presenters: Rachel Galan, Leslie Bush (AT=2.5h)

Saturday Plenary Sessions
Morning: AT=3.5h
East Texas Plant Gardening, Presenter: Peter Loos
Lessons Learned from Forty Years of Native Plant Studies in the Pineywoods, Presenter: James E. Van Kley
Introducing ‘Plants of the Pineywoods Part 1, Presenter: James E. Van Kley
Afternoon: (AT=4.25h)
Make More Plants In Your Own Backyard!, Presenters: Gail Barton
OR
Concurent Sessions 1
New Occurrences and Rediscoveries in East Texas Flora, Presenter: Suzanne Birmingham Walker, Presenter: Suzanne Birmingham Walker
History of Mycology in Texas, Presenters: David P. Lewis, S.M. Tracy Herbarium
Grasses and Sedges of East Texas and ID hints, Presenter: Charles Allen
Geology and Plants Presenter: Tyson Hart (this session will not be recorded or broadcast)
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Concurrent Sessions2
Fire as the Great Renewer, Presenter: Dawn Stover
Pollination Station: Native Plants at SFA Gardens, Presenter: Jordan Cunningham
How to Build a Grass House: The Archaeology of Traditional Caddo Building Materials and Landscapes in East Texas, Presenter: Dr. Leslie Bush
Graduate School Student, Research Paper

Cost: Varies – depends on options chosen

Register @: https://nativeplantsocietyoftexas.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/nativeplantsocietyoftexas/eventRegistration.jsp?event=1434&

Location:
The Fredonia Hotel & Convention Center
200 N Fredonia St
Nacogdoches, TX 75961

Presenter:
see above

Contact:
admin-assist@npsot.org

Organization Website:
https://npsot.org/our-work/symposium/symposium-overview/

Sponsoring Organization:
NPSOT