AT23-347 Hybrid NPSOT: Fredericksburg Nature Center – Overview and Future Plans, Fredericksburg

Event/Webinar Title: AT23-347 Hybrid NPSOT: Fredericksburg Nature Center – Overview and Future Plans, Fredericksburg

AT-VMS: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Name of NPSOT Chapter, and Presenter)

Comments: AT23-347 Hybrid -NPSOT- Fredericksburg Nature Center-Overview and Future Plans, Fredericksburg. Presenter:
Lonnie Childs (AT=1h)

Event Date: 10/24/2023
Event Time: 7:00p-8:00p

Event Summary: Lonnie Childs, President of the Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center will present an overview of the nature center and its future at the Oct. 24 meeting of the Native Plant Society of Texas.

Event Description: Childs will provide an overview of the FNC which is a 15-acre tract located along Live Oak Creek within Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. It consists of more than one mile of hiking trails, pollinator gardens, a bird blind, and educational exhibits. The presentation will cover the concept of natural habitats, the ecological services they provide to us, why their preservation is so important, and an overview of its seven micro-habitats.

The nature center was created and is maintained by the Friends of Fredericksburg Nature Center, a 501c(3) volunteer organization, under a service agreement with the city Fredericksburg.
“I’m excited to talk about the Fredericksburg Nature Center and the Friends’ plans to construct an Interpretive Center at the park, which will include a meeting venue, educational programming space, exhibits, expanded native plant gardens, and a children’s play area,” noted Childs. “The new Interpretive Center will be a center for environmental education with a specific emphasis on children.”

Cost: no charge

Register @: no registration needed. In person or Zoom.

Join the meeting with ZOOM @ 7:00 p.m.

https://npsot-org.zoom.us/j/9598029940

or use

Meeting ID: 959 802 9940 on your zoom app.

Event Location:

St. Joseph’s Halle
212 W. San Antonio St.
Fredericksburg, Texas
United States

Presenter: Lonnie Childs enjoyed a 30-year career as a business executive before retiring to the Fredericksburg area to pursue his interests in history, nature, and land conservation. In 2004, he earned the Texas Master Naturalist designation and now serves as an instructor in that program. After serving as President of the Fredericksburg chapter of NPSOT, he was State President of NPSOT in 2012-2013. In 2017, the society awarded him the Benny Simpson Fellows Award for service to NPSOT.

Contact Information: Paula Stone,(210) 393-7351, gilbriar@me.com

Organization Website: https://npsot.org/chapters/fredericksburg/

Sponsoring Organization: Fredericksburg Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas