AT24-321 HYBRID, NPSOT: Top Tips to Attract Birds to Your Yard or Ranch Landscape, Fredericksburg

Title: Hybrid NPSOT: Top Tips to Attract Birds to Your Yard or Ranch Landscape, Fredericksburg

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

Comments: AT24-321 HYBRID, NPSOT: Top Tips to Attract Birds to Your Yard or Ranch Landscape, Fredericksburg, Presenter:
Rufus Stephens (AT=1.25h)

Hybrid Event Date: 08/27/2024
Hybrid Event Time: 7:00p-8:15p
Business meeting 6:30p-7:00p

Webinar/Event Summary:
Author Rufus Stephens, co-author of the book, Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas, will speak about conserving and enhancing local habitats – live oak savannahs, grasslands, and residential yards.

Hybrid Event Description:

Nearly 50 years of data tells us that bird populations are declining at an alarming rate, but with thoughtful practices you can help reverse this trend. What you do on your property can restore and enhance bird habitats to produce the cover, food, and water needed for thriving bird populations. Author Rufus Stephens, co-author of the book, Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas, will speak about conserving and enhancing local habitats – live oak savannahs, grasslands, and residential yards.

Rufus Stephens co-authored the book, Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas, with Jan Wrede, the author of Trees, Shrubs, and Vines of the Texas Hill Country. Together they have more than 75 years of practical land stewardship experience. Signed copies of their book, Land Stewardship for Birds: A Guide for Central Texas, will be available for sale at the meeting.

He retired in 2017 from Texas Parks & Wildlife Department after a 23-year career where he worked as an urban wildlife biologist, a district wildlife biologist, and most recently as the district leader for the 25-county Edwards Plateau Wildlife District. Over the years he has developed and conducted numerous workshops for landowners on how to write their own plans for wildlife tax valuation. He has a special interest, and expertise, in helping smaller-acreage landowners manage for a variety of wildlife.

The chapter holds its monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month. There is a social time at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person and via on-line streaming.

Presenter:
Rufus Stephens

Meetings may be Zoom or in-person at St. Joseph’s Halle in Fredericksburg, Texas

A 30-minute chapter business meeting begins at 6:30 PM.

The Advanced Training session runs from 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM.

No Registration Required…stream at (http://www.youtube.com/@fredericksburgtexasnativeg4884). More information is online at Facebook (@fbgtxnpsot), Instagram (@npsot_fredericksburg_chapter), and https://npsot.org/chapters/fredericksburg/. Meetings are free and open to the public.

Cost: no charge

Location:
St. Joseph’s Halle
212 W. San Antonio Street
Fredericksburg, Tx 78624

Contact Information:
Paula Stone gilbriar@me.com (210) 393-7351

Organization Website:
https://npsot.org/chapters/fredericksburg/

Sponsoring Organization:
NPSOT- Fredericksburg