Marcia Hermann sent the following announcement for the Second Biennial Texas
Prairies and Savannahs Conference:

Semi-final Conference program, dated 5/17/03

From Soil to Seeds
Second Biennial Texas Prairies and Savannahs Conference
July 11-13, 2003
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Friday, July 11, 2003: Workshops
Cost: $15.00 each
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Registration table open
9:00 a.m. Morning workshop Session
Using USDA Soil Surveys to Evaluate Sites in the Field. Presented by Billy
Kniffen
Protecting Soils and Plant Diversity through Conservation Easements. Presented
by Jennifer Lorenz

2:00 p.m. Afternoon Workshop Session
Bacteria, Fungi, and Nematodes associated with Roots. Presented by Linda Adair
Developing Sustainable Soils. Presented by Steve wood and Peter Cangelosi

Saturday, July 12, 2003: Invited Talks, Members’ Meeting and Evening Social
Cost: $40.00

8:00 a.m.- 5 p.m. Registration table open
Morning Session: Soil Basics
Moderator: James Alderson

9:00-9:15 a.m. Introductory Remarks by Steve Windhager, representing the
Wildflower Center and John Pickett, representing the Native Prairies Association

9:15-9:45 a.m. Texas Soils 101 with emphasis on Prairies. James Greeneade

9:45-10:15 a.m. Strategies for Restoring Degraded Rangeland Soils—James
Alderson

10:15-10:45 a.m. Break

10:45-11:15 a.m. Soil Dynamics—Walt Davis

11:15 –12:00 noon Question and Answer Period

12:00—1:30 Lunch

1:30—2:00 Annual Members Meeting
Afternoon Session: Texas Initiatives on Increasing Native Seeds
Moderator: Evelyn Merz

2:00-2:15 The need for Legislative Support—Evelyn Merz

1:15-2:30 The South Texas Project—John Lloyd Reilly

2:30-2:45 The North Texas Project—Mike Miller

2:45-3:00 The Texas coastal Project—Ralph Taylor

3:00-3:20 Break

3:20-4:00 Development of a State Certified Site-identified Seed Program: Texas
Perspective—Mark Hussey

4:00 4:40 The Iowa Ecotype Project—Kirk Henderson

4:50to 5:00 Question and Answer Period

6:00 to 8:00 Evening Social with Food and Libations

Sunday, July 13: Field Trips
Cost: $15.00 each
All field trips will begin at 8:00 a.m. Pick up directions at the registration
table on Friday or Saturday

Indiangrass preserve, Eastern Travis Coundy, Blackland site, led by Rene
Barrera and Steve Wood
Balcones Canyonlands national Wildlife Refuge, Burnet County, led by Bill Reiner
Granger Lake Gene Bank, Williamson County, prairie plant collection, led by
Scott Lenharth and Coby Dinges
Freeeman Ranch, Hays county, Southwest Texas State University. Research site,
led by Baron Rector