AT23-328 Webinar Beyond Bees & Butterflies: Why Wasps, Amphibians & Spiders Matter

Webinar Title: Beyond Bees & Butterflies: Why Wasps, Amphibians & Spiders Matter

AT-VMS: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Enter AT#, Class Tittle as Posted, Name of the NPSOT Chapter, and Presenter): TMN AT Report Hours
Comments: AT23-328 Webinar Beyond Bees and Butterfield,Presenters:  See Below (AT=5 hr max)

Event Date: 9/23/2023
Event Time: 9:00a-3:00p

Event Summary:
This event will enlighten us about some of our most under-appreciated garden guests and the importance of healthy biodiversity in our ecosystem.

Event Description:
The Wildscapes Workshop and Plant Sale is an annual one-day educational event and local plant sale organized by the Native Plant Society – Houston Chapter. This year our theme features some of the most under-appreciated garden guests in our wildscapes: wasps, amphibians, and spiders. Event speakers will provide up-to-date information on the importance of healthy biodiversity in the natural ecosystem. Russ Kane, an award-winning Texas writer/author/blogger will be our emcee. Featured speakers include:

Heather Holm, author of the award-winning book, Wasps: Their Biology, Diversity, and Role as Beneficial Insects and Pollinators of Native Plants (AT=1.5h)

Dan Saenz, Wildlife Biologist with the US Forest Service researching the impacts of forest management practices on amphibian communities (AT=1.5h)

Ashley Wahlberg, known as “The Spider Lady of East Texas” and featured in Texas Monthly magazine (AT=1h)

Mary Spolyar, a Texas Gulf Coast Master Naturalist and member of NPSOT-Houston, who will highlight some of the plants available at our plant sale (AT=1h)

Cost: $20.00 Workshop & Plant Sale – Watch on Zoom
This ticket will let you watch the presentations via zoom. You may also attend the plant sale on site at 3 pm that afternoon following the presentations.

Register @: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-wildscapes-workshop-and-native-plant-sale-wasps-spiders-and-toads-registration-677017917817

Zoom tickets also allows you into the on-site plant sale following the presentations.

Event Location:
Houston Community College – West Loop Campus
5601 W Loop S
Houston, TX 77081

Presenter:
Heather Holm
Dan Saenz
Ashley Wahlberg
Mary Spolyar

Contact Information:
https://npsot.org/Houston

Organization Website:
https://npsot.org/chapters/houston/programs/wildscapes-workshop/

Sponsoring Organization:
NPSOT, Houston Chapter