AT24-067 Hybrid, NPSOT SPRING SYMPOSIUM, NPSOT-Texas, Austin

Event Title: AT24-067 Hybrid, NPSOT SPRING SYMPOSIUM, Austin

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

Comments: AT24-067 Hybrid, NPSOT SPRING SYMPOSIUM, NPSOT-Texas, Austin, Presenters: Jim & Lynne Weber, Mei Ling Liu, TJ Gilmore, Xinyi Yan, Silas Jenkins (AT=5h)

Event Date: 03/02/2024
Event Time: 8:00a-3:00p

Event Summary: 2024 Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) annual spring symposium celebrating native plants.

Event Description:

8:45 am – 9:00 am WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS (AT=.5h)

9:00 am – 9:55 am Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies and Moths
Presenter: Jim & Lynne Weber – Master Naturalists & Authors (AT=1h)

9:55 am – 10:45 am TCA Native Plant Propagation Center
Presenter: Mei Ling Leu – Texas Conservation Alliance (AT=1h)

10:45 am – 11:00 am BREAK

11:00 am – 11:55 am Lewisville Native Plant Initiative
Presenter: TJ Gilmore – Mayor of Lewisville (AT=1h)

11:55 am – 12:55 pm LUNCH

12:55 am – 1:10 pm Chapter of the Year Announcement
Presentation of the Kate Hillhouse Quilt

1:10 pm – 1:50 pm Student Research Studies:
Presenter: Xinyi Yan – UT Austin: Maintaining Soil Microbial Diversity in Texas Grasslands
Presenter: Silas Jenkins – TSU: Quercus buckleyi Seedlings: Does Mycorrhizal Inoculation Affect Drought Response? (AT=1h)

1:50 pm – 2:45 Unique Ecological Systems and Associated Rare Flora of Texas
Presenter: Jason Singhurst – Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (AT=1h)

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS (AT=.5h)

Registrants will be emailed links to session recordings approximately two weeks after the symposium.

Registration Process
The first time you sign up for an event and/or become a member, NPSOT creates a secure account for you. When you “click to register online”, a “login” screen pops up. If you know your NPSOT login, please log in. If you have never accessed your account or cannot remember the login information, fill in your email address, and click “recover account”. Follow instructions in email sent to you. You may also click on the “X” in the upper right hand corner of the pop up screen – however, if you do this you will be charged the non-member fee.

Upon registration look for: Immediate NPSOT confirmation email (check junk mail)

Cancellations
Contact: Renata Lucia at admin-assist@npsot.org or 830-997-9272 x0. Fees may not be applied to future events. Cancellations made by midnight on Wednesday, February 21st are eligible for a refund. Upon cancellation, a $5 handling fee is deducted from the refund. Thanks for your understanding in this matter.

Cost:
IN PERSON
$65 – Non-members
$50 – Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) members
$50 – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (LBJWC) members
Become a: NPSOT member and/or Wildflower Center member

WEBINAR
$35 – Non-members
$25 – Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) members
$25 – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (LBJWC) members
Become a: NPSOT member and/or Wildflower Center member

Register @: https://www.npsot.org/our-work/symposium/2024-spring-symposium/

Event Location:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Avenue
Austin, TX 78739

Presenter: See Above

Contact Information:
Renata Lucia, admin-assist@npsot.org 830-997-9272 x0

Organization Website: https://www.npsot.org/

Sponsoring Organization:
NPSOT – TEXAS