Event Title: Workshop Series – Texas Flora by Eco-Region, San Antonio,
VMS-AT: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Comments: AT24-160 Workshop Series – Texas Flora by Eco-Region ,San Antonio, Presenter:
Michael Eason(AT=3h)
Event Date: 04/06/2024
Event Time: 9:00a-12:00n
repeats with new Eco-Region 4/20; 5/11; 6/1; 6/22; 7/13
Event Summary: Series of workshops about the flora of Texas by ecoregion. This class focuses on the Blackland Prairie
Event Description: Curious what makes the Edwards Plateau unique? Or where does the Chihuahuan Desert end and the Edwards Plateau begin? What plants are found on the South Texas Sand Sheet? Join Michael Eason, Associate Director of Conservation and Collections for this series of workshops about the flora of Texas by ecoregion. Throughout the series guests will learn about four different ecoregions: Edwards Plateau, Blackland Prairie, Tamaulipian Thorn Scrub/South Texas, and Chihuahuan Desert. Each workshop will cover the intriguing common and rare native and adapted plants of the region. Come ready to learn curious tidbits on pollination biology, etymology, seed dispersal, and the biogeography of the plants of each ecoregion. Light snacks, coffee and tea will be provided.
Registration ends when class is filled.
4/20 – Tamaulipian Thorn Scrub/South Texas
5/11 – Chihuahuan Desert
6/1 – Flora of East Texas
6/22 – Flora of Coastal Texas
7/13 – Flora of North Texas
Cost: $20 per workshop ($15 member per workshop
Register 4/06 @: https://sabg.ticketapp.org/portal/product/467/event/af7dd86d-b1ab-4807-ba6a-f2e57f737e03
Register 4/20 @ https://sabg.ticketapp.org/portal/product/467/event/1dc9d4b2-e352-4637-a261-c3513afd1d5c
Register 5/11 @ https://sabg.ticketapp.org/portal/product/467/event/1920c7d5-a4eb-4cd4-9a98-1e3879a3e9eb
Register 6/1 @ https://sabg.ticketapp.org/portal/product/467/event/542d2207-38a9-4553-aad9-7929e917f918
Register 6/22 @ https://sabg.ticketapp.org/portal/product/467/event/53f715e2-477a-4b5d-a409-fef88a908555
Register 7/13 @ https://sabg.ticketapp.org/portal/product/467/event/d2026393-dc4d-4ca6-86fe-de91a0e39ac8
Event Location:
San Antonio Botanical Garden
555 Funston Place
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Presenter: Michael Eason, Associate Director of Conservation and Collections, San Antonio Botanical Garden
Contact Information:
210-536-1400<
https://www.sabot.org<
Organization Website:
https://www.sabot.org
Sponsoring Organization:
San Antonio Water System