AT OPPORTUNITY: NPSOT 2024 Spring Symposium

2024 Spring Symposium
Registration is Open: https://www.npsot.org/our-work/symposium/2024-spring-symposium/
The NPSOT 2024 Spring Symposium is coming to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center March 2nd! Register now to celebrate native plants and attend in person or stream the event live! (Photo credit: LBJ Wildflower Center by Claire Sorenson)
Event Overview
Saturday, March 2, 2024
at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Symposium 8:45 am – 3:00 pm | Tours from 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Hybrid Event: Recordings available to both in-person and virtual attendees approximately two weeks after the event.
Agenda
8:00 am – 8:45am Check in and Light Breakfast begins
8:45 am – 9:00 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 am – 9:55 am Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies and Moths, Jim & Lynne Weber – Master Naturalists & Authors
9:55 am – 10:45 am TCA Native Plant Propagation Center, Mei Ling Leu – Texas Conservation Alliance
10:45 am – 11:00 am Break
11:00 am – 11:55 am Lewisville Native Plant Initiative, TJ Gilmore – Mayor of Lewisville
11:55 am – 12:55 pm Lunch
12:55 pm – 1:10 pm Chapter of the Year Announcement, Presentation of the Kate Hillhouse Quilt
1:10 pm – 1:50 pm Student Research Studies:
Xinyi Yan – UT Austin: Maintaining Soil Microbial Diversity in Texas Grasslands
Silas Jenkins – TSU: Quercus buckleyi Seedlings: Does Mycorrhizal Inoculation Affect Drought Response?
1:50 pm – 2:45 pm Unique Ecological Systems and Associated Rare Flora of Texas, Jason Singhurst – Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Closing Remarks
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Wildflower Center Guided Tour (In-person only; Preregistration Required)