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Natural History of the Hill Country Workshop Series
Join us for a series of workshops about the origins, history and state of the Texas Hill Country as we explore the major factors that created this unique ecoregion.
Individual workshops: $27(m)/ $30(nm)
register and find out more at: http://www.wildflower.org/?nd=course_catalog
Vegetation with Bill Carr
Saturday, July 19, 9am to 12:30pm
Investigate the plants and plant communities that inhabit the hill country with one of the foremost field botanist in Texas
Weather with Troy Kimmel
Saturday, July 19, 1:30 to 5:00pm
Discuss the major weather patterns that have shaped the Hill Country Landscape with the KEYE weatherman and UT lecturer.
Culture with Robin Doughty, Ph.D.
Saturday, July 26, 9am to 12:30pm
Overview of human habitation in Hill Country with major emphasis placed on early settler perspectives and modern relationship of humans and nature with the author of At Home in Texas: Early Views of the Land, and Wildlife and Man in Texas,
Saturday, July 26, 1:30 to 5pm
Bring it all together and understand the relationships of geology, weather, plant communities, human habitation, and wildlife with the Wildflower Center's Restoration Ecologist.
Rainwater Collection for the Mechanically Challenged with Richard Heinrich
Saturday, July 19, 9am to noon.
$30(m)/$35(nm)
Join the Mayor of Tank Town, for a seminar discussing all the information you need to know to make rainwater collection a reality at your home.
How to Know Trees of Texas- Free Lecture
August 30, Noon to 1pm
Join Carmine Stahl and Ria McElvaney, authors of the newly released Trees of Texas, for a discussion of the Texas trees, identifying characteristics, interesting information, and tree related activities.
August 29, 9am to 4:30pm
$95(m)/ $105(nm) (includes lunch and a copy of Adult Museum Programs: Designing Meaningful Experiences by instructor)
This workshop will focus on the elements that make good adult educational programs. Dr. Sachatello-Sawyer will showcase the information gained when researching over 116 museums, nature centers, and botanical gardens for her recently released book, Adult Museum Programs: Designing Meaningful Experiences. For more information go to: www.wildflower.org/?nd=prof_dev
To register for these program online or find out more go to: http://www.wildflower.org/?nd=course_catalog
Jonathan Ogren
Public Programs Manager
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Avenue
Austin, TX 78739
PH: (512)292-4200 ext. 115
Fax: (512)292-4627
www.wildflower.org
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