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AT Opportunity: From Balconies to Backyards
July 22, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
From Balconies to Backyards – Taking care of what you have
Agenda
1:00 Wizzie Brown “How to Attract Insects to Your Yard and Why You Should Want to”
2:00 Jane Tillman “Put Out the Welcome Mat for Backyard Birds”
3:00 Jessica Woods “Drop by Drop: The Impact of Small Changes on Water Conservation”
4:00 Beth Erwin “Drought Tolerance-Nothing Works like Natives”
5:00 Dinner Break
6:00 Doug Tallamy “Nature’s Best Hope”
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Dr. Tallamy’s virtual live keynote address topic is “Nature’s Best Hope.”
Dr. Doug Tallamy is the T.A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.
Dr. Tallamy’s Books:
Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard
The Nature of Oaks:
The Rich Ecology of Our most Essential Native Trees
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
Nature’s Best Hope (Young Reader’s Edition): How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard
Each speaker will present for 45-50 minutes with a short break between speakers.
Ticket price for In-Person attendance is $30 per person and includes a box dinner. Virtual tickets are $15 per person.
Deadline to register for in-person tickets is July 14, 2023.
From Balconies to Backyards is at the Williamson County Annex building located at 100 Wilco Way, Georgetown, TX 78626, from 1:00 – 7:00 pm. Registration is open to all.
The event includes vendors. Participants have an opportunity to learn about and purchase select native plants. Other organizations will include Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Native Plant Society, Wildbirds Unlimited, rain water harvesting, and much more.
Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners can count this event for AT hours. Check with your chapter on the reporting category.
For more information, contact Mary Ann Melton, Event Committee Chair.