AT24-065 Hybrid, Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas

Event Title: Hybrid Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas, San Antonio

VMS-AT: AT: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments: AT24-065 Hybrid Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas, San Antonio , Presenter:
W.Rufus Stephens and Jan Wrede (AT=1.5h)

Event Date: 2/28/2024
Event Time: 6:30p-8:00p webinar
6:00p-8:00p in person

Event Summary:
In this revised and re-titled edition of Attracting Birds in the Texas Hill Country: A Guide to Land Stewardship, they provide a comprehensive update to their handbook that focuses on habitat improvement to benefit birds on properties of all sizes in Central Texas.

Event Description:

Nearly 50 years of research shows that over time, the number of North American birds has declined by 2.9 billion. Breeding birds have declined by nearly 30 percent in virtually all habitats, and Central Texas is no exception. Just as human impact on the environment has contributed to habitat loss, so can our actions restore the habitats that once sustained thriving bird populations.

Central Texas resident, migrant, and wintering birds have specific habitat needs for cover, food, and water. Breeding birds also need specific habitat for raising their young. Thus, Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas is organized by the types of habitats present: woodlands and savannahs; grasslands; rivers and streams; canyons, springs, and seeps; constructed tanks, ponds, and lakes; plus, residential backyards. Three chapters on management of predators, deer, cedar and other brush offer in-depth recommendations for addressing these important factors that impact bird habitat.

New material in this edition includes a section on wildfire, improved bird census guidelines, updated plant lists, the latest standards for managing bird boxes, a more robust guide to managing brush species, and helpful apps and online resources, making Land Stewardship for Birds a valuable addition to the land steward’s reference library.

Wrede and Stephens wrote this book for land stewards with tips to improve their practices, and, in turn, they will be rewarded with an increase in the numbers and kinds of birds on their land. Jan and Rufus will both be on hand to answer your questions.

About the presenters: W.Rufus Stephens, retired Texas Parks and Wildlife Department district leader for the 25-county Edwards Plateau, is a certified wildlife biologist with over 30 years of professional experience. He lives in Boerne, Texas.  Jan Wrede is the former director of education and citizen science at the Cibolo Nature Center in Boerne and the author of Trees, Shrubs, and Vines of the Texas Hill Country. She lives in Boerne, Texas. They are both proud to be the authors of a book that is part of the Myrna and David K. Langford Books of Working Lands series by Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.

A signed copy of the book will be awarded as a raffle prize for those who attend in person.
you can bring your own copy of the book for signing.

Cost: Free

Register @: If you plan to attend the meeting in person at Alamo Colleges District, 2222 N. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX 78215, please pre-register and sign up at:
https://bexaraudubon.org/3174-2/?sheet_id=112

Do not need to pre-register for zoom.
In your zoom app use the following to join the Zoom Meeting at 6:30p
Meeting ID: 882 8703 1835
Passcode: 307405

Presenter: W. Rufus Stephens, Jane Wrede

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