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AT24-117 Land Stewardship for Birds and the Importance of Native Plant Communities, Boerne
March 5 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
FreeEvent Title: Land Stewardship for Birds and the Importance of Native Plant Communities
VMS-AT: AT: Native Plant Society of Texas (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Name of NPSOT Chapter, and Presenter)
Comments: AT24-117 Land Stewardship for Birds and the Importance of Native Plant Communities, Boerne Chapter, Presenters: Jan Wrede, Rufus Stephens (AT=1.0)
Event Date: 3/05/2024
Event Time: 7:00p-8:00p
Event Summary:
Learn good land stewardship practices to restore and enhance native plant communities to produce the cover, food, and water needed for thriving bird populations.
Event Description:
Fifty years of data shows that bird populations are declining at alarming rates. Birds have declined in all major habitats most often because of habitat destruction or degradation. Fortunately, with thoughtful practices land stewards can be agents of change. This presentation will focus on why native plant communities are key to healthy bird populations, and what practices can be implemented to help.
Available for purchase will be the book “Land Stewardship for Birds”, a how-to handbook that explains strategies used to restore and maintain healthy bird habitat.
About presenters: Jan Wrede is a non-fiction writer and environmental educator. She worked for 19 years as the director of education and citizen science at the Cibolo Nature Center, wrote weekly nature columns for local newspapers, and was a secondary science teacher for 15 years.
Rufus Stephens is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and one of the founders of the Texas Master Naturalist program. He has worked as a wildlife biologist for 35 years, 23 with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
Cost: No cost
Register @: No registration needed
Event Location:
Cibolo Center for Conservation Auditorium
100 City Park Road
Boerne, Texas 78006
Presenters: Jan Wrede, Rufus Stephens
Contact Information: Bill Magner 305-509-0941 or
wmagner@yahoo.com
Organization Website: https://www.npsot.org/chapters/boerne/
Sponsoring Organization:
Boerne Chapter, Native Plant Society of Texas
