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AT24-264 Learning the Aquatic Plants of Texas, Their Habitats, Ecology and Identification, San Marcos
July 25 @ 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
$75.00Event Title: Learning the Aquatic Plants of Texas, Their Habitats, Ecology and Identification, San Marcos
VMS-AT: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Comments: AT24-264 Learning the Aquatic Plants of Texas, Their Habitats, Ecology and Identification, San Marcos, Presenter:
See below (AT=7hr max)
Event Date: 07/25/2024
Event Time: 9:00a-5:00p
Event Summary: Ever wonder what makes an aquatic plant “aquatic” ? Come and learn about the native and non native Texas Aquatic Plants.
Event Description: What makes an aquatic plant “aquatic” ?
Do you want to learn how to ID those “water weeds” or “sea weeds” and why they may not be “weeds” at all? Did you know that many of Texas’ native aquatic plants are surprisingly drought tolerant? Ever ponder your Potamogetonaceae?
Come learn about the remarkable, generally ignored, native aquatic plants of Texas ( with some emphasis on non-native species too)!
Encounter the diversity of Texas’ aquatic flora from swamps of east Texas to the arroyos of west Texas and in between. Texas is home to a variety of aquatic plants mostly unknown to amateur and professional botanists alike. Enjoy a day by the beautiful San Marcos Springs while we learn about the wet plants of Texas.
9:00a-12:00p – Classroom presentations and discussions (AT=3h)
12:00p – 1:00p – Lunch on your own
1:00p – 3:00p Hands on Laboratory Learning, living specimen ID
3:00p – 5:00p Walking and Private Class Bottom Boat Tour
Cost: $75.00 Limited to 20 people
Register: https://aquaticfloraofTexas.rsvpify.com Limited to 20 people
Event Location:
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
211 San Marcos Springs Drive
San Marcos, Texas78666
Presenter: Casey Williams, NPSOT’s 2022 Shirley Lusk Memorial Award award recipient. Casey is recognized for collecting ~ 350 specimens, with a focus on aquatic plants of Texas, with collections housed at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth and the University of Texas at Austin.
Contact Information: Casey Williams CW1107@gmail.com
Organization Website: https://meadowscenter.txst.edu
Sponsoring Organization: The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
